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CI'rI'l.E\'SIIIP AND SI'FFIL.1(=h, IN MARYLAND.
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Governor to appoint Mr: C. .T. Bonaparte as the minority Supervisor. Under
the pressure of this popular action, the Governor on tile next day appointed
him, and associated with-him, to fill the other vacancy, a man recommended
by the regular Democra=tic organization. This seems to introduce the princi-
ple, practised in other States, of appointing Supervisors nominated. by the
party organization, subject to approval of the executive.
In the counties' the Governor appoints, biennially, with the consent of
the Senate, an officer of -i•egistration for each election district, who
shall sit,
with open doors, from S A. M. to 8 P. Al. for the five days,' beginning with
the third 1londay of September. and for the four days, beginning with the
first Mundav in October,-._-and for revision of lists one the second Monday
in
October.' If the district be divided into precincts, they shall sit a. due
amount of time in each; and, if not so divided, they shall sit in various
places, not over three in number. In Baltimore, they are to sit from 9 A. M.
to 9 P. 1I., for the same days in September, and in October on the first
Dion-
da.y and Tuesday, and for revision of the lists on the ensuing Wednesday.
Before sitting,5 however, the registers must take the Constitutional oath
before the Supervisors of Election, or the clerk of the Superior Court in
Bal-
timore, and before the Clerks of Court in the counties. They are next to
demand from the Sheriffs' the registration books, two of which the Governor
must cause to be prepared for each district or precinct. In these are to be
entered alphabetically, as far as the first letter, the name of the
applicant for
registry, his color, age, birthplace, place and time of residence in the
pre-
cinct ; if naturalized,, the elate thereof, whether he was sworn or not,
whether
qualified or not, and if not. qualified, a line is to be drawn across his
name in
the "qualified" column, and the cause stated in the column headed "disquali-
fied." There is also to be space for remarks and fur check-marks, to be made
at elections when he votes." No questions are to be asked as to causes of
disqualification, not found in the State Constitution, and in doubtful
cases a
final decision may he postponed to any subsequent day of the sitting. These
books were sent, with copy of the law, to the Sheriffs of the counties by
the
second Monday in July, 1590. This registration, corrected from time to time,
is still in force in the counties. In 1691, and in alternate years
thereafter,
the registration hoofs are to be opened en the second Monday in .Time in
Annapolis to prepare for the election' in that city.
(1) Statute of 1882, ell. SXII, C'7iSSZ' ; Statute of 1884, ell. CCLXSI.
Code. Public Laws, art. 31, sec. 1.
12) Statute of MO. ch. DLSxIII.
tai In the recent race of Blackford vs. Robinson l8(1 '3Id. Reps`.. 4191,
appeal from Washington county, it was
decided that the officer: for registration are authorized to register
voters who make application on the clay in ctober
when such officers sit for revision of the registry list.
t4) Statute of 1RR=, ell. \•Ih sec. 12; Statute of iRRB, chs. Civ and CLV,
sec. 5. Board of Supervisors in Baltimore
are to dive notice of registration five days before-hand in six papers of
lamest circulation, one to be in German and one
of the opposite party to majority of registers. In the counties collective
notice is given by registers in two papers of
larrestcircnlation, and of opposite parties, if such thereare, and by
handbillsin public places. Chances in place and time
are to he advertised in alt dailies in Baltimore, and in all county papers,
and by handbill..
(5i statute of 1892. ch. CCCV. Oath is to be recorded in a book kept for
that purpose.
ith Statute of 1830, ell. DLSXIII.
6) Naturalized voters need notshow papers, if they prose they bare voted
for the past five years. Statute of 1R9.,
ell. CCCLU\'llt.
(8) at end of each days registration one of the registers shall sign his
name or initials below the last name regis-
tered in each letter to prevent fraud. Statute of 1892, ell. CCaX%W.
(9) Statute of 1890, ell. 1)l\XVIII. Five days' notice to be given.
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