The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-09-30

Of or entitled 10 vote therein, or have become
disqualified under the provisions Of tho second
and third sections Of the first article Of the
Consultation, and shall deliver to any person,
whose name appears on the said list of quail
fed voters, and who may be DESTROYS Of reg
istering elsewhere, certificate Of registration,
and shall strike from the books Of registration
the names Of all persons SO applying for Ger.
ti6cates Of registration, as also the names OF
all dead, removed or disqualified persons, or
of persons who may not be resident Of the
precinct or election district in which he is
registered, or may not be entitled to vote
therein, under the Constitution and laws OF
this State, as the case may be and shall also
state in snch books the cause for such strik-
ing off Of the names respectively, and 10 reg.
lister the name Of every person who shall
apply to said officers to be registered as a
qualified voter, who shall satisfy them that
he possesses, or before the day Of election
next ensuing will possess, the requisite quail;
6eations under the Constitution OF the United
States, and the laws made in pursuance there.
Of, and of the Constitution Of the State
Of Maryland, and the qualifications of age,
citizenship and residence, and Is not dis
qualified under the provisions Of the second
and third sections Of the first article Of the
Constitution and before registering any per.
son as qualified voter, the said Officers OF
Registration shall administer to him the fol.
lowing oath or affirmation 81 -, do SOL
EMMY swear or affirm, that will true answers
make to all questions necessary TO ascertain
my qualification or disqualification to be reg
istered as qualified yoter;" but nothing
herein contained shall be construed to author
ize said Registers to ask any questions touch
ing any cause Of disqualification not expressly
enumerated in the Constitution of the State
of 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
name of any registered person, diligently in
quire and accurately ascertain that said reg
istered person does not possess, or before the
election next ensuing will not possess, the
requisite qualifications to entitle him to be
registered as qualified voter in such precinct
or election district, or that such personis dis.
qualified 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, or will
not possess said qualifications, and that he is
so disqualified, then said officer shall strike
the name of such person from said list Of
qualified voters and said books Of registration,
but ifit shall appear otherwise, then said Off
Ger shall not strike the name of such person
from said books Of registration and from said
list Of qualified voters, and before registering
as qualified voter any person who has APP
piled to said Officer of Registration to be reg.
istered as qualified voter, said officer shall
diligently inquire and accurately ascertain that
such person possesses or will possess, before
the election next ensuing, the requisite quail
fcations to entitle him to be registered as q
qualified voter, and that he is not disqualified
under the provisions of the second and third
sections of the first article OF the Constitution,
and if it shall appear that said person so ap.
plying, possesses or will possess before said
day Of election, said qualifications, and is not
SO disqualified, then said Officers Of Registra.
ton shall register the name Of such person as
a qualified voter, but they shall not register
the name Of any person who does not or will
not possess said qualifications, or is so dis
qualified, and when any person applying,
aforesaid, for registration, shall have been
previously registered within this State, the
Officer Of Registration to whom such apphca
ton is made, before registering such person,
shall demand and receive from him O certif-
cate of his previous legal registration, and
such certificate Of previous registration shall
be cancelled by the officer who shall register
such person anew.
SEC. %. That if any Officer Of Registration
Clerk of Court, Sheriff, Judge Of Election
or Police Commissioner, shall knowingly re-
fuse or neglect to comply with any Of the
provisions Of the several Sections Of this Act |
imposing duties upon him, or il any Officer
Of Registration shall enter upon the list Of |
registered voters the name of voter, or strike |
from said list the name Of any person already |
entered thereon except at the time and place |
prescribed by this Act, he shall be deemed |
guilty Of q misdemeanor and shall, on pre- |
sentiment and indictment therefor, and con
'ietion thereof, forfeit and pay fine of not |
ess than FIVE hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars for every such offence, or be |
imprisoned, in the discretion Of the Court,
for period not exceeding three years, or |
10th, and shall also be liable in damages at
he suit of the party aggrieved.
The constitutional provisions above refer
ed TO are as follows:
SEC. 2. No person above the age of twenty.
,ne years, convicted of larceny, or other in.
amous crime, unless pardoned by the Gov
ernor, shall ever thereafter be entitled to vote
At any election in this State and no person
ander guardianship, as lunatic, or as per.
son non compos mentis, shall be entitled to vote.
SEC. 8. If any -e-snr shall give, or cffer to
give, directly or indirectly, any bride, pres.
emit, or reward, or any promise, or any secu.
lty for the payment, or the delivery Of money,
or any other thing, to indrce any voter to
refrain from casting his vote, or to prevent
him, in any way, from voting, or to procure
vote for any candidate, or person proposed,
or vo.ed for, as Elector of President and Vice
President Of the United States, or Represen-
tatiye in Congress, or for any Office Of profit
or trust, created by the Constitution or laws
OF this State, or by the ordinances or anthor.
ity Of the Mayor and City Council Of Balti.
more, the person giving, or offering TO give,
and the person receiving the same, and any
person who gives, or causes to be given, an
illegal vote, knowing it to be such, at any
election hereafter held in this State, shall, on
conviction in Court Of Law, in addition to
the penalties now, or hereafter TO be, impos.
ed by law, be forever disqualified to hold any
Office of profit or trust, or to vote at any cleo.
ton thereafter.
All male citizens, without distinction of
color, who are entitled TO registration under
the preceding sections, are hereby notified TO
appear before the undersigned, at the places
named above, between the hours prescribed,
on one Of the two days, and be 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 Maryland.
WILLIAM l.. RUDISEL,
Officer Of Registration LIST District
JOHN r. HAINES,
Officer Of Registration "a District.
JONAS FR0CK,
Officer Of Registration 3D. District.
DANIEL EBAUGH,
Officer Of Registration 4th District.
SAMUEL s. SPALDING,
Officer Of Registration 5th District.
GEORGE SHOWER,
Officer Of Registration 9Th District.
LEE McELR0Y, W
Officer of Registration 7th District.
FRANCIS l.. HANN,
Officer Of Registration Sth District.
ABRAHAM ALBAUGH, ayr,
Officer Of Registration 9th District.
JOHN SKUNK,
Officer of Registration 10th District.
JESSE LAMBERT,
Officer Of Registration llth District.
JOHN HARTS0CK,