The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-17

Daniel Lynn hoteii III -hIuuiSo"' 81 ~" W
Tuesday, October 4, at Washington Shorb $,
Keysvi,le.
District No. II, at the Residence of the
Register in New Windsor.
District No. -, at the Residence of the
Register in Union Bridge.
On Monday and Tuesday, the 81 and
Ba days Of Oetoter, 1881, from 9
O'Clock, 4. IT., to 9 O'Clock, p. u.
for the purpose Of discharging their duties as
Officers OF Registration, according to said Act
Of the General Assembly.
The Registration Act of 1876 provides;
Syc. 4. At the times and places of which
notice shall be so given, the said respective
Officers Of Registration shall. proceed to strike
from the list of qualified voters the names OF
all persons in their respective wards, or cleo
ton districts, known OF made known 10 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
of or entitled 10 vote therein, or have become
disqualified under the provisions ofshe second
and third sections Of the first article of the
Constitution. and shall deliver to any person,
whose name appears on the said list OF quail
fed voters, aud who may be desirous OF reg
stering elsewhere, a certificate OF registration
and shall strike from the books ofregistration
the names Of all persons so applying for GER
,ificates OF registration, as also the names OF
an dead. removed or disqualified persons, or
OF persons who may not be resident OF the
preciact or election district in which he IS
registered. or may not be entitled to vote
therein. under the Constitution and laws Of
this State. rs the case may be; and shall also
state in such books the cause for each strik-
ing oE OF the names respectively, and 70 reg
lister the name of every person who shall
apply 20 said officers to be registered as o
analifed voter, who shall satisfy them that
he possesses. or before the day of election
next ensuing will possess, the requisite quail.
fcatious under the Constitution of the United
States, and the laws made in pursuance there.
81. and Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Maryland, and the qualifications Of age, eiti-
zeuship and residence, and IS aot disqualified
under the provisions Of the second and third
sections Of the FIRST article OF the Constitution;
and before registering any person rs quail
fed voter. he said officers Of Registration
shall administer 70 him the following oath OF
affirmation 81, do solemnly swear or
affirm. that will true answers make 10 all
questions necessary to ascertain my qualiiica-
ton or disqualification 10 be registered as a
qualified voter bat nothing herein contained
shall DC construed TO authorize said Registers
to ask any questions touching any cause OF
disqualification rot expressly enumerated IN
the Constitution OF the State Of Maryland, or
Of the United States.
Sc. 8. said Officers Of Registration shall.
before striking from said list Of qualified
voters aud from said books Of registration the
name Of any registered person, diligently in
quire and accurately ascertain that said reg
istered person does not possess, or before the
slection next ensuing viii not possess, the
requisite qualifications to eutiiie him to be
registered as qualified voter IN such precinct
or election district, or that such person IS dis
qualified under the provisions OF the second
ard third sections OF the first article OF the
Constitution; and II it shall appear that said
registered person does not possess, or will
not possess said qualifications, aud that he IS
so DISQUALIFIED, then said officer shall strike
the name Of such person from said list Of
analikgd voters aud said books OF registration,
bnt If il shall appear otherwise, then said OH
Ger shall not strike the name Of such person
from said books Of registration aud from sand
list OF qualified voters, and before registering
Is q qualified voter any person who has APP
piled 10 said Officers OF Registration to be reg
isiersd as qualified voter, said officer shall
diligently inquire and accurately ascertain
that such person possesses or will possess, be-
fore the election next ensuing, the requisite
qualifications to eniitle him to be registered
a. a qualified voter, and that he is not dis.
qualified under the provisions Of the second
aud third sections Of the first article of the
Constitution, aad If It shall appear that said
person so applying, possesses or will possess
before said day OF election, said qualifications,
and is not so disqualified, then said Officers
of Registration shall register the name of
such person us q qualified voter, but they
shall not register the name Of any person who
does not or will not possess said qualifications,
or is so disqualified, and when any person APP
plying as aforesaid, for registration, shall have
been previously registered within this State,
the Officer Of Registration to whom such APP
plicaiion is made. before registering such per
son. shall demand and receive from him
certificate Of his previous legal registration,
aud such certificate of previous registration
shall be cancelled by the officer who shall
register such person anew.
SEc. -. That il any Officer of Registration,
Clerk of a Court, Sheriff, Judge Of Election,
or Police Commissioner shall knowingly re-
fuse or neglect to comply with any Of the
provisions OF the several Sections Of this Act
imposing duties upon him, or il any Officer
of Registration shall enter upon the list OF
registered voters the name of voter, or strike
from said list the name of any person already
entered thereon except at the time and place
prescribed by this Act, he shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor and shall, on pre-
sentiment and indictment therefor, aud con
viction thereof, forfeit and pay a iine OF not
less than FIVE hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars for every such offence, or be
imprisoned, in the discretion of the Court, for
a period not exceeding three years, or both,
and shall also be liable in damages at the
suit Of the party aggrieved.
The constitutional provisions above refer
red to are as follows:
SIC. .. No person above the age Of twenty
one years, convicted OF larceny, or other IN
famous crime, unless pardoned by the Gov
ernor, shall ever thereafter be entitled to vote
at any election in this State, and no person
under guardianship, as a lunatic, or per
son non c0mpOS meRtiS shall be entitled to
vote.
SEC s. any person shall give, or offer to
give, directly or indirectly, any bride, pres
eat or reward, or any promise, or any secu-
rity for the payment, or the delivery OF money,
or any other thing, to induce any voter 10 re-
frain from casting his vote, or to prevent him,
in any way, from voting, or to procure vote
for any candidate, or person proposed, or
voted for, as Elector of President and Vice
President of The United States, or Represen-
tative in Congress, or for any office of profit
or trust, created by the Constitution or laws
of this State, or by the ordinances or author
ity of the Mayor and City Council of Balti.
more. the person giving, or offering to give,
and the person receiving the same, and any
person who gives, or causes to be given, an
illegal vote, knowing it to be such, at any
election hereafter held in this State, shall on
conviction in a Court of Law, in addition to
the penalties now, or hereafter to be imposed
by law, be forever disqualified to hold any
office of profit, or trust, or to vote atany cleo
lion thereafter
All male citizens, without distinction of
color, who are entitled to registration under
the preceding sections, are hereby Notified to
appear before the undersigned, at the places
named above, between the hours prescribed,
on one of the two days and be registered.