The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24
NOTICE TO BOARDS OF REGISTRY
IN AND ELECTION OF BURLINGTON
COUNTY,

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COUNTY.
Registry and Election In and for each and
every election district in the county of Bur
lingtOn, will meet on
Tuesday, October 9Th,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon and having
first organized shall proceed to ascertain and
truly and accurately enter in canvassiDg
books, to be provided for that purpose, the
names and residences and 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,
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 before
the Friday next succeeding. The name OF such
voter, as aforesaid, whose place OF abode shall
be IN any family or habitation, and who may
be casually or temporarily absent therefrom,
when such enumeration is made, shall be en-
tered in said canvassing 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 by
the chairman, together and in company, may
make the enumeration in such subdivisions;
no name shall be entered on such canvassing
books without the concurrence of both mem
bers, or if said enumeration be made by the
entire board, without the concurrence 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
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 trans
cribe and make up from said canvassing
books, two lists of registers of the names, ar
ranged in alphabetical order, together with
the residences and street numbers, if any, of
all persons in their respective election dis
tr1ctS 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 Of such
board registry
in writing of some voter in that election dis
trict to be legal voter therein; the said
boards OF registry and election shall also meet
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 reg
listers, of adding thereto the 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 sworn by the
written affidavit of some voter in such election
district to be legal voter therein, and of erasing
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 register or either
of them from said canvassing books, or stricken
therefrom, without the concurrence of ma jority
of all the members of said boards of registry aud
election upon the completion of said registers
the said board of registry and election shah pub
licly announce and certify 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, 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 other
municipality within such election district may
be situate; on the day succeeding the completion
of said registers, copy thereof shall be de1iv
cred 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 dis
trict board on the day of election.
By order of the County Board of Elections
JOHN r. HOWELL, Chairman.
SAMUEL W. SEMPLE, Secretary.
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