Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-08-27
Registration Notice.
TO THE VOTERS AND OTHERS OF WORCESTER
COUNTY.


NOTICE is hereby given that the I'M
IL dersigned Officers Of Registration
appointed for the 1st. ID, Sd, 18th, oh,
9th. 9Th. 9Th aud 9th Election Districts
of Worcester County, will on
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 9th, 1881.
meet in their respective election districts
aforesaid, aud there attend for five sue
cessive days, viz: on the 9th. 6.b, Eth,
S,h and 9th days Of September. from
9 o'clock NJ, to 6 o'clock p. NJ. on
each of said days, for the purpose OF dis
charging the duties imposed on them by
cha pier 240 of The Act OF the General
Assembly of Maryland. passed January
session, 1876. entitled can act TO pro-
vide for the revision OF the lists of regis
tered voters 10 this State,' which pro-
vides
SEC. 1. And be it enacted, That at
the times and places If which notice
shall be so given, the said respective
Officers OF Registration shall proceed to
strike from the lists Of qualified voters
the names of all persons in their respec-
tive wards or election districts known or
made known to them, who have died or
removed from the precinct or election
district 10 which they have been regis
tered, or who may not be residents
thereof, or entitled to vote therein, or
have become disqualified under the pro-
visions OF the second and third sections
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and shall deliver to any person whose
name appears on said lists of qualified
voters aud who may be DESTROYS of reg
isterlbg elsewhere. a certificate Of regis
tration, aud shall strike fIom tue books
of Registration the names Of all parsous
so applying for certificates of registra-
ton, as also the names of all dead, re-
moved or disqualified persons, or OF per-
sous who may not be resident OF the
precinct or election district ia which lie
is registered, or may not be entitled to
vote therein, under the Constitution aud
Laws Of this State, as the case may be
aud shall also state in such books the
cause tor such striking off the names
respectively, and to register the names
of every person who shall apply to said
officer TO be registered as qualified vIt9rs,
who shall satisfy them that ne possesses,
or before the day of election next ensu-
ing, will possess the requisite quaItca
tious under the Constitution IF the
United States, aud the laws made i'll
pursuance thereof, and of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Mary land, aud the
qualifications Of age, ctizensh and
residence, and is Dot disqualified under
the provisions of the second aud THIRD
sections of the third articles OF the Con-
siitutioU, aud before registering any
person as a qualified voter, the said
Officer OF Registration shall administer
TO bin the following oath or animation {:
L. do solemply swear or affirm
that | Will true aBswots make TO all
questions Necessary TO ascerta II any quail
lication or disqualification to be regis
tered as qualified voter.' hut nothing
herein contained shall be construed to
authorize said registers 10 ak any ques-
lions touching any cause OF di>quaitica-
lion not expressly enumerated in the
Consultation of the State Of Mary land,
or OF the United States
SIC. ). And be it enacted. Iha. said
officer of Registration shall, before strik :
ing IRON said list OF qualified voters and
from said books OF Registration the
name OF any registered person, dIllgebt-
ly inquire and accurately ascertain that
said registered person does not possess
or be fore The election next ensuing will
not possess the requisite qualifications to
entitle him TO be registered as qnali-
fed voter in such precinct or election
district, or that such person is disquali-
fed under The provisions Of the secoOd
and third sections of The 6rst article OF
the Constitution, and ii it shall appe ar
that said registered person does not
possess or will not possess said qua,fi-
cations, and that lie is so disqualti;
then said officer shall strike off the list
OF qualified 0t.rs the name of such per-
sou, but il it appears otherwise, then
such officer shall not strike the name OF
such person from the Est Of qualified
voters and from said books of legs,ra-
ton, and before registering as q qualified
voter, said tficer shall diligently Inquire
aud accurately ascertain that suc.i person
| post SSes or will possess before the election
| next eneuing The requisite qualifications TO
entitle him 10 lie registered rs qualified
voter, and that he is not so disqualified,
then said Officer of Registration shall regis
ter the name OF such person as Il qualified
voter, but they shall not register The name
| OF any person who does not or will not pos
SesS said qualifications, or is so disqualified,
and when any person applying rs afor e.
said Tor registration, shall have been pre-
yiously registered within this Stale the OH
Ger OF Registration 10 whom such "a, PLEA
ton is made, before registering such person
| shall demand end receive from him "A certiti-
| cate of his previous legal registration, and
such certificate OF previous registration shall
lie Cancelled BY tie oiiicer, Who shall register
such person anew.
For the urpose and on the days afore-
said the Officers Of Registration will attend
as follows:
In the first District NJ Pocomoke City
ln the ID District at Snow Hin.
In .he 3rd District, at Sq!irr Puts office,
over Geo. w. Heurys drug store in Berlin.
IA the 4th Distric, ut New ARK
In the 9TH District at BiSt0pviie
In the 9Th District "a, the house OF Lorenzo
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