St. Mary's gazette., 1865-07-13
A BILL.

Entitled an Ac' relating 10 the R.gis-
trs,"n of the Voters "f ,ho State
Section B" it en4c,cd. By the Gene
raj Asrembl7 &C MARYLAND. That there
slaN br ap,.a,n,,i /, ~" Governor from
~! ny ~" ci;,z,rA ot III" S'aic most known
Tor !"Yrl'y. f.mn">~ and up,'yhrnr>s.
three lers1n. Y each wal in ,hc city Of
Baltimore, a'ii t.'r eaca clrctinn di>tric,
IN the ,,..ypral coun'in> of the State, who
shrll %. f'y!'d Odircrs Of Registration,
~kn shall register the names OF nil free
whit" II ,l'' person. clsinin. aud entitled
"a tiI !: :at Of cl c'l"s t-snchise residing
IL or Z. ia4oririiy .h.ent fIom III. several
wards oT til" city Of Raltimurc and the
srv,r:l election districts it tn, counties il
thr manucr .her,in prescribed, snl ,h"
sa,l ,.fhccrs OF registration -hsll receive far
,hrir services the snn Of three dollars r
saeh n"d every day occupied in diechargin q
the du;.. i"p,.rd on them Under ,a!s act;
nry two Of whon shall ne competent to
: +, aud any vacancies i: any board shall BE-
filed by the Governor from among the
citixrns "f the State ns horeiubcfore provi-
dcd All otiic,rs Of Registration before
entering upcn the discharge Of their du-
sitr as s,ch shall take the oath prescribed
in The Constitution and subscribe The same
in thv Book Of Repatriation Gr their Re.
So Give wards or election districts.
See . Hc it -rncted. That Tho Gov
grnor shall rppuint three porsons IS cHi
GERS Of rcC;s,ra'ion. whose duty II shall
be TO regis,er the so lnirrs e this State in
the mi,i:sry service OF the Uutcd Sta,ca.
snd such perso III the naval service cl
the United States as may be sta:innea a.
eou,,ri, ut and sccc.sibIe naval p ,s,s, wbn
are ats. nj from th,ir regular places OF
voting 90 Account u such service: aud il
shall be the duty Of said officers of regis
ira,ou TO visit the different regiments.
c.nrs. aud hospitals or other posts where
id soldiers may BE-. for the purpose of az
ccrtaining aud registering all such az shsll
-for nsy be qualified 20 vo.e according to
bthe provisions of the Const;tu'i,n and laws
of this Sta:.. and said ofiaers Of rsgissla.
ton shall p rfosm said duty in like man.
per us IL repaired ia O her sections Of this
net. and hail return their books or lists Of
registration for the diff.r,u, eounties and
E.e city cf Baltimore. 10 .uch ofEcsr of re-
g,>,raIi"u in the sRid city or couutie. a.
the Governor shall designate on or before
the 1t day Of Sept. mber. 1868. an! i,
shall be the duty Of the officers Of rceis,ra.
,ion tJ whoa such re:urus shall DO muie,
to cause The D"Inrs 50 returned 10 he recis.
tered ID The several FL, cion districts os
IN. ir rrsrt Give touh;i.s "r wards in ,hc
cts e isaltin ore 10 which said soldiers i.
eide ,r are eusit!ed 10 vote and in aldi.
,ion 10 The Per diem allowed by this 81,
10 ofhc.rs Of reglstra;ion, they shall be al
lowed their u. c.esarv travelling expenses
70, the discharge Il the duties imposed by
.his act.
Sec. } Be il enacted. Tha, it shall be
the du,y OF raid cfticcss ofregistra,i u after
bsving received the register OF said SOL
diers. TO furnish cer,if, q C py o. the duly
unslifi, j voters Oh such lists to the County
G, mnissi,uers OF the several counties and
the Mayor of the city Of B|lim IRE. on Or
lefore the 5:h day Of October, 1865 to be
Nv them or h,n transmitted to the judges
sppoiu,.L 10 lake The Votes Vt the sid SOL
lier. az directed b. law.