The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-09-20


from the books of registration the names
of all persons SO applying for certificates of
registration, as also the names of all dead.
removed or disqualified persons, or of per
sons who may not be resident of the pre-
cinct or election district in which lie ia
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
striking off ofthe names respectively, and
TO register the name of every person who
shall apply to said officers to be registered
as n qualified voter, who shall 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 State ofMaryland, and the qualiiica-
tions of age, citizenship and residence, and
is not disqualified under the provisions of
the second and third sections of the first
Article of the Constitution, and before reg
istering any person as qualified voter, the
said Officers of Registration shall admin
lister to him the following oath or aflir-
nation:
Il. -, do solemnly swear or affirm, that
| will true answers make to all questions to
ascertain my qualifications or disqualica-
tions to be registered as qualified voter
but nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to authorize said Registers to ask
any question touching any cause Of dis
qualification 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 ofquali-
fed voters and from said books of Rests
tration the name of any registered person,
diligently enquire and accurately ascertain
that said registered person does not pos
sess the requisite qualifications to entitle
him to be registered as qualified voter in
such precinct or election district, or that
such person is disqualified under the pro-
visions 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 disqualii-
ed, then said officer shall take the name of
such person from said list of qualified v0-
tiers and said books of registration, but if
it shall appear otherwise, then said officer
shall not strike the name OF such person
from said books of registration and from
said list of qualified voters, and before reg
istering as qualified voter any person who
has applied to said Officer of Registration
to be registered as a qualified voter, said
officer shall diligently enquire and accu
ratcly ascertain that SUCH person possesses
or will possess, before the election next en-
suing, the requisite qualifications to entitle
him to be registered as qualified voter,
and that he is not disqualified under the
provisions of the second and third sec
tions of the first Article of the Constitu-
ton.
The constitutional provisions above re-
ferred to are as follows:
SEC. .. No person above the age of
twenty-one years, convicted of larceny, or
other infamous crime, unless pardoned by
the Governor, shall ever thereafter be enti-
tied to vote at any election in this State
and no person under guardianship, as IA lu-
matte, Or as d person non compos mentis, shall
be entitled to II vote.
A II male citizens without distinction of
color, who are 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 two days, and be
registered. They may otherwise by exclu-
died from voting at The November election,
by the provisions of the Act of Assembly
and the Constitution of the State of Mary
land.
a-fF" The registers are very DESTROYS of
presenting to the Judges Of Election II full
and complete list of 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 ut the time and
places above specified.
WILLIAM BILLINGSLEA,
Officer of Registration First District.
JARRETT Il. BALDWIN,
Officer of Registration Second District.
VIM. II. DIVERS,
Officer of Res istration Third District.
GEO. r. CAIRNES,
Officer of Registration Fourth District.
SAMUEL NJ. WHITFFORD,
Officer of Registration Fifth District.
JOHN S. MORGAN,
Officer of Registration Sixth District.
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