The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
AN ACT,

Section |. Be it enacted by the General As.
sembly of Maryland. That for the correction Of
the lists of registered voters in this State the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore CITY,
and the clerks of the Circuit Courts of the several
counties shall, between the last Monday in Au.
gust, and the first Monday of September, in the
year 1885, and between the same periods in
every year thereafter, deliver to the Officers of
Registration for Baltimore city ard the several
counties, the books of regis traiion deposited in
the offices of the said clerks respectively and al.
SO duly certified copies Of the lists of qualified
voters remaining in their respective offices.
Sec. 2 And be it enacted, That the Officers OF
Registration as aforesaid shall between the last
Monday in August, and the first Monday in Sep.
tember 1876, aud between the same periods In
every year thereafter, demand from The clerks
of the said courts of Baltimore city, and of the
Circuit Courts of the several counties, said books
OF registration and certified copies of the lists of
qualified voters directed to be delivered to SAID
officers by said clerks in The preceding Section of
this Act, and said Officers of Registration shall
safely keep and protect said books and lists from
alteration, muiIation and DETACHMENT whilst in
their possession.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That for the pur-
pose of correcting said respective lists of quail
ned voters, said Officers of Registration shall for
fifteen successive days, Sundays excepted, in
Baltimore city, aud five days in each of the
counties OF the State, commencing on the first
Monday in September, 1876, and on the same
Monday in said year, and in every year thereaf-
ter, at some convenient places to the voters in
the several precincts of the City of Baltimore
and the several election districts of the counties.
set with open doors from nine O'Clock A, NJ,
until nine o'clock p. NJ in Baltimore city, and
from nine o'clock A. NJ, until six o clock p NJ,
in the several counties, and they shall give at
least ten days notice Of the time and place of
sitting by publication in at least one ne " spaper
published in the counties, and three in Baltimore
city, one of which shall be in German provided,
that the notice aforesaid, shall be pub lished for
each county in one notice. TO which the names
OF the Registers of all the districts, or a ma
Jority OF them, shall be appended, and the notice
for the City Of Baltimore shall be published in
one notice to be signed by the Registers for all
the wards in the City of Baltimore, or majority
of them.
See. A. And be it enacted, That at the times
and places OF which notice shall be so given, the
said respective Officers of Registration, shall pro.
coed to strike from the lists of qualified voters.
the names of all persons in their respective
wards, or election districts, known or made
known to them, who have died or removed from
the precinct or election district in which they
have been registered, or who may not be resi-.
dents thereof or entitled to vote therein, or have
become disqualified under the provision of the
second and third Sections, OF the first Article of
the Constitution, and shall deliver to any per-
son, whose name appears on the said list of
qualified voters, and who may be DESTROYS of
registering elsewhere, certificate of registra-
ton and shall strike from the books of reeistra-
ton, the names of all persons so applying for
cert hcates of registration, as also the names Of
all dead, removed or disqualified persons, or Of
persons who may not be resident OF the pre-
cinct or election district in which he is register
ed, or may not be entitled to vote therein, under
the Constitution and Laws of this STATE as ,ha
case may be; and shall also state in such books
the cause for such striking of of the names re-
spectively, and to register the name of every
person who shall apply TO said officers 10 be
registered as qualified voter, who shall satisfy
them that he p ssesses, or before the day Of
election next ensuing, will possess the requisite
auaiincauons under the Constitution of tie
United States, and the Laws made in purss Lama