The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-03
REGISTRATION NOTICE |
To the Voters Of Carroll County.

IU Liz VUlGrS III GdIlUll GUullY,
HyHE undersigned, Officers of Registration
a for Carroll county, in compliance with
the requirements of the Act of 1876, chapter
2I9, which makes it 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 diseharging their duties, hereby
give notice that they will attend as follows:
District No /, on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, September 9th, 9th and 7th, at
Frank Elliett's Store, Taueytown; and on
Thursday and Friday, September Sth and 9th,
at the Residence of the Register, two miles
south Of Taneytown.
District No ., at William A. Anders Store,
in Uniontown
District No. ), on Monday and Tuesday,
September 9Th and 9Th, at Wisner's Hotel,
Silver Run; on Wednesday, September 9TH,
at Yeisers Store, on Deep Ran; and on
Thursday and Friday, September Sth and
9th, at the Residence of the Register, IN Union
Mills,
District No 4, a; the Residence Of Mr..
Frank Frick, on the Davis Road, near the
Deer Park Chapel. PostofFice address, Small
wood.
District No. 5, on Monday, September 9Th,
at ]. NJ Berry's, Sykesville; Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 9th, at James frances Store, on the
Washington Road; and on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, September 9TH, -sih and Sth,
at the Office Of the Register in Freedom.
District No 9th, at the Residence of the
Register, in Manchester.
District No :, at the Office Of Yingling &
Matthews, Insurance Agents, on Main street,
west of the Railroad, in Westminster.
District No. s, at Lamotte's Hotel, in
Hampstead.
District No. 9, on Monday, September 9TH,
ut w. p. Anderson's Store, Mt. Airy; on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September 9th 7th, Sth and 9th, at the
Residence of the Register in Franklinville.
District No. 10, on Monday, Tuesday aud
Wednesday, September 9TH, 9th and 9Th, at
Daniel Lynn's Hotel, in MiddIeburg; and on
Thursday and Friday, September sth aud
9th, at Washington Shob's, in keysville.
District No. II, at the Residence Of the
Register ia New Windsor.
District No. u. at the Residence Of the
Register in Onion Bridge.
On Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. the 5th, 9th, TN. stu and
Oh days Of September, 1881, from o'clock,
4. H., to O'Clock, p. n.
for the purpose Of discharging their duty as
Officers Of Registration, according TO said Act
of the General Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides:
Src. 4. At the times and places Of which
notice shall be so given, the said respective
0Eieers Of Registration shall proceed 10 strike
from the list OF qualified voters the names Of
all persons in their respective wards, or cleo
ton districts, known or made known TO them,
who have died or removed from the precinct
or election district IN which they have been /
registered, or who may not be residents there Z
Of or entitled to vote therein, or have become
disqualified under the provisions Ofthe second /
end third sections OF the first article of the 4
Constitution, and shall dSsiver 70 any person, |
whose name appears on the said list Of quail /
fed voters, aud who may be desirOus of reg
istering elsewhere, q certificate Of registration, /
and shall strike from the books ofregistration I
the names Of all persons SO applying for GER /
tlcafes Of registration, as alss the names OF 4
sill dead, removed or disqualified persons, or /
of persons who may not be resident OF the
precinct or election district IN which he Is 4
registered, or may not be entitled to vote 4
therein, under the Constitution and laws Of /
this State. as the case may be; and shall alse I
state in such books the cause for each strik- 7
ing Of Of the names respectively, and to reg 4
lister the name Of every person who shall +
apply 10 said officers to be registered as 4
qualified voter, who shall satisfy them that 4
he possesses, or before the day Of election 4
next ensuing will possess, the requisite quail. I
iieations under the Constitution Of the United 1
States, and the laws made in pursuance there.
Cs, and of the Constitution Of the State of T
Maryland, and the qualifications of age, citi.
zenship and residence, and is not disqualified 4
under the provisions Of the second and third 4
sections cf the first article Of the Constitution;
and before registering any person as a quail
fed voter, the said officers of Registration
shall administer TO him the following oath of
affirmation il, do solemnly swear OF
affirm, that | viii true answers make to all
questions necessary to ascertain my qualifca- /
ton OF disqualification to be registered as q
qualified voter" but nothing herein contained
shall be construed to authorize said Registers
TO ask any questions touching any cause Of
not 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 Of registration the
name Of any registered person, diligently in
quire and accurately ascertain thar said reg
istered person does not possess, or before the
election next ensuing viii not possess, the
requisite qualifications to entitle him to be
as a 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
and il It shall appear that said
person does not possess, or viii
not possess said qualifications, and that he is :
20 disqualified, then said officer shall strike
he name Of such person from said list Of
qualified voters and said books of registration,
5ut Il shall appear otherwise, then said Off
.er shall not strike the name of such person
rom said books of registration aud from said !
isl Of qualified voters, and before registering q
IS a qualified voter any person who has APP I
llied 0 said Officers of Registration to be reg
stored as a qualified voter, said officer shall {
diligently inquire aud accurately ascertain /
hat such person possesses or viii possess, be- I
ore the election next ensuing, the requisite
TO entitle him TO be registered
IS qualified voter, and that he is not dis
qualified under the prarisions of the second
md third sections of the first article of the
and II It shall appear that said
,ersoR so applying, possesses or will possess
,efore said day of election, said qualifications,
md is not so disqualified, then said Officers
If Registration shall register the name of
uch person as qualified voter, but they
hall not register the name of any person who :
I0es not or will not possess said qualifications,
r is so disqualified, and when any person APP
dying, as Aforesaid, forregistraticn, shall have
ieen previously registered within this State,
be Officer Of Registration to whom such ap-
licatioh is made, before registering such per
on, shall demand and receive from him
erti6eate Of his previous legal registration,
nd such certificate of previous registration
ball be cancelled by the officer who shall 4
egister such person anew.
SEC. y. That any Officer of Registration,
Jerk Of a Court, Sheriff, Judge Of Election,
r Police Commissioner shall knowingly re-
use or neglect to comply with any Of the 2
royisions of the several Sections of this Act
IMPOSING duties upon him, or If any Officer h
f Registration shall enter upon the list Of S
sgistered voters the name Of voter, or strike l
-om said list the name of any person already e
ntered thereon except at the time and place {
by this Act, he shall be deemed Il
Utility of misdemeanor and shall, on pre- v
eminent and indictment therefor, and con
ietion thereof forfeit and pay fine of not =
SIS than five hundred nor more than one
lousand dollars for every such offence, or be
nprisoned 10 the discretion of the Court for
period not exceeding three years, or both,