The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-08-04
MD FRIDAY MORNING. JULY es 1865

handbills set up in at least ten of tn
most public places ia their several ward.
or election districts, and to publish tn
same in at least two of the newspapers ii
the city of Baltimore, one of which shall
be published in the German language, ant
in one newspaper in each county having
the largest circulation, at least two week
before the Tuesday succeeding the frs
Monday in November, accompanying sale
lists with notice for all persons interested
to appear before them at the place anc
during the hour of registration, on the
Tuesday and Wednesday next preceding
the said Tuesday after the first Monday
In November, to show any omissions OF
other errors in said lists, at which time
the list of qualified voters shall be cor
rrected and finally closed, and two fair cop.
les OF said corrected register of votes shall
be completed, and one copy thereof shall
be lodged by the officers of registration
with the Clerk Of the Circuit Court of the
county, and the Clerk of the Superior
Court Of Baltimore city, and the other
fair copy shall be delivered to the Judges
OF election at or before nine o'clock of tho
morning OF election, and in the city Of
Baltimore, they shall separate lists into
precincts; and it shall be the duty of the
officers OF registration for the several wards
of the city of Baltimore, to prepare their
lists of voters according to the sub-divi-
slons Of wards into precincts, registering
the voters of their several wards SO as to
designate the election precinct of the ward
IN which they are or shall be entitled to
vote, and shall deliver one copy of the list
OF voters for such precinct to the Judges
OF election for such precinct as hereinbe-
fore provided.
SEC. IL. Be 1t enacted, That the off.
GERS of registration shall lodge with the
said Clerks Of the Circuit Courts and the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore
city, on or before the day of election, one
copy of the register of qualified voters,
which list shall be recorded by the said
Clerk among the records of the said Court,
subject to examination as other records of
said Court, and they shall deposit with
said Clerk the books of registration pro.
vlded for in the second section of this act,
to be by him safely kept and preserved
among the records of said court, subject
to the dispositions hereinafter provided.
SEC. Ii. BE 1t enacted, That the said
officers of registration while discharging
the duties imposed by this act shall have
and exercise the powers of Justice of
the Peace for the preservation of order
around the place of registration, may COM
pei the attendance of witnesses for purpose
of ascertaining the qualifications of por-
sons registered, they shall have power to
issue summons, attachments and commit
ments to any Sheriff or Constable, who
shall serve such process as if issued bv a
Judge of the Circuit Court or Justice Of
the Peace, and shall receive the same fees
'and in the same manner as allowed by
law in State cases, but the officers of re-
gistration shall not charge any fee for the
issue of such process, or receive any fee
or emolument for this or any other service
they may perform in the proper discharge
of their duties, except that provided in
the first and second sections of this act.
Sec. IA. Be at enacted, That for the
purpose of correcting said list of qualified
voters, after the first general election held
under this act, by the addition of the
names of persons having come of age, ac-
quired legal residence, been naturalized OR
otherwise, and by striking from such re-
gister of voters the names of persons re-
moved from the county or State by death
or other causes of disqualification, there
shall be designated or appointed by the
Governor annually, one officer of registra-
ton in like manner as hereinbefore men,
toned, who shall be qualified in like man.
ner, and have and exercise all the powers
herein conferred on the three original
officers of registration, so far as shall be
necessary for the correction of the list of
voters and the books of registration rem
dered necessary by the provisions of Sec
tons three, four, and five, of the first
Aaticle of the Constitution, and the action
of the General Assembly.
Sec. Is. Be 1t enacted, That the said
officers of registration shall sit for the
correction of the said list of voters and
the register of names in the manner
prescribed in section eight of this act,
and for this purpose it shall be the
duty of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at
such time to hand over the said list and
books to the said officer of registration,
who shall proceed in the manner herein
before mentioned to correct said list and
book of registration, SO that the names of
all persons legally entitled to vote shall
appear thereon, and the names of those
disqualified shall appear ON the book of
registration with the cause of disqualifi-
cation, in like manner as in the original
and when he shall have COM
pleted his work, he shall dispose of said
lists and book as hereinbefore provided
for; but said officer of registration shall
not put on the list of voters the name of
any person who was entered on the origi-
nal book Of registration as disqualified
under the third, fourth, or fifth sections
of Article first of the Constitution, with