Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-07-08
Information for Officers of Reg
iStr0tioH.

MIN Dy mr. hiRnG. " ID VI ihtofeS'
to all the registrars and citizens gen.
orally, so we publish it
CUMBERLAND, MD, June 80, 1889.
James Kight, Rsq., Officer Of Registration,
District No. 8, Wsternport, Nd.
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter
of this date l beg leave to submit the
following
1st. How long does man have 10 be a
resident of the State before he can regis
terP
You will find this fully set forth in
SEQ. l Of Art. of the Constitution Of
1867, in the following language :
Gall elections shall be by ballot and
every white male citizen of the United
States of the age of twenty-one years,
| or upwards, who has been a resident
of the State for one gear and Of the
Legislative District OF Baltimore City,
or of the county, in which he may Of
| fer to vote, for six months next pre-
| cedng the election, shall be entitled
to vote in the ward or election dis.
| trict, in which he resides, at all cleo
tions hereafter to be held IN this
State and in case any county or city,
shall be so divided as to form portions
of different electoral districts, for the
election Of Representatives in Con-
gress, Senator, Delegates or other Of
fcers, then to entitle person to vote
for such officer, he must have been a
resident of that part Of the county, or
city which shall form part Of the
electoral district, in which he offers
to vote, for six months next preceding
the election but person who shall
have acquired residence in such
county, or city, emitting him to vote
at any such election, shall be entitled
to vote in the election district from
which he removed, until he shall have
acquired residence In the part Of
the county, or city, to which he has
removed"
You will, of course, understand that
the word "white" as used then has
been abolished since the adoption of
the Constitution.
end How long after the first sitting
before have to make return of all the
names and do the books have to be return
cd after each sitting?
In answer to this l refer you to
Section Is Of the present registration
act which provides that within six
days after the close of his October
| sitting, the registrar shall deliver to
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for his
county, the registry of voters and the
| two poll-books SO completed as afors-
said. The books remain in his Gus
tody during the time intervening be-
tween the respective sittings and he
is responsible for their loss, in a PEN
atty not exceeding fine Of five
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
not exceeding three years, or by both
fine and imprisonment aforesaid
(See Section 36.)
Srd. What is the form of oath taken by
persons wishing to register?
You do make oath that
you will true answers make to such
questions as l may PROFOUND to you
touching your right to be registered
and to vote in election district No. =.
Read section Is OF the Registration
Act carefully and if you have not a
copy apply to the Secretary of State
at Annapolis for one.
Permit me also to call your atten.
ton to Section II, requiring name OF
the applicant for registration to be
entered Immediately thereafter in the
presence of the voter in its proper al
phabetical place in both Of tile poll
books.
l have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
DAVID w. SLOAN,
The States Attorney for Allegsny
county.
The following letter on the subject
of registration explains itself.
MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT REGIsTRA-
TON AND ANSWERS FROM STATE S
ATTORNEY SLOAN.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, June 5,1s93
JAaER Il. MCKNIGnT, ESQ,
Registrar Isl Election District. Little Orleans,
Marylaad-
Dear Sir: To the questions pro.
pounded in your favor of Sd inst, l
beg leave to reply as follows:
list. Is 1t absolutely necessary to desig-
nate the residence of voters In rural dis