The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-10-31
Sixth and Market SITS.
Philadelphia, Pa.

NOTICE
To Boards Of Registry and Election Of Bur
ti1gt0n 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 10th,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon and havin0 Il rst
organized shall proceed to ascertain and truly
ana accurately enter in canvassing-bOOks, to
be provided tor that purpose. the names and
residences and street numbers, if any, of all
election districts entitled to vote therein at the
next election by making actual inquiry at
every DIV elling house or habitation, or of the
head OF every family residing therein, and
shall continue such enumeration of voters
from day to day thereafter, on successive days
until the same be completed; provided. that
such enumeration shall terminate on or be-
fore the Friday next succeeding; the name OF
such voter, as aforesaid, whose place OF abode
shall be in any family or habttation, and who
may be casually or temporarily absent there
from when such enumeration is made, shall
be entered in said canvassing books in max
ing such enumeration the said boards of reg
istry and election may divide their election
districts in subdivisions, ana any two of
their number, not of the same political party,
designated by the chairman, together and In
company may make the enumeration in such
subdivisions; no name shall be entered on
such canvass1ng books without the concur
renee OF both members, or If said enumeration
currence OF majority thereof; on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18th,
said boards shall meet at the same place at ten
O'Clock in the morning, and continue in ses-
sion until nine O'Clock in the evening, but
may take a recess from one to two o'clock dur
ing said time and shall proceed to transcribe
and make up from said canvRsSing books, two
lists or registers of the names, arranged in al
phabetical order, together with the residences
and street numbers, ii any, of all persons In
their respective election districts entitled to
M fpor IN
ton, or who shall personally appear before
them for that purpose, or who shall be shown
to the satisfaction of such board of registry
and election by the affidavit in writing or
some voter in that election district to be u le-
gal voter therein the said boards of registry
ana election shall also meet on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31st,
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
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 afhdavit of some
voter in such election district to be legal vo-
ter therein, and of eraslng there1rom the
name of any person who, after a fair oppor-
tunity TO be heard, shall be shown not TO be
entitled 10 vote therein; provided, that no
name shall be entered on said registers or
either of them from said canyassing books
or stricken therefrom. without the concur
renee OF q 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 designated by the chairman OF said board
OF registry ana election, shall prepare an ad-
ditional copy OF the names, residences and
street numbers, 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 last mentioned
Tuesday, filed with the clerk of the township,
city or other municipality within which such
election district may be situate; on the day sue
ceeding the completion of said registers, one
copy thereof shall be delivered by the chair
man of said board to the county board of cleo
ton to be filed by them, and one copy shall be
retained by him tor 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.