Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-08-03
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

i cd by his ENce!lcncy, the Governor Of Maryland,
Registration Officers in and for DISTRICT NO. g.
for Allcgany County, will proceed as required by
Act of Assembly, passed March oath, 1865. to re-
gister the names of persons in said district and will
sit for that purpose from clock, A; ~ to r. NJ
on each of the following days, at the office or G.
A. Hoffman, South Liberty street, in the CITY
OF CUMBERLAND, commencing Tuesday and
Wednesday the Sh and 9th of August next and
will continue every Tuesday and Wednesday in
each week thereafter, ending with Tuesday and
Wednesday the 18th and goth of Scpemhc: 1865
at which time and place those Interested will at
tend We append the following extracts from the
Constitution and Act of Assembly rs having 81 ccial
reference 10 the registration of voters.
CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE lsr.
Sec. 3. No person above the age of iwcnty-pnc
years, convicted of larceny other infamous crime
unless partoned by the Governor, shall ever there
after be entitled to vote at any election in this State
and no lunntic, or person non coDtVos s,entis shall
be entitled to vote.
Sec 4. No person who has been ut any time Ia
armed hostility to the United States or the lawful
authorities thereof who has been in any manner
in the service of the sccalled Confederate States
Of America and no person who has voluntarily
left this State and gone within the military ncs
of the so-callei Confederate States or armies with
the purpose of a'lhcring to said States armies,
and person who has given any aid comfort,
counenance or support to those engaged in armed
hostility to the United States or in any manner nd
hercd to the enemies of the United States either bv
contributing to the enemies of the United States
or unlawful sending within the limits of such enc
mics money goods, hr letters, or information or
who has disoyally held communication with the en-
emics of the ntcd States, or who has advised any
person to enter the service of the said enemies. or
aided any person to enter who has by any open
deed word declared his adhesion to the cause of the
enemies of the United States, his desire for the
triumph Of said enemies the arms of the United
States shall ever he entitled to vote at any election
to he held in this State, or to hold amy oicc of
honor, profit or trust under the laws of this State
unless, since such unlawful acts, he shall have vol
UNFAIRLY entered into the military service of the
United States and hccn honorably discharged there
from, shall hc on the day OF election, actually
and voluntarily in such service, and it shall be the
duty of all Officers of Registration carefully TO en-
clude from being registered all persons nho' @
disqualified and shall administer the following
oath lirmation TO each person offering himself
to he registered:
IL do swear or affirm that am II citizen OF the
tniied States, that | have never given any aid,
countcnancc or support TO those in armed hostility
to the United States that have never expressed IA
desire for the triumph of said enemies the
Of the United States, and that will bear true faith
and allegiance to the United States and support the
Constitution and laws thereof as the supreme law
of the land any law or ordinance of any State to the
contrary notwithstanding that will in all respects
demeau myself as II loyal citizen of the United
States, and make this oath Tor affirmation with
out any reservation or evasion, and believe it to be
binding on me-
Any person declining to take such oath shall not
he allowed to be registered but the taking of such
oath shall not he deemed conclusive evidence of the
right of such person TO registration, aud in addition
to the above, the further oath shall he taken by
each person, that he will true answers give to such
questions may be propounded to him, touching
his right of registration and voting, and any per
son swearing on affirming falsely shall be liable to
the penalties of perjury.
ACT or Assembly.
In Section I, il was made the duty OF narrrazcd
citizens to produce their naturalization papers he
fore they can lie registered And by Section b.
the Officers of Registration are clothed with magis-
terial powers TO issue summons attachments and
commitments 10 any Sheriff or Constable who shall
serve such process us if issued by Judge of the
Circuit Court or Justice of the Peace, TO compel the
attendance of witnesses, in the qullifc;,-
tons of persons to registration and to preserve the
pearc around the place of registrations For series
of questions that will he riopuundcd 10 persons
offering TO be registered together with such others
AS may he suggested in the examination of the sew
cral cascs, zee ha idbills.
GEORGE A. HOFFMAN,
ROBERT H. McCLEANE
July 81, 1865. Officers of Registration.