The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-10-05
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
To The VOTERS Of CARROLL CO.

VIE undersigned, Officers of Registration
= for Carroll county, in compliance with
the requirements of the Act of 1876. chapter
249, which makes it the daty of Officers OF
Registration to sit at some place convenient
to the voters Of their respective districts. for
two successive days, commencing on the first
Monday OF October in each year, for the
purpose Of diseharging their duties, hereby
give notice that they will attend as follows:
District No. l, at the Office of William
Fisher, in Taneytown.
District No. ?, at William A. Anders'
Tailor Shop, in Uniontown.
District No. 8, at Thomas F. Kesselrina's
Confectionery Store, Silver Run.
District No. 4, on Monday, the 9TH of DC.
tober, at the Finksburg Hotel, and on Tues
day, the sth Of October, at the Residence of
the Register, in Patapsco.
District No. ., at the Store of ]. Oliver
Wadlow, Freedom.
District No. 6, at the Residence of the Reg.
lister, in Manchester.
District No. Z, at the Office of the Register,
three doors east of the Farmers and Mechan-
les National Bank, Westminster.
District No. 8, at the Hotel of H. H. La.
motto, in Hampstead.
District No. 9, ut the Residence Of the
Register, Denning's Postofiee.
District No. 10, on Monday, the 9TH of
October, at Lewis Lynn's Hotel, Middleburg,
aud en- Tuesday, the sth of October, at Wash
ingtOn Shorb's, at Keysville.
District No. II, at the Residence of the
Register, New Windsor.
District No. u, at the Residence of the
Register in Union Bridge.
On Monday and Tuesday, the til aud Sth
Of October, 1878, from 9 o. clock, A, If.
to 8 o'clock, p. H.,
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:
SEC. 1. At the times and places of which
AAbtANN SAshtA bN ~ EthIAAf NAlG sAAu respective
Officers of Registration shall proceed to strike
from the list Of qualified voters the names of
all persons IN RETROSPECTIVE wards, or elect
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 ofthe 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 of registration
and shall strike from the books of registration
the names OF all persons so applying for GER
tihcates of registration, rs also the names of
all dead, removed or disqualified persons, or
| of persons who may not be resident of the
precinct OF 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 strik-
ing of of the names respectively, and TO reg
lister the name of every person who shall
apply TO said officers to be registered as u
qualified voter, who shall satisfy them that
he possesses, or before the day of election
next ensuing will possess, the requisite quail
hcati0ns 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 and 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;
fed voter, the said Officers of Registration
shall administer to him the following oath or
affirmation I'll, do solemnly swear or
affirm, that ] will true answers make 10 all
questions necessary TO ascertain my qualifica-
I ton or disqualification TO be registered rs a
/ qualified voter but nothing herein contained
I 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 >. Said Officers of Registration shall,
Y before striking from said list Of qualified
voters and from said books Of registration the
name of any registered person, diligently in
l quire and accurately ascertain that said reg
Z istered person does not possess, or before the
/ election next ensuing will not possess, the
requisite qualifications to entitle him TO be
registered as a 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 if 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 q qualified voter any person who has ap-
rIfad 70 said 0fIicarenf Rauisfrafion tn he req
istered as a 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