Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-09-27


from O'Clock, .. IN, t. 8 o'cl0ck. p. IN, Of
each Of the designated days for the purpose
Of registering the voters of said districts, al
prescribed by chapter 5T3 Of the Acts pass
I'd by the General Assembly of Maryland
at the January Session OF 1880
Ii is thought proper TO publish in connec-
ton witls this notice extracts Of the regis
tra,ion law SO far as they are applicable 70
the counties, which bear particularly upon
the power and duty Of the Registrar and
the rights of the ':itizen:
g. Each of th. said officers Of registra-
ton shall have In addition TO the other
powers hereinafter conferred upon him or
which may be hereafter conferred upon
him by law dering the respective times OF
his appointed sittings, the power of a justice
OF the peace 10 preserve order and enforce
obedience 10 his lawful commands al OF
around his place of registration; TO keep
the access "a s-elt place open and unob-
structed 70 prevent and suppress riots, tn
mutt, violence and disorder, and all other
improper practice at, around or near tn
his place of registration tending 10 intimi
daiion or To the obstruction of the work oil
registration, or the revision of the registra-
ton, and 10 protect and keep safe the regis
tries of voters hereinafter referred To while
in his custody and possession; he may
compel the presence of witnesses before
him while sitting as an officer of registra-
ton 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 Tor trial any person committing at Oh
around his place of registration any otfense
forbidden by tn s article; he shall have the
power To issue any ofsaid summons, attach
ments or Immitments when sitting in any
county of the State to the Sheriff of said
county or to any constable thereof; aud
such processes shall be served by any re
spectiye officers in the same manner as il
they were issued by the judge of a 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-
ton 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 extracts 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 domciie, abode, dwelling place or
habitatiOn within this State and shall take
up u domicile, abode, dwelling place OF
hoh r. cI,aI In, rnl,,
sively presumed 10 have lost their residence
in this State, 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 from which they
shall so remove, and shall make aud ack
nowledge before him an affidavit declaring
that Notwithstanding such removal from
their domicile, abode, dwelling placeor
habitation, they do not intend thereby to
change their LEGAL residence but they have
a fixed and deiinite purpose TO return to
this State on or before six months proceed
ing the next succeeding general election in
November, and If the persons making such
affidavits shall fail SD To- return and take
up their actual abode, domicile, dwelling
place and habitaiioh in this State on or be-
fore six months next preceding such No
vember election, they shall be c0ncluslvely
presumed to have abandoned such deria
intention CO.! S.;s., inereupon become dis
qualified TO vote in this State, and the Off
cess OF registration shall refuse 10 register
them as qualified voters, or shall strike off
their names from the registry if their names
be entered thereon.
And will also attend and sit with open
doors at the places hereinafter named, on
MONDAY, the 18Th day of October, 1894
from s O'Clock, A NJ. until o'clock, p NJ.
for revision and for hearing applications
for re instatement by persons whose names
have been stricken off the registration lifts
| For the purpose aforesaid the said Off
GERS Of registration will attend on the dates
aforesaid, as follows.
The Officer of Registration for the Firs,
Election District will attend at
ST. LyIGOS, K. Z. Burch d Bro Stor.
The Officer of Registration Cor the Sec
ond Election District will attend at
VALLEY LEE.
The Officer of Registration for the Third
Election District will attend at
LEONARDTOWN.
The Officer of Registration for the Fourth
Election District will attend at
CHAPTTCO.
The Officer of Registration tor the Fifth
Election District will attend at
MECHANICSVTLLE.
The Officer Of Registration for the Sixth
Election District win attend at
HOLLYWOOD, Is. G 7nompson's Store]
The Officer of Registration for the Sew.
enth Election District will attend AT
AILESTO WV. [Borling's Storel
The Officer of Registration for the Eighth
Election District will attend at
SHERMANTLNFS STORE, near EBen-
ezsr Church.
The Officer of Registration for the Ninth
Election District will attend at
ST GEORGES ISLAND, ICEesser's
St0rei
WALLACE DUNBAR.