Leser v. Board of Registry
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common. Pleasi of Baltimore City (Heuisler, J.). Petition by Oscar Leser and. others, against J. Mercer Garnett and others, constituting the Board of Registry of the Seventh Precinct of the Eleventh Ward of Baltimore City, asking that, the names of Cecelia Street Waters and Mary D. Randolph be stricken from the registry of voters, by reason of disqualification on account of sex. From an order dismissing the petition, petitioners appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Offutt, T.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
O'eeelia Street Waters, a white woman, and Mary D. Randolph, a colored woman, both citizens of Maryland, applied on October 12th, 1920, to the Board of Registry of the1 Seventh Precinct of the Eleventh, Ward of Baltimore City .for registration as, quali fied voters therein. Aside from their sex, the applicants possessed the qualifications prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this State entitling them to the registration for which they applied. At the time they applied for registration, Mr. Oscar Leser, on his own behalf, and on behalf of the…
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