The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-23
HERMAN A. STEES,
Comfy SrI
NJ Office TO BOARDS OF REGISTRY
~ AND ELECTION OF BURLINGTON

COUNTY.
Notice is hereby given that the Boards of
Registry and Election in and for each and
every election district in the county of BUR-
lington, Will meet on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 1909,
at ten O'Clock IN the forenoon, and having
first organized shall proceed to ascertain and
books, to be provided tor that purpose the
names and residences and street numbers II
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 hablta-
ton, or of the head OF every family residing
therein, and shall continue such enumera-
ton OF voters from day to day thereafter, on
successive days until the same be completed;
provided, that such enumeration shall termi-
nate on or before the Friday next succeeding
The name OF such voter, as aforesaid, whose
place of abode shall be in any family or habi-
tat1on, and who may be casually or temper
arily absent therefrom when such enumera-
ton is made, shall be entered in 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 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 members or
II said enumeration be made by the entire
board, without the concurrence OF a majority
thereof; on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 1909,
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 residence and street numbers II any of
all persons In their respective election dis
tricts 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 OF registry and election by the affidavit
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 on
Tuesday, October %,
at the places of their former meeting. at the hour
of one O'Clock in the afternoon, and remain i'll
session until nine o'clock in the evening, for the
purpose of revising and correcting original reg
listers, 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 in such election
district be a legal voter therein, and of erasing
therefrom the name of any person who, after
fair opportunity to be heard, shall be shown not
TO be entitled to vote therein; provided, that
name shall be entered on said register either
of them from said canvassing books, stricken
therefrom. without the occurrence of a 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
1icly announce aud 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, il any, on such completed regis
ter which additional copy, after being certified
as aforesaid, shall be by said clerk, with two
days after the said last mentioned Tuesday, filed
with the clerk of the township, city or other
municipality within such election district may
be situate the day succeeding the completion
of said registers, one copy thereof shall be de-
livered 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 Tor use by the
district board on the day of election.
By order of the County Board of Elections
JOHN r. HOWELL, Chairman.
SAMUEL W. SEMPLE, Secretary.