Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-02-19
)tBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CIIAPl Err |.

AN ACT, to repeal sub. section one
Of section eighty seven Of article
eleven OF the code Of public and To-,
cal laws, entitled Frederick county
subtitle "Fre,lerick, as enacted by
chapter four hundred and sixty four
Of the acts Of eighteen hundred and
seventy-eight, relating to the ap.
pointment Of officers Of registration
for tn" Allermanic districts Of Fred
crck city, and to enact the follow.
ing sub section in lien Of the same:
SECTION l. BE It sau'trI by tic C,ntral
1SrnWy If MrN'tnI, That sub section
one Of section eighty seven ofarliclo eleven
of the code Of public laws, entitled Fred.
crjCk couaty,' subtitle "FrCdcrich,' as
enacted by ca pier four hundred and six
ty-iour of the acts of eighteen hundred
and scIcuts cight, relating TO the ap-
pointmcnt Of officers of registration for
the aldrrmanic districts of Frederick city,
be and the same is hereby repealed and
the following subsection enacted in lieu
of and as n substitute therefore.
81, SUB SECTION I. The Governor
shall annually before The tenth day of De.
ccmbcr, appoint ono person rs officer OF
registration, in each aldormanic district OF
Frederick city, who shall he II resident OF
the district for which lie is appointed, and
the s,il officer Of registration shall regis
ter in a book 10 be prepared TO" the pUr.
pose, all male Ci,A"ncs above the arc of
twenty one years, who shall have the re-.
Quisitc qualifications to cntitlc them to
vote for Mayor and Aldermen. Every
male pcrs on who shall be Il citizen of the
United States, and who shall have resided
within the State Of Maryland for twelve
months, and in the aldcrmanc district
wherein he offers to register, six morths
next preceding the election, shall be cnti
tied to he re-, istcrcl; provided always that
where any person shall he legally regis
tered in any Of said districts and shall re
move thcrctrom TO any other Of said dis
titled to have his name remain on the reg.
stry list of the district from which he
shall remove as aforesaid, and to vote there
in until he shall reside III the district
which he shall have removed to, and re-
main therein sufficient time to entitlt
him to register therein; and the said Officer
of registration, before registering any per
son as qualified voter, shall administer
to him tho following oath: 81 do solemn
" swear TOR affirm that | Will true an
swcrs make to all questions necessary tC
ascertain my qualifications or disqualif
cations, under the constitution, to be reg
istclcd rs qualified voter hut nothing
in said oath or affirmation contained
shall be construed to authorize said regis
ter to ask any questions touching an,
cause of disqualification not cXpressl.
enumerated in the Constitution of Mary
land or of the United States, and no per
son shall be permitted to register who i
disqualified under any of the provisions o
the Constitution of Mary land, except il
relation to color; and the registers OF vo
tiers so appointed as aforesaid, Shall hay
the same qualifications and shall perform
their duties in their several alderman
districts as are now required of the regis
tiers for the ten wards of said city, cXccp
that the publication Of the lists of voter
shall be made by hand bills distributed i.