The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-31
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1902.

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twelve months.
In case or temporary disability on
the part Of saiu officers the Board OF
Registry may appoint temporary
clerk, belonging to the same party,
and administer " him the usual oath
of office, and said temporary clerk
shall perform all the duties OF the Of
ice until the disability Of the other
officer is removed. And it shall also
be the duty of the otl er officers OF reg
istration, SO far as may be in his pow
er, to inform 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 shall remain in session during
the hours prescribed in Section 10,
for the sole purpose of revising their
registry, and no new name shall be
added. At the beginning OF the ses-
sion the officers Of registration to
whom such suspected list was deliver
ed shall make affidavit as to the mall
ing of the notices sent by them. and to
whom directed and when, and as to
the personal service upon such person
or as to the leaving OF the same at his
place of reSluence so designated. and
il any person to whom Sucn notice was
sent shall appear before the Board or
Registry 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 or
.... district OF .coun-
ty, in the State of Maryland, from the
...... da~ OF ........ up to the -.
day of ...., 19...., and that nave
not since acquired legal residence
giving me the right to vote elsewhere.
Ii it is charged that he has beeL con-
victed OF an infamous crime AMI has
not been pardoned, he shall further
make oath that he has never been so
convicted, or ii convicted, that he was
pardoned at time stated. This affl-
dayit Shall he signed and sworn to be-
fore one OF such Board OF Registry,
and it shall be preserved and filed IN
the office OF the said Board of Su2erVl-
surs. OF Elections.
Thereupon said Board Of Registry
shall further examine him and Shall
also swear the officer Of registration
who has made the inquiry and hear
HIM upon The question, and tney snali
also have the power to examine on
oath any other witness Chat may ap-
pear or he produced before them In re-
gard to the matter, and make any Iur-
Lner examination or inquiry that they
may deem proper; and il, after sucn
further examination, and nearing, the
majority vi said Board are or the opln-
ion that such person is not Quallneo
voter III such precinct, they snail draw
a line in red Ink through his name ana
through all other entries on the line
on which said name is written, hut SO
that the name and said other entries
shall remain legible, which memoran-
dunn, in case or any registration, shali
indicate that the name OF such person
is erased from the registry, and sucn
person shall not be entitled to vote IN
less his name is restored as hereina1-
ter provided. During the last hour OF
said session, il any person SO notlneo
to appear at Sucn session mas not yet
appeared anu shown cause why MS
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, or their
own knowledge or upon competent tes-
timony that such person Is enutied 10
have his name retained on the regis
try; and under the head OF Remarks
opposite each name erased shall De
stated the facts as to such erasure, the
date of the making the same. and
grounds and evidence on which 1t Is
made.
Section 25 bail 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 their intent to become citizens
and residents of this State by register
ing their names in 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
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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
State from any other State, district or
territory, shall be entitled to registra-
ton as legal voter Of this State until
one year after 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 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