The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-09-19

October, 1870, from 8 clock, a. NJ, toe o'clock,
p. NJ.
The above named Officers of Registration will
be at their offices at the time and places above
designated, for the purpose Of disclarging their
duty according to the provisions of the said Act
OF the General Assembly of Maryland.
The Registration Act oflS76 provides, (scctIon
~ that "At the times and places of which notice
Shall be so given, the said respective Officers of
Registration shall proceed TO strike from the
lists of qualified voters the names of all persons
in their respective wards or election districts
known or made known to them, who have died
or removed from the precinct or election district
III which they have been registered or who may
not be residents thereof or entitled TO vote there
in, or have become disqualified under the pro-
visions of the second and third Sections of the
first Article OF the Constitution and shall dcliv-
er to any person, whose name appears on the list
OF qualified voters, and who may be DESTROYS of
registering elsewhere, certificate ofrcgistmtion,
and shall strike from the books of registration
the names of all persons so applying for certiti-
Gates OF registration, rs also the names of all
dead, removed or disqualified persons, or of per-
sons who may not be Il 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 striking off of the names re-
spectiyely, and to register the name ofevery per-
son who shall apply to said officers to be regis
tered as qualified voter, who shall satisfy them
that he possesses, or before the day of election
next ensuing will possess the requisite qualifca-
tlons under the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, and the'qualiiications of age, citizen
ship 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 qualified voter, the
said Officers of Registration shall administer to
him the following oath or affirmation:
-, do solemnly swear or affirm, that
Will true answers make to all questions to ascer-
tain my qualifications or disqualification to be
registered as qualified voter but nothing here
in contained shall be construed to authorize said
Registers to ask any questions touching any
cause OF disqualification not expressly enumera-
ted in the Constitution of the State of MARYLAND,
or of the United States"
SEC. 8. Said Officers of Registration shall, be-
fore striking from said list ofqualifcd voters and
from said books of Registration the name of any
registered person, diligently enquire and accu-
rately ascertain that said registered person does
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 disqualified under the provisions of the second
and third sections of the first Article of the Con-
stltutlon; and if il shall appear that said regis
tered person does not possess or will not possess
said qualifications, and he is so disqualified, then
said officer shall take the name of such person
of registration, but if it shall appear otherwise
then said officer shall not strike the name of such
person from said books ofregistration and from
the list of qualified voters and before registering
as II qualified voter any person who has applied
to said officer of Registration to be registered as
qualllcd voter, said officer shall diligently en-
quirc and accurately ascertain that such person
POSSESSES or will possess, before the election next
ensuing, The requisite qualifications 10 entite
nm to be registered us n qualified voter, and
HAT he is not disqualified under the provisions of
the second and third sections of the first Article
of the Constitution.
The constitutional provisions above referred
to are as follows
Sec. 2. No person above the age of twenty
one years, convicted of larceny, or other inta-
NOUS crime, unless pardoncd by the Governor,
snail ever thereafter be Untitled to vote nj any
election in this State; and no person under
as lunatic, ora person non compoS
DUlhiS, shall be entitled to vote.
All male citizens without distinction of color,
who are entitled to registration under the pre-
ceding section, are hereby notified to appear be-
lore the undersigned, at the places named above,
between the hours prescribed, on one of the two
days, and be registered. They may otherwise
be excluded from voting at the November cleo
ton, by the provisions of the Act of Assembly
and the Constitution of the State of Maryland.
~ The Registers are very DESTROYS ofprcscnt-
ing TO the Judges of Election a 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 at the time
and places above specified.
WILLIAM BILLINGSLEA,
Ofllc0r of Registration First District
.. JARRETT I. BALDWIN,
Officer of Registration Second District.
VIM, IL. DIVERS, ,..- Il
Officer Of Registration Third District
---..-r. GEO. r. CAIRNES, .-... .-..r II
Officer of Registration Fourth District
SAMUEL NJ. WHITEFORD,
Officer of Registration Fifth District
JOHN s. MORGAN,
officer of Registration Sixth District.
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