The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-30
puBLIc GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.

shall be placed the names OF persons
suspected to be disqualified under sec
tions and of Article l OF the Consul
tuition. or Otherwise, Deceased NOt-
ers." under winch shall be placed all
who are known or supposed to be dead,
"RemOved," under which shall be
placed all who are known or suppos-
ed to have removed from their last ad-
dress, on each day before separating,
said Board of Registry shall make out
and deliver to two of their number or
opposite politics list OF the Registry
addresses of all those whose names are
in the RegiStrIes of voters as quallhed
voters whom the officers OF registra-
ton in accordance with the foregoing
provisions of this section have noted
for erasure. The said two officers OF
Registration to whom such list is de-
livered, shall thereupon, proceed IN re-
spect thereto as the provisions OF Sec
ton 20 of this Article direct, on each
of the Tuesdays respectively SIX, nVe,
and four weeks preceding the regular
election in November. The Board OF
Registry in each precinct, shall, at the
beginning of the session receive the re-
port of the said two officers OF Regis
tration to whom the aforesaid list was
delivered at the last preceding ses-
sion and shall proceed in regard there
to as directed by the provisions of sec
ton p of this Article. The Board OF
Registry shall again meet for revision
only on the Tuesday three weeks before
said election and session shall be held
between the hours of 9 A. NJ. and P.
NJ. The Board of Registry at this ses-
sion shall add no new name to the Reg
istries of voters but shall proceed as
the provisions of section u Of this Art
icle direct In the years 1904 and 1905
the Board of Supervisors OF election
shall provide such additional books OF
Registry for use in any precinct or
precincts of Baltimore city as said
Board shall deem necessary for the
purpose of carrying into effect the
provisions of this section, and in the
event of any changes being made in
any of the precincts of Baltimore city
by the said Board of Supervisors of
Election in the year 1904 and 1903 I'M
der the provisions Of Section III of
this Article. The said Board of Super
visOrs of Election are hereby directed
and empowered to provide and furnish
such copies of the original books of
Registry of the year 1903 now in the
office of said Board of Supervisors of
Election as may be necessary by rea-
son of said changes in said precincts
to supply each precinct in said city
with the names of the Registered vOt-
ers of said precinct, which said copies
shall have the same force and effect
in law as said original books of Regis
try.
III. The boundaries of the election
districts of the Counties and of the
wards of Baltimore city shall remain
as now established by law. but before
the first general registration held I'M
der this article and before every sub
sequent general Registration or
whenever in the Judgment If the
Board of Supervisors of Elections
of Baltimore city it shall be deemed
expedient it shall be the duty of said
Board to divide and establish precincts
in the said wards, as in the judgment
of said Board shall best promote the
convenience of voters; provided that
no precinct upon the bases of
the Registry of Voters in use
at the election in the next year
preceding that in which such pre-
cincts are divided and established shall
contain over four hundred and fifty
(450) registered voters in the city. In
dividing and establishing precincts in
the city of Baltimore, the new pre-
cincts shall conform to the boundaries
of the Legislative and Congressional
districts established by law. The pre-
cincts of each ward shall be numbered
from one upward, consecutively. The
boundaries of said precincts shall be
made known by advertising in one or
more newspapers IN said city once a
week for two successive weeks be-
fore the first day of July in each year
in which such division is made Such
additional books of Registry and such
copies of the original books of Regis
try of the year 1908, as are provided
by the said Board of Supervisors of
Election under the provisions OF this
section, and the original books of Reg
istry of Baltimore city for the year
1903, shall be used at the General Elec-
lions to be held in the city of BaIti-
more in said years 1904 and 1905.
Sec. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved April II, 1904