Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-03-10
ssl:rf Misrellany.
T e New Registration Bill.

On Friday week Governor Hamil-
ton signed the new registration bill,
and it is now law. The substance
of it is as follows: The bill provides
for the appointment by the Governor
of one registration officer each elec-
ton district in the counties, and TWEEN
ty for each of the three legislative dis
tricts of Baltimore city; three registers
to be assigned to each ward after the
rediyisions of the ards directed 10y.
the recent act Of the Assembly. Under
the present bill there will be one hun
drrd and eighty precincts IN BaltI-
more city, to be numbered regularly
from to ISo and the registration bill
gives each register charge of three pre-
cincts. Ia be assigned to him in nu-
merIcal order. At each regular SEES
SION of the General Assembly here
after the Governor shall appoint one
register for each ward as then land out.
Registers during their sessions are
clothed with the powers Of justices Of
the peace; their terms of Office both in
Baltimore and the counties TO extend
tor two wears from the first Monday iii
May following their appointment =
Before the fourth Monday in Nav.
1852. the Governor shall cause 20 b.
delivered 10 the registers. through the
sherItis of the counties and the police
commissioners of Baltimore one regis
try and two poll books. Registers are
! 10 sit in Baltimore from the first Mon,
day in June. 1882. to the first Monday
: IN July, and for the revision and com
. -..l-.ian of the registry for fifteen days
: 'sV1l ne t'st esS.,,las - - r>.-ss, 49,
and for three days from the first Mon
day in October; and in 1883 aud sub
sequent Years for the revision for tr-
teen successive DAYS from the first
Monday in September, and three days
from the first Monday in October with
open DO from \. NJ. to : p. VI.
In t. counties they are to sit five
DAYS after the first Monday in July
and August, five days from the first
and second Mondays in September,
and the first Monday and Tuesday III
October. In subsequent years in the
counties they are to sit five DAYS after
the first Monday in September and on
the first Monday and Tuesday in Oc-
tobcr.
Registers in Baltimore TO receive 81
4 day while at work in lSS2. and sub
srquently $500 per annum. The pay
IN the counties to be ! day. Notices
OF times and places of registration in
Baltimore to be published in SIX daily
papers ten days before the first and
seven days before the September and
October sittings; in the counties noti-
ceS 10 be given i'll two newspapers of
opposite politics. Registers are to ad-
minister an oath 10 all applicants for
registration. but no questions to be
asked touching canses of Disqualified
ton not enumerated in the constitu-
ton. Where registration is refused,
or names improperly entered after the
close of registration or revision, appeal
is given to any Judge of a Circuit Court
of county, or of the Supreme Bench
IN Baltimore. Baltimore registers, six
days after the October sitting, 1852.
must deliver the registry and poll
books to the clerk of the Superior
Court. with certificate appended to
each thatitis correct in all particulars.
and after l~S2, shall make new poll
books. the clerk of the court to deliver
one poll book to the police commission
erS on or before the third "Wednesday
in October of each year. The same
applies IN courties to the registers, the
clerks Of the Circuit Courts and the
sheriils.
The SittlngS are designated the first
summer sitting the "September sit
ting" and the October sitting;'' no
register to enter or strike off any name
except during regular sitting. One
month before the summer sitting cen
sus Of voters in Baltimore is to be TAX
en- by the police commissioners, to be
returned to the precinct registers be
fore the summer sitting; a similar cen
suS to be taken IN each September be-
fore the election of members of the
General Assembly. Penalties for re-
gistration frauds by registers or others
having custody Of the books are fine
of $500, or three years Imprisonment,
or both and for the frauds or violence
attempted upon the registers, or inter
ference with, the same penalty. A fine
of $500 is imposed for failure or re-
fusal to qualify or perform the duties
of register after appointment.