The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-10-18
NOTICE TO BOARDS OF REGISTRY
IN AND ELECTION OF BURLINGTON

NOTICE TO BOARDS OF REGISTRY
~ AND ELECTION OF BURLINGTON
COUNTY.
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, and having
first organized shall proceed to ascertain and
truly and accurately enter in canvassing-
books, to be provided for 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 dwelling-house or habitation,
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 terminate
on or before the Friday next Succeeding: the
name of every such voter, as aforesaid whose
place of abode shall be in any family or habi-
taIion and who NAV be casually or temper
arily absent therefrom when such enumera-
ton is made, shall be entered in said canvass
1ng-bOOks: in making such enumeration the
said boards OF registry and election may d.
vide their election districts in subdivisions,
and any two of their number, not of the SINE
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 majority thereof;
on
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 a 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 alpha
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
OF such board OF registry and
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 lsJ,
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 voter IN such election district to
be a legal voter therein, and OF erasing there
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 therefrom, without the concurrence
OF a 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 and election, shall prepare additional
copy of the names, residences and street num-
beers, II any, on such completed register
which additional copy, after being certified as
shall be by said clerk, within two
days after the said aforementioned Tuesday
led with the clerk of the township, city or
other municipality within which such election
district may be situate; on the day succeeding
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. SRMPLE, Secretary. Chairman.