The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-27

Article 81 OF the code OF PUBIC
General Laws of Maryland. title
Elections" subtitle. "Registra4
tion,, and Section % of said Arti.
Gle 80 as the same was amended
by Chapter 703 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland of
1906.
Section BE 1t enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Sections Il and 26 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are hereby severally repealed and re-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 10
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 reglstra-
tion 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: l. They shall
open the registry in the city of bal
timore at twelve O'Clock M, and con.
tinue In session until ten o'clock p.
m, on the Tuesday aforesaid. In the
counties the hours Of session shall
be from eight O'Clock a. m. to eight
O'Clock p. m. One of the officers Of
registration shall administer to all
persons who shall personally apply 10
register. the following oath or affirm.
alton: You do solemnly swear Tor
AFFIRM that you will fully and truly
answer all such questions as shall be
put TO you touching your place OF res
idence, name. place Of birth, your
qualifications as voter. and your
right as such to register and vote IN
der the laws Of this State 2. 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
zporarlly replace him in the discharge
of this duty. shall make the entries
therein required by this Article. and
the questions as TO qualifications
said board. g. The name and age
of every applicant shall be entered In
such registry books and nil the facts
of his application shall be thereu
stated as herein provided. whether
he be entitled TO vote or not Il i
shall be determined b. The board that
he Is not a qualified voter in the pre-
NlliANs Ai1H dii ihAl HAAHAi " ANftA8 -
the appropriate column No" and 4
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 thai the same and
other entries shall remain legible.
and II qualified, an entry shall b.
made In the same column. Yes"
4 Only persons e0nstitutinnaily
qualified to vote in the precinct At the
next election and personally applying
for registration shall be registered
as qualified voters.
B. The headings 10 the registry
books shall be so prepared that The
registry shall be made alphabetically.
according IN the surname Of each pr
son applying, and 80 TINT the rnzI-
dence and post Office address of each
person shall appear n the FIRST CO.
umn. The registers Hhali he ruled
and one name be written on each
line, but no names shall be written
between The lines The entries shall
be as follows: ta1 Under the column
residence and postuIIiee address,
avenue or other location Of the dwell.
ing If there be a definite number, and
III there shall not be number. or II
there shall be duplicate numbers
such clear and definite description If
the place Of such dwelling as shall
enbDle II 70 De readily ahftilHInEl4
If there shall be more han one house
at the number given b The applicant
as his place II residence. II shall b
stated In which house he resides and
III there be more than one family r.
siding In said house. either the floor
on which he resides Ut the number
or location of the room or rooms Or
cupied By him shall be stated. every
floor below the level aT the street Or
ground being designated as the base
ment the floor upon OF first above
such level being designated as the
first floor. and each floor above thai
as the second or such other floor -
IL may be. in county precincts It
shall only be necessary 10 give such
Client for identification. fb) Under
the column Name" the name of the
applicant. writing the surname first,
and full given or christian name A.
ter. lei Under the column Age
the age Of the applicant. I'D Under
the column Nativity the State.
country. empire, kingdom or domin.
the column Color the words
white or .'eolored" h the case my
be. Dunder the subdivision of the
general column terms of residence
the period by day, month or year
stated by The applicant. 80 Under
the column naturaltZedf the word
yes or no or native" as the fact
may be. III Under the column
date of naturalization. the date Of
naturalization, II natnralized NJ
naturalization papers need be pro
duced II 4 majority Of the Board are
satisfied that for three years next
preceding the applicant claiming To b.
naturalized has been a registered YoI=
er In this State, and has actually Y0t-
ed on such previous registration: but
then shall note his answers to the
questions. when and in what court h
was natufallzed, and also In the col.
nmn headed remarks where and
when he WAS so previously register
ed. Cd Under the column Court, the
designation of the court In which. Il
naturallzed. such naturalization was
had. fk) Under the column qualified
voter the word yes If the fact
shall appear or be determined By 4
majority of the Board of Registry, or
the word no. IL such fact be not es.
tablished TO the satisfaction OF a ma.
jority of the board. n Under the
column date of application" the
month day and year when the april.
cant presented himself. I'M After the
answers Of the applicant to the cues.
tons under the heads of each and al
of the aforementioned columns have
been properly entered by the officers
In his presence in both registers, and
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