The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-12
On Monday, Tuesday, "Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, the 18th,
5th, 9th, 9TH and 9th days of
September, 1875, from 9 o'clock
4. M. to 6 o'clock P. M,

for the purpose of dischargng their duty Officers
Registration, according to said Act of the General
Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides:
See l. At the times and places of which notice shall
be given the sail respective Officers of Registration
shall proceed To strike from the list of qualified
the uame> of ali persons in their respective wards
election districts. known made known them. who
have died or removed from the precinct elect oil
district IN which they have been registered or WHO
may not lie residents thereof entitled therein
or have become disqualified under the provisions of til,
second and third sections of the first article Of the Con
stituon, and shall deliver TO person. whose nam,
appears the said list of qualified VOTERS and who
he DESTROYS of registering elsewhere certificate
of registration. and shall strike from the books Of
registration the names of all persons applying fp
certificates of registration. also the of nj
dead removed or disqualified persons of persons who
may not be resident of the precinct election d y
trct i'll which he is registered. may not be entitled
to vote therein, under the Constitution and laws o
this State, the he: and shall su state il
such books the for such striking of of the
respectively and to register the name of every person
who shall apply to said officers to lie registered
qualified voter who shall sfy them that he possesses
before the day of election er>nin. will possess
the requisite qualifications under the Constitution o
the United States, and the laws mad. in pursu;,lc,
thereof and of the Constitution of the State of Mary
land, and the luaf aOns of age, citizenship and resi-
drnce aud is not disqualified under the provisions
the second and third sections of the first article of til,
Constitution; and before reg strring any person
qualified voter, the said Officers of Registration shall
administer to him the following oath aiiirma ton
Il -, do sulrnnly swear or affirm that | vii
make all questions necessary scer
tain qualification disqualification to he registered
qualified voter" but nothing herein contained
shall be construed to authorize said Registers ASK
any questions touching any of disqualification
not expressly enumerated in the Constitution of tn,
State Of Mary land, or Of the United States.
SEC 3. Said Officers of Registration shall, brfnr,
striking from said list of qualified and said
books of registration he name Of registered person
diligently inquire and accurately ascertain that salt
registered person does not possess before the election
next ensuing will not possess, the requisite Ir,aic,
tons To entite him To be registered qualified voter
in such precinct election stric that such persur
is disqualified under the provisions Of the second
third sections of the first article Of the Constitution
and if it shall appear that said registered person doe,
not possess Will not possess said qualifications
that he is disqualified then said officer shall strk,
the name of such person from said list of qualife,
voters and said books of registration, but if it shall
appear otherwise then said officer shall strike the
maine of such person from said books of registration
and from said list Of qualified voters, and before regis
tcring qualified voter any person who has applied
To said officer of Registration t" be registered quail
flied voter, said officer shall diligently inquire and
cnraely ascertain that such person possesses vii
possess before the election ensuing the requisite
qualifications entitc him he registered as qua IL
fed voter. and that he is not disqualified under the pro
visions OF the second and third sections of the first
article of the Constitution, and if it shall appear tha
said person SO applying possesses or will possess before
said day of election said qualifications and not
disqualified, then said Officers of Registration al
register the nane of such person qualified voter
but they shall not register the name Of person VIII,
does not or will not possess said qualifications
disqualified. and when any prrson applying, tfpre
said for registration shall have been previously regis
tered within this State. the Officer of Registration t.
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
who shall register such person anew.
The constitutional provisions above referred to ar,
as follows:
SIC .. No person above the age of twenty one Years
convicted uf larceny. other Infamous crime. unless
parlUned 10y the Governor, shall thereafter he
entitled to vote at any election in this and
person under guardianship lunatic or Il person
non romPGS meitis, shall be entitled to vote.
SEc ). If any person shall give. offer To give
directly or indirectly, BRIDE present reward
any promise, any security for the payment. the
delivery of money. any other thing to induce
voter to refrain from casting his vote, . proven
him. i'll any way, from voting or 10 procure vote fol
any Candidate or person Proposed, voted for. u.
Elcct"r of President and Vice Pre-, rnt of the Unite,
Suites or Representative i'll Congress- for any olic,
of profit trust created by the Constitution law,
of this State by the ordinances authority of til,
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore the giving
offering to give. and the person receiving the
and any person who gives, causes to be given, al
illegal vote knowing it lie SUCH any election
hereafter held in this State shall. conviction in
after to he, imposed hy law, he forever disqualified t,
hold any Office of profit trust, to vote any
election thereafter.
All male citizens without distinction of color VIII,
are entitled to registration under the preceding
tons hereby notified 10 appear before the under
signed, at the places named above, between the hour,
prescribed, of the five days. and he registered
They may otherwise he excluded from voting at til,
Assembly and the Constitution OF the State of Mary.