The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-24

AttEiotfL III Nu4pl oiAoSSs
On Monday and Tuesday, the Sd and
IN digs 81 October; 1881, from 9
O'Clock, A. n, to 8 O'Clock, p. N.
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;
SIC. 4. At the times aud 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 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
of or entitled TO vote therein, or have become
disqualified under the provisions ofthe second
and third sections of the first article of the
Constitution. and shah deliver to any person,
whose name appears on the said list of quail
fed voters, aud who may be DESTROYS OF reg,
isteriug elsewhere, aceriihcate Of registration.
and shall strike from the books ofregistFatiou
the names Of all persons so applying for Ger.
ti6cates Of registration, as also the names OF
all dead, removed or disqualified persons, or
Of persons who may not be resident Of the
Z
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 OF of the names respectively, and TO reg
lister the name OF every person who shall
apply to said officers 10 be registered as q
qualified voter. who shall satisfy them that
he possesses, or before the day Of election
next ensuing will possess, the requisite quail
fieations under the Constitution of the United
States, and the laws made in pursuance there
Of, aud Of tho Constitution Of the State Of
Marytsna, and die qualifications Of age, eitis
zenship and residence, and IS not disqualified
under the provisions Of the second and third
sections OF the FIRST article Of the Constitution;
and before registering any person as a quail
Ted voter, the said officers Of Registration
shall administer to him the following oath of
Attenuation s--st -, do sotgrnnly swear or
affirm. thatsI viii true answers make 70 All
Questions necessary 10 ascertain my qaalifea-
ton OF disqualification TO be registered as
qualified voter but nothing herein contained
shall be construed to Authorize said Registers
70 ask any qHeztIons touching any cause OF
disqualification not expressly enumerated IN
the Consultations Of the Slate Of Maryland, or
of the United States.
Sec. &. 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
ouire and accurately ascertain that said reg
istered person does not possess, or before the
election next ensuing. wall not possess, the
requisite qualifications 70 entitle hm TO be
registered as a qualified voter in such precinct
or election district, or that such person is dis
qualified under the provisions Of the second
aud third sections Of the first article Of the
Constitutions; and Il il shall appear that SAID
registered person does not possess, or Will
nos pessaS said gug.ilh cations and that he Is
80 dlspials6eh tllea said clkegr shall strike
the name Of sach persOn from Said list Of
qualified voters and said books of registration,
but il il shalt appear otherwise, then said OH
/ Ger shalt rot strike the name OF such person
I from said books OF registration and from said
list OF qualified voters, and before registering
! As a qualified voter any person who has app
plied 10 said Officers Of Registration 70 be reg
istered as a Qualified voter, said officer shall
/ diligently inquire and accurately ascertain
I that such person possesses or viii possess, be-
/ fore the election next ensuing, the requisite
( qualifications 10 entile him 10 be registered
{ as 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, and If il shall appear that said
: kEEepu - AFHANsANs tfloaN91~o "a ".-A ENN-'~@N
before said day OF election, said qualifications,
( and Is not SO disqualified, then said Officers
/ Of Registration shall register the name. OF
such perssn as q qualified voter, but they
I shall NOT register the name Of any person who
does not or wilI net possess said qualifications,
I or Is so DISQUALIFIED, and when any person APP
! plying, as aforesaid, forregistratloR, shall have
/ been previously registered within this State,
/ the Officer of Registration TO whom such APP
plication l. made, before registering such per
son, shall demand and receive from him
I certificate Of his previous legal registration,
I and such certificate of previous registration
shall be cancelled by the officer who shall
I register such person anew.
, Spc. -. That any Officer Of Registration,
! Clerk of 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 If any Officer
/ Of Registration shall enter upon the list Of
/ registered vcters the name of voter, or strike
! from said list the name of any person already
entered thereon except at the time and place
I prescribed by this Act, he shall be deemed
/ guilty of misdemeanor and shall, on pre-
sentiment and indictment therefor, and con-
| vietion thereof, forfeit and pay a tne ofnot
less than I've hundred neE more than one
Thousand totatfS Ter every euSu putuSeis 0EpS
/ imprisoned, in the discretion of the Court, for
a period not exceeding three years, or both,
aad shall also be liable in damages at the
| suit of the party aggrleved.
= The eensatntiona4 pr ions above refer
red 30 are as follows:
SEC, 2, No person above the age of twenty
one years, convicted bfhrcehy, or other in.
famous crime, unless pardoned by the Gov
lernor, shall ever thereafter be entitled to vote
at any election in this State, and no person
under guardianship, as a luaatic. or as per-
son non eompOs pleRtis, shall be entitled to
vote.
SEc.:S. Hany person shall give, or offer to
1 give, directly or indirectly, any bribei pres
emit 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 to 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 Electar 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
ofthis State, or by the ordinances or.author
| ity of the Mayor and City Council of Batti-
more, the person giving, or offering togive,
and the person receiving the same, and any
person who gives, or causes to be. given, an
illegal vote, knocking 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 tovote atany cleo
ton 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 twn DAYS and be reoistered