Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-04-23
Board OF Registry.


The foregoing certificate shall be
granted by the Board of Registry when
in session. under the 70 lowing regu-
lations: That is to say: IL at the time
application for said removal, GER
tificate is made the name of said vot-
er is already erased from he Registries
then il shall be the duty of the said
Board of Registry to G ant the GER
t;ficate to the voter himself or to any
other person making app ication there
for, but If at the time such application
Is made. the name of the voter be
still upon the Itegistries OF voters as
a qualified voter. the removal GER
tificate shall be granted. and the name
stricken off only upon the personal ap-
plication OF such voter to the said
Board OF Registry. and after his taking
and subscribing an oath substantial
" as follows: L. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. do
sclemnly swear tor affirrn) that l now
reside at ............... IN ........
IN the city OF
county of ................: that | am
the same person VINO is entitled by
that na're as a qualified voter In the
Registr'es of the ................ pre-
cincI of the ............. city; that |
toned residence, and do request that
the proper entries and records be made
and that my name he erased from the
R-:istries IF said last mentioned pre-
cinct, and that a certificate of remov-
al be furnished me at this time" rne
fores0in., affidavit shall BE written or
printed on the back of such certificate
of removal. and when presented to the
Board of Registry of the precinct in
which such applicant resides. it shall
he taken by said Board and returned
to the office of the Supervisors of
Election. When such certificate shall
he granted by the Board of Registry
the name of such applicant shall be
erased from the Registries Of the pre-
cinct from which he removed. At the
end OF each of such sessions the Reg
istries shall be made to agree; where
there is any difference between them,
and then the officers of Registration
having the custody thereof shall sign
their names or initials In their respect
i've Registry books Immediately under
the last name registered under each
letter on said Registries so that no
new name can be added thereto with
out discovery. 1t shall be the duty
OF the Board of Registry, after the
clos: OF each session to note for eraS-
ure from such Registries the names of
all persons known or supposed to De
dead and the names of all persons who
arc suspected of being disqualified I'M
der Sections and of Article of the
constitution of the State. and the nam
es Of all persons who are supposed to
have removed from such precinct and
have not taken out removal papers and
Of all persons who are suspected to be
otherwise disqualified as voters, and
they shall. before separating, make out
list of all persons so noted for eras-
ure with the address as the same ap-
pears upon the Registries. In making
out such list said Board of Reg
istry shall treat as persons suspected
of not being qualified voters all per-
sons against whom a sworn complaint
is filed by any voter in the ward. Such
complaint shall be as follows: .......
............. a voter OF ..............
ward, do solemnly swear that believe
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. who processes
10 reside AT Is not
a qualified voter in the ............
precinct OF the ........... ward on
the ground there state reason). II
majority OF the Board know, or are
satisfied that such complaint is I'M
true they need not note such name for
erasure unless required by a member
of the Board. Said list shall be ar
ranged under the following headings: