The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-08-30
REGISTRATION Notice
To The Voters Of Carroll County.

T1NIlE undersigned, Officers Of Registration
l. for Carroll county, in compliance with
the requirements OF the Act Of 1876, chapter
2l0, which makes il the duty of Officers OF
Registration to sit at some place convenient
to the voters Of their respective districts, for
FIVE successive days, commencing On the FIRST
Monday Of September, in each year, for the
purpose of discharging 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 Unionlown.
District No, 8, at Thomas +. Kesselrinp's 8
Confectionery Store, Silver Run, on Monday
and Tuesday, September LIST and I'd; at Absa.
lom feiser's s Store on Wednesday, September
Sd; and at the Residence of the Register on
Thursday and Friday, September 4th and 9th.
District No. 4, at the Finksburg Hotel, on
Monday and Tuesday, September ist and %,
and at his Residence, at PatApsco, on Wed.
nesday, Thursday and Friday, September Sd,
9TH and 9th.
District No. 9, on Monday, September LIST,
at W. ID. Onrslers Storej on Tuesday, Sep.
tember I'd, at Mrs. John T. Ways Store; on
Wednesday, September Sd, at John NJ. Bar.
ry's, Sykesville; and Thursday and Friday,
September and 9, at the Residence Of the
Register, in Freedom.
District No. C, at the Residence of the Reg.
lister, in Manchester.
District No. Z, ut the Office Of the Register,
adjoining the Residence Of J. Henry Hoppe,
Esq, Main Street, Westminster. s.-'
District No. s, at the Hotel Of II. III. La.
moIte, in Hampstead
District No. o, on Monday, September list,
at Mt. Airy; on Tuesday, September ID, at
Franklinville on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, September Sd, 4th and 9th, at the
Residence of the Register, Denning's Post
Office.
District No. 10, at Lewis Lynn's Hotel,
Middleburg, on Monday, Tuesday and Wed.
nesday, September LIST, I'd and 3D.; and at
Washington Shorb's, Keysville, on Thursday
and Friday, September 4th and 9th.
District No. II, Rt the Residence Of the
Register, New Windsor.
District No. -, at the Residence of the
Register in Union Bridge.
On Monday, Tussday, Wednesday, TAms.
day and Friday, the ist, Cd, Sd, IA and
5h days Of September, 1879, from 0
o'clock, A. NJ, TO @ o'clock, r. N.
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:
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 elec.
ligfrirtG Ennxgn ~ made t,a H.
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, aud shall deliver TO any person,
whose name appears on the said list OF quail.
fed voters, and who may be desirous of reg.
s,ering elsewhere, certificate Of registration,
and shall strike from the books Of registration
the names of all persons so applying for Ger.
tlicates OF registration, as also the names Of
all dead, removed or disqualified persons, or
ofpcrsons 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, Us the case may be; and shall also
state IN such books the cause for such strik.
rs NA - ahN beHANo hNoBNNhifNill anu W Ntk-
lister the name OF every person who shall
apply To said officers to be registered as a
qualified voter, who shall satisfy them that
he possesses, or before the day of election
next ensuing will possess, the requisite quail
heatons under the Constitution OF the United
States, and the laws made in pursuance there.
OIL and OF the Constitution of the State Of
Maryland, and the qualifications OF age, CHI.
1enship 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.
he'd 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 10 ascertain my qualiica.
hon or disqualification to be registered as q
qualliled voteri' but nothing herein contained
shall be construed TO authorize said Registers
to ask any questions touching any cause Of
disqualification tot expressly enumerated in
the Constitution Of the State of Maryland, or
OF the United States.
SEC. 8. Said Officers OF Registration shall,
before striking from said list of qualified
voters and from said books ofregistraiion the
name OF any registered person, diligently in.
qulre and accurately ascertain that said reg.
is'ered person does not possess, or before the
eleetion next ensuing will not possess, the
requisite qualifications TO entitle him TO be
registered us qualified voter in such precinct
or election district, or that such person is dis.
qualified under the provisions OF the second
and third sections OF the first article Of the
constitutions and IL 1t 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 registration,
but u 1t shall appear otherwise, then said ofii.
Ger shall not strike the name OF such person
from said books OF registration and from said
list OF qualified voters, and before registering
as qualified voter any person who has ap-
plied to said Officers Of Registration TO be reg.
SIered as q qualified voter, said officer shall
dllgently inquire and accurately ascertain
mat such person possesses or will possess, be,
lore the election next ensuing, the requisite
qualifications 10 entiile him to be registered
as 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, andif il shall appear that said
person so applying, possesses or will possess
before said day Of election, said qualifications,
aud is not so disqualified, then said Officers
Of Registration shall register the name of
NssNh Pttoou us Hudttlcu NutcFf Dut tnty
shall not register the. name OF any person who
does not or wilinoi possess said qualifications,
or IS so disqualified, and when any person up.
plying, as aforesaid, for registration, shall have
been previously registered within this State,
the Officer of Registration to whom such ap.
plication is made, before registering such per-
son, shall demand and 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.
SEC. ~. Thatif any Officer OF Registration,
Clerk of Court, Sheriff, Judge OF Election,
or Police Commissioner shall knowingly re-
iuse or neglect TO comply with any OF tha
provisions of the several Sections Of this Act
imposing duties upon him, or IL any Officer
oi Registration shall enter upon the list Of
registered voters the name Of voter, or strike
nom 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 misdemeanor and SHALL on pre-.
sentiment and indictment therefor, and con.
s,ietion thereof forfeit aud pay fine Of not
less than Eve hundred nor more than one
thonsa6d dollars for avery such offence, or be
iimprisoned, ii the discretion Of The Court, for
q period not exceeding three years, or both,
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