Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-02-26
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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 "Frederick, as enacted by
chapter four hundred and sixty. four
OF the acts Of eighteen hundred and
seventy eight, relating to the sp,
pointment Of officers Of registration
for the Aldermanic districts OF Fred
erick city, and to enact the follow.
ing sub. section in lieu Of the same:
SECTION /. sit rnartrd BY the General
A~mWy Of .MrW1nd. That sub section
one of section eighty ofarliclc eleven
Of the code of public laws, entitled Fred.
erick county" subtitle "Frcdcrick," as
enacted by chapter four hundred and six.
tyfour OF tho nets of eighteen hundred
and serenity eight, relating to the APP
pointmcnt OF officers Of registration for
1.-The aldcrmanic districts of Frederick city,
DC and the same is hereby repealed, and
the following subsection enacted in lieu
of and MS a substitute therefore,
81, Son SECTION /. The Governor
shall annually before the tenth day Of De.
ccmber, appoint one person as officer of
registration, in each aldcrmanc district of
Frederick city, who shall he u resident OF
the district for which he is appointed, and
the said officer of registration shall regis.
ter in u book 10 he prepared for the pnr-
pose, all male cilizcnrs above the ngc Of
twenty.one years, who shall have the re-.
quisitc qualifications 10 cnti,le them to
vote for Mayor, and Aldermen. Every
male per. on who shall be a citizen of the
United States, and who shall have resided
within the State Of Maryland for twelve
months, and in the aldcrmanic district
wherein he offers to register, six morths
next preceding the election, shall be cn,
tied to be ic, isl cred; provided always that
where any person shall I've legally regis
tered in any of said districts and shall re.
move thcrcfrom to any other Of said dis
trcts, and remain therein, he shall he en-.
titled to have his name remain on the reg
islry 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 a sufficient time to entitlc
him to register therein; and the said officer
of registration, before rcgistc ring any per
son as qualified voter, shall admin mister
to him the following oath. 81 do solemn.
" swear Tor atfirm) that | Will true an
swers make to all questions necessary to
ascertain my qualifications or disqualif'
cations, under the constitution, to be reg.
istcred as a qualified voter" hut nothing
in said oath or affirmation contained
shall be construed TO authorize said regis
|
ter to ask any questions touching any
cause of disqualification not expressly
enumerated in the Constitution Of Mary
land or of the United States, and no per
son shall be permitted to register who is
disqualified under any OF the provisions OF
the Constitution Of Mary land, except in
relation to color; and the registers Of yo
tiers so appointed as aforesaid. shall have
the same qualifications and shall perform
their duties in their several aldcrmani(
districts as arc now required of the regis
tiers for the ten wards of said city, except
TIA, the publication Of the lists Of voters
snail be made by hand bills distributed in