St. Mary's gazette., 1867-04-04
law WS-GFNEHAL- L
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NJ AIRY
LAND
At TIE January Session, 1867.
PUBLIsnED DY AUTHOR KiTf


Entitled an Act to repeal the Act Of sigh-
teen hundred and sixty-tive, chapter
one hundred and sevcnty-four. entltlcd
an Act relating to the Registration OF
tho Voters of the State and to enact 9TH
or provisions relating to the Rcgistra-
ton Of Voters in lieu thereof
Section + Bc it enacted by the Gene
rnl Assembly of Maryland, Th>t the act
Of eigstcet, hundred and sixty-tiye, chapter
one hundred and seventy -four. cntlt!cd an
Act relating to the Registration of the o.
ters of the State DO and the same is here
by repealed and the follow ny sections. to
be arranged i'll the Code of Pubic Gene
raj laws under an Article entitled; Rtgls-
tratioH, be snd the sumo is hereby enact
ed iu lieu thereof
'l--Thc officers of registration IN each
ward of the city Of Baltimore, and each ot
the counties of the State, appointed hy the
Governor in the year eighteen hunut,"
and sixty-six, under the provisions Of the
fourteenth section of tho Net Of eighteen
hundred and sixty Ave, chapter one hun
dred and seventy or are hereby rnn.iaucd
IN Office for the period Of two years from h
date of their appointment aAi until thoiT
successors shall quality, and any vacancies
now existing in SAID Offices, or vhi,h may
occur by death, resignation refusal 70 act
or other cause, shall be htl.d " the GOV
erpor. and after the expiration Of SAID
two years and every two Years there
after, tho Governor shall Tpolat
one officer of registration for each
ward Of the city Of Baltimore aui each
election district of the several counties,
residents of said ward, and districts re
spec,ively. and shall fill all vacancies in
saii offices the said officers hereby CON
tinucd in office and 50 appointed as atore-
said. shall be styled officers OF registration,
and shall register As qualified voters, al WHIT
,nale pers ons claiming ana entitled 10 the
rights of the elective franchise, in ;hc man
nor prescribed in the following section ot
this Article the said officers shall receive
Tor their services the sum Of three dollars
for each day occupied in the discharge of
their duties. to be paid by the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore and the Coun-
~ Commissioners of the several counties
Of thi, State. and any vacancies shall be
nllcd by the Governor, and all such off
GERS before entering upon the discharge Of
their duties. shall take and subscribe be
fcre the clerk Of the Superior Court Of
Baltimore city, and the clerks of the sevc-
raj Circuits Courts fess ecileely. the oath
prescribed in the seventh section of tho
test Article Of the Constii.tiou, or tie
oath prescribed for othcc-holdcrs in the
6rst section of tho Act passed at the pres
cut session Of the General Assembly. en-
titled an Act to restore 10 iu.l citizenship
and the right to vote and hod office, all
persons who may be deprived thereof by
u.c provisions contained in the to4rih sec
tor of the 6rs. Article Of the Constitution
Of this State. generally known as the en-
1an,hisinG Act.
1-The said officers Of re Eistration shall
receive from the Clerk Of the Superior
Court Of Baltimore City, aud the clerks Of
tho several Cir,uis Courts, The h9ol. o,