Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-08-31
Registration Notice.
Notice u the Qualified Voters of
Respective Election Districts of !.
s. Mary's County.
sEPTEmBER SITTING 1893.

SEPTEMBER SITTING 1893.
TUE undersigned Officers Of Registration
\ Tor the several election districts Of Sc.
Ma county hereby give notice that they
WIZ attend q the places named below, on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the
18th, 18th and 10th Of September 1899.
(the same being designated in the Ac, of
Assembly IS the September siiting)
from s O'Clock, a. m, 10 8 O'Clock, D. m, Of
each Of the designated DAYS f,r the pur-
pose OF registering the voters Of said dis
tricis, As prescribed by. chapter 573 of the
Acts passed By the General Assembly If
Maryland, u the January Session Of 1890.
ii Is thought proper to publish in con-
neciion with this notice extracts Of the reg
istraiion law 50 Ear as they are applicable
TO the counties, which bear particularly
upon the power and duty Of the Registrar
and the rights Of the citizen:
8. Each 81 the said officers of registration
shall have in addition % the other powers
hereinafter conferred upon him or which
may be hereafter conferred upon him by
law during the respective times Of his ap
pointed sitfings. the power Of a justice of
the peace % preserve order and enforce
obedience 20 hrs lawful commands at or
around his place OF registration 20 keep
the access IN such place open and unob
structed; to prevent and suppress riots, tn
mutt, violence aud disorder, and all other
improper practices at, around or near 10
his place Of registration tending 70 iniimida-
ton or % the obstruction of the work Of
registration, or the revision of the regisira-
ton, and 20 protect and keep safe the reg.
isiries 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
traiion for all purposes connected with the
performance Of the duties of his Office by
summons and attachment; be may while
sitting as such officer of registration cGm.
nit for trial any person committing at or
around his place of registration any offense
forbidden by this article; he shall have the
power to issue any of said summons, at
tachments or commitments when sitting in
any county of the State TO the Sheriff of
said county or 10 any constable thereof;
and such processes shall be served by anv
INrlJCCtiNG OtnC[tc lAlG sdtilt flfIlucI rs u
they were 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-
Ii 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 Iol
lowing extract from the Acts of 1890,
Chapter 573, Section IA: = And
after the passage of this act all persons
who shall vacate and remove from the
place Of their actual dOmicile. abode,
dwelling place or habitation within this
State aud shall take up domicile, abode,
dwelling place or habitation out of this
State shall be conclusively presumed TO
have lost their residen e in this State, and
shall in consequence thereof become dis
qualified 10 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-
ty 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 habitation, they do not
intend there's - change their legal resi-
dence but they have fixed and definite
purpose to return 10 this State on or before
six months preceding the next succeeding
general election in November, and if the
persons making such afildavits shall fail so
10 return and take up their actual abode,
domicile, dwelling place and habitation 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 10 vote in
this State, and the officers of registration
shall refuse 10 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 ths,days AMI between the hours afoTe.
tiers of their respective districts az aforesaid
at the following places, to Wit
The Officer OF Registration for the First
Election District will attend at
ST, IEIGOS. Il. H. Burch d. Bro, Store.
The Officer OF Registration for the Sec
ond Election District will attend at
FiLLEY LEE.
The Officer Of Registration for the Third
Election Diftrict will attend at
LEONARDTOWN.
The Ofiscer of Registration for the Fourth
Election District viii attend at
CHAPITCO.
The Officer Of Registration for the Fifth
Election District viii attend at
MECHANICSVILLE.
The Officer of Registration for the Sixth
Election District VII attend at
Is o. Tsompson's Store.
The officer of Registration for the Sew
cath Election District will attend at
AILEST0WN. [Bossling'. Store
The Officer Of Registration for the Eighth
Election District win attend at
SIIERKANTINEs STORE, near E5en.
ezer Church.
The Officer Of Registration for the Ninth
Election District viii attend at
ST GEORGES ISLAND, GTnee d
Hobbs Store.
RICHARD m. ABELL,