The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-08-25
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
TO THE VOTERS Of CARROLL CO

TNHE undersigned, Officers of Registration
Il for Carroll county, ia compliance with
the requirements of the Act Of 1876, chapter
2i9, which makes il the duty Of Officers Of
| Registration to sit at some place convenient
to the voters Of their respective districts, for
FIVE successive days, commencing on the first
| Monday Of September, in each year, for the
purpose Of discharging their duties, hereby
give notice that they will attend as follows /:
District No. l. 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 and 4th at Jacob Il. l1ppy' 5
residence, Silver Run; on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 9th, at Absalom Yeiser Store; and on
Thursday and Friday September 9Th and It'll,
at the residence Of the Register.
District No 4, at the residence Of the Reg.
ister, on the Baltimore Turnpike, near Finks-
burg.
District No. ., on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, September Sd, 4th and 9Th, at
Hoods Mills and on Thursday and Friday,
September 9th and It'll, at Freedom.
District No. G, at the residence Of the Reg.
lister, in Manchester.
District No. Z, at the residence Of the Reg.
lister, in Westminster.
District No. 8, at the Hotel Of H. H.
l.amotte, in Hampstead.
District No. o, on Monday, September 3D.,
at Watersvlle on Tuesday, September 4th,
at Franklinville and on Wednesday, Thurs.
day and Friday, September 9th, 9th and Eth
at the residence Of the Register, near Den.
nings Post Office.
NJ.
September 3D. and ith, at Lewis Lynn's Hotel,
Middleburg and on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, September 9th, 9th and eth, ut
the residence of Washington Shorb, Keysvile
District No. II, at the residence Of the
Register, in New Windsor.
District No. ~, at the residence of the
Register, in Union Bridge.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, he Sd, I'LL, 9TH, Oh
and 7h days Of September, 1877, from
O'Clock, Il. IT., to @ o'clock, r. 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 so given, 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 10 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.
he'd voters, and who may be DESTROYS of reg.
istering 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
therein, ander 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
tications 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.
zenship aud 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.
he'd voter, the said Officers of Registration
ghall ol rn,u -. en-
affirmation IL, do solemnly swear or
affirm, that will true answers make 10 ali
questions necessary to ascertain my aualifca.
ton or disqualification to be registered as 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.
Sac. 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
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 10 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 II 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
as qualified voter any person who has ap.
plied to said Olhcer 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 is 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 said
person so applying possesses or will possess
before said day OF election, said qualifcati ons,
and IS not so disqualified, then said Officers
OF Registration shall register the name of
such person as qualified voter, but thew
snail not register the name Of any person who
does not or viii not possess said qualifications.
or is so disqualified, and when any person an.
plying, aforesaid, for registration, shall have
been previously registered within this State,
the Officer Of Registration to whom such an
pllcation 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 ola Court, Sheriff, Judge of Election,
or Fohce Commissioners shall knowingly re.
fuse or neglect to comply with any OF the
provisions of the several Sections Of this Act
imposing duties upon him, or if any Officer
OF Registration shall enter upon the list Of
registered voters the name Of a 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-