The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-08-26


for the purpose of discharging their duty al
Officers Of Registration, according to said Ac
of the General Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides:
SEC. 4. 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 qualified voters the names o
all persons in their respective wards, or cleo
ton districts, known or made known to them
who have died or removed from the precinct
or election district in which they have beer
registered, or who may not be residents there
of or entitled to vote therein, or have become
disqualified under the provisions of the second
and third sections Of the first article of the
Constitution, 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.
tifcates of registration, as also the names OF
all dead, removed or disqualified persons, OF
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 such books the cause for such strik.
ing off of the names respectively, and to 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.
hcations under the Constitution Of the United
States, and the laws made in pursuance there
nf aud Of tha nn1et,t,,t.o, &c
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
Regi stration shall administer to him the fol.
lowing oath or affirmation :-'I -, 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 voter; - 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. 8. 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
as a qualified voter in such precinct
or election district, or that such person is dis
qualified under the provisions of the second
and third sections of the first article of the
Enpatttuftnn and &c phall al
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 if it 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
rs qualified voter any person who has ap.
piled to said Officer Of Registration to be reg.
lstered as q qualified voter, said officer shall
inquire and accurately ascertain that
such person possesses or will possess, before
the election next ensuing, the requisite quail
ications to entitle him to be registered as a
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 Reg.
stration shall register the name of such per.
son as qualified voter, but they shall not
register the name Of any person who does not
Dr. will not possess said qualifications, or is so
disqualified, and when any person applying,
for registration, shall have been
previously registered within this State, the
officer OF Registration to whom such appli-
,ation is made, before registering such per
son, shall demand and receive from him a
certificate of his previous legal registration,
md such certificate Of previous registration
'hall be cancelled by the officer who shall
'egister such person anew.
SEC. %. That il any Officer of Registration,
Clerk Of Court, Sheriff, Judge Of Election
,r Police Commissioners shall knowingly re-
use or neglect to comply with any Of the
provisions of the several Sections of this Act
IMPOSING duties upon him, or il any Officer
'f Registration shall enter upon the list Of
registered voters the name of voter, or strike
rom said list the name of any person already
,ntered thereon except at the time and place
prescribed by this Act, he shall be deemed
,uilty of n misdemeanor and shall, on pre-
sentiment and Indictment therefor, and con
'iction thereof, forfeit and pay a fine of not
ess than FIVE hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars for every such offence, or be
in the discretion of the Court, |
or period not exceeding three years, or
10Th, and shall also be liable in damages at |
he suit of the party aggrieved.
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