Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-17
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&bf said Article, sub title Contested Flee
TONS be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments, and that said
repealed ami re-enacted Sections 20 and 81 and
said new Section 25B, and said repealed and
re. enactcd Sections u. 50. s. and ISS shall
severallv read as follows:
Sec. 20. Before separating the last dat,
said Board OF Registry shall make out and de
liver to two Of their number of opposite poll
tics a list of the registered addresses OF all
those who have been registered As qualified
voters, whom either owe of the officers oil reg
stra,ion suspects not to be qualified voters
or against whom any voter OF the ward oi
county NAV have made complaint, as above
provided If said Board of Registry shall
however, know that any person complained
of is qualified voter then such name need
not be put upon the list of suspected persons
unless required by member of the board
The officers Of registration To whom such list
has been delivered shall. on or before FRIDAY
next following, sign a notice and send the
same through the mail, duly stamped, To the
address as ( ven i'll the registry OF each pers ~
who is upon the suspected list requiring su i
person TO appear before the Board of Registry
upon the Tuesday following, giving the tim,
of such session and show cause WHY his nam,
should not be erased from such registers
proper blanks and postage stamps shall b,
furnished for this purpose by the Board o.
Supervisors. \ similar notice shall hc serve,
following Tuesday, and II he cannot be toun,
at the place designated upon said registers tbs
notice may be left there, il such place can b,
found. ANY officer of registration, or othc
person acting temporarily as such, as herein
after provided, who willfully neglects to per
form his duty touching such scrutiny shall bt
deemed guilty of a misdcmeanor and on con
viction shall be impri~onedin jail no. less thar
six months nor more than twelve months. II
case of temporary disability on the part of sal,
officers the Board Of Registry may appoin
a temporary clerk belonging to the same partl
and administer To him the usual oath OF office
and said temporary clerk shall perform all tn,
duties OF the office until the disability of III,
other officer is removed. And il shall also liz
the duty of each of the other officers of regis
tration, far may be III his power, To in
form himself rs to all persons whose Nance
may be on such suspected list.
Sec. u. On Tuesday three weeks preceding
such regular election, sail Board of Regi,tr,
shall again meet al the place designated, tno
they shall remain in session during the hour,
prescribed in Section 10, for the sole purpose
OF revising their registry. and no new name
shall be added II the beginning OF the scs
sion the officers Of registration TO whom sucl
suspected list WAS delivered shall make aft
davit rs to the mailing of the notices. sent bl
them, and to whom directed and where, and
As 10 the personal service upon such person OF
rs to the leaving Of the same nj his place
Of residence 50 designated; and If any per
son to whom such notice was sent shat
appear before the Board OF Registry during
that session he shall make and sign an atida
vii in substance A. follows: II do solemn,
swear that am citizen OF the United States
and that have resided i'll the -- precinct
OF the ward in the city Of --. Oh
- district OF - county, i'll the State o
Mars land from the - day of -- mp tc
the - daV Of --. 10 and that
have not since acquired legal residence Civ
ing me the right to v3,c elsewhere" II il i
charged that he hsS been convicted OF an,
Infamous crime and has not been pardoncd
he shall further make oath that he has never
been so convicted, or if convicted. that he MA:
parloned at a time stated. This affidavit >hal
be signed and sworn To before one of smell
Board Of Registry, and ii shall be preserve,
aud filed in the office of the said Board OF Su
pervisors OF Elections Thereupom said Boar,
of Registry shall further examine him, ant
shall also swear the officer of registration VIII,
has made the inquiry and hear him upon tn,
question: and they shall also have the powc
10 examine on oath any other witness tia
may appear or be produced before them III re
gard To- the matter, and make any further cx
animation 81 inquiry that they may deem
proper. AMI If, after such further ex animation
aud hearing. the majority of said board are o.
the opinion that such person IS not qualified
voter in such precinct they shall draw line
in red ink through his utiuc and through al
other entries on the line on which sal iiamt
is written, but 50 tina, the name anil said othei
entries all remain legible, which mcmoran
dunn, i'll case of any registration. shall inlical,
that the name OF such person j, erased from
the registry, aud such person shall not be en-
titled To vote unless his name Is restored a,
hereinafter provided. During the last hour o
said session. il any person 50 notified 10 APP
pear At such session has not yet appeared an,
show cause why his name should not he erase,
from the register, the name shall be erased il
the manner aforesaid, unless a majority of tn
board satisfied of their own knowledge o
upon competent testimony that such person i
entitled to have his name retained on the reg
istry; and nuder the head Of Remarks,
opposite EACH name erased, shall be stated tn
facts as to Such crasurc, the date of the making
the same. aud the grounds and evidence o.
which ii is made