The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-05
On MONDAY and TUESDAY
OCTOBER It'll alsd Sth,

OCTOBER 7th aad Sth,
From 8 o'clock am. to 6 O'Clock p. NJ,
for the purpose of discharging their
duties as Officers of Registration, ac-
cording to said Act of she General
Assembly.
The Registration Act OF 1876 pro-
vides:
SEC. 4, At the times and places Of which
notice shall SO be given the said respective
Officers ofRegistratjon shall proceed to strike
from the list Unqualified voters the names of
all persons in their respective wards, or elec-
ton districts, known or made shsswn TO them,
who have died or removed trota the precinct
or election district in which tlreg have been
registered, or who may nor 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 qualified voters, and who may he desi nous
of registering elsewhere, Il certificate of regis
tr5ltioa, and shall strike from the books of
rcgistr3 ton the names of AL persons so APP
plying tor certificates OF rcgfstrabi0n as Il $50
the names Of;all dead, removed or diSozFSlgti-
ed persons, or OF persons who mFy mot lAs a
resident ofjhe precinct or election district in
which he Is registered, OF may nOtibe en- titled
TO a vote thereto Gnder the ConstitU tRcH and
avs of this state, as the case muy be; and
shall also state in Sslcb books the cause SOr
such striking off the Vealne respectively AMID
TO register the name of every parsoK who shall
apply to said officers 10 be registered "a
qualified voter, who shalt satisfy Thorn THAT
he Possesses, or before the day of eecti1nneXt
ensuing will possess. the requisite quSLtfica-
lions under the Constitution Of the United
states, and the laws ~ 5de IN pursuancethcne-
of and Of the Con tuition OF the State eDf
Maryland, and the qualifications ofnae, tl1S-
Zenship and residence aHi is netuisg1ali1t-
,ed under the provisi0r' Vt the second a2ld
third sections of the jill article, of the Con-
StitutiOn and baiCr. m STEERING any person
as a qualified vote. tia lid Officers OF lsesjs-
tration shall administer o him the iIeil lowing
oath or animation 81, - do -solecEEnly
swers TO all question necessary to;asoertain
@S qualification O. disqualifiea tiaa to be
registered us qualified voter; but nothing
herein contained shall be construed to au-
thoriZe said Registers TO ask anyqQ esil0nS
touching any cause of disqualification not
expressly enuul Grated in the Consttu1ion of
the State Of Maryland, or ofthe UeliteS STATES.
SEC. s. said Officers of Registratior shall be-
fore striking fro IA said list of qualified voters
and from said BOOKS of registration the name
of any registered yserS0sa, diligently inquire
and accurately ascertain that sait q'egi stored
person does not before the election next
ensuing will not possess. the requisite quail
fications to entitle him to be registered as IL
qualified voter in such precinct on election
district. or that such person is qualified under
the provisions OF the second and third sec
lions OF the Ifrt SFIlGIe OQ Lie 10kSt1UeltlO
and If il shall appear that said registered per-
sons does not possess, or Will not possess said
qualifications shall strike the name of such
person from raid list of qualified voters and
said books Of registration, but If it shall APP
pear otherwise, the5E saS& caficer shall not
strike the name of saeh person from said
books of registration and from said list OF
qualified voters, and before registering as IL
qualified voter any person who has applied to
said officer Of registration to be registered as
n qualified voter, said officer shall diligently
inquire and accurately ascertain that such
person possesses or will possess, before the
election next ensuing, the requisite qualifi-
cations to entitle hlne to lie registered as Il
qualified voter, and that he is not disqualifi-
ed under the prOvisissns of the second and
third section OF the FIRST article of the Con
stitution, and if 1t sknOll appear that said per-
son so applying, possesses or will possess be-
fore said day Of election. said qualifications,
and is not so disqualified then said Officers of
Registration shall register the name ofsuch
person rs a qualified voter, but they shall not
register the name of any person who does not
or will not possess said qualifications or is
DISQUALIFIED, and when any person apply ing,
as Aforesaid for registration, shall have been
previously registered with n this State, the
Officer Of Registration to whom such appli-
cation 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