Democratic messenger., 1910-05-21
CHAPTER 23s.


amendments Sections n and 20 of
Article 80 OF the Code OF Public
General Laws OF Maryland, title
Elections" subtitle. "Registrat
ton" and Section % of said Arti
Gle 80 rs the same was amended
by Chapter 70S of the Acts of the
General Assembly OF Maryland of
1906
Section BE IL enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland That
Sections Il and 20 of Article SO of the
Code of public General Laws of
Maryland OF 1906. be and the same
are hereby severally repealed and re-
enacted with amendments SO as TO
read as follows:
Sec. 17-On Tuesday six weeks pre-
ceding the election TO be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November. 1896. which shall occur
after the enactment of this Article.
such Board of Registry shall meet at
the place designated by its Board of
Supervisors OF Elections and shall
proceed TO make general registra-
iion of all the voters in its precinct
or district as the case may be. The
proceedings of each Board OF Regis
try shall be as follows: |. They shall
open the registry In the city OF Bal
timore at twelve O'Clock m, and con.
iinuo in session until ten o'clock y.
M on the Tuesday aforesaid In the
counties the hours OF session shall
be from eight O'Clock a. m. TO eight
o'clock u. m one of the officers of
registration shall administer to all
persons who shall personally apply TO
register. the following oath or affirm
alton: You do soiemnly swear Tor
hot fttf1 Il Ia
answer all such questions as shall be
put TO you touching your place OF res
idence. name. place Of birth. your
qualifications as a voter and your
right as such to register and vote un-
der the laws of this State .. The
two officers of registration designated
by the Supervisors TO have the GUS
tody of the two registry books or
such of their colleagues as such of
them may respectively ask TO tenn
porarily replace him in the discharge
Of this duty. shall make the entries
therein required BY this Article. and
the questions as to qualifications
shall be asked by the other officers OF
said board. 3. The name and age
of every applicant shall be entered in
such registry books and all the facts
of his application shall be therer
stated as herein provided. whether
he be entitled 10 vote or not. If IL
shall be determined by the board that
he is not a qualified voter in the pre-
cinct, then an entry shall be made in
the appropriate column No and a
line shall be drawn in red ink through
his name and through all other en-
tries on the line ON which his name
is written. but so that the same and
other entries shall remain legible:
and ii qualified. an entry shall be
made in the same column, Yes
4. Only persons constitutionally
qualified to vote in the precinct at the
next election and personally applying
for registration shall be registered
as qualified voters.
;. The headings TO the registry
books shall be so prepared that the
registry shall be made alphabetically,
according TO the surname of each per
son applying. and so that the resi-
dence and post Office address of each
person shall appear in the first col
umn. The registers shall be ruled.
line. but no names shall be written
between the lines. The entries shall
be as follows: ta) Under the column
residence and postofiice address,
the name and number OF the street
avenue or other location of the dwell
ing II there be definite number. and
II there shall not be a number or II
such clear and definite description of
the place OF such dwelling as shall
enable Ii To be readily ascertained:
IL there shall be more than one house
AT the number given by the applicant
as his place II residence. II shall be
stated In which house he resides and
IL there be more than one family re-
siding in said house either the floor
on which he resides or the number
or location of the room or rooms oc-
cupied by him shall be stated, every
floor below the level of the street or
ground being designated as the base
ment. the hoOr upon or first above
such level being designated as the
first floor and each floor above that
as the second or such other floor as
1t may be: In county precincts II
shall only be necessary TO give such
general description as may be sufIi-
cient Tor identification. lbl Under
the column Name" the name of the
applicant. writing the surname first,
and full given or christian name af-
ter. (cl Under the column Age"
the column Nativity the State.
country. empire. kingdom or domin.
ion as the fact shall be. (e) Under
the column Color the words
white" or 'colored' as the case may
be. uDunder the subdivision of the
general column, terms Of residence"
the period by day. month or year
stated by the applicant. Cd Under
the column 'naturalizedr the word
yes" or mo" or native" as the fact
may be. (hl Under the column
date OF naturalization, the date OF
naturalization. If naturalized. No
naturalization papers need be pro-
duced II majority Of the Board are
satisfied that for three years next
preceding the applicant claiming 10 be
naturalized has been registered yot-
or In this State. and has actually vot
ed ON such previous registration; but
then shall note his answers TO the
questions. when and in what court he
was naturalized. and also in the col
mmn headed remarks where and
when he was so previously register.
ed. % Under the column "Court" the
designation of the court IN which. IL
naturalized. such naturalization was
had. (k) Under the column qualified
voter the word yes II the fact
shall appear or be determined by a
majority OF the Board Of Registry. or
the word mo" II such fact be not es-
iablished to the satisfaction OF ma.
- ia al.