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

State, one from each of such parties, and
all shall be legal voters residing in the pre-
cinct for which they are appointed, and
shall be men OF approved integrity and ca
pacity. said Officers Of Registration shall
p0sscss the same qualifications and powers,
II charged with the same duties aud sub
jcCt 10 the same responsibility as prescribed
in said act Of eighteen hundred and eighty
two, chapter twenty-five, except in 50 Ear
a. modified by this act
SIC. ,. And be itsHactei, That said sew
oral Officers Of Registration !Or said pre-
Ciucts of Baltimore city, instead Cf sitting
fifteen days in September and three days
in October for the performance Of their du-
ties as provided in said act ofeighteen
hundred and eighty two, chapter twenty
two, section nine, shall sit for the purpose
Of performing the duties imposed upon
them by said act, and by this act, Ut some
place or places 10 bc selected by them or
majority Of them, As convenient As possible
10 all the residents Of said precinct from
the second Monday in May in every year in
which an election shall be held in said city
II Baltimore, inclusive OF said days, for two
successive days, and for the same number If
DAYS in each of the several months Of June,
July and September, beginning on the sec
ond Monday of each of said several months,
and for two days in the mrath of October,
beginning on the first day of said month,
unless the first day should happen To he
Sunday, in which case said sitting shall
begin on the second day of said month in
every year in which an election shall bc
held in said city. Said sittings shall be re-
spcctively called the May. June, July, Sep
temher and October sittings. The said re-
spcctive Officers Of Registration shall! sit at
g.il a.varpl CifFinfrc in fha fffN- n Ela1ff-
more with open doors from 10 o'clock, A
NJ 10 10 o'clock, L. NJ, on each day of their
sessions, and their proceedings, whilst so
sitting, shall be public and open To free in
spcction, without any obstruction whatever.
SEC. 3. AHd be Il JUrtltT enacted, That
said several Officers Oi Registration for the
respective election districts in the counties
Of this State, instead Of sitting five days in
September and two days in October in each
year Us prescribed by the said act of cigh-
teen hundred and ciChty-two, chapter TWEEN
ty-two, section ten, shall sit tor the purpose
OF performing the duties imposed upon them
ty said act, and hy this Act, daily for two
successive days in the month vi May, for
three successive days i'll September and for
five successive days in October in every
year in which an election shall be held in
said counties; said sittings in May and Sep
TENDER % commence on the second Mon
day of said months respectively, and the
October sitting 10 commence on the firSt
Monday in October Said sittin-s shall in
like manner be called the May, September
AMI October si,tinCs. The said respective
Officers Of Registration shall sit at said sew
Cral sittings in the several counties with
open doors from O'clock, A. NJ until 6
o'clock, =. NJ, on each day of their
sessions, and their proceedings shall be
public and open - free inspection, without
any obstruction whatever. The places of
their sitting shall be selected rs prescribed
in said act Of eighteen hundred and eighty
two, chapter twenty-five.
SEC. /. Ind b. Il turth,r enacted, That
each said officer of Registration in Balti-
more city shall be entitled 10 receive four
dollars per day for every day he shall be
engaged in the discharge of his official du-
lies, exclusive Of Office rent and the cost Of
stationery, and each OF said Registration
Officers in ;hc counties shall receive a per
diem of four dollars for every day he shall
be engaged in the discharge of his official
duties
SEC. ;. and BE- It fwrther ,i.acted. That
the said several Officers of Registration
shall give notice signed by him or them Of
the times and places of his or their several
respective sittings for five days before his
or their several respective SittinGS in MAY,
June, July, September and October, by
publication, rs prescribed in the said act Of
eighteen hundred and eighty-two, chapter
twenty-five: and should changes of the
places of their sittinEs become necessary,
due notice thereof shall hc given as proyi-
dcd hy section fourteen of said act.
SEC 6. and q, 4 further enacted, That
instead Of demanding from the Clerks of
the Circuit Courts and of the Superior
Court Of Baltimore city respectively, the
rCE!StricS of voters and poll books between
the last Monday in August and the first
Monday in September in each year, rs pro-
vidcd in said act OF eighteen hundred and
ciChty-two, Chapter twenty-five, the. said
Officers Of Registration shall demand and
receive the same frm the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court OF their respective county and of
the Superior Court q: Baltimore city. be-
tween the last Monday in April and The
second Monday in May in each year, for
the correction of said rcgistreS OF voters
and poll books and the registration EQUAL
flied voters.
SEC. :. and b, If furMo enacted, Th.t
said Officers O! Registration, when sitting
at their respective May, June, July and
September SittinCS, and the first sitting i'm
said act Of eighteen hundred and eighty
two, chapter twenty-five, all qualified vo-
tiers who shall present themselves for regis
tration; and in addition 10 said work OF
registration they shall carefully revise and
>cTut!nlZc the said reEiStrieS of voters So
received Ivy them from said Clerks of the
several Circuit Courts and Of the Superior
Court If Baltimore City, t. the end that
all errors therein shall Ne corrected and
thr names of all voters entered therein who
shall have died ur become for any reason
disqualified, or who for any cause shall
have ceased 10 be entitled t. remain on said
registration books, shall be stricken of
In order that the work of striking OF from
the rcEtStrieS the names of all dead and
disqualified persons, and Of all persons cr-
T'neousiy or Improperly placed thereon.
may bc thoroughly and accurately accom-
pl!shed, il shall be the duty of said several
officers OF registration al their May sittin.
u 20 carefully over the whole list 1T names
upon said r1ElStrieS in their respective pru-
CirCtS and election districts. anI IN nn,e
Tor striking OF the names of all persons
whom from their own information, or from
information furnished them from Others.
they have Eu0d reasons 70 believe Il I've
proper u bc stricken of. Having made
out this list, which shall he at all times
open To public inspection, il shall be their
duty T. address written notices q all the
persons whose names are -; down thereon.
except those known - De dead. calling on
saIa persons - appear before them on or
before the tlrs; day OF the July sitting in
the city II Baltimore, and the first iav Of
the September sitting in the counties. d
show cause why their names should not ha
stricken irOm said reSiStrl,S. which notices
shall be served in Baltimore city bv the 10
lice II Baltimore city, and in the counties