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ART. 33] REGISTRATION. 22T
shall be registered as qualified voters. 5. The headings to the
registry books shall be so prepared, that the registry shall be
made alphabetical, according to the surname of each person
applying, and so that the residence and post office address of such
persons shall appear in the first column. The registers shall be
ruled, and one name shall be written on each line, but no names
shall be written between the lines. The entries shall be as fol-
lows: (a. ) Under the column residence and post-office address,
the name and number of 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 description 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 desig-
nated as the basement, the floor upon or first above such level,
being designated as the first floor, and each floor above that as
the second or such other floor as it may be. In country precincts
it shall only be necessary to give such general description as may
be sufficient for identification. (b. ) Under the column "name, "
the name of the applicant, writing the surname first, and full
given or Christian name after, (c. ) Under the column "age, "
the age of the applicant, (d. ) Under the column "nativity, " the
State, country, empire, kingdom or dominion, as the facts shall
be. (e. ) Under the column "color, " the words "white" or
"colored, " as the case may be. (f. ) Under the sub-divisions of
the general column "term of residence, " the period by day,
month or year, stated by the applicant, (g. ) Under column
"naturalized, " the word "yes" or "no, " or "native, " as the fact
may be. (h. ) Under the column "can read, " the word "no" if
the applicant states that he is unable to read, and for that reason
will be unable to mark his ballot without assistance. (». ) Under
the column "date of naturalization, " the date of naturalization, if
naturalized. No naturalization papers need be produced if a
majority of the board are satisfied that for three years next pre-
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