The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-08-10
Havre de Grace.

On MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNES-
DAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY, Sd, 4th,
9th, 9th and 9TH days of September, 1877,
from 0 o'clock, A. NJ, to o'clock, p. M.
The above named Officers of Registration
will be at their several offices at the time
and places above designated, for the pur-
pose of discharging their duty according
to the provisions of the said Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides,
(section ~ that SAT the times and places of
which notice shall be so given, the said re
spective Officers of Registration, shall pro-
coed to strike from the lists ofqualfed vo-
tiers, the names of all persons in their res
pective wards or election districts, known
or made known them, who have died or
removed from the precinct or election dis.
trict in which they have been registered,
or who may not be residents thereof or
entitled to vote therein, or have become
disqualified under the provision of the Sec
ond and third Sections, of the ii rst Article
of the Constitution, and shall deliver to
any person, whose name appears on the
said list of qualified voters, and who may
be desiroua of registering elsewhere, Ger
tifcate of registration and shall strike from
the books of registration, the names of all
persons so applying for certificates of reg
istration, as also the names of all dead, re-
moved or disqualified persons, or of per-
sons who may not be a resident of the pre-
cinct or election district in which he is reg
istered, or may not be entitled to vote there
in, under the Constitution and Laws of this
State, as the case may be and shall also
state in such books the cause for such
striking off of the names respectively, an d
to register the name of every person who
shall apply to said officers to be registered
rs qualified voter, who ehall satisfy them
that he possesses, or before the day of cleo
ton next ensuing, will possess the requi-
site qualifications under the Constitution
of the United States, and the laws made in
pursuance thereof, and of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland, and the qualif-
cations OF age, citizenship and residence,
and is not disqualified under the provis-
ions of the second and third sections, of
the first Article of the Constitution, and
before registering any person as qualified
voter, the said Officers of Registration shall
administer to him the following oath or
affirmation
L., do solemnly swearor affirm, that
will true answers make to all questions to
ascertain my qualification or disqualified.
tionsto be registered as q qualified voter,
butnothipg herein contained SHALL be con-
strued to authorize said Registers to ask any
questions touching any cause of disquali-
fication not expressly enumerated in the
Constitution OF the State of Maryland, or
of the United Sta s."
All male citizens without distinction OF
color, who s"e entitled to registration I'M
der the preceding section, are hereby mott
fed to appear before the undersigned, ut
the places named above, between the hours
prescribed, on one of the five days, and be
registered, They may otherwise be exclu-
ded from voting at tue November election,
by the provisions of the act of Assembly
ard the Constitution of the State Of Mary
land.
g94 The registers are very DESTROYS of
presenting to the Judges of Election full
and complete list of the qualified voters,
and to that end earnestly desire and request
all persons whose names are not now on the
registration list, and who are entitled to be
registered, to appear before the registers
of their respective districts at the time and
place above specified.
WILLIAM BILLINGSLEA,
Officer of Registration First District.
JARRETT T. BALDWIN,
Officer of Registration Second Dist cict.
VIM. H, DIVERS,
Officer of Registration Third District.
GEO. r. CAIRNES,
officer of Registration Fourth District.
SAMUEL M. WHITEFORD,
Officer of Registration Fifth District.
WILLIAM B. MORGAN,
Officer of Registration Sixth District.
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