The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-15
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
TO THE VOTERS Of CARROLL CO.

| Tn THE VOTERS Of CARROLL Gu.
UNiE Undersigned Officers of Registration
! Cr Carroll county, in compliance WIN
/ 10 ra,pirrments of ths Act OF 1876, chapter
I 30 which makes il the duty of Officers Of
/ REGISTRATION 10 sit at some place convenient
TO the voters Of their respective DISTRICTS ior
/ two successive days, commencing on the ntst
Monday Of October, in each year, Tor the
nurpose Of discharging their duties hereby
give notice that they will attend as iollo"s'
District No. l, at the Office Of William
Fisher, Taneytown.
Distric, No. ?, at William A. Anders
Tailor Shop, Uniontown.
District No. 3, at the residence OF Jacob
r. Lippy, Silver Run.
District No. 1, Mt the residence ofthe Reg
lister, on the Baltimore Turnpike, near Finks'
burg.
District No. 3, on Monday, October lst at
Hoods Mills, Tuesday, October I'd, at Free
dom.
District No. 6, at the residence of the Reg
lister. in Manchester.
District No. Z, at the residence Of the Reg
lister, in Westminster, one door west Of NJ. L.
Church.
District No. 8, at the Hotel Of II. II.
lamotte, in Hampstead,
District No ., on Monday, October LIST, at
Mt Airy, and on Tuesday, October ID, at the
residence Of the Register, near Denniug's
Post Office.
District No. 10, on Monday, October lst,
at the Hotel Of Lewis Lynn, Middleburg, and
on Tuesday, October %, at Washington
Shorb's, Keysyille,
District No. IL, at the residence Of the
Register, in New Windsor.
District No. y, at the residence of the
Register, in Union Bridge.
On Monday and Tuesday, October Let
and "a, 1877, from Q clock, 4. w., to
d o'clock, r. w.
for the purpose Of discharging their duty as
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Of the General Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides:
SIC. 1. At the times and places Of which
notice shall be so 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 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 ofregistration,
aud shall strike from the books OF registration
the names Of all persons so applying for Ger
/ thcates 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 slrik,
| ing off Of the names respectively, and 10 reg
lister the name Of every person who shall
apply 10 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
fcations 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
eenship aud residence, and is not disqualified
under the provisions of the second and third
sections of the first article of the Constitutions
and before registering any person as quail
fed voter, the said Officers of Registration
shall administer to him the following oath or
affirmation I'll. do solemny swear or
affirm, that will true answers make 10 all
questions necessary TO ascertain my qualihca-
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.
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.
quire and accurately ascertain that said reg.
lsiered person does not possess, or before the
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requisite publications to entite him 10 be
registered as Il qualified voter in such precinct
or election district, or that such person is dis.
qualified under the provisions OF the second
aud tn u sections Of the first article Of the
Constitution; and II i shall appear that said
registered person does not possess, or will
not possess said qualifications, aud 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 1t 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 az.
Piled TO said Officer Of Registration 10 be reg
istered as qualified voter, said officer shall
diligently inquire aud accurately ascertain
that such person possesses or will possess, be.
lore the election next ensuing, the requisite
qualifications to entitle him TO be registered
us qiailhed voter, and that he Is not dis.
qualified under the provisions of the second
and third sections of the first article Of the
Consultation, and if il shall appear that said
person SO applying, possesses or will possess
beio e said day of election, said qualifications.
and is not so disqualified, then said Oeicers
Of Registration shall register the name Of
such person as a qualified voter, but thew
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 an.
plying, aforesaid, for registration, shall have
been previously registered within this State,
the Officer of Registration to whom such an
phcation 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. y. That il any Officer of Registration,
Clerk of Court, Sheriff, Judge of. Election,
or Police Commissioners shall knowingly re-,
fuse or neglect to comply with any of tho
provisions of the several Sections Of this Act
imposing duties upon him, or if any Officer
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