The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-08-18
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
70 Thu VOTERS Of CARROLL co.

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TIME undersigned, Officers Of Registration
for Carroll county, in compliance with
no renuirements of tho Act Of 1916, chapter
80. which makes il the duty OF Officers OF
Registration TO sit at some place convenient
10 The voters Of their respective distr lcls, ior
FIVE successive days, commencing on the hTSt
Monday of September, in each year, Tor the
purpose Of dischargug their duties hereby
give notice that they will attend as follows
District No. /, at the Office of William
Fisher, TaneytOwn.
District No. 2, at William A. Anders
Tailor Shop, Uniontown.
District No. 3, on Monday and Tuesday
September Sd aud ith, at Jacob X, Lippy
residence, Silver Run; on "Wednesday, sep
tember5th, at Absalom Yeiser' Storei aud on
Thursday and Friday, September 9th and ill.,
Mt the residence Of the Register.
District No. 4, At the residence of the Reg
lister, on the Baltimore Turnpike, near tinks'
burg.
District No. o, on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, September 3D., 9Th and Oh, ut
Hoods Mills; and on Thursday and Friday,
September 9Th and It'll, at Freedom.
District No. o, at the residence OF the Reg
lister, in Manchester. .
District No. !, at the residence of the Reg
ister in Westminster,
District No. 8, at the Hotel of II. II.
Lamotte, in Hampstead.
District No. ., on Monday, September 81,
ut Watersyille; on Tuesday, September 4ih,
ut Franklinyille; aud on "Wednesday, Thurs
day aud Friday, September 9th, 9th and lth,
at the residence of the Register, near Don
nings Post Office.
District No 10, on Monday and Tuesday,
September 3D. aud 9TH, ut Lewis Lynn's Hotel
Middleburg and on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, September 9th, 9Th and 7th, at
the residence of Washington Shorb, Keysville.
District No. H. at the residence Of the
Register, in New Windsor.
| District No u, at the residence Of the
Register, in Union Bridge.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs.
day and Friiay, the 81, 4M, 5h, Gth
aad III days Of September, 1871, from
9 o'clock, A. NJ, to 8 O'Clock, p. NJ
for the purpose of dischargiug their duty as
| Officers of Registration, according to said Act
of the General Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides:
SIC. I. At the times aud places of which
notice shall be so given, the said respective
Officers ofRegistration shall proceed to strike
| from the list of qualified voters the names OF
all persons 10 their respective wards, or elec.
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 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 sand list OF quail
lied voters, aud who may be DESTROYS of reg.
| isierng elsewhere, certificate ofregistration,
and shall strike from the books of registration
the names OF all persons so applying for Ger
| uhcates OF registration, as also the names OF
all dead, removed or disqualified persons, or
OF persons who may not be a resident of the
precinct or election district in which he is
! registered, or may not be entitled To vote
| thereini under the Constitution aud laws OF
this State as the case may be and shall also
state IN such books the cause for such strik.
ing oil OF the names respectively, and to reg.
lister the name OF every person who shall
apply to SAID officers 10 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.
hcatlons 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, citi.
zenshlp aud residence, and is not disqualified
under the provisions Of the second and third
sections OF the tirst article of the Constitution;
anu before registering any person as a quail.
NED voter, the said Officers of Registration
shall administer to him the following oath or
animation tt, do solemnly swear or
alhrln, that wall true answers make To ali
| questions necessary to ascertain my quali6ca.
non or disqualification to be registered a, a
| qualified voter but nothing herein contained
snail be construed to authorize said Registers
10 ask any questions touching any cause OF
dlsqnallhcation not expressly enumerated in
the Constitution Of the State of Maryland, or
of the United States.
SEC. o. 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 ald accurately ascertain that said reg,
lstered person does not possess, or before the
eleeeoh next ensuing will not possess, the
requisite CIVILIZATIONS TO entitle him To be
registered as a qualified voter in such precinc,
or election district, or that such person is dis
quallied under the provisions Of the second
ana third sections Of the first article of the
constitution and i it shall appear that said
registered person does not possess, or will
not possess SAID qualifications, and that he /.
50 disqualified, then said officer shall strike
'he name OF such person from said list of
gnsnhed voters and said books OF re gistraiion
out II u shall appear otherwise, then said Off
GET shail not strike the name Of such person
rom said books Of registration and from said
iist OF qualihed voters, and before Registering
as a qualihed voter any person who has ar.
Pued 70 sad oitleer OF Registration TO be req
lstered as a qualified voter, said officer shall
Iingehtiy inquire aud accurately ascertain
sha' sucn person possesses or will possess, be.
iore me election next ensuing, the requisite
quaihcatons to entitle him 10 be registered
as quaihed voter, and that he is not dis.
quaiined under the provisions of the second
anu 'nlru sections OF the first article of tho
consultation, and If it shall appear that AID
person 50 applying, possesses or will posses.
oeloee said DAY OF election, said qualifcati ons
ana IS not so disqualified, then said OfIicar.
~
OF registration shall register the name n
such person. as a qualified voter, but thsv
shall not register the name Of any person wb9
| uoes not or Will not possess said auali6ealions
OF IS SO disqualified, and when any person a,l
plying, aforesaid, for registration sbaiI b"g,
been previously registered within this state
the olhcer OF Registration TO whom sucb ny,
phcatlon Is made, before registering such me- r
son, shall demand and receive from him /,
certificate of his previous legal registration
ana such certificate of previous registration
shali be cancelled by the officer who sbaii
register such person anew.
SEC. y. That if any Officer of Reuis,ra,;o,
CLERK OF Court, Sheriff, Judge Of Electio"
or Police Commissioners shall Knowingly w.
inse or neglect to comply with any az IN,
provisions of the several Sections az ,bis a.,
imposing duties upon him, or If any Of; ;,
oil hegistratlon shall enter upon the ~, y
registered voters the name Of voter or s,s;t :
from said list the name of any person alread,
entered thereon except at the time and Mac
prescribed by this Act, he shall be Jea pnei
guilty OF misdemeanor and shall. on nsa
sentiment and indictment therefor. and en e
ylction9 thereof, forfeit and paw a fine or S vo
less than hive hundred nor moro ill., Nv