The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-10-09


TUESDAY, October 9th,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon and having first
organized shall proceed to ascertain and truly
and accurately enter in canvassiug- books, to be
provided for that purpose, the names and resi-
dences and street numbers if any, of all legal
voters residing within their respective election
districts entitled to vote therein at the next cleo
tioa by making &C ual inquiry at every dwelling
house or habitation, or of the head of every fam
lily 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
o. before the Friday next ,scceeding; the name
OF such voter, as aforesaid, whose place of abode
shall be in any family or habi.ation, and who may
be casually or temporarily absent therefrom when
enumeration is made, shall be entered III said can
wasting books; in making such enumeration the
said boards of registry and election may divide
their election districts in subdivisions, and any
two of their number, not of the same political
party, designated the chairman, together and in
company may make the enumeration in such sub
divisions; no name shall be entered such can
vassing-books without the concurrence of both
members, or if said enumeration be made by the
entire board without the concurrence Of a major
ity thereof; on
TUESDAY, October 10Th,
said boards shall meet at the same place at ten
O'Clock in the N ornng, and continue in session
until nine o'c1orck 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 registers of
the names, arranged IN alphabetical order, to-
gether with the residences and street numbers, if
any, OF all persons IN their respective election
districts entitled to the right of suffrage therein
at the next election, or who shall personally ap-
pear 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
of some voter in that election district to be legal
voter therein the said boards ofregistry and cleo
tion shall also meet on
TUESDAY, October goth,
at the places of their former meeting at the hour
of one O'Clock in the afternoon, and remain in
session until nine O'Clock in the evening, for the
purpose of revising and correcting original regis.
ters 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 shall be shown by the
written affidavit of some voter i'll such election
district to be legal voter therein, and of erasng
therefrom the name of any person who, after a
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 either
of them from said canvassing books; or stricken
therefrom, 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 pub
licly 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 and election, shall prepare an
additional copy of the names, residences and
street numbers, If any, on such completed regis
ter 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 munich
patty within such election district may be situate
on the day succeeding the completion of said reg
listers, one copy thereof shall be delivered by the
chairman of said board to the county board of
election to be filed by them and one copy shall be
retained by him for use by the district board on
the day of election,
BY order of the County Board of Elections.
NATHAN HAINES,
Chairman.
SAMUEL W. SEMPLB, Secretary.
Sept. 2o-St.