Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-10-04
June %


Registration officer for East Lonaconing
| Election District, No. 10,
EDWARD SHOCKEY,
| Office in John Helber's building Lonacon.
ny.
All male citizens without distin ction OF
color, VINO are entitled to registration under
| the preceding section, are hereby notified
to appear before the registration officers
at the places named above between the
hours prescribed, on one of the said days
| and be registered; they may otherwise be
| excluded hom voting ut the November
election, by the provisions OF the Act OF
Assembly and the Constitution OF the State
of Maryland
Persons having removed from one ward
OrdlStrlct to another must, according to law
Aayc their names changed TO the ward or
district IN which they live =; otherwise they
may be excluded from voting. Persons
should bear this fact in mind.
The Registration Act OF 1876, Section /,
as amended, provides rs follows:
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 tneI respective
Known to them, who have died or removed
rom the precinct or election district in
which they have been registered, or who
may not be Residents thereof 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 per-
sou whose name appears on said list OF
qualified voters, and who may be DESTROYS
Of registering elsewhere, II certificate OF
registration, and shall striku from the books
OF registration the names OF all persons so
applying for certificates OF registration, as
also the names OF ali dead, removed, OF dis
qualified persons, or OF persons who may
not be residents 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 the State, as the
case may be; and shall also state i'll such
books the cause tor such striking OFT of the
names respectively, and to register the
name OF every person who shall apply to
said officers to be registered as quallti ed
voter, wLo shall satisfy them that he pos
sesses or before the day of election next
ensuing will possess the requisite qualitica-
tons under the Constitution OF the United
States and the laws made i'll pursuance
thereof, and OF the Constitution OF the State
OF Mary land, and the qualifications of age,
citizenship aud residence, and is not dis
qualified under the provisions OF the Sec
ond and third sections OF the first article OF
the Constitution; and before registering
any person as qualified voter, the said
officer OF registration shall administer TO
him the following oath or Affirmation: Il,
-, do solemnly swear or affirm that |
will true answers make to all questions
necessary to ascertain my qualification or
disqualification to be registered as Il quail
lied voter" but nothing herein contain, /
shall he construed to authorize said regis
tiers to ask any questions touching any
cause OF disqualification not expressly
enumerated i'll the Constitution OF the
State OF Maryland or OF the United States.