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Passed Mar.
13,1867. |
AN ACT to repeal the Act of eighteen hundred
and sixty-five, chapter one hundred and seventy-
four, entitled, an Act relating to the registra-
tion of the voters of the State, and to enact
other provisions, relating to the registration of
voters in lieu thereof. |
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Bepealed. |
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the Act of eighteen hun-
dred and sixty-five, chapter one hundred and
seventy-four, entitled, an Act relating to the regis-
tration of the voters of the State, be and the same
is hereby repealed, and the following sections to
be arranged in the Code of Public General Laws
under an Article to be entitled, "Registration,"
be and the same are hereby enacted in lieu
thereof: |
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Officers of
Registration. |
Sec. 1. The officers of registration in each ward
of the city of Baltimore, and each of the counties
of the State, appointed by the Governor in the
year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, under the
provisions of the fourteenth section of the Act of
eighteen hundred and sixty-five, chapter one hun-
dred and seventy-four, are hereby continued in
office for the period of two years from the date of
their appointment and until their successors shall
qualify; and any vacancies now existing in said
offices or which may occur by death, resignation,
refusal to act or other cause, shall be filled by the
Governor, and after the expiration of said two
years and every two years thereafter, the Governor
shall appoint, one officer of registration for each
ward of the city of Baltimore and each elec-
tion district, of the several counties, residents
of said wards and districts respectively, and shall
fill all vacancies in said offices; the said officers
hereby continued in office and so appointed as
aforesaid, shall be styled officers of registration,
and shall register as qualified voters, all white
male persons claiming and entitled to the rights
of the elective franchise, in the manner prescribed
in the following section of this Article; the said |
