Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-05-12
LAwS-GEyERAL.


in which he resides. and far The counties
where districts are divided into precincts,
otherwise BY districts, the residence Of
each person shall be set opposite bis
name. aud every person whose name ap-
pears in said corrected lists Of qualified
voters shall be entitled to vote at fbe polls
in said district or precinct Of the wards
for which his name appears at every cleo
ton held thercat until after another re-
gistration Of voters has been duly pub
lished, except those persons who shall be-
come disqualified BY change Of residence,
and said officer Of registration shall cause
to be published two alphabetical lists. one
Of which shall comprise the names Of those
persons stricken from the books Of regis
tration. and the other one of said lists shall
comprise the names of the persons which
said officers have registered for two sue
eessive weeks, and said officers Of regis
traitor shall cause said corrected lists of
qualified voters to Re published for two
successive weeks before the fourth Mon
day in Octob"r, BY hand-hills posted in
such places as said "fii ers shall select in
in the several precincts in B,l,imore city,
and districts in the several counties.
Sec Is. Said officers of registration
shali make, or cause 10 be made in books
proper for The purpose, two fir c,pies Of
the lists of qualif d voters as made after
the las, sitting Of said officers, one Of said
copies said officer shall deliver to the Sher-
if Of Baltimore city, and to the Sheriff of
the several counties respectively. one to
the Clerk of the Superior Court of Balti-
more city. and to the Clerks Of Circuit
G urts of the several counties respective
ly, and the sail officers shall also deliver
to said Clerks of the said Courts the books
of registration.
See. IA. If any person shall deem him.
self aggrieved by the refusal of any off,
Ger Of re .is'ration to register his name as
a qualified voter by reason Of the decision
of said offer. that he has not the reaui-
site Constitutional qualifications Of age.
itiz,rship and residence, or is disquaii-
fed under the provisions of the second
and THRU Sections Of the third Article Of
the Constitution. or by the refusal TO reg
lister his name as qualified voter for an Y
other cause, or BY the striking off his
name from the list Of qualified voters for
any cause. he shall have the RICH, to ap-
peal ty petition from such decision,
or action to the Judge. or Judges of the
Circuit Court Of the county where he APP
Piled for registration. or to q Judge of
the Supreme bench Of Baltimore city, in
case the person applied for registration in
Baltimore city. and if said Ju lge or judi
ges shall determine that the party 50
appealing is entitled to be registered, or
to be restored to the list as qualified
voter, he shall so certify to the off .er of
registration fron whose decision the ap-
peal was taken. and the said officer shall
.hereupon register the said person as a
qualified voter, and in that case the cost
Of said appeal shall be paid by the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore, or the
County Commissioners Of the county il
which the appeal was taken.
Sec. Is. Whilst discharging the duties
imposed by the several Sections of this
Article. said officers of registration shall
have anl exercise the powers Of a Justice
of the Peace for the preservation Of or!er
around the place ofresistratcn, may com
pei the presence of witnesses for the pur-
pose OF obtaining any information ncces-
sary to an Intelligent discharge Of the du-
ties OF their office; they sLal. have pow
er to issue suElmontes, attachments and
commitments to any sheriff or constable.
who shall serve such process as if issued
by Judge Of Court ora Justice of the
Peace, and shall receive the same fees,
aud in the same manner as are allowed
by law in State cases, but the officers o:
registration shall not charge any fee for
the issuing of such process, or receive any
fees or emoluments for this or any other
service they may perform in the proper
discharge of their duties, except that pro-
viied in this Article.
Sec. L. The Board Of Police Commits
sioners for Baltimore city, shall detail
police officers sufficient to preserve order
at the places where said officers of regis
tration for Baltimore city are discharging
the dutie. Of their office.
Sec. II. Said Clerks Of Courts shall
issue under seal to any person applying
to them whose name appears on the list
of qualified voters in their Offices. respec-
lively, q certificate that said applicant is
a registered. qualified voter, which Ger.
tificate shall. upon presentation to the
judges oe election, entite the holder to
vote at the precinct or district at which
he offers to vote; provided, that he has
satisfied said judges that he is the person
named in said certificate, and ne has &C
CURED the resider &c necessary to entitle
him to vote at said precinct or district
and that he has delivered to said Judges
said certificate to be fled with the lists
Of voters or books of registration for said
ward or district; and provided further.
that no registration Of voters has occur
red in said ward or district since the hold.
or of said certificate has obtained resi-.
dence therein. and said clerk shall record
the name of every person to whom such
a certificate has been issued, and deliver.
cd to the cfhcers Of registration at the en-.
suing sitting Of said officers a certified
copy of said names. So that thereby
said officers may be informed that such
person intended to change his residence,
but residence shall not be considered as