JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

cinct or election district in which he is registered,
or may not be entitled to vote therein, under the
Constitution and Laws of this State, as the case may

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be; and shall also state in such books the cause for
such striking off of the names respectively, and to
register the name of every person who shall apply

State cause.

to said officers to be registered as a qualified voter,
who shall satisfy them that he possesses, or before
the day of election next ensuing, will possess the
requisite qualifications under the Constitution of the
United States, and the laws made in pursuance
thereof, and of the Constitution of the State of Mary-
land, and the qualifications of age, citizenship and
residence, and is not disqualified under the provi-
sions of the second and third sections of the first
article of the Constitution, and before registering
any person as a qualified voter, the said Officers of
Registration shall administer to him the following

Register name
of those pos-
sessing re-
quisite qual-
ification .

oath or affirmation : "I, .......... do solemnly swear
or affirm that I will true answers make to all ques-
tions necessary to ascertain my qualification or dis-
qualification to be registered as a qualified voter,"
but nothing herein contained, shall be construed to
authorize said registers to ask any questions touch-
ing any cause of disqualification not expressly enu-
merated in the Constitution of the State of Maryland,
or of the United States.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That said Officer of Reg-
istration shall, before striking from said list of quali-

Administer
oath.

fied voters and from said books of registration the
name of any registered person, diligently inquire and
accurately ascertain that said registered person does
not possess or before the election next ensuing will
not possess the requisite qualifications to entitle him
to be registered as a qualified voter in such precinct
or election district, or that such person is disquali-
fied under the provisions of the second and third
sections of the first article of the constitution, and it
it shall appear that said registered person does not
possess or will not possess said qualifications, and
that he is so disqualified, then said officer shall strike
the name of such person from said list of qualified

Inquire and
ascertain.

voters and said books of registration, but if it shall
appear otherwise then such officer shall not strike

Strike off
name.