Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-09-05
Registration Notice.
Notice to the Qualified Voters of the
Respective Election Districts Of
st. Mary's County.
SEPTEMBER slTTlne 1895.

THE undersigned Officers of Registration
Il for the several election districts of ST.
Mary's county hereby give rotice that they
viii attend az the places named below, on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the
18th, 18th and 18th Of September 1895.
(the same being designated in the Act Of
Assembly as the September Sitting
from s o'clock, q. m, to 8 o'clock, p. m, Of
each Of the designated days for the purpose
of registering the voters of said district, as
prescribed by chapter 573 Of the acts pass
ed by the General Assembly of Maryland,
at the january Session Of 1890
tits thought proper TO publish in connnec-
ton with this notice extracts of the regis
trstion law so far as they are applicable to
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 registra-
ton shall have in addition 10 the other
powers hereinafter conferred upon him or
which may be hereafter conferred upon
him by law during the respective times of
his appointed sitt!ngs. the power of a justice
OF the peace TO preserve order and enforce
obedience 10 his lawful commands at or
around his place of registration; % keep
the access 20 such place open and unob-
structed; to prevent and suppress riots, tn
mults, violence and disorder. aud all other
improper practices az, around or near 70
his place Of registration tending TO iutimi-
dation or To the obstruction Of the work of
registration, or the revision of the registra-
ton, and % protect and keep safe the regis
tries of voters hereinafter referred 10 while
in his custody and possession; he may
compel the presence of witnesses before
him while sitting as an officer of registra-
ton for ell purposes connected with the
performance of the duties of his office ~
summons and attachments; he may while
sitting as such officer Of registration COM
NIT Tor 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. attach
ments or commitments when sitting in any
county Of the State to the Sheriff Of said
county or b. any constable thereof; and
such processes shall be served by any re-
spective officers in the same manner as il
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
Jurisdiction; 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 services performed under this
article except such as 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; 49, And after
the passage ofthis act all persons who shall
vacate and remove from the place OF then
actual domicile, abode, dwelling place oil
habitation within this State and shall take
up domicile, abode, dwelling place oil
habitation out of this State shall be conclu
sively presumed TO have lost their residenc,
in this State, and shall in consequence
thereof become disqualified to vote, unles
at or about the time of such removal Of
within ten days thereafter they shall go il
person before the Clerk of the Circui
Court for the county from which they
shall so remove, and shall make and ack
that Notwithstanding such removal from
their domicile, abode, dwelling place Of
habltation, they do not intend thereby e
change their legal residence but they have
nxed and definite purpose TO return e
this State on or before six months preced
ing the next succeeding general election il
) November, and if the persons making such
affidavits shall fail so TO return and take
up their :ctual abode, domicile, dwelling
place and habitation in this State on or be
fore six months next preceding such No
vember election, they shall be conclusively
presumed to have abandoned such declared
intention and shall thereupon become dis
qualified to vote in this State, and the off
GERS of registration shall refuse to register
them as qualified voters, or shall strike of
their names from the registry iftheir name:
be entered thereon.
In compliance with the provisions of said
Act of Assembly, the respective officers OF
Registration for st. Mary's county will
meet TOR their September Sitting" on
the days and between the hours Aforesaid
Tor the purpose of registering the voters oil
thei- respective districts as Aforesaid AT the
following places, to wit:
The Officer of Registration for the First
Election District will attend at.
ST. LNIGOS, Il. E. Burch d. Bro, Store
The Officer of Registration for the Sec.
ond Election District will attend at
VALLEY LEE
The Offlcer-of Registration for the Third
Election District will attend at
WIN.