The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-08-19

Friday, September o, and 8, at the residence
of the Register Dennings Post Office.
District No. 10, on Monday and Tuesday,
September and o. at the Hotel Of Lewis
Lynn, Middeburg and on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, September 6, and :, ut the
residence of Washington Shorb.
District No. II, at the residence OF the Reg
lister, in New Windsor.
District No. IL, at the residence of the Reg
lister, in Union Bridge.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
dag H,d Friday, tie III, Oh, OH, IN
and SM days Of September, 1876, from
9 O'Clock, A. ~, to o O'Clock. r. w.,
for the purpose of discharging their duty as
Officers of Registration, according TO said Act
of the General Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides:
SIC. 4. AT the times and places of which
notice shall be so gwen the said respective
Officers OF Registration shall proceed to strike
from the list of qualified voters the names of
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 been
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.
tihcates of registration, rs 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 such books the cause for such strik.
ing of 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.
iications under the Constitution of the United
States, and the laws made in pursuance there
of, and of the Constitution of the States
Of Maryland, and the qualifications of age,
citizenship and residence, aud 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.
sou as a qualified voter the said Officers of
Registration shall administer to him the fol-
lowing oath OF affirmation ;--''l -, 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 q qualified voter p but nothing
herein contained shall be construed to author
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ing any cause Of disqualification not expressly
enumerated in the Constitution of the State
Of Maryland, or of the United States.
SIC. 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.
qnire 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 person is dis.
qualified under the provisions Of the second
aud third sections Of the first article Of the
Constitution and if ii 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
qualified voters and so;d hooLs az eg;s,ra,;o,,
but If Il shall onnear n,borw;so ,hoa al ~
Ger shall no, strI'e The nnr~o ~ snnh s'e on
from said books of registration and from said
list of qualified voters, and before registering
as a qualified voter any nerson who has nj.
piled 10 said Officer Of Registration IN he ree.
istered as a qualified voter. said officer shall
diligently inquire and accurately ascertain that
such person possesses or win nossess. before
the election next ensuing. the reonisite mali.
fcations to entitle him 10 be registered AS n
qualified voter, aud that he il moi dismnl;l;eJ
under the provisions OF the second and third
sections of the first article of the Const;tnt;on
and IL it shall appear that aid ncrson 90 ~,
plying, possesses or will possess before sa,d
| day OF election. said onoI;6oo,;ons IL H.; !.
not so disqualified. then sa;d 0fscors o. J De- '
istration shall reg;ster he man,a ~ III III nes
son as n Qualified voter bn, ,hsr sh Sen pel ,
register the name az anv nerson ,:h sJ Jna ~
or will not possess aid oaaI;Ica,;on. uoei "oo
aforesaid, for registratios pbaIl MI apP'yu LUZ
prey,ously reo;s,erad ,';,i s" ~; nsse oeen
Officer OF Registration 10 ,shon, Ia 49, ny
cation is made. heforo re,;,,"s;. ' 'uen "Ppl'
son. shnll demand and 900" s"01 per
certificate of his nrev;ons ~ oa MN
and such certificate az nrev;onS r.,s,;",.'.;'''
shall he can"aIi"S ~ iIe',I H eglstra,lo :,
register such Nepsou oyo ,"' o'''ecr VINO s'H''l
'es''V' s"cn person anew.
c,ot tD - dnM II any omeer OF Reglstratioa
n, pal;na S N, sherln, d9age OF Election
S,sa o on commissioners shall knowingly re-
raSs u aeglsce 70 comply with any OF Tho
pios ns,n 0, lhe several Sections of this Ac
nSiippsng uutles upon him, or 1t any Officer
nesls,ra'lon shall enter upon the list o.
r regas'ereI yo'ers me name OF voter or strik,
rom sala llst the name OF any person already
entered t9ereon except at the time and place
pre;,s ... oy nus Act, he shall be deemed
su,y % inisdemeanor and shall, on pre-
s ssn;nea. anu indictment therefor, and con
,e cU ,ha .ner e forfeit and pay fine Of mo-
,S 10 snap ,, nHe hundred nor more than Oat
;nousanu dollars tor every such oisence, OR b,
imprisoned IN the discretion Of the Court
Ior a period not exceeding three years OF
Iuin, ana ssal also BIO liable in damages al
we SUN OF TIE party aggrieved.
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~ unconstitutional provisions above refer
reg 40 70 are az & S follows:
Mhous crime, unless pardoned by the Coy,
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