The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-10-03
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To the Voters of Hartford County.

To the Voters of Hartford County.
II NHE undersigned Officers of Registration for
l. Hartford county, in compliance with the re-
quirements of the Act of1S76, chapter 249, which
makes it the duty of Officers of Registration to
sit at some place convenient to the voters oftheir
respective districts, for two successive days,
mencing on the first Monday of October, in each
year, for the purpose OF dischargng their du-
ties, hereby give notice that they will attend as
follows:
The Officer of Registration for the First Elec-
ton District will sit at
ABINGDON,
On Monday and Tuesday, the 9th and 18th days
of October, 1879, from 0 o'clock, A. NJ, to 6
O'Clock, p. NJ.
The Officer of Registration for the Second
Election District will sit at
HALLS ROADS,
On Monday, the 9th day of October, 1879, fromg
O'Clock, A. NJ, to O'Clock, 2. NJ, and at
MOPEwELL X ROADS,
On Tuesday, the 7th day of October, 1879, from
O'Clock, A. NJ, to 6 O'Clock, p NJ.
The Officer of Registration for the Third Elec.
ton District will sit at
BEL AIR,
On Monday and Tuesday, the 9th and 7th DAYS of
October, 1879, from O'Clock, A. NJ, to o'clock,
p. NJ.
The Officer of Registration for the Fourth Elcc.
ton District will sit at
FAYETTEVILLE,
On Monday and Tuesday, the 9Th and 18th DAYS of
October, 1879, from O'Clock, A. NJ, to O'Clock,
?. NJ.
The Officer of Registration for the Fifth Elec.
ton District will sit at
DUBLIN,
On Monday, the 9th day of October, 1879, from9
O'Clock, A. NJ, to O'Clock, P. NJ, and at
sTEARNs' HOTEL,
On Tuesday, the 18th day of October, 1879, from9
O'Clock, A. NJ, to O'Clock, p NJ.
The Officer of Registration for the Sixth Elec.
tion District will sit at
HAVRE DE GRACE,
On Monday and Tuesday, the 9Th and 7th DAYS of
October, 1879, from O'Clock, A. M, tot 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 discharging their
duty according to the provisions of the said Act
of the General Assembly of Maryland
The Registration Act of1S76 provides, (section
4 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
i'll which they have been registered, or who may
not be residents thereof or entitled to vote there
i'll, or have become disqualified under the pro-
visions of the second and third Sections of the
first Article Of the Constitution, and shall dcv-
er to any person, whose name appears on the list
OF qualified voters, and who may be DESTROYS OF
elsewhere, certificate DEMONSTRATIONS
and shall strike from the books of registration
the names of all persons so applying for certt-
Gates of registration, AS also the names of all
dead, removed or disqualified persons, or of per-
sons 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, as the case
may be; and shall also state in such books
the cause for such striking Off of the names re-
spectivey, 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 qualifica
tons 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 ofthe Constitution, and before
registering any person as qualified voter, the
said Officers of Registration shall administer to
him the following oath or affirmation:
L, do solemnly swear or affirm, that
will true answers make to all questions to ascer-
tam my qualifications or disqualifications 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 cnumera-
ted in the Constitution of the State of Maryland,
or of the United States"
Sec s. Said Officers of Registration shall, be-
,,tly a
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 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-
stituton; and if it shall appear that said regis
tered person does not possess, or willnot 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, but if it shall appear otherwise,
then said officer shall not strike the name 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 en-
quire and accurately ascertain that such person
possesses or will possess before the election next
ensuing, the requisite qualifications to entitle
MN to be registered us 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 infa-
nous crime, unless pardoned by the Governor,
shall ever thereafter be Untitled to vote at any
election in this State; and no person under
guardianship, as lunatic, ora person non compos
mentiS, shall be entitled to q vote.
All male citizens without distinction of color,
who are entitled to registration under the pre-
ccding section, are hereby notified to appear be.
fore 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
say The Registers are very DESTROYS of present
ing to the Judges of Election 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 T. BALDWIN,
Officer of Registration Second District
VIM 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