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

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books Of registration and from said list Of
qualified voters. and before registering as
, qualified voter any person Who has sp-
piled to ssid eiicers "f registration to he
registered - q qnslif-d voter, sail off,:
GERS shall diligently inquire and accurate
" ascertain thst such person possesses or
will possess. before the election next en-.
suing, the requisite constitutional qualifi-
cations to entitle him TO be registered ~
ss qualified voter. and that he 10 not dis
qualified under the provisions Of the Sec
ond and third sections o. the frst Article
Of the Constitution. and IL it shall appear
that said person so applying possesses or
will possess, before said day Of election
said qualifications aud i. not So disquali-
fed, then said officers of registration shall
register the name Of such person as q
qualified voter. but they shall not regis
tar the name Of any person who does not
or will not possess said qualifications or
is so Unqualified.
See. 8. In registering any persoa
who SHALL apply to said officers of regis
tration to be registered, said officers shall
first record The name Of such person in
the proper column Of said books of regis
traiion and second, administer to him
the oath as directed in this Article. and
cutter in the column Of said books wheth
er he has or not been sworn third, hi.
.ge fourth. the place of his birth: fifth.
his residence sixth, the time he has re-
sided in Baltimore city or the counAy in
which he applies to be registered sew
cnth, If naturalized, the date Of his fnal
paper or certificate Of naturalization, and
the Court. county aud State where issued
eighth. if disqualified By homage. nom
residence, a!icnage or non compos n,eEfis,
or bribery or conviction Of bribery, or
larceny, or other Infamous crime as de-
scribed in the second and third sections
Of the first Article Of the Constitution,
the cause of such disqualification ninth,
the name of the disqualified voter, omit
ting from said ninth column the name of
the person SO as above disqualified, and
inserting in lieu thereof the name of ,hc
witnesses by whom said disqualification
was established, or in case Of conviction
of bribery. or larceny, or other infamous
crime, a statement of the record proof
thereof, and in what Court said convic-
tion was had. or other proof by which
such disqualification was established.
See. Q. Immediately after the expira-
ton of the days in which said officers Of
registration sat, commencing on the third
Monday Of September, they shall proceed
without delay to make or cause to be
made, two alphabetical lists, one Of which
lists shall comprise the names Of those re-
gistered persons which said officers have
stricken from the lists Of qualified voters
aud books Of registration, delivered to
said officers by said Clerks of Courts and
the othe. one Of said lists shall comprise
the names Of the persons which said off
GERS have registered at the registration
persons whom the Judge of Court to
which an appeal from the decision Of S i'd
..fhoors Of registration has been taken,
has decided to be entitled to be register
ed. and in the lists of Baltimore city the
residence of every voter shall be affixed
opposite to his name, and said officers Of
registration shall cause said lists to be
Published in two newspapers in Baltimore
city. ono Of which shall be published in
the German language, and also BY hand
bills posted in such public places as they
may select in the several wards of Balti-
more city and the districts of the several
counties.
Sec. 10. For the purpose of correct
ing said book of registration and said
lists as male and published by said off
GERS of registration, they shall. for three
successive days, in the City Of Baltimore,
Baltimore county, Allegheny county, and
two days in the remaining counties Of the
State. commencing on the fourth Monday
III October and on the same day in every
year thereafter, at some place in their re-
srective wards and districts thereof, sit
with open doors from nine o'clock. A. m
until nine p. m, in Baltimore city, and
from nine o'clock, n. m. until six o'clock
p. M, in the counties, and they shall
give at least ten days notice Of the time
and place of sitting in said wards and dis
tricts. and they shall give at least ten
days notice of time and place of their sit :
ting BY publication in three newspapers
published in Baltimore city, one of which
shall be printed in the German Ian guage,
and in one newspaper in each county in
which = newspaper is published, and also
by hand-bills posted ut such public places
as said officers shall select in said ward
and district.
Sec. Ii. At the time and place pub.
lished by said officers of registration for
correcting said books and lists as pub.
lished by said officers. they shall proceed
to strike from said books and said lists
names Of all persons known or made
known to them who have died, or who do
not possess the requisite constitutional
qualifications, or who will not possess
said qualification before the election mex,
ensuing. or who are disqualified under
the provisions Of the second and third sec.
tiohs Of the first Article of the Cons,i.u-
tion. and to register the name Of every
person who shall apply to them to be re-
gistered who shall satisfy said officers Of
registration that they possess, or will
possess tue requisite constitutional Quail.
6eaiious before the election mex. ensuing
and who are not disqualified under the
second and third sec,icns Of the first Ar.
ti;ie OF the Constitution, and also the