The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-04-11
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eighteen hundred and sixty.iiye
ehapter one hundred and seventy
four, entitled an Act relating to NJ,
Registration of tho voters Of IN,
State, and to enact other PROVISION,
/ relating to the Registration Of Voter,
In lieu thereof
Section !. BE il enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of MARYLAND. That IN,
act Of eighteen hundred and sixty As,
chapter one hundred aud seyenty.four
entitled an Act relating to the Re.is
tration Of the Voters Of the State b,
and the same is hereby repealed and
the following sections. 10 be arrsngcd IN
the Code Of Public General Laws unde,
an Article entitled Reeistration, be and
the same is hereby enacted In lieu
thereof:
1.-The officers Of registration in
each ward of the city OF Baltimore and
each of the counties Of the State, an.
pointed BY the Governor ia the ycar
eighteen hundred and sixty.six. under
the provisions Of the fourteenth section
Of the Act of eighteen hundred and
sixty five, chapter one hundred and
seventy.four, are hereby continued 10
Office for the period of two wears from
the date of their appointment and un.
Ill their successors shall qualify. and
any vacancies now existing il said
Offices, or which may occur by death,
resignation, refusal TO actor other cause,
shall be iilled BY the Governor, and al
ter the expiration of said two years,
aud every two years thereafter, the
Governor shall appoint ono officer oi
registration for each ward OF the city Of
baltimore and each election district Of
the several counties, residents of said
wards and districts respectively, aud
shall fill all vacancies in said Offices
the said oshcers hereby continued in
Office aud SO appointed as aforesaid, shall
be styled officers Of registration, and
shall register as qualified voters all
white mnlcpcrsons claiming aud entitled
to the rights OF the elective franchise,
in the manner prescribed in the follow.
ing section Of this Article; the said
officers shall receive for their services
t,:s sam of three dollars for each day
oc, rpisd 10 the discharge Of their du-
ties, TO be paid BY the Mayor and City
Council OF i.as.imore, and the County
Commissioners o, tie several counties
of this State, and any yacapcies shall be
filed by the Governor. an,,, al such Of
fccrs before entering upon the dis
charge of their duties. shall take end
subscribe before the clerks of tho Su.
perior Court OF Baltimore city, and the
clerks of the several Circait Courts
respectively, The oath prescribed In the
seventh section Of the first Article of
the Constitution. or the oath prescribed
for oiiee.l,olders in the first section Of
the Act passed at the present session of
the General Assembly, entitled an Act
10 restore to fill citizenship and tho
right to vote aud hold office, all persons
who may be deprived thereof by the
provisions contained 10 the fourth sec.
ton of tho first Article OF the Consti.
tuition of this State, generally known
as the oufranehising Act.
2-The said officers Of registration
shall receive from the Clerk Of the
Superior Court of Baltimore CITY. and
the clerks of the several Circuit Courts,
the books OF registration now in the of.
fees OF said clerks respectively, aud
shall adopt aud use said books for the
purpose of efcting the registration pro.
vidcd for 10 this article; aud the said
clerks hallimmediately upon the up.
poiutmcnts and qualification OF said Of.
iiccrs, deliver said books 70 them, and
also duly certified copies Of the lists ol
qualified voters now on record in their
respective Offices.
sit shall be the duty Of. said Of
| tcers Of registration upon receipt o,
said books and list Of qualified voters
TO correct the same BY striking therefron
the names of persons who may have re
moved from the county or State, or VII,
may have died or have become disquaii
fed under the provisions Of the third ant
fifth sections OF the FIRST article of III,
Constitution, aud persons whose name
appear on said books and lisls as quail
fed voters after the same shall hav,
been corrected as aforesaid, are hereb,
declared to be legal aud qualified voters
aud shall be entitled to vote al ever,