The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-09-23
ON MONDAY and TUESDAY,
THE I'd AND Sd DAYS OF
OCTOBER, 1876, FROM 9
O'CLOCK A. M. TO 6
O'CLOCK P. M,

for the purpose of correcting registration lists accord
ing the provisions of Section 10 of said chapter 249
of said Act of the General Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides:
SEC. 10. At the time and place published by said
Officers of Registration for receiving said books of regis
tration and lists, mentioned! in the preceding section
the said officers shall proceed to strike from said books
and said lists the names of ali pcrsous known made
known to them, required in section of this Act
who may not be residents of entitled in the
precinct election district in which they respec
lively registered who have died who do possess
The requisite Notifications or who will not possess said
qualifications before the election next ensuing who
disqualified under the provisions of the second
third sections of the first article of the Constitution
and to register the name of every person who shall
apply to them to be registered who shall satisfy said
Officers OF Registration that they possess will po,
ses the requisite qualifications before the election next
ensuing. and who not disqualified under the second
and third sections of the first article of the Constitu
ton; and also the name OF every person whom judge
Of a Court which appeal has been taken from the
decision of said Officers of Registration has decided
he entitled to be registered qualified voter; pro-
rded that when any person applying aforesaid for
registration shall have been previously registered
within this State, the Officer of Registration to whom
such application is made before regi term. such per
shall demand and receive from him the certificate
Of his previous legal registration and cancel the
and they shall finally revise and complete said lists.
The constitutional provisions above referred to are
a fol ows:
SEC .. No person above tn. age of twenty one years
convicted Of larceny. or other infamous crime unless
pardOneu by the Governor, shall ever thereafter he
entitled to vote at any election in this State: and
person under guardianship, unatic, person
conp0S ntents, shall be entitled to vote.
SEC. 3. If any person shall give offer to give.
directly indirectly, any bride, present reward
any promise, any security for the payment the
delivery of money, any other thing to induce any
voter to refrain from casting his vote, TO prevent
him, in any way from voting. To procure for
any candidate, person proposed. voted for.
Elector President and Nc.Prcslent of the United
States or Representative in Congress- or for any ofcr
IF frlst bl fifutil
of this State by the ordinances authority of thu
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore the person giving
offering give, and the person receiving the same
and any person VINO gives or causes to be given, An
illegal vot. knowing it to lee such any election
hereafter held in this State shall, conviction in
Court of Law in addition to the penalties now here
after to be- imposed by law be forever disqualified
hold any office of profit trust to at any
election thereafter.
All male citizens without distinction of color. who
entitled to registration under the preceding sec
tons, hereby notified 10 appear before the under
signed at the places named above between the hours
prescribed of the two days, and be registered
They may otherwise be excluded from voting at tn"
November election, by the provisions of the Act
Assembly and the Constitution of the State of Mary
land.
JOHN ROTH.
Officer of Registration First district.
NOBLE BIDDLE,
Officer of Registration Second district.
WILLIAM o. GILMoUR,
Officer of Registration Third district.
". X. MAuAN,
Officer of Registration Fourth district.
GRANVILLE S. JEFFRlES
Officer of Registration Fifth district
| JOSEPH GOLIBART,
Officer of Registration sixth district.
D. NJ. McCLENAIiAN,
| Officer of Registration Seventh district
JOHN j. BENNETT.
Officer of gistration Eighth district.
IL. IL. DUYCKINCK,
Officer of Registration Ninth district
S,rt It, 1S76-3w