The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-09-15


1t is thought proper TO publish in eonnee'
ton with this notice part OF the suDlolned
section of the registration law which bears
particularly upon the powers and duties oil
the Register and the rights of the citizens;
SECTION 15.-All persons
who shall vacate and remove from their actual
domicile, abode, dwelling place or habltahon
ont of this State shall be conclusively presum'
ed to have lost their residence in this Stale
and shall in consequence thereof become
disqualified to vote, unless at or about the
time of such removal or within ten days
thereafter they shall 60 in person before the
clerk of the circuit court for the county IRON
which they shall so remove, or before the
clerk of the superior court OF Baltimore city,
if such removal be from said city, and shail
make and acknowledge before him an affidavit
declaring that notwithstanding such removal
from their domicile, dwelling place or habit
tation, they do not intend thereby to change
their legal residence, but that they have
fixed and definite purpose TO return to lniS
State on or before six months preceding 'he
next succeeding election in November;
and if the person making such aihdaViS
shall fail so 10 return and take up their aetaA
abode, domicile, dwelling place and haDia,
ton in this State on or before SIX mohlns
next preceding such November election, they
shall be conclusively presumed to have aps'
doned such declared intention and shall there
upon become disqualified to vote in ths rs
State, and the officers of registration shali
refuse to register them as qualified voters, OF
shall strike off their names from the regsu@
if their names be entered thereon;
said officers of registration shall require lne
production of such affidavits duly recorded,
or duly certified copy thereof; in all cases
where they shall have reason to suspect tn ~
the person applying to be registered as guam,
fed voter has lost his residence by reason u'
his removal from the State as herelnDeiore
mentioned, and they may also in any suel
cases put any question which they may deeni
proper to such applicant concerning the piace
where he dwelt in the county or Legislative aI0
district before such removal out OF the ola'e'
his occupation before such removal md slnGe'
the time when he so removed, and when n1
returned, and all other pertinent iacts anu
circumstances touching the right OF such PEI
son to be registered and they may require tne
truth of the answers of all persons to sucn
questions to be corroborated by Independent
evidence if in their discretion they shall tnhA
proper; and If in answer to their question:.
or upon testimony produced before them
shall appear to their satisfaction that !ile
person applying to be registered had ieil ~
State without any intention Of returning =.
some definite time in the future he shali no'
be entitled to register as a legal voter
j. SYLVESTER FINN,
Officer of Registration for District NO. L
ROBERT w. FLEAGLE,,
Officer of Registration for District NO e
]. FRANK BYERS.
Officer Of Registration for District NO o.
JOHN H.. TAYLOR,
Officer Of Registration for District NO T.
DANIEL B. SPRECHER,
Officer OF Registration for District NO. D.
GEORGE SHOWER,
Officer of Registration for District NO. D.
W. L. CORBlN,
Officer Of Registration for District NO. :.
JOHN T. BASLER.
Officer of Registration for District NO. o.
LEWIS G. FRANKLIN.
Officer OF Registration for District NO. .,
GEO. w. SHANK,
Officer Of Registration for District 70. w.
VIM D. LOWELL,
Officer Of Registration for District No. H.
CHARLES II. DANNEKr "a
Officer of Registration for District NO. L.
OSCAR M. SPURRlEK,
Officer of Registration for District NO. q
CEAs. +. FINK, Counsel for Registrars
Sen 22t ffne