The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-26

for the purpose of discargng their duty Officers of
Registration, according to said Act of the General
Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides
Sc. J. At the times and places of which notice shall
be so given. the said respective Officers of Registration
shall proceed To strike from the list of
the names of ali in their respective wards,
election districts. known or made known I" Them Who
have died tor removed from the precinct elect on
district in which they have Teen resi.terrd. who
not he residents thereof entitled therein
or have become disqualified under provisions of the
second and bird sections of the first article of the Con-
stuton, and shall deliver to any person, whose
appears the said list of qualified voters and who
may he DESTROYS of registering elsewhere Il certificate
OF registration, and shall strike from the books of
registration the of all persons applying for
certificates of registration. also the of all
dead. Removed or disqualified persons. of persons who
may not be resident Of the precinct or election dis
hct in which he is registered. may not he entitled
TO vote therein, under the Constitution and laws of
this State, as the may be; and shall also state in
such books the cause for such striking off Of the
respectively and to register the of person
who shall apply to said officers to he registered as a
qualified voter who shall tsfy them that he possesses
before the day OF election ensuing will possess
the rrqnisite qualifications under the Constitution of
the United States, and the laws made in pursuance
thereof and of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land and the qualifications of age citizenship and resi-
dence and is hot disqualified under the provisions Of
the second and third sections of the first article of the
Constitution: and before registering any person
qualified voter the said Officers of Registration shall
administer him the following oat or ion
Il do solrmnly affirm that l will
true answers make To all questions necessary
tain my qualification DISQUALIFICATION to he registered
AS qualified voter but nothing herein contained
shall he construed to authorize said Registers ask
any Questions touching any canse of disqualification
not expressly enumerated in the Constitution of the
State If Maryland, or of the United States.
SEC 5. Said Officers of Registration shall before
striking from said list of qualified voters and from said
books of registration the of registered person,
diligently inquire and accurately ascertain that said
registered person does NJ" possess before the election
next ensuing will not possess the requisite qualitc;,-
tions to entitle him to be registered qualified voter
i'll such precinct election district that such person
is disqualified under the provisions Of the second and
third sections of the first article of the Constitution
and if it shall appear that said registered person does
not possess, will not possess said qualifications, and
that no is disqualified, then said officer shall strike
the name of such person from said list of qualified
voters and said books of registration but if it shall
appear otherwise, then said officer shall strike the
name Of such person from said books of registration
and from said list Of qualified voters and before regis
tering qualified voter any person who has applied
to said Officer of Registration be registered quail
flied voter, said officer shall diligently inquire and
currly ascertain that such person possesses will
before the election ensuing the requisite
qualifications TO entitle him to lie registered quail
fed voter and that he is not disqualified under the pro-
visions of the second and third sections of the first
article nf the Constitution and if it shall appear that
said person applying possesses will possess before
said day Of election said In 'iifcations and is not SO
disqualified then said Officers of Registration all
register the of such person qualified voter,
but they shall not register the of any person who
docs will possess said qualifications or is So
disqualified, and when any person applying afore-
said for registration, shall have been previously regis
tered within this State the Officer of Registration to
whom such application is made before registering such
person, shall demand and receive from him certificate
of his previous legal registration. and such certificate
of previous registration shall be cancelled by the officer
who shaH register such person anew.
The constitutional provisions above referred to are
fol ows:
SEC .. No person above the age of twenty years
convicted Of larceny. other infamous crime. unless
pardoncd 10y the Governor shall thereafter be
entitled to vote at any election in this State; and
person under guardianship, lunatc, "a person
non cOhpOS menttS, shall be entitled to vote.
SEC. }. If any person shall give, offer to give
directly or indirectly any hrihe present reward
any promise, or any security for the payment, the
delivery of money, any other thing, to induce any
voter to refrain from casting his vote, prevent
him. in any way, from voting to procure a vote for
any candidate, or person proposed or voted for, as
Eector of President and Vice President of the United
States Representative i'll Congress- for any Office
of profit or trust created by the Constitution laws
of this State by the ordinances authority of the
Mayor aud City Council of Baltimore the person giving,
or offering to give and the person receiving the
and any person who gives, causes to he given,
illegal vote knowing it to be SUCH at election to be
hereafter held i'll this State, shall conviction in
Court of Law in addition To the penalties here
after to be- imposed 10y law, be forever disqualified to
hold any office of profit trust, or 10 vote at any
election thereafter.
All male citizens, without distinction of color, who
entitled to registration under the preceding
TONS hereby notified to appear before the under
signed at the places named above, between the hours
prescribed, of the five days, and lie registered
They may otherwise be excluded from voting at the
November election, by the provisions of the Act OF
Assembly and the Constitution of the State of Mary
land.
JOHN WROTH,
Officer of Registration First district.
NOBLE BIDDLE,
Officer of Registration Second district.
WILLIAM Q. GILMOUR,
Officer of Registration Third district.