Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-08-20
Registration Notice.

! III TIE NUTEkS AND OTHERS UF WORCESTER
! COUNTY.
NOTICE is hereby given that the I'M
IN dersigned Officers of Registration
appointed for the lst, I'd, Sd, 4tb, oh,
9th. 7th. Sth and 9th Election Districts
of Worcester County, will on
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 9th, 1881,
meet in their respective election districts
aforesaid. and there attend for five cue
cessive days, viz B.: on the 9Th, oh, 7th.
Sth and 9th days Of September. from
9 o'clock a NJ. to 8 O'Clock p. NJ. on
each of said days, for the purpose of dis
charging the duties imposed on them by
chapter 240 of The Act OF the General
Assembly of Maryland. passed January
session, 1876, entitled ''an act to pro-
vide for the revision of the lists OF regis
tered voters in this State which pro-
vides
SEC. /. And be it enacted, 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 Vt qualified voters
the Uames Of all persons 10 their respec-
tive wards or election districts known or
made known to them, WHO have died or
removed from the precinct or election
district in which they have been regis
tered, or who may not be residents
thereof, or entitled to vote therein, or
have becume disqualified under tue pro-
visions of the secUnd and third sections
of the last article of the Constitution.
and shall deliver to any person whose
name appears on said lists of qualified
voters and who may be DESTROYS OF reg
isterbg elsewhere, a certificate IF regis
tration, and shall strike flom the books
of Registration the names Of all persons
SO applying for certificates of registra-
ZION, as also the names of all dead, re-
moved or disqualified persons, or OF per-
sons who may not be resident of the
precinct or election district 10 which lie
is registered, or may cot be eptitled 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 the names
respectively, aud TO register the names
of every person who shall apply TO said
officer to be registered as qral,fied y,tsrs.
who shall satisfy them that be possesses.
or before the day of election next ensu-
ing, will possess the requisite qualica
iious under the Constitution If the
United States, aud the laws made iu
pursuance thereof, and of the Coustitu-
lion of The State of Mary land, aud the
qualifications Of age, citizenship ana
residence, aud is not disqualified under
the prov Sous of the second aud thlrd
sections of tue third articles OF the Con-
stilutiop, aud before registering any
person a4 qualified voter, the said
Officer oil Registration stall administer
l.. do solemDly swear or affirm
that | Will true answers make TO all
questions necessary TO ascertain my quail
lication or disqualification to be regis
tered as a quahfed voter. tut nothing
herein contained shall be- construed to
authorize said registers TO ask any ques-
lions touching any cause OF Gisqua.ifca-
lion not expressly enumerated III the
Constitution of the State Of Mary llud
or OF the United States
SEC. 8. Aud be it enacted. That said
officer OF Registration shall, before strk :
ing ltom said list Of qualified voters aud
from said books OF Registration the
name OF any registered person, diligeOt-
y inquire AID accurately ascertain that
said registered person does not possess
or before the election mex, ensuing will
not possess the requisite qualifications to
enti!le bin TO be registered as a quail
fed voter in such precinct or elect.ou
district or that such person is disquaII-
fed under the provisions Of the second
and third sections If the FIRST article o.
The Const iIu;ion, aud il 1T shall appear
that said registered person does not
possess or will no. possess said quali-
cations, and that be is SO disquaIii i
then said officer shall strike Of the list
ofqualiied ,ot RS the nume Of such per
son. but If it appears Otherwise, thet
such officer shall not strike the name o
such person from The list of qualified
voters and from said books of rtgisira.
ton, and before registering as qua flied
voter, said officer shall diligently irqnire
and accurately ascertain that sncI person
post s$es or will possess before the election
next eneuing The requisite qualifications TO
eniiile him 10 be registered as a qualified
voter, ard that he Is not SO disqualified
then said Officer OF Registration shall regis
ter the name ot such person as 1t qualified
voter, but they hail not register the name
OF any person who does not or viii not pos
sesS said qualifications, or is so disqualified,
and when amy person applying as alor e.
said tor registration, shall have been pre-
viously registered within this State the y IL
Ger of Registration TO whom such It; plica-
ton is made before registering such person
shall demand and receive from, him IL certii-
cate OF his previous legal reg istTation and
such certificate of previous registration shall
be Cancelled by Tie officer, who sha Ii register
such person anew.
For the pur pose and on the days afore-
said the Officers of Registration will attend
rs follows:
IN the first District at Pocomoke City.
In the ID District at Snow Hill.
lu The 3rd District, at Sqnire Puts oi,ice,
over Geo. w. Henry drug store in Bel
In the 4th District at New Ark.
In the 5th District at Bishopviiie.