The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-08-04
VOL. IX.---NO. 80.

and it shall be the duty of the officers of
registration to notify each other of such
removal, certificates and re-registration,
and unless the provisions of this section
are complied with, such person shall not
be registered as o legal voter in such dis
trict or precinct, and such certificates shall
be filed with the list of voters or book of
registration in the office of said Clerks.
SEC. II. BE ii enacted, That in case any
county or city shall be SO divided so as to
form portions of different electoral dis
tricts for the election of Congressman,
Senator, Delegate or other officer or officers
person to be entitled to vote for such Of
fcer or officers must have been a resident
of that part of the county or city in which
he offers to vote for six months next
preceding the election, and be registered
therein as a qualified voter, but a person
who shall have acquired a residence in
such county or city, and been registered as
a qualified voter, shall be entitled to vote
in the election district or precinct from
which he removed until he shall have
acquired q residence in the part of the
county or city to which he has removed,
and the officers Or officer of registration
shall not strike from the lists of voters the
name of such persons Or transfer the same
until after such election. ....',..
SEC. Is. BE 1t enacted, That the Judg-
es of Election shall not receive or deposit
the ballot of any person until they have
found his name on the list or register of
qualified voters and have it checked there
on.
SEC. 10. Be 1t enacted, Tha, the Clerks
OF the Circuit Courts of the several coun.
ties and the Superior Court of Baltimore
city shall permit examinations of the regis
ter or lists of voters to be made only in
the manner herein prescribed or in the
manner allowed in relation to other records
OF his office, and in his presence or in the
presence of his deputy.
SEC. 20. Be 1t enacted, That if any
officers of registration shall knowingly,
corruptly and fraudulently, in violation
of the provisions of Article first of the
Constitution or of this act, permit the
name of any disqualified person to be
entered on the list Or register of qualified
voters, or exclude therefrom the name of
any qualified voter, he shall upon convic-
ton thereof, forfeit and pay fine of not
less than one hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars for each offence, and shall
be disqualified from holding any office of
honor, tproft or trust, and from exercising
the elective franchise in this State.
SEC. 81. Be at e,,ated, That if any
Clerk of any court with whom books and
lists herein provided, are required to be
deposited, shall violate any Of the provi-
sions of this act or make any alteration in
said books or lists, or suffer the same to be
done by others, except as herein provided
for, or shall neglect any of the duties here
in imposed on him, he shall, on CONVECTION
thereof, forfeit and pay fine of not less
than one hundred nor more than FIVE hun
dred dollars, and be thereafter disqualified
from voting or holding any Office Of honor,
profit or trust. s..-
SEC. ~. Be 1t enacted, That if any
Judge of Election shall knowingly violate
any Of the provisions of this act, or the
first Article of the Constitution relating
to the elective franchise, he shall on con-
viction thereof, forfeit and pay fine of
not less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars, and shall be disquali-
fed from holding office and voting.
Sec. %. Be 1t enacted, That any per-
son taking the oath herein required, and
swearing falsely in relation to matters
connected Herewith, shall on conviction
thereof be deemed guilty of perjury, and
shall be sentenced to the pententiary for
not less than one, nor more than eight
years, and be disqualified from voting and
holding Office.
Sec. "a. Be 1t enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.