Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-05-10

be stricken on, il shall be their duty n dill
igentiy inquire into and investigate every
such suggestion, and 10 strike of cyery name
which, upon such investigation, they shall
ascertain To have been Improperly resss-
Tered IN the first instance, or 81 be no
longer entitled to remain up9n the reg
isiration books Tor any lawful cause
within three days after the sittinrs In May
June, July and September and the first III.
ting IN October in the city Of Raltim1re
and after the May, September and Oe,oiser
sIttngs IN the counties, said Registration
Officers shall publish, Us provided in aid
act OF eighteen hundred and eIghty-two.
chapter twenty-five, the two alphabeticai
lists required TO be published by section
twenty-One Of said act; and shall also But
UP and retain during their subsequent ses-
sions, IN conspicuous place in the room
occupied by them as registration Office.
two Of said printed Alphabetical lists; and
the said Officers Of Registration. ~ithin
three days after the close respectively OF
their sittinss IN May, June, JULY end Sep
TENDER, shall send by mail, and through
the police 81 Baltimore city and the Sheriff
IN TIE several counties, notices u all per
sons whose names have been stricken off
at sal! respective sittings, notifying them
u.
as To give them an opportunity 10 aD5ear
al some future sitting, not later thai, the
INST OF the October sitiings, and establish
their night 10 be reiEstated. At the end Of
The hrst October sitting il shall. in ike
manner, be the duty of said officers OF Reg
1stratlon - send notices III the same modes
10 all persons whose names have been
stricken on, at such October sitting mott
iylng them that their names have been
stricken on, aud informing them that said
Officers Of Reg stratioG will sit on the third
day after the date of such notice for the
hearing and determining of all applications
for reinstatement, at which final sitting said
Officers of Registration shall sit for said
purpose only. In all cases when a name
is stricken OF, the reason shall be recorded
opposite such name, and when name is
stricken off upon the oath of any person,
the name of such person shall be recorded
opposite the name stricken off. At the end
o! each days registry, or revision Of registra-
ton, one of said Registers in the city or the
Register in the county, shall sign his name
or initials Immediately under the last name
registered under each letter, so that no new
name can be added without discovery.
And shall any of said Officers of Registra-
ton of the several counties of the State he
A4A'N@AN ~ S4t anu lG-lstcE tlt lu1IlAtG1I
tiers OF their respective election districts on
the next to the final day of the October sit
ting, by reason of sickness or other una
voidable cause, all persons qualified 20 be
registered, who shall appear in person at
the place of registration on said day, and
who shall fail 10 be registered by reason of
such disability Of the Officer Of Registra-
ton, shall have the same right OF appeal rs
II they had been refused registration by
the Officer Of Registration. The provisions
OF this section So far as they refer 10 the
strlklngotf OF names from the registry lists.
shall not apply to the action of the
Registers in the city of Baltimore in the
years in which there is an entire new regis
tratIon IN said city, rs hereinafter provided.
SEC. :. ind tC Il enacted, That il shall
he the duty Of the person or officers having
charge Of the vital statistics Of any city or
county to furnish To the Officer Of Regis
ration of the several precincts of Baltimore
city, or Of the election districts of the sew
cral counties, as the case may be, by the
second Monday Of May in each wear, a re-
port OF the names and the previous resi-
dcnce OF all male persons over the age of
twcnty-onc years who have died since the
close Of the October sitting, of the preced-
Ing year, and 20 furnish like monthly re-
ports during the months of May, June,
July, August and September, and up TO the
close OF the October sitting, 10 the end that
said names may be promptly stricken from
the registration books.
SEC. 8. And BE- 1t FURTHER enacted, That
in case any error should be found in any
Of the poll books delivered to the Judges of
Election, in the name or address Of any
voter, as the same are set down upon the
TPrrISfrpfiAu lppl-s ii
trntion books, duly certified by the Clerk
If the Circuit Court for the county, or the
Superior Court of Baltimore CITY, as the
case may be, shall be accepted by the
Judges of Election IS 4 conclusive cOrrec-
ton OF said error, and the voter presenting
said certificate shall be entitled 10 vote
thereon, notwithstanding such crror on the
polls books, precisely rs if said error had
not been made, and il shall be the duty of
said clerks respectively, to issue said GER
uiicatc free of charge TO the parties apply
ing therefor, and the cost thereof shall be
paid t. said Clerk by the County Commits
sioncrS, or the Mayor and the City Council
II Baltimore, as the case NAV be; and il
shall hc Tie duty of the said Clerk 20 keep
his office open on the day of election from
the hour OF . y. VI. 10 the hour of 5 p. NJ.
for the purpose of Issuing such certificates
10 those voters who may apply for them.
SEC. 10. Ind Be enacted, That in the
year eighteen hundred and lightweight, and
blennlally thereafter, there shall be in the
city OF Baltimore, in the several precincts
IF the several wards thereof, an entire new
General Registration OF the voters thereof
And for the purpose of making said new
General Registration, the Registers of said
several precincts, hcrcinbciore provided
Slta'l IL IN,
precincts in one or more places therein. as
The convenience of the voters in their iudC-
mcnt may require, in the months Of NAV.
June, July, September and October. dc
nomlnaed the May, June, July, September
and October sittings, as hereinbefnre pro-
yldcd, for registration, revision and corrcc-
ton OF the registration books of the several
precincts OF said several wards, and said
new General Registration shall be con-
Quoted IN all respects under the rules and
provisions Us are already by this act and
the several acts of which il is amendatnry
and supplemental prescribed for the regis
tTduon ~ voters, and at such new General
Legislation the Register Of their several
precincts as aforesaid shall be entitled b |
receive the preceding registration books
from the Clerk of the Superior Court of
baltimore City for the purpose of compar-
lSoa and assistance in Identification, and if
any one shall Epply for registration who
appears IN such former registry as disaual-
lied, his name shall be entered in the new
rcSlS'ries, but he shall DC marked disqual-
flied unless such grounds, of disqualifica- !
ton shall. bc removed. Ii shall net be
necessary for any naturalized citizen, ap-
plying II he registered. 10 produce his
original naturalization papers, or any GER
titled copy thereof, if he shall prove 10 the
of said Officers of Registration.
by his own oath and the oath of two other
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