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the name of such person from said books of registra-
tion and from said list of qualified voters; and before
registering as a qualified voter any person who has
applied to said Officers of Registration to be regis-
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tered as a qualified voter, said officer shall diligently
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Inquire and.
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inquire and accurately ascertain that such person
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ascer am.
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possesses or will possess before the election next en-
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suing the requisite qualifications to entitle him to be
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registered as a qualified voter, and that he is not
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disqualified under the provisions of the second and
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third sections of the first article of the constitution,
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and if it shall appear that said person, so applying,
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possesses or with possess, before said day of election,
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said qualifications and is not so disqualified then said
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Register name
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Officers of Registration shall register the name of
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such person as a qualified voter, but they shall not
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register the name of any person who does not or
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will not possess said qualifications, or is so disquali-
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fied; and when any person applying as aforesaid for
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registration, shall have been previously registered
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within this State, the Officer of Registration to
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whom such application is made, before registering
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Demand cer-
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such person shall demand and receive from him a
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tificate.
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certificate of his previous legal registration and such
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certificate of previous registration shall be cancelled
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by the officer who shall register such person anew.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That in order to enable
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the said register to revise the list of registered voters
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in each of the precincts of the respective wards of
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Cenus of
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Baltimore city, the Board of Police Commissioners
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voters
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of Baltimore city shall within one month before the
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time hereinbefore provided for the revision of the
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lists of registered voters, cause a census of the legal
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voters in each of the voting precincts into which the
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several wards of Baltimore city shall then be divided
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to be made by their police officers and returned by
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said officers to the office of the board of said police
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Furnish copy.
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commissioners, and the said board shall furnish a
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copy of the list of voters so returned as residents in
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each precinct to the register of such respective wards,
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on or before the day when the register opens his
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office for the registration of voters in such respective
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wards, and such census shall be made and returned
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in the same manner before each election of the,
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