The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-04-04

may nave dlcu or nave become utsquait-
Esd undur tie provisions ofthe tIiird aud
! tillh sections Of The irst artiele Of the
0onstitusion, aud persons whose names
appear on said books aud lists as quail
| 6ed voters after the same shall have
boon corrected as aforesaid, are hereby
declared TO be legal and qualified voters,
aud shall be entitled to vote at every
election hereafter held 10 this State,
the officers Of registration shall then
add 10 said lists Of gu lifted voters, aud
4 register ~ such every white male per-
soa Who shall apply to them to DO reg.
islercd, and satisfy them that he pos
scsses or befcre The day Of the next Gu
suing election VIII possess the cuustitu-
tional qualification under the provisions
Of the third and 6lth sections Of the
4 first article Of the Constitution; proyid.
ed however, that before registering AZ
qualified voter any person SO applying,
! Che said officer shall administer to him
the oath prescribed in the fourth 500
I ton Of the first article Of the Constitu.
ton, or the voters oath prescribed in
the first section Of the sale Enifanchis.
Ing act referred TO in the first section Of
this article according as the person APP
plying shall elect to take one or the
other Of said oaths, aud no person who
7 refuses to take dne or the other of said
oaths shall be registered as qualified
voter.
\ 4-In making the addition To said
registry Of qualified voters, the officers
Of registration shall FIRST record the.
name Of every person so applying, and
second, administer TO him the oath as
directed ia the proceeding section of
this article, and euter in the proper
column Of said registration books the
fact whether he has or not been sworn,
third, his age; fourth the place of his
BIRTH fifth, the time he has resided 10
the city of Baltimore or county IN which
he Is to be registered; sixth, II natural
lied the date Of his Gaal papers or
certificate OF naturalization aud the
court, county and State whence issued !;
seventh, IL disqualified BY means Of non-
age, residence, alienagc, infamy,
lunacy or non compos mentis, or bride.
Y, Is INSCRIBED y. Tue NTH seceion OF
Tue nfse srsic'e OF Tue constitution, Tue
eauso VI sueh INSTRUMENTATION anu
eighth, the name Of qualified voters,
emitting from said eighth column the
names Of persons so as above disquali.
nou, a"u inserting IN i'eu 'he'eoi the
aan'cs Oh me witnesses, OF 10 case OF
'u'aay or orieery' statement OF the
feeofu PROOF h-rco, aau IN whae court
,ue eont'e''on was han, OF o'ner PROOF
~ wpel sue'' u'squa''ncation was es-
ei9''Snsuy
o-n snA.i % 'uc uaty OF such ON
ccts OF registration 20 sh az some pace
cousen'cn, 70 .lo vo,ets, IN 'he several
wasus o. '''e guy :, baltimore and inc
scferai siee''on districts o. tue counties
-. Yen a~ys i'nmeuia'eiy pteeeuinS the
'nifa gay prior 70 any election hereaiter
70 'oe aeid ~ snis state whether st.tei
reuerai OF Munie'pai, anu whether
general OF special, i.oH, y c'oeh' r. ~
lor .hc purpose O. uiscna,ging 'he da,
'ics iu,Posed on them W th's article anu
'ney shali give notice o. Tue tln'e ana
place o. meeting a' least ten days be-
'ore inc gay o. 'hcf mrs. meeting by
Puo"eatnn IN three newspapers IN thc
eHy ., Ds.''h9fc, oae OF wh'eh saaii DC
punished IN 'Ae uernan Language, and
70 one newspaper III caeh county W
wh'eh newspaper. IS pae''shed, having
inc largest circulation, as msy appear
py 'he,r SUBSCRIPTION pookN the eu'tor
or publisher 70 furnish the sane under
osth 70 saia oii,eer Of registration; and
a,so py hanuohss posted .. SUCH pubic
places as shoy may select 10 the several
pfec'nc's OF tue eity o. baltimore aud
election distric's Of the several coan-
uesi ana III ease OF making a change In
'ne pace OF n'He'ing' they shali AZ once
pao''sh IN said papers notice OF such
ehanse, saio notices ana puniications to
De Pa'u 'or ny the Mayor and CITY
Soune!i OF baitimcrc aud the County
commissioners OF the several counties
o-TAs soon as they shall have elo-
sea snelr sitting on the third day pre-.
cedipg any election, the sad officers OF
registration shall itii.iediately proceed
TO make or cause to be made, an alpha.
net'c'l hst o. the qaH'iied voters, and