The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-10-04
REGISTRATION NOTICE !!
70 The Voters Of Carroll County.

70 The Voters Of Carroll County.
FT1HE undersigned, Officers Of Registration
Ii for Carroll county, in compliance with
The requirements of the Act of 1876, chapter
$40, which makes il 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 discharging tkeir duties, hereby
give notice that they will attend as follows:
District No. /, at the Office Of William
Fisher, in Taneytown.
District No. ., at William a. Anders
Tailor shop, in Uniohtown.
District No. 8, on Mondsy and Tuesday,
October 9Th and 7th, at Thomas L. kessel-
rings Confectionery Store, Silver Run.
District No. 4, at Fnksburg on Monday,
the 9Th Of October, and al the residence Of
Che Register on Tuesday, the 9TH Of October.
District No. 5, at the store Of J. Oliver
Wadlow, in Freedom.
District No. 6, 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. 5, 6. he Hotel Of H. II. La
NOTE, in Hampstead.
District No. ., at the residence OF the
Register, Dennings 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 9TH.
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
oh and 7th days Of October,
1879, from Q o'clock, A. IT., to
to 9 o'clock, p. M,
for the purpose of diseharging their duty as
Officers Of Registration, according to said Act
Of the General Assembly
The Registration Act of 1876 provides.
Size. 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
lion 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
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Constitution, aud 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, certificate Of registration,
and shall strike from the books Of registration
the names Of all persons SO applying for GER
tilicaies Of registration, as also the names Of
oil dead, removed or disqualified persons, or
ofpersons who may not be resident of the
precinct or election district in which be 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.
ng of Of the names respectively, and to reg.
lister the name Of every person who shall
apply to said officers to be registered as q
qualified voter, who shall satisfy them that
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 10 pursuance there
Of, and of the Constitution Of the State Of
Maryland, and the qualifications of age, cit.
zenship and residence, and is not disqualified
under the provisions Of the second and third
sections OF the first article ofthe Constitution;
and before registering any person as quail
fed voter, the said Officers of Registration
shall administer to him the following oath Of
affirmation I'll, do solemnly swear or
affirm, that will true answers make TO all
questions necessary TO ascertain my quali6ea-
ton or disqualification 10 be registered as a
qualified voter but nothing herein contained
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
ofihe United States.
SEC 5. Said Officers Of Registration shall,
before striking from said list of qualified
voters and from said books of registration the
name of any registered person, diligently in
quire and accurately ascertain that said reg
istered person does not possess, or before the
election next ensuing will not possess, the
requisite qualifications 20 entitle him to be
registered as aqualifed voter in such precinct
or election district, or that such person is dis
qualified under the provisions OF the second
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Constitution; and iii 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 Registrations,
but il Il shall appear otherwise, then said off
Ger shall not strike the name of such person
from said books of registration aud from said
list Of qualified voters, and before registering
as qualified voter any person who has APP
piled to said Officers Of Registration TO be reg.
istered as qualified voter, said officer shnll
diligently inquire and accurately ascertain
that such person possesses or will possess, be-
fore the election next ensuing, the requisite
qualifications TO entiile him to be registered
ais qualified voter, and that be is not dis
qualified under the provisions Of the second
and third sections OF the first article Of the
Constitution, and If i shall appear that said
person SO applying, possesses or will possess
before said day OF election, said qualifications,
and is not 80 disqualified, then said Officers
of Registration shall register the name Of
such person as a qualified voter, but they
shall not register the name Of any person who
does not or will not possess said qualifications,
or IS so disqualified, and when any person ap-
plying as aforesaid, for registration, shall have
been previously registered within this State,
the Officer Of Registration TO whom such APP
plieati0n is made, before registering such per.
con, shall demand and receive from him
certificate Of his previous legal registration,
and such certificate Of previous registration
shaii be cancelled BY the officer who shall
register such person anew.
SIC, o. Thatif any Officer Of Registration,
Clerk Of Court, Sheriff, Judge Of Election,
or Police Commissioner shall knowingly re.
fuse or neglect 10 comply with any Of the
provisions Of the several Sections Of this Act
imposing duties upon him, or if any Officer
Of Registration shall enter upon the list Of
registered voters the name Of voter, or strike
frum said list the name of any person already
entered thereon except at the time and place
prescribed By this Act, he shall be deemed
guilty Of a miademeamor and ahall, on pre-
sentiment aud indictment therefor, and con
Tiction thereof, forfeitand pay fine Of not
less than 1--WE hundred nor more than one
Thousand dollars for every such offence, orb
imprisoned, in the dissertation Of The Court, fol
period not exceeding three years, or both,
and shall also be liable ia damages at tho
suit Of the party aggriUved.
The constitutional provisions above refer.
red to are as follows:
SEC. q No person above he age Of twenty
oae years, convicted Of larceny, or other in
famous crime, unless pardoned BY the Gov.