EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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stantially as follows: I,.............. do solemnlv swear (or

affirm) that I now reside at ...... in ...... in the city of

Oath or affirm-
ation

....... county of ......; that I am the same person who is

entitled by that name as a qualified voter in the registries of

the ...... precinct of the ...... city ; that I have removed

from said last mentioned residence, and I do request that the

proper entries and records be made, and that my name be

erased from the registries of said last mentioned precinct, and

that a certificate of removal be furnished me at this time.

The foregoing- affidavit shall be written or printed on the

back of such certificate of removal, and when presented to the

Board of Registry of the precinct in which such applicant re-

sides, it shall be taken by said Board and returned to the

office of the Supervisors of Elections. When such certificate

shall be granted by the Board of Registry the name of such

applicant shall be erased from the registries of the precinct

from which he removed. At the end of each of such sessions

the registries shall be made to agree where there is any differ-

ence between, them ; and then the officers of registration having

the custody thereof shall sign their names or initials in their

respective registry books immediately under the last name

registered under each letter on said registries so that no new

name can be added thereto without discovery. It shall be

the duty of the Board of Registry, after the close of each ses-

To erase

sion, to note for erasure from such registries the names of all

names of

persons known or supposed to be dead and the names of all

disqualified
and deceased

persons who are suspected of being disqualified finder Sections

voter*.

2 and 3 of Article I of the Constitution of the State, and the

names of all persons who are supposed to have removed from

such precinct and have not taken out removal papers and of

all persons who are suspected to be otherwise disqualified as

voters; and they shall, before separating, make out a list of

all persons so noted for erasure with the address as the same

appears upon the registries. In making out such list said

Board of Registry shall treat as persons suspected of not being

qualified voters all persons against whom a sworn complaint

is filed by any voter in the ward. Such complaint shall be

as follows : ....... a voter of........ward, do solemnlv swear

that I believe........ who professes to reside at........ is not

Form of

a qualified voter in the........precinct of the........ward, on

complaint.

the ground (here state reason). If a majority of the Board

know, or are satisfied that such complaint is untrue thev need

not note such name for erasure unless required by a member

of the Board Said list shall be arranged under the follow-

ing headings: "Disqualified voters," under which shall be