The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-09-08


10Th at his residence on the HarrisOnyile road
near the Westminster and Mt. Airy road,
about three miles from Mt. Airy.
1t is thought proper to publish IN eennee
ton with this notice part of the subJoned
section of the registration law which beans
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 hablianon
ont of this State shall be conclusvely preSum
ed to have lost their residence in this State
and shall in consequence thereof become
disqualified to vote, unless at or about inc
time of such removal or within ten days
thereafter they shall go 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 sha!i
make and acknowledge before him an affidavit
declaring that notwithstanding such removal
from their domicile, dwelling-p place or haDi'
tation, they do not intend thereby to change
their legal residence, but that they have .
fixed and definite purpose to return 70 tIs
State on or before six months preceding inc
next succeeding election in November
= and if the person making such athdaVls
shall fail so to return and take up their aetual
abode, domicile, dwelling place and habila,
ton in this State on or before six montns
next preceding such November election, they
shall be conclusively presumed to have aoan'
doned such declared intention and shall ihete
upon become disqualified to vote IN mn
State, and the officers of registration shail
refuse to register them as qualified voters,
IL. al.
if their names be entered thereon;
production of such aftidavits duly recorded,
or duly certified copy thereof; in all cases
where they shall have reason to suspect tDs'
the person applying to be registered as qnallri
fed voter has lost his residence by reason u
his removal from the State as hereinbeiore
mentioned, and they may also in any such
cases put any question which they may deem
proper to such applicant concerning the place
where he dwelt in the county or Legislative
district before such removal out of the Stase'
his occupation before snch removal and SINCE
the time when he so removed, and when nc
returned, and all other pertinent iaets anu
circumstances touching the right OF such per
son to be registered and they may require lle
truth of the answers of all persons to suci,
questions to be corroborated by Independent
evidence if in their discretion they shall linus
proper; and if in answer to their questions
or upon testimony produced before them II
shall appear to their satisfaction that Inc
person applying TO be registered had LETT inc
State without any intention OF returning a.
some definite time in the future he shall no'
be entitled to register as legal voter.
j. SYLVESTER FINN,
Officer of Registration for District No. l.
ROBERT w. FLEAGLE,
Officer of Registration for District NO =
j. FRANK BYERS,
Officer of Registration for District NO. D.
JOHN Il. TAYLOR,
Officer Of Registration for District No. 4
DANIEL B. SPRECHER,
Officer of Registration for District NO. D.
GEORGE SHOWER,
Officer of Registration for District No. o.
w. L. C0RBlN,
Officer of Registration for District NO. q
JOHN t. BASLER,
Officer of Registration for District NO. O.
LEWIS C. FRANKLIN,
Officer of Registration for District NO. Y
GEO. w. SHANK,
Officer of Registration for District No. ~
VIM. D. LOWELL,
Officer of Registration for District NO. H.
CHARLES d. BANNER,
Officer of Registration for District No. L.
OSCAR M. SPURRIEk,
Officer Of Registration for District No. To-
CHAs. E. FINK, Counsel for Registrars
Sep % 2t