The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-11
NOTICE TO BOARDS OF REGISTRY
IN AND ELECTION OF BURLINGTON

IN AND ELECTION OF BURLINGTON
Notice is hereby given that the Boards of
Registry and Election in and for each and
every election district in the County of Bur-
lington, will meet on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18th,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, ana having
first organized shall proceed to ascertain and
truly and accurately enter in canvassing-
books, to be provided TOR that purpose, the
names and residences ana street numbers, If
any, of all legal voters residing within their
respective election districts entitled to vote
therein at the next election, by making actual
inquiry at every dweling-hou or habitation,
or OF the head OF every family residing there
in, and shall continue such enumeration OF
voters from day to day thereafter, ON success
i've days, until the same be completed; pro-
vided, that such enumeration shall termin ate
on or before the Friday next su cceeding; he
name of every such voter, as aforesaid, whose
place of abode shall be in any family or nabi-
taJion, ana who may be casually or temper
arily absent therefrom when such enumera-
ton Is made, shall be entered in said canvas s-
1ng-books; in making such enumeration the
said boards OF registry and election may di-
vide their election districts in subdivisions,
and any two of their number, not of the same
political party, designated by the chairman,
together and in company may make the enum-
Grafton in such subdivision; no name shall be
entered on such canvassing books without the
concurrence of both OF said members, or If
said enumeration be made by the entire board,
without the concurrence Ola mai GRITTY thereof:
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18th,
said boards shall meet at the same place at ten
O'Clock in the morning and continue in session
until nine O'Clock in the evening, but may
take recess from one to two o'clock during
said time and shall proceed to transcribe and
make up from said canvAssing- books two lists
or registers of the names, arranged in alDha-
betical order, together with the residences and
street numbers, II any, OF all persons in their
respective election districts entitled to the
right of suffrage therein at the next election
or who shall personally appear before them
for that purpose, or who shall be shown to the
satisfaction hoard
election by the affidavit in writing of some
voter in that election district to be legal
voter therein; the said boards of registry and
| election shall also meet on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER lst,
at the places of their former meeting, at the
hour of one o'clock in the afternoon and re-
main in session until nine O'Clock in The even
ing, for the purpose of revising and correcting
the original registers, of adding thereto the
| names of all persons entitled to the right of
Suffrage in that election district at the next
| election, who shall appear in person before
! them or shall be shown by the written affida-
! Wit of some veter IN such election district to
| be legal voter therein, and OF eraSfng there
! nom the name of any person who after fair
| opportunity to be heard, shall be shown not
| to be entitled to vote therein; provided, that
| no name shall be entered on said registers or
| either OF them from said canvassing BOOKS or
stricken thereffom, without the concurrence
OF majority OF all the members OF SAID boards
OF registry and election; upon the completion
| of said registers the SAID board of registry and
| election shall publicly announce and certify
on each register the number of names entered
thereon and one of said clerks, to be desig-
| mated by the chairman of said board of regis
| try ana election. shall prepare an additional
| copy of the names, residences and street num-
| bers, II any, on such completed register,
which additional copy, after being certified as
aforesaid, shall be by said clerk, within two
| days after the said aforementioned Tuesday,
| filed with the clerk of the township, city or
| other municipality within which such election
| district may be situate; on the day succeeding
| the completion OF said registers, one COPY
thereof shall be delivered by the chairman of
said board to the county board of elections to
! be filed by them, and one copy shall be re-
| tanned by him for use by the district board on
| the day of election.
| By order of the County Board of Elections.
NATHAN HAINES,
SAMUEL w. SEMPLE, Secretary. Chairman.