Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-08-30

ssmbly - The September Siningsl that Is %
On the 4th, 5sh, GIN, 7lh and sth Days Oi
September, 1899,
from o'clock .. m. 10 7 o'clock p. m. Of
sseh of the designated days, for the purpose Of
registering the voters Of said districts, as pre-
srrihed hY chapter ~ Of the Acts passed by
lhe General Assembly Of Maryland, at the
January Session Of ls82, eniiiIed San Act 20
provide for the uniform registration OF ahe
names of all The qualified voters in this
State" The Act OF Assembly makes il the
duty Of the said respective officers Of regisira-
ton, TO whom, when sitting at any tine APP
pointed by this ACT, for the registration Of
qualified voters ia bis proper registry Of voters
and poll books, or lists 0iqualified and regis
tered voters, or Cor ihe revision Of his registry
or regisiries or voters and list or lists 81 quail
iiitd aRd registered voters, m application Is
made 10y any male person ptrsonAlly appear
ing before such an officer u registration, that
his name shall be registered as a qualified
voter in any election pre@net, or in Pny. elee-
iion district Of which he b - officer Of regis
ration, shs4 thereupoh. &C. y in iis proper coll
umu in the propel TeGisiTY Of aeEs tor iheelec-
tiOn precinct or election district of which he
il an officer Of registration, and in which the
person applying 10 be registered may have
his legal residence into the proper alphabrti-
chi place of the surname Of the applicant; !;
first, the exact name Of such person recording
the surname and the first christian name Of
the said applicant in full second, the color
OF the applicant; third, he-shall administer
to such persons an oath, or affirmation, that
he will make true answers 20 such questions
as he. the said officer Of registration, may
PROFOUND to him, touching the right of said
applicant 10 be registered aud 10 vote in the
election precinct, or election district, in which
he has applied TO be registered, and shall en-
ter In the prOPer column, opposite 20 the
name Of the applicant, the fact that such APP
Plicnnt has hgen so sworn or affirmed; he
shall next enter, in the proper column, oppo-
site TO the name Of the applicant, after maxi
ing full ipqmry, The following particulars,
namely fourth, the age Of The applicant;
iiith, the place Of his birth sixth, The place
OF his residence recording the street, square,
avenue, road CT lane, on or near which he
may 50 reside, and giving the number Of his
dwelling house, lift has any number, or such
description az shall be sufficient 20 identify,
with certainty, such place Of residehce, aud
etahle IL to be readily found seventh, the
time such applicant has resided in the City Of
Baltimore, and ia the election precinct and
ward, ia = hich he applies to be regisierd, or
in the county, and in the election district of
of the county, or election precinct of such
district, il 80 divided, in which he applies 10
lie registered (; eighth, il naturaliz.d, the date
OF has final papers or certificate OF naiuraliZa-
ton, and a minute OF the Court by which the
same was issued; ninth and tenth, if il is
found upon such examination, thai the appli-
cant POSSESSES, or before the day OF eleciiou
next ensuing will possess the requisite auali-
fprY Yhf. fsf,t,sfsfsfse,,. a
aud the laws made in pursuance thereof, aud
is not disqualified under the provisions OF the
second aud third sections OF The first Article
Of the Constitution Of this State, and that the
said person has not been re sisiered under the
provisions Of this Act, in any other election
precinct, or election district Of this State, the
said applicant shall be entered forthwith by
Ssid officer Of registration, in The presence OF
said applicant, AS qualified voter, by record
ing his name. in the same manner in which
4 was first recorded, in the proper column, Of
The proper registry Of voierS. uuder the head
Of ''quahiigd votcr !" iTths applicInt Is found
10 be disqualified rs : voter m the election
prcyinct, or election district, in which he
shall apply 10 be registered, a line shall he
heavily Drawn in ink, opposite TO bis said
name, under the head, ''qua6Eed voter" and
the cause OF his disqual lihCGtiOn shall be briefly
sinied, opposite 10 his name, rs first recorded,
under the heid OF disqualified, aud line
shall be drawn across his same, as FIRST en-
tered, bui in such manner that said name
shall remain legible; If the said officer OF reg
islTation shall be in dOubi, after his primary
examination Of said applicant, ana Of such
Oiher evidence given upon cath or affirmation,
as may lie Immediately accessible, or because
Of back OF sufficient proof whether said APP
piiSnnt Is - qualified voter, be MAY adjourn
tmss .Ts a.
subsequent day Of the particular sitting ID. n
being held, but such adjournment shall not,
in any event, lie Ia time beyond the last
day OF the particular sllIiug, at which apti;l-
cation Is made, ON which appointed day the
said ofhter Of registration shall proceed 10 de-
termlne the matter In question, aud 70 enter
the applicant in the proper registry Of voteES,
as a qualified voter. or as disqualified; but,
Il is expressly hereby declared aud set forth,
that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strned as authorizing any Of said officers Of
registration TO ask any questions OF, or con-
cerning any applicant for registration MS a
qualified voter, touching any cause Of disqaal-
ifcaiion not expressly enumerated in the Con-
stiiution u this State
In compliance with the provisions OF said
Act Of Assembly, the respective ciicers Of
Registration for Saint Mary's. county will
meet for their September Sitting on the
| days Rnd between the hours aforesaid. for the
purpose Of registering the voters Of their re-
speciise districts Aforesaid at the foll0wing
places, TO wit:
The UficeF of Registration for the First
Election District will attend aud sit IA
EDELEN'S STORE, 81 lnigocs',
on Tuesday, The 4ih, v edneaiay, the SIN and
Thursday, the 9Th, Friday, Ike 7th aud Sat
urday the sth days Of Seplsmber, 1889.
g. y. e. JONES,
Registration afficrr tot lsl election district.
The OfiCer ol kegisiration for the Second
Eltclion district will sit at
ADAMS STURE, 81 Georges island,
on Tuesday the Ash day Of S=plemhE, lss2,
aud at
VALLEY LEE,
on "Wednesday, flie 5ih, Thursaays the 9th.
| frslaY, the sth and Saturday the sth tiays u
September, 1883.
JAMES B. THOMAS,
Registration officer for 2nd election district.
Tie UIliccr Of Registration Tor the Third
EieCtion district will sit at
LEONARDTOWN,
on Tuesday, The 9Th. Wednesday, the glh,
Thursday, the 9Th, Friday, the slh aud Sat
urday, the Sth daes 81 September. 1855.
J. D. THOMPSON,
Re- islraiion Dflicer los Srd election district
he Ofirer Ot registration Tor the Fourtt
/ Election DisiFicl will sit ~
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