Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-05-23
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1902

uSSiSClS W perform MS uuLy lOuCu-
ing such scrutiny shall be deemed
SuIIty Of mlsuemeanor and on con-
NIcuon shall be imprisoned IN Jail not
less than SIX months nor more than
twelve months.
IN case Oh temporary disability on
the part OF salu officers the Boald OF
neglstry may appoint temporary
GEEK, belonging To the same party,
and administer u him the usual oath
OF Office, and said temporary clerk
snan perform all the duties OF the Of
hce until the disability OF the other
officer is removed. And 1t shall aiso
he the duty OF the other officers oil reg
istI alton, SO far as may be IN his pow
er, TO InIoIm himself as to all persons
whose names may be ON such suspect
ed list.
Section 21-On Tuesday, three
weeks preceding such regular election,
said Board of Registry shall again
meet at the place designated, and
they shan remain in session during
the hours prescribed in Section 1T,
for the sOIe purpose OF revising their
registry, and no new name shall be
auded. AT the beginning OF the ses-
sion the officers OF registration to
whom such suspected list was deliver
ca shall make affidavit as to the mail
ing OF the notices sent by them, and to
Nnom directed and When, and as to
the personal service upon such person
OF as to the leaving OF the same at his
pace OF lesluence SO designated; and
II any person 10 whom sucn notice was
sent SHAH appear before the Board OF
hegistly during that session he shall
make and sign an affidavit in sub
stance as follows: Il do solemnly
swear that | am citizen OF the United
States, and that | have resided in the
..... precinct of the ...... ward
in the City of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., or
......... district of .......... coun-
ty, in the state OF Maryland, from the
...... d." Of ........ up to the ....
day of ..., b., and that nave
not since acquired regal residence
giving me the right to vote elsewhere.
III it Is charged that he has been con
Vcted of an infamous crime and has
not been pardoned, he shall further
make oath tnat he has never been so
convicted, or ii convicted, that he was
pardOned at "a time stated. This am
davit shall be signed and sworn TO be-
fore one of such Board OF Registry,
and it shall be preserved and Med In
the Office OF the said Board of SuperVi-
sors of Elections.
Thereupon said Board of Registry
shall further examine him ana shall
also swear the officer Of registration
who has made the inquiry and hear
him upon the question, and they shall
also have the power to examine on
oath any other witness CLat may ap-
pear or be produced before them in re-
gard to the matter, and make any fur-
Their examination or inquiry that they
may deem proper; and II, after such
fun her examination, and hearing, the
majority OF said Board are of the opin-
ion that such person is not a qualified
voter III such precinct, they shall draw
line in red Ink through his name ana
through all other entries on the line
on which said name is written, but so
that the name and said other entries
shall remain legible, which memoran-
dun, in case OF any registration, shan
indicate that the name of such person
is erased from the registry, and such
person shall not be entitled to vote I'M
less his name is restored as hereinaf-
ter provided. During the last hour OF
said session, il any person so notiheu
to appear at Sucn session has not yet
appeared ana shown cause why his
name should not be erased from the
registry. the name shall be erased IN
the manner aforesaid, unless major
ity of the Board are satisfied, OF their
own knowledge or upon competent tes-
timony that such person is entitled to
have his name retained on the regis
try; and under the head of Remarks
opposite each name erased shall be
stated the facts as to such erasure, the
date of the making the same, and
grounds and evidence on which 1t Is
made.
Section rs BAH persons who, after
the passage Of this Act, shall remove
into any county of this State, or into
the City of Baltimore from any other
State, district or territory, shall indi-
cate tn cir intent to become citizens
and residents of this State by register
ing their names in a suitable record
book to be procured and kept for the
purpose by the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for the several counties and by
the Clerk of the Superior Court OF Bal
timore city; such record to contain
their names, residence, age and occu-
patton; and the intent of such persons
to become citizens and residents OF
this State shall date from the day on
which such registry shall be so enter
ed in such record book by the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court for the county or OF
the Superior Court OF Baltimore City,
as the case may be, into which county
or city such person shall so remove
from any other State. district or terri
tory. And no person coming into this
"a 10 - Tot "A fri n
territory, shah be entitled to registra-
ton as legal voter of this State until
one year alter his intent to become
such legal voter shall be thus evidenc-
ed by such entry in such record book,
and such entry or duly certified copy
thereof shall be the only competent
and admissible evidence Of such In
tent. And the Clerk Of the Superior
Court Of Baltimore City and the sew.
eral courts of the several counties
shall Immediately upon the passage
of this Act procure a suitable record
book for the recording therein of such
entries arranged alphabetically under
the names of such persons. For every
person so registered, under the pro
visions Of this section. they shall be
entitled to demand and receive the
sum OF twenty-five cents, to be paid
to said clerks by the Mayor and City
Council Of Baltimore and the County
Commissioners respectively. A copy
OF such record, duly certified by said
clerks, shall be evidence Of the right
OF such persons to registration as L.
gal voters according TO law, and each
person so registered shall be entitled
to such certified copy upon demand
without charge.