The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-05-19


and exercise the powers Of Justice of the
Peace for the preservation Of order around
the place of registration, may compel the
presence Of witnesses for the purpose Of
obtaining any information necessary TO an
intelligent discharge of the duties Of their
office; that shall have power to issue sum.
mouses, attachments and commitments TO
any sheriff or constable, who shall serve
such PROCESS as il issued by Judge of
Court or Justice of the Peace, and shall
receive the same fees, and in the same man
ner us are allowed by law in State cases,
but the officers of registration shall not
charge any fee for the issuing Of such pro-
cess, or receive any fees Or em0luments for
this or any other service they may perform
in the proper discharge Of their duties, ex.
cept that provided in this Article.
Sec. Is. The Board of Police Commits.
sioners for Baltimore city, shall detail police
officers sufficient to preserve order at the
places where said officers of registration for
baltimore city are discharging the duties 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, respectively, eerti-
ficate that said applicant is a registered,
qualified voter, which certificate shall, upon
presentation to the judges Of election, enti.
tie the holder to vote at the precinct or dis
trict at which he offers to vote; proyided,
that he has satisfied said judges that he is
the person named in said certificate. and he
has acquired the residence necessary to en-.
title him to vote at said precinct or district.
and that he has delivered 10 said Judges said
certificate 70 be filed with the lists OF voters
or books Of registration for said ward or
district; and provided further that no reg.
istration of voters has occurred in said ward
or district since the holder of said certificate
has obtained . residence therein, and said
| clerk shall record the name Of every person
| to whom such n certificate has been issued
and delivered TO the officers of registration
at the ensuing sitting of said officers a Ger.
tilted copy of said names. So that thereby
said officers may be in Informed that such
person intended to change his RESIDENCE, but
residence shall not be considered as changed,
until six months after actual removal from
the city, county, legislative, congressional
or other electoral districts in which voter
has beeu registered.
Sec 8. Said clerk shall receive said
copies oflists Of qualified voters aud file the
same in their office as other papers are filed,
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the books of registration and said clerks in
the City of Baltimore shall record said lists
and said clerks shall permit examination OF
the lists of voters and books of registration
in their custody, and IN their presence or il
the presence OF their deputies, and they shal
not alter, mutilate or deface, or suffer otheri
to alter, mutilate or detace the said lists o
voters or books Of registration except n,
herein provided for, and said clerks when
notified by the sheriff that any one or NOR,
of the list Of voters committed to his custo
dy are missing, shall proceed without della,
to make or cause to be made fair and nc
curate copy or copies of said list or lists
and deliver the same to said sheriff at leas
twelve hours before the opening of the poll
at the election next ensuing.
Sec. 10. The sheriff Of Baltimore city an,
the sheritfs Of the several counties respec
lively, shall receive and safely keep said
copies Of lists Of qualified voters deliyere,
to him by the officers of registration. and
shall, on the second day prior to eacl
and every election, ascertain whether he ha
in his possession all the copies of said list
committed TO his custody, and II il shall ap
pear that one, or more of said lists are no
in his possession, he shall without della
l
seribing the missing list on the Clerk Of tn
Court, that said list, or lists are not in tn
possession of said sheriff, and said sheri
shall receive copy of said missing list, o
lists when rendered to him by said clerk
and said sheriff shall deliver, or cause to b
delivered on the day Of each and every elec
J ton at the polls, at or before the time Q
J opening said polls to the judges Of election
thereat the copy of the list of qualified voter
pertaining To the election precinct or distriC
over which said judges are to preside.
Sec. 20. The Judges of Election shall r,
ceive from the Sheriff the list of qualifie
voters, pertaining to their respective pre-
cincts or districts, and preserve the sam
without alteration, mutilation or defacemer
: whilst in their possession, and shall within
three days after the close OF the polls, retur
to said Sheriff the said list of qualified W
ters; and the said Judges of Election sha
not receive, or deposit in the ballot box III
ballot Of any person Offering TO vote unit
they shall have found his name on the Ii.
Of qualified voters, and shall be satisfied ii
person so offering TO vote is the perso
named on said list, and have checked
! thereon. except such persons as shall pr,
. sent certificate of registration as herei
! provided, and they shall receive and depos
r = in the ballot box the ballot of every perso
! Offering to vote, whose name appears o
! said list OF qualified voters, and Of every pc
= sou who presents to said Judges certifica
OF registration as provided ia this Article.
q Soc. 2l. Said officers ofregisiration sha
a receive four dollars per day for each d,
necessarily employed in the discharge
, the duties imposed on them by this A rticl
q said Clerks Of Courts of Baltimore city sha
3 receive one cent for every ten words
a figures, andpro rata for recording lists of qul
: fed voters, and for making certified copi
i. Of said lists the Clerk of Courts in h
Il several counties and the City Of Baltimo
shall receive twenty fye cents for every ce
II tihcate of Registration issued by them und
r. the seal their respective offices, and sal
. Sheriff Of the several counties shall recei
|, one dollar, and the Sheriff Of Baltimore ci
: shall receive for every list Of qualified v
q ters delivered by them TO the Judges OF Ee
,f ton, to be paid TO said officers Of registrt
"a ton, Clerk of Courts and Sheriifs for Bali
= more city, by the Mayor and City Cuunc
a OF Baltimore, and to said officers for the SC
Il eral counties by the County COMMISSIONS
= thereof respectively; aud the necessary e
= penses incurred by said officers Of Resistr
tion for books, stationary, fuel, office re
!. and for publication OF notices and lists Of v
r. ters for Baltimore city, shallbe paid by /
, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, a
r like necessary expenses incurred for d
te several counties shall be paid by the Coun
!. Commissioners thereof respectively, the :
,r counts of said officers of registration to
|. verified by vouchers and subject to the n
. proval CT said Mayor and City Council al
,r said County Commissioners respectively.
!. Sec y. If any officer of Registration,
n Clerk OF a Court, or Sheriff, or Judges
d Election, or Police Commission r shi