592

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the street, avenue or other location of the dwelling, if there be

a definite number, and if there shall not be a number, or if

there shall be duplicate numbers, such clear and definite de-

scription of the place of such dwelling as shall enable it to

be readily ascertained; if there shall be more than one house

at the number given by the applicant as his place of residence,

it shall be stated in which house he resides, and if there be

more than one family residing in said house, either the floor

on which he resides or the number or location of the room or

rooms occupied by him shall be stated ; every floor below the

level of the street or ground being designated as the base-

ment; the floor upon or above such level being designated as

the first floor and each floor above that as the second or such

other floors as it may be. (b) Under the column "Name," the

name of the applicant, writing the surname first and full given

Name, age,
nativity and

or Christian name after, (c) Under the column "Age," the

color of

age of the applicant, (d) Under the column "Nativity," the

voter.

State, county, empire, kingdom, or dominion as the case may

be. (e) Under the column "Color," the word "white" or

"colored," as the case may be. (f) Under the sub-divisions of

the column "Term of residence," the period by day, month or

year stated by the applicant. (g) Under the column "Natural-

ized," the word "yes" or "no" or "native," as the case may be.

(h} Under the column "Can read," the word "No" if the appli-

cant states he cannot read, (i) Under the column "Date of natur-

alization," the date of naturalization if naturalized; no natural-

ization papers shall be required to be produced if a majority of

the board of registration are satisfied that for three years next

preceding the applicant claiming to be naturalized has been

a registered voter in this State, and has actually voted on such

previous registration ; but they shall note his answers to the

questions when and in what court he was naturalized, also

under the column headed "Remarks," when. and where he was

previously registered, {k} Under the head "Court," the name

of the court in which the applicant, if naturalized, was so

naturalized. (l) Under the column headed "Qualified voter,"

Naturalized

the word "yes" if the fact shall appear or be determined by a

voter.

majority of the Board or Registry, or the word "no" if the

fact be not established to the satisfaction of a majority of the

Board, (m) Under the column headed "Date of application,"

the date, by month, day and year, when the applicant presents

himself. (n) After the answer of the applicant to the ques-

tions under the heads of each column as above mentioned

have been properly entered by the officers of registration in

his presence in both registers, and not until then, he must sign