426 ARTICLE 33.
complaint is filed by any voter in the ward or county. Such complaint
shall be, in substance, as follows:
"I,........................ a voter of............... county, do
solemnly swear that I believe...................... who professes to
reside at............................ is not a qualified voter in the
............ precinct of..................... county, on the ground
(here state reasons). "
If a majority of the Board know, or are satisfied that such complaint is
untrue, they need not note such name for erasure unless required by a
member of the Board. Said list shall be arranged under the following
headings: "Disqualified Voters, " under which shall be placed the names
of persons suspected to be disqualified under Sections 2 and 3 of Article 1
of the Constitution or otherwise; "Deceased Voters, " under which shall
be placed all who are known or supposed to be dead; "Removed, " under
which shall be placed all who are known or supposed to have removed from
their last address. The member of the Board acting as clerk shall forth-
with ascertain the facts as to all such persons on said list in the manner
hereinbefore provided in the case of the first registration, and shall give
such persons the notice provided for in the case of the first registration,
directing all such persons to appear before the Board of Registry upon
the following Tuesday, viz: three weeks before such election, and show
cause in the premises.
See notes to sec 36
An Code, 1924, sec 42 1912, gee 34 1904, sec 33 1896, ch 202 sec 29
1924, ch 597 1929, ch 355 sec 42 1931, ch 151. sec 42
42. The Board of Registry shall again meet for revision on Tuesday-
three weeks before such election, and a session shall then be held from
9 o'clock A. M. to 9 o'clock P. M., except that in Wicomico County the
hours shall be from 10 o'clock A. M. until 7 o'clock P. M. At such meet-
ing the officer who last acted as clerk shall file with said Board an affidavit
of the facts noted by him as to the persons on said suspected list, giving
the names and addresses of those not found, and also the names and ad-
dresses of those actually served with such notice, or served by leaving the
notice at the designated place of residence, stating how service was made,
and also stating the names and addresses of all those to whom such, notice
was mailed and when mailed. No new names shall be added at such meet-
ing, except where the applicant produces a removal certificate, and all
such applicants who produce such a removal certificate on Revision Day
shall be entitled to registration on that day in like manner as if they had
applied for registration on a regular registration day. The member of
the Board acting as clerk shall, by mail, postage prepaid, to his last
known address on the registry books and not later than the second day
after the close of the session provided for in this section notify all persons,
whose names have been stricken from the registration list of such fact.
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