ART. — .] REGISTRATION.

Baltimore or the county commissioners of the county
in which the appeal was taken.

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26. Whilst discharging the duties imposed by the
several sections of this Article, said officers of regis-
tration shall have and exercise the powers of a justice
of the peace for the preservation of order around the
place of registration, may compel the presence of wit-
nesses for the purpose of obtaining any information
necessary to an intelligent discharge of the duties of

Ibid. s. 15.
Powers of reg-
isters.

their office; they shall have power to issue summonses,
attachments and commitments to any sheriff or con-
stable, who shall serve such process as if issued by a
judge of a court or a justice of the peace, and shall

Issue commit-
ments, &c.

receive the same fees, and in the same manner, as are
allowed by law in state cases, but the officers of regis-
tration shall not charge any fee for the issuing of such
process, or receive any fees or emoluments for this or
any other service they may perform in the proper dis-
charge of their duties, except that provided in this
Article.

Fees.

27. The board of police commissioners for Baltimore
city shall detail police officers sufficient to preserve
order at the places where said officers of registration
for Baltimore city are discharging the duties of their
office.

Ibid. s. 16.
Duty of police
of Baltimore.

28. Said clerks of courts shall issue, under seal, to
any person applying to them whose name appears on
the list of qualified voters in their offices, respectively,
a certificate that said applicant is a registered, qualified
voter, which certificate shall, upon presentation to the
judges of election, entitle the holder to vote at the pre-

Ibid s 17.
Certificate.

cinct or district at which he offers to vote ; provided,
that, he has satisfied said judges that he is the person
named in said certificate, and he has acquired the resi-
dence necessary to entitle him to vote at said precinct
or district, and that he has delivered to said judges
said certificate, to be filed with the lists of voters or
books of registration for said ward or district; and
provided further, that no registration of voters has oc-
curred in said ward or district since the holder of said

Provisos.