The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-09-20
REGISTRATION NOTICE f!
10 the Voters Of Carroll County.

10 The Voters Of Carroll County.
HNHlE undersigned, Officers Of Registration
n for Carroll county, in compliance with
the requirements Of the Act Of 1876, chapter
2i9, which makes it the duty 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 dscharging their duties, hereby !
give notice that they will attend as follows;
District No. /, at the Office of William
Fisher, in Taneytown.
District No, 2, at William A. Anders'
Tailor Shop, in Uniontown.
District No. 3, on Mond and Tuesday,
October 9th and 9Th, at Thomas +. Kessel
rings Confectionery Store, Silver Run.
District No. 4, at Finksburg on Monday,
the 9th of October, and at the residence of
the Register on Tuesday, the 9Th Of October.
District No. 8, at the store of J. Oliver
Wadlow, in Freedom.
District No. G, at the Residence of the Reg.
lister, in Manchester.
District No. Z, at the Office Of the Register,
adjoining the Residence of j. Henry Hoppe,
Esq, Main Street, Westminster.
District No. 8, at the Hotel of II. II. La.
NOTE, in Hampstead.
District No. 0, at the residence of the
Register, Denning's Post Office.
District No 10, at Lewis Lynn's Hotel,
Middleburg, on Monday, the 9th of October,
and at Washington ShOrb's, Keysyille, on
Tuesday, October eth.
District No. IL, at the Residence of the
Register, New Windsor.
District No. y, at the Residence of the
Register in Union Bridge.
On Monday and Tuesday, the
9TH and 7M days Of October,
1879, from Q o'clock, A. M., 10
10 6 o'clock, p. Dr.,
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. 4. At the times and places Of which
notice shall be so given, the said respective
Officers of Registration 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, a certificate Of registration,
and shall strike from the books of registration
the names of all persons so applying for Ger.
tiheates of registration, as also the names OF
all dead, removed or disqualified persons or
ofpersons 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 strik.
ing off of the names respectively, and to reg
lister the name Of every person who shall
, apply to said officers to be registered as
qualified voter, who shall satisfy them thai
he possesses, or before the day of election
next ensuing will possess, the requisite quail
fications under the Constitution Of the United
States, and the laws made in pursuance there
OF, and of the Constitution Of the State o
Maryland, and the qualifications of age, citi
zenship and residence, and is not disqualified
under the provisions of the second and thirt
sections of the first article ofthe Constitution
and before registering any person as a quail
fed voter, the said Officers of Registration
shall administer to him the following oath o
affirmation I'll, do solemnly swear OF
] Affirm that I will 10 IN al
questions necessary to ascertain my quali6ca
ton or disqualification to be registered as
qualified voter but nothing herein containe'
shall be construed to authorize said Register
to ask any questions touching any cause o
disqualification not expressly enumerated il
the Constitution of tho State of Maryland, o
! Of the United States.
SEC. .. Said Officers OF Registration shall
before striking from said list Of qualified
voters and from said books of registration thu
name Of any registered person. diligently in
quire and accurately ascertain that said reg
istered person does not possess, or before III,
election next ensuing will not possess, Oh,
requisite qualifications to entitle him to b,
registered as aquali6ed voter in such precinc
or election district, or that such person is dis
qualified under the provisions OF the seeont
and third sections of the first article Of III,
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registered person does not possess, or viii
not possess said qualifications, and that he i
so disqualified, then said officer shall strik,
the name of such person from said list o
qualified voters and said books of registration
but II 1t shall appear otherwise, then said off
Ger shall not strike the name Of such person
from said books Of registration and from sal,
list OF qualified voters, and before registering
as a qualified voter any person who has ap
piled to said Officers of Registration 10 be reg
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 requisit,
qualifications to entitle him to be registered
as qualified voter, and that he is not dis
qualified under the provisions Of the secont
and third sections of the first article of tn,
Constitution, and il it shall appear that sait
person so applying, possesses or will posses
before said day Of election, said qualifications
and is not so disqualified, then said Officer
OF Registration shall register the name o
such person as q qualified voter, but they
shall not register the name of any person VIII
does not or will not possess said qualifications
or IS so disqualified, and when any person ap
plying, as aforesaid, for registration, shall hay,
been previously registered within this State,
the Officer Of Registration TO whom such ap
plicatlon Is made, before registering such per
sou, shall demand aud receive from him
certificate of his previous legal registration
and such certificate of previous registration
shall be cancelled by the officer who shall
register such person anew.
See. %. Thatf any Officer of Registration
Clerk Of a Court, Sheriff, Judge Of Election
or Police Commissioner shall knowingly re,
fuse or neglect TO comply with any OF III,
provisions Of the several Sections Of this Ac
imposing duties upon him, or if any Office
of Registration shall enter upon the list o
registered voters the name Of voter, or strik,
from said list the name Of any person alread,
entered thereon except at the time and plac,
prescribed by this Act, he shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor and shall, on pre-
sentiment and indietmen. therefor, and con
vietion thereof, forfeit aud pay fine Of no
less than FIVE hundred nor more than OF,
thousand dollars for every such offence, or b,
J imprisoned, in the discretion of the Court, fol
J period not exceeding three years, or both
and shall also be liable in DAMAGES nj ths