The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-01
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
10 THE VOTERS Of CARROLL CO.

TO THE VOTERS Of CARROLL CO.
TNHE undersigned, Officers Of Registration
u for Carroll county, in compliance with
the requirements of the Act of 1876, chapter
249, which makes il the duty of Officers Of
Registration TO sit at some place convenient
TO the voters Of their respective districts, for
Ave successive days, commencing on the first
Monday Of September, in each year, for the
purpose of discharging their duties hereby
give notice that they viii attend as follows
District No. !, at the Office of William
Fisher, Taneytown.
District No. ., at William A. Anders
Tailor Shop, Uniontown.
District No 3, on Monday and Tuesday,
September Sd and 4th, at Jacob r. Lippy's
residence, Silver Run; on Wednesday, Sep.
TENDER 9Th, at Absaiop: Yeiser' Store; and on
Thursday and Friday, September 9Th and It'll,
at the residence Of the Register.
District No 4, at the residence ofthe Reg
ister on the Baltimore Turnpike, near Finks-
burg.
District No. 3, on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, September Sd, 9TH and 9TH, at
Hoods Mills; and on Thursday and Friday,
District No. 8, at the residence of the Reg.
lister, in Manchester
District No 7, at the residence Of the Reg.
lister, in Westminster.
District No. g, at the Hotel Of IL. H.
Lamotte, in Hampstead
District No. 8, on Monday, September Sd,
at Watersyille on Tuesday, September 4th,
at Franklinville and on Wednesday, Thurs.
I day and Friday, September 9th, 9th and It'll,
at the residence Of the Register, near Den.
| ning's Post Office.
District No. 10, on Monday and Tuesday,
| September 30 and 4th, at Lewis Lynns Hotel,
| Middleburg and on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, September 9th, 9th and 18th, at
the residence Of Washington Shorb, Keysville.
District No. IL, at the residence Of the
Register, in New Windsor.
District No. IL, at the residence of the
Register, in Union Bridge
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, the Sd, I'LL, 5h, 9Th
aud 7h days Of September, 1871, from
9 O'Clock, A. NJ, TO 6 o'clock, p. M
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 ~ gwen, the said respective
Officers ofRegistration 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 10 them,
who have died or removed from the precinct
or election district in which they have been
| rem ztaraA xrhn may mot he rastdants ara.
Of or entitled TO vote therein, or have become
1 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
/ he'd voters, and who may be DESTROYS Of reg
/ isterlng elsewhere, certificate ofregistration,
and shall strike from the books of registration
the names Of all persons so applying for Ger.
tihcates 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 such books the cause for such strik.
ing off Of the names respectively, and 20 reg.
lister the name at every person who shall
apply TO said officers TO be registered as a
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he possesses, or before the day of election
next ensuing will possess, the requisite quail
iica.ions ander 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, eit.
zenship and residence, and is not disqualified
under the provisions Of the second and third
sections of the first article OF the Constitution;
and before registering any person as quail,
fed voter, the said Officers of Registration
shall administer 10 him the following oath or
affirmation I'll, do solenny swear or
affirm, that | will true answers make 10 all
questions necessary to ascertain my uualihca.
ton or disqualification TO be registered as a
qualified voter" but nothing herein contained
shall be construed TO authorize said Registers
TO ask any questions touching 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
qulre and accurately ascertain that said reg
istered person does not possess, or before the
election next ensuing will not possess, the
requisite qualifications TO entite him TO be
registered as a qualified voter in such precinct
or election district, or that such person is dis
quahhed under the provisions Of the second
and third sections OF the first article of the
Constitution and iii shall appear shat 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 u II 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 ap.
phed TO said Officer Of Registration to be reg
lstered as qualified voter said officer shall
diligently inquire and accurately ascertain
that such person possesses or will possess, be
fore the election next ensuing, the requisite
qualifications TO entitle him TO be registered
as qualified voter, and that he il not dis
qualified under the provisions of the second
and third sections Of the first article of the
Constitution, and if it shall appear that sale
person SO applying, possesses or will possess
before said day of election, said qualifications
and IS not so disqualified then said Officer,
of Registration shall register the name q
such person as a qualified voter, but the,
shall not register the name Of any person who
does not or will not possess said qualifications
OF IS SO dlsqualihed, and when any person APP
plying, aforesaid, for registration, shall hay,
been previously registered within this State
the Officer of Registration to whom such an
pliealion is made, before registering such per
son, shall demand and receive from him ,
certificate Of his previous legal registration
and sneh certificate of previous registration
shall be cancelled by the officer who Shall
register such person anew.
SEC. y. That if any Officer of Registration
Clerk OF a Court, Sheriff, Judge Of Election
Or Police Commissioners shall knowingly re
fuse or neglect to comply with any of Ia,
provisions Of the several Sections Of this Ac
imposing duties upon him, or il any Office
OF Registration shall enter upon the list o
registered voters the name Of a voter, or strilx
from said list the name of any person alread
entered thereon except at the time and plac
prescribed by this Act, he shall be deeme,
guilty oil misdemeanor and shall, on pre-
sentiment and indictment therefor. and con
victon thereof, forfeit and nav n fine ~ ~