Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-09-14

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from 8 O'Clock, A. m, n O'Clock, ~ M, Of
each Of the designated days fir the pur-
pose OF registericg the voters Of said dis
trfcis. as prescribed by chapter 573 Of the
Acts passed by the General Assembly Of
Mary Wand, az the January Session Of 1890.
II Is Thought proper 10 publish in con-
nection with this notice exirac.sOf the reg
isiration law 50 far rs they are applicable
% the counties, which bear particularly
upon the power and-duty Of the Registrar
and the rights Of the citizen:
3. Each Of the said officers OF registration
shall have in addition % the other powers
hereinafter conferred upon him or which
may Dc hereafter conferred upon him by
law during the respective times Of his ap-
pointed siltings, the power Of justice OF
the peace 20 preserve order and enforce
obedience to his lawful commands at or
around his place az registration 20 keep
the access To- - place open aud unob-
siructed; to pfEvent aud suppress riots, tn
mutt, violence and disorder, and all other
improper practices 1T, around or near 10
his place OF registration tending 10 intimida-
ton or % the obstruction of the work Of
registration, or the revision of the registra-
ton, and ~ prptect and keep safe the reg
istries of voters hereinafter referred TO
while in his custody and possession; he
may compel the presence of witnesses be-
fore him while sitting as an officer OF regis
tratiDn for all purposes connected with the
performance of the duties OF his office by
summons and attachment; he may while
sitting as such officer Of registration com
NIT for trial any person cemmitting at or
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forbidden by this article - shall have the
power % ISSUE any Of SAID summons, at
tachments or commitments when sitting in
any county of the State 10 the Sheriff of
said county or b any constable thereof !;
and such processes shall be served by any
respective officers in the same manner as if
they We're issued by the judge of court of
record having Jurisdiction OF the subject
matter or by justice of the. peace exercis-
ing police powers within such respective
Jurisdictions the sheriff or any constable
in any county in this State who shall serve
any of said processes shall receive the same
fees and in like manner as is or may be by
law, provided that he shall receive fees in
other State cases, but no officer of registra-
Il IN shall charge or receive any compensa
ton for any service performed under this
article except such as is provided by this
article.
The special attention of citizens leaving
the State, temporarily, is called TO the fol
lowing extract from the Acts of 1890,
Chapter 573, Section IA: And
after the passage OF this act all persons
who shall yacate and remove from the
place of their actual domicile, abode,
dwelling place or habitation within this
State and shall take up domicile, abode,
dwelling place or habitatisn out of this
State shall be cDnclusively presumed 10
have lost their residen e in this State, and
shall in consequence thereof become dis
qualified to vote. unless at or about the
time of such removal or within ten days
thereafter they shall go in person before
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court for the coun-
~ from which they shall so remove, and
shall make and acknowledge before him
an affidavit declaring that Notwithstanding
such removal from their domicile, abode,
dwelling place or hsbitation, they do not
intend thereby to change their legal resi-
dence but they have fixed and definite
purpose to return 10 this State on or before
six months proceeding the next succeeding
general election in November, and if the
persons making such afiidavits shall fail 50
10 return and take up their actual abode,
upHliClics tNtliih5 pace anu ndDlldtlDn IN
this State on or before six months next pre-
ceding such November election, they shall
be conclusively presumed to have aban-
doned such declared intention and shall
thereupon become disqualified TO vote in
this State, and the officers of registration
shall refuse TO register them as qualified
voters. or shall strike off their names from
the registry if their names be entered there
on.
In compliance With the provisions of said
Act of Assembly. the respective officers OF
Registration for ST Mary's county will
meet FOR their September Sitting
on the days and between the hours afoTe-
sai:. for the purpose Of registering the vo
tiers of their respective districts as aforesaid
at the following places, TO wit:
The Officer OF Registration for the First
Election District will attend at
ST, INIGQS. Il. f. Barch Dc Bro, Store
The Officer Of Registration fJr the Sec
ond Election District Will attend at
EALLEF LEE
The Offieer aS4S.istra,ion f,r ,h.. 'rh;r6