The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-17

GERS vi registration according 10 the said Act of
the General Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides:
Sec. 10. At the time and place published by said
bliirr> al Registration Tor rcceiNin. said houk< of
registration and lists as mentioned in TIN, proceed,
in" section. the said officers shall proceed to strike
from said hooks and said lists the names OF all
persons known to them. as required in section of
this Act or VIII" may not he residents OF or entitled
10 vote in the precinct or election district in which
they are respectively registered, who have died OF
who do not possess the requisite qualifications or
VINO Will not possess said qualifications before the
election next ensuing who are disqualified I'M
the provision OF the second third section of the
first article OF the Constitution and to register the
name II every person who shall apply to them to
be register. who shall satisfy said Officers of Reg
i>traton that they possess. will possess the re
TuiStc qualifications before the election next
suing. and who are not diSqua sed under the
second and third sections OF the first article of the
Constitution: and also the name OF every person
whom Judge of 4 Court. to whom an appcal has
been taken from the decision OF said Officers of
Registration. has decided TO be entitled TO be reg
iStcrcd rs qualified voter: proriied. that when
any person applying as aforesaid Tor registration
shall have been previously registered within this
State. the Officer ot Registration to whom such
application is made before registering such persons
snail demand and receive from him the certificate
oi his previous legal registration and cancel the
SANE and they shall finally revise and complete
said lists.
The constitutional provisions above referred to
aS follows
SEC. >. No person above the aye of twenty one
years. convicted "t larceny. or other infamous
crime. unless parlomrd by the Governor. shall
ever thereafter be entitled to vot" at any election
m this state: and no person under>guardianship'
as Il lunatic. or Il person COjnDOS RlcRfiS.
shall be entitled to vote.
SEC. ,. liany person shall give. or offer to give.
directly Or indirectly. any brihe. present.
ward or any promise. or any security for the pay
mcnt. or the delivery ot money any other thing
Ia induce any voter to refrain from voting. or to
posed or voted Tor Elcctor for President and
Nirc-l'rcsent of the United States. OF Represen-
latINc III Congress. Tor any office of profit or
trust. created by the Constitution or laws of this
State. or by the ordinances authority Of the
Mayor and City Council al Baltimore the person
"lNln%ur Offering To give and the person receiving
the shine, and any person who gives to
he given. an Illegal vote. knowing il to be such
at any election hereafter to he held in this State
shall. on conviction in Court ui Law. i'll addition
I" the penalties now. or hereafter to he. imposed
By law. he forever disqualified to hold any office
OF profit OF trust OF to vote at any election here
after.
All NAL" citizens. without distinction OF color
who are entitled to registration under tho proceed
ing Rect jaN- aye hereby nutihvd to appear before
the undersigned. nj the places named above. be
tween the hours prescribed. one OF the two
days. and lie registered They may otherwise he
excluded ilum voting III the November election
10y the provisions VI the Act of Assembly and the
Constitution uf the state ui Maryland
John +. FERGUSON.
Officer of Registration First district
JOSEPH T. HEDRlCK
Officer OF Regisratian Second district
JOHN FRAZER,
uiiicpr vi Rogi.traliun Third district.
W. Il. MAHAN,
Diccr Of Registration Fourth district.
GRANVILLE =. IEFFERlS.
Officer of Registration Filth district.
SAMUEL /. Jt.NNESS.
officer al Registration Sixth district.
JOHN H. ABRAHAMS,
Officer al Registration Seventh district.
JOHN J. BENNETT
Officer vi Registration Eighth district,
II. II. DUYCklNCk,
Officer of Registration Ninth district.
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