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

as in the original registration: and when
he shall havn comn'etnd hi. work he shall
i,:nose If said lists as hereinbefnre pr0vi-
1sd f,r. Bu. sai officer OF registration
shall not put on the li.is If voters the name
! of anv person who was entered on the or-
s;nal book of r.r;-.ra,:an "a disqualified
nnnier III" 81 4'h Of 5h Sections of Ar
.ic'e 1t ~ fhe Co1s:i,n'i N. without full
legal nronf that snrh disqualification has
been removed. in the m1nn-r prescribed.
in said section OF said article il the Con-
stitu'iot,.
See. Is BE it enacted. That if anv
7cr>on. VINO ha. been registered - lagal
voter in one district ar or'cioct. shall re-
move into another. he -hall take from the
oficor or officers. or n Clerk of the court
in which said l;s'7 or books nqv be denos-
:e1 n crrtifrl'c of the facts Of thi, raois-
;ra'i>n in suo'l di-'ri.' or precinct and il
shall b.. the iu,v q tha officers nf regis
. .rltion 10 nn'ify each other Il such re-
moval. ccr:iti,,tcs anl re--"g;,.ra'ipn. a1A
unhss :hn provii1nS os this s"c.i,n ar"
/ complied w;'i, such person shall n. be
registered "a a legal voter N snch district
nr nro,inct. AID such certificates shall be
Glc.l with the lis oF votes ~ book of reg
ist..;ion in the oaic. of sid clerks.
Sec. l.. BE- i. enacted That in case
anv county or city shall be divided SO as
to form portions Of liff-rent al"ctnr,l dis.
;ric.s flr the electirn OF Congrc>smen
Senator, y .lcgate or other hlhncr or off
GERS, u.rso1s to b. enti'cl to vote for
such oficcr or officers must have been a
, resident q that part of the comfy or CITY
i in which h. Offers 70 vote fr ak months
text p'o,ncling ne election. an1 he regis
: cred therein as 1nal;6'i voter hr'
p r-on sh, shall have acquired rosidanrn
. Ell ~ IA .,uaiiSc1 voter. shall y" entitled 10
vo.e in the election district or precinc,
: fr,n wli,h he removed until he shall have
acarircd a residence in the part Of the
c: nn,y or city to which he has removed.
al he officer or officers Of registration
,,sli r7t s'rke Prnm the liIt of voters the
tame nf ,uc1 pers,' or trauSfcr the same
! lnli, after such elccti W
Sc Il BE- it enacted That The indgcs
.,f election shall rot receive nr deposit tho
ballot Of ary psrsnn until they have :ound
. his ra.ne an The Eat or register OF qualified
voters. ana have chected it thereon
;'.s IS B.. ii enacted. That the clerks
/ Of Tie circuit courts Of the several counties
AMI the superior court Of B,ltimore city
] a:lall pe.,ni, examinations of 'he register
| II nance and the register or lat Of voters
!
lcribci nr IN the manner allowed. in rcla-
) tim 70 oh r records of hi, Office and in
! his presence or in the presence Of bis dep
u.y.
! SEQ. 90 BE- it enacted. Tha. II any off
cer Of registration shall knowingly. cor
rupfly or frauanlcntly 10 violation Of the
provisions "i article l., Of the Can>titu'i IN
or OF this 40, permit the maine Of any div
qualified PRISON TO be entered on the liza,
or register of 4ul,ifi.l "o,ers. or exclude
! therefrom the lame Of any qnal'ti ID voter.
he shall, u2,n c,nyic:ion thereof forfeit
and p,y tine Of nol lcs, than one hundred
nor m ,re than five bucired dollars for each
offence and shall be Disqualified from hold
ing any III, >. Il honor. profit or trust. aud
from exercising the eleo.ivs franchise 10
! this Stat.
Sec 81 BE j: enacted, That il any
! Clerk Of s1y c,u-t, with whom ;h" books
and !iEs herein provided ara required TO
| be deposited. 81 n violate Any OF the pro-
visions NJ ;his a.. Or maRe aoy al'era ion
n saii hooNs O. lists, ~ suff-r the SAM
to b" done oy Others. "xctpi as herein pro
via.-l for, or shall ne-le,: anv Of the Ia
! ties har.:n imp '.ei IN him, h, sball. %
conviction thereof. f,rf,i: anl pay = fac
Of no; is than ons hunlra1 nor moe
than I've hundred dollars, nod be 'h~rcaf.
ter disqualified from vo,;ns or holding any
Off ,e Vi honor. profit Or triss.
SEQ. % r. i. enacted, That If anr
jul3e If election sh4ll kn,wingly violate
any af the pro:i'ions Of this acs, or of the
! Is, Article of :he CONSTITUTION relating to
! elective !r,achi-e. he sh,l, on cnuvictinn
:her"o!, forfeit snd Day fne If not lcss
than onc hundred nor more than Eve hun.
drcd don~T-. anl shall be tisql.li6.d from
holhng "ff;. and voting
Sec % b.. it enacted, That any pr
con ,akioz the oath h.rsin required. aud
swearing falsely 10 relation 70 IN alters cou-
nec,sd theresi:h, shall. on convic,ion
thereof, DC deemed enil:y Of perjury, and
shall be sentenced 10 the peni;eu,isry for
~: lees than one nor more than eizh,
years. and be disqualified from voting and
holding ofbcs.
Sec. 2l. And DC i. enacted. That this
40. 81 III AXE efisc. from the date Of il.
passage.
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