The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-05-19
LAWS--CENERAL
PASSED ny THR
General Assembly Of Maryland
At The January Session, 1870.
PuBLIsaED DY AUTHORITY.
[CHArfER 459.1
AN ACT

10 repeal an ACT passed january session,
eighteen hundred and sixty eight, relating
to Registration Of Voters, and to enact
other provisions ia lien thereof.
See 1. Be it euacted by the General As.
sembly Of Maryland, That an Act passed
January session, eighteen hundred and six
ty.eight, relating to registration Of voters,
be and the same is hereby repealed and the
following sections enacted in lieu thereof:
Sec. 2. The Governor shall nominate,
and by and with the advice Of the Senate,
appoint at every regular session of the Leg
isIature to be held hereafter, one person in
each ward Of Baltimore city, and one person
in each election districtin every county, voters
in said wards and districts respectively, to
be styled officers Of registration, who shall
perform the duties imposed on them by this
Article, and all such officers before entering
upon the discharge of their duties, shall
take and subscribe before the Clerk Of some
one of the Courts Of Baltimore city, and the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of the several
the sixth section of the third Article Of the
Constitution and the present officers of
registration shall serve out the full term for
which they were severally appointed.
Sec. 3. The Clerk of the Superior Court
| Circuit Court of the several counties. shall
delivered to the officers Of registration for
| Baltimore city and the several counties, the
books of Registration in the offices of the
said Clerks respectively, and also duly
certified copies of the lists of qualified
voters in their respective offices, on the
second Monday in September, eighteen
| hundred and seventy, and on the same
| A,.y 10, ifar
| Sec. T. The officers Of registration as
aforesaid shall, on the third Monday in
Sentemher, eighteen hundred and seventy,
wear thereafter, demand from the said Clerks
Of said Courts Of baltimore city and the
several counties, said books of registration
and certified eopies af the lists of qualified
voters directed TO be delivered to said Off.
GERS by the said Clerks in the third section
ofthis Article, and said officers of registra.
ton shall safely keep and protect said books
and lists from alteration, mutilation and
defacement, whilst in their possession.
Sec. 8. For the purpose of dischar ging
the duties imposed on them by this Article,
said officers Of registration shall, for six
successive days in Baltimore city, and three
successive days in each Of the counties o
the State, commencing on the third Monday
in September, and on the same Monday in
every year The, eafeF, gt some convenient
place TO the voters in the several wards o.
the City of Baltimore, and the several elec
ton districts of the counties, to sit will
open doors from nine o'clock A. NJ, unit
nine o'clock p. NJ, in Baltimore city, anC
from nine o'clock A. NJ. until six o'clocl
p. NJ, in the several counties, and they
shall give at least twenty days notice of th'
time and place of sitting, by publication il
at least one newspaper published in the
counties and three in Baltimore city, one o
which shall be in German.
Sec. 9. At the time and place published
by said officers of registration, they shal
proceed to strike from the list of qualified
voters the names of all persons known o
made known to them, who have died or re-
moved from the ward or election district
or have become disqualified under the pro
visions of the second and third sections O
the first Article of the Constitution, and t,
deliver to any persons applying, who's,
names appear on the said list of qualified
voters, certificate of registration, and L
strike from the books of registration th
name of said dead, removed or disqualifie,
persons, and for what cause under the Con
| stitution and laws Of this State, as the cas-,
may be, and to register the name Of ever
person who shall apply to said officers i
be registered as qualified voter, who shal
satisfy them he possesses, or before the da
Of election next ensuing, will possess tn
requisite qualifications under the Consttu
ton of the United States and the law mad
in pursuance thereof, and of the Constitu
tion of the State Of Maryland, the auali6ca
tons of age, citizenship and residence, an
is not disqualified u.der the provisions c
, the second and third sections of the frs
, Article of the Constitution; provided, how
) ever, that before registering any person a
a qualified voter, the said officers of reei.
tration shall administer to him the followin
oath: 81 do solemly swear Tor affim) thu
| will true answer make to all question
necessary to ascertain my qualifications @
disqualiieations to be registered as a aual
fed voter" provided that nothing herei
y contained shall be construed to authoriz
a said register to ask any questions touchin
: any cause of disqualification not expressl
a enumerated in the Constitution of the Sta
q of Maryland or of the United States.
4 Sec. Z. Said officers Of registration shall
v before striking from said list of quali6e
voters and from SAID books of registratio
!. the name Of any registered pei dill
=, gently inquire and accurately ascertain thi
c said registered person does not possess, al
before the election next ensuing, will NJ
possess the requisite constitutional quali
: cations to entitle him to be registered as
4 qualified voter, or that such person is dl
y qualified under the provisions of the secoi
and third sections of the first Article of Il
Constitution. and il it shall appear that so
registered person does not possess or vi