The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-09-26
HAVRE DE GRACE,

ocloch, n. NJ, 10 U o CLOCK, L. NJ.
The Officer of Registration for the Sixth Flee
| ton District will sit at
HAVRE DE GRACE,
On Monday and Tuesday, the 9th and 7th days of
October, 1879, from 0 O'Clock, A. NJ, to O'Clock,
?. NJ.
The above named Officers of Registration will
be at their offices at the time and places above
designated, for the purpose Of discharging their
duty according to the provisions of the said Act
| of the General Assembly Of Maryland.
The Registration Act OflS16 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
i'll their respective wards or election 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 thereof or entitled to vote there
III, or have become disqualified under the pro-
visions of the second and third Sections Of the
first Article of the Constitution, and shall dciv-
or to any person, whose name appears on the list
OF qualified voters, and who may be DESTROYS Of
registering elsewhere, certificate OfrcgiStration,
and shall strike from the books of registration
the names of all persons so applying for ccriii-
Gates of registration, as also the names Of all
dead, removed or disqualified persons, or of per-
sons who may not be Il resident Of the precinct
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 of of the names re
spcctively, and 10 register the name ofeyery per-
son who shall apply to said officers to be rcgis-
tered as qualified voter, who shall satisfy them
that he possesses, or before the day of election
next ensuing will possess the requisite qualiica-
tuns under the Constitution of the State of
Maryland, and the qualifications of age, citizen
ship and residence, and is not disqualified under
the provisions OF the second and third sections
of the first Article ofhc Constitution, and before
registering any person as qualified voter the
said Officers ofRegistration shall administer To
him the following oath or affirmation:
Il -, do soemnly swear or affirm, that
will true answers make TO all questions TO ascer-
tain my qualifications or disqualihCations 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 cnumCra-
ted in the Constitution of the State OF Maryland,
or of the United States"
SEC. >. Said Officers of Registration shall be-
fore striking from said list OF qualified voters and
from said books of Registration the name of any
registered person, diligently enquire and accu-
| ratey ascertain that said registered person does
not possess the requisite qualifications to entltc
him to be registered as qualified voter in such
precinct or election district, or that such person
Is disqualified under the provisions of the second
VI u
stitutiou; and if it shall appear that said regis
tered person does not possess, will mot possess
said qualifications, and he is so disqualified, then
| said officer shall take the name of such person
from said list of qualified voters and said books
of registration hut if ii shall appear othcrW Use,
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 qualified voter any person who has applied
to said officer of Registration to be registered as
qualified voter, said officer shall diligently Ell
| quire and accurately ascertain that such person
possesses or will possess, before the election next
| ensuing, the requisite qualifications to cntitlc
| him to be registered as qualified voter, and
that 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 inia-
| nous crime, unless pardoned by the Governor,
shall ever thereafter be Untitled To vote nj amy
election in this State; and no person under
guardianship, as lunatic, ora person non COn,toS
| nle,ttiS, shall be entitled to vote.
| All male citizens without distinction of color,
| who are entitled to registration under the pre-
ccding section, are hereby notified to appear he
fore the undersigned, at the places namcdaboyc,
| between the hours prescribed, on one Of the two
days, and be registered They may otherwise
be excluded from voting at the November cleo
|
and the Constitution of the State of Maryland.
~ The Registers are very DESTROYS ofprescnt-
ing to the Judges of Electiona 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,
Officer of Registration First District
JARRETT 7. BALDWIN,
Officer of Registration Second District.
WIN. H. DIVERS,
Officer of Registration Third District.
GEO. r. CAIRNES,
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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