The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-22
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
TO THE VOTERS Of CARRObLCO.

HNHE undersigned, Officers Of Registration
! Il for Carroll county, in compliance with
, the requirements Of the Act Of 1876, chapter
249, which makes it the duty of Officers Of
Registration to sit at some place convenient
! to the voters OF their respective districts, for
two successive days, commencing on the FIRST
Monday Of October, In each year, for the
purpose Of discharging their duties, hereby
give notice that they will attend as follows
District No. 1, at the Office Of William
Fisher, Taneytown.
District No. ., at William A. Anders'
Tailor Shop, Uniontown.
district No. 3, at the residence of jacob
r. Lippy, Silver Run.
District No. 4, at the residence ofthe Reg
lister, on the Baltimore Turnpike, near Finks-
burg.
District No. 5, on Monday, October LIST, at
Hoods Mills, Tuesday, October I'd, at Free.
dom.
District No. 8, at the residence of the Reg
lister, in Manchester.
District No. 7, at the residence of the Reg
lister, in Westminster, one door west of NJ. Il.
Church.
District No. 8, at the Hotel of II. II.
Lamotte, in Hampstead.
District No. o, on Monday, October LIST, at
Mt. Airy, and on Tuesday, October I'd, at the
residence Of the Register, near Denning's
Post Office.
District No. 10, on Monday, October LIST,
at the Hotel of Lewis Lynn, Middleburg, and
on Tuesday, October I'd, at Washington
Shorb's, Keysville.
District No. H. at the residence of the
Register, in New Windsor.
District No, ~, at the residence of the
Register, in Union Bridge.
On Monday and Tuesday, October lat
and I'd, 1877, from 0 o'clock, A. M, to
o'clock, u. ".
for the purpose of discharging then duty as
Officers of Registration, according to said Act
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 Regstration 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
ofor 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 ofregistraton,
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 strk-
ing off Of the names respectively, and to reg
lister the name of every person who shall
apply to said officers to be registered rs n
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
Of, and of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, and the qualifications of age. cit.
zenship and residence, and Is not disqualified
under the provisions of the second and third
sections OF the first article the Constitution;
and before registering any person as a quail
fed voter, the said Officers of Registration
shall administer to him the following oath or
iiirmation:-"I-, do solemnly swear or
affirm, that will true answers make to all
questions necessary TO ascertain my qualiica-
| Dr In bp n
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.
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,
qure and accurately ascertain that said reg
istered person does not possess, or before the
election next ensuing will not possess, the
requisite publications to enttle 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
and third sections of the first article of the
Constitution and if it 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
the name OF such person from said list of
qualified voters and said books Of registration,
but if it shall appear otherwise, then said oil.
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 OPP.
piled to said Officer of Registration to be reg.
istered as n 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 asquahfed voter, and that he IL not dis
qualified under the provisions of the second
and third sections of the. first article Of the
Constitution, AID IL it,shall appear that said
person SO applying, possesses or viii possess
before said day of election, said qualifications
and is not so disqualified, then said Officers
Of Registration shall register the name of
such person as a qualified voter, cut they
shall not register the name Of any person who
does not or will not possess said qualifications,
or is so disqualified, and when any person APP
plying, aforesaid, for registration, shall have
been previously registered within this State,
the Officer of Registration to whom such ap
plication is made, before registering such per.
son, shall demand and receive from him a
! certificate of his previous legal registration,
and such certificate of previous registration
shall be cancelled by the officer who shall
register such person anew
SEC. %. 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 f0f the.
provisions Of the several Sections Of this Act
imposing duties upon him, or if any Officer
of Registration shall enter upon the hst'of
registered yotersthe name Of voter, or strike
from said list the name of any person already
entered thereon except at the time and place
prescribed by this Act, he shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and shall, on pre-
sentiment and indictment therefor and con.
yiction thereof, forfeit and pay q fine Of not
less than FIVE hundred nor more thap one
thousand dollars for every such offence, or be
Imprisoned, in the discretion of the Court, for
period not exceeding three years, or both,
and shall also be liable in damages al the snit
of the party aggrieved.