FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 327

proceed in all particulars in relation to persons applying to
them to be registered in the manuer described by section
fourteen of this article; at each of said sittings they shall
strike from each of the duplicate registries of voters of the
election district, or election precincts of which they are in
charge as officers of registration, the names of all persons
in such election district who are personally known to them,
or who shall be satisfactorily proven to them, by the oath
or affirmation of a competent witness, or competent witnesses,
to be then dead, or to have removed from the election precinct,
or election district, in which their names are registered, or
who have left the State without making, acknowledging
and recording the affidavit prescribed in section fourteen of
this article or who, having made such affidavit, shall have
failed to return to this State, as in said section fourteen,
provided, or who after having made such affidavit, shall
have failed to return as in said section fourteen prescribed,
or who may have become or may be disqualified under the
provisions of the second, or third sections of the first article
of the constitution of this State, and such names shall be so
stricken from such duplicate registries in such manner as
to remain legible. They shall note on any of said registries
from which any name was so stricken, under the head of
"Remarks," in each of said cases, the cause of striking
off the name of said persons; and they shall briefly state
whether the same was done upon their own knowledge, or
upon the evidence of others, and if it was done upon the evi-
dence of others, they shall state the names and addresses of
such witnesses. They shall deliver to any person applying for
the same, whose name may appear on the registries of voters,
of any precinct or election district, of which they may be
officers of registration, a copy certified by their signature
and official title, of all entries in said registries relating to the
registration of said person. If such person should apply for
the same, alleging that he has acquired a residence elsewhere
in this State, and that he desire the same for the purpose of
being registered in the election precinct, or election district,
in which he has required a new residence, they shall strike
from the duplicate registries of voters, the name of such
person and shall give to such person a certificate, certified
by their signature and official title, of the particulars of his
said former registration, from which his name has been so
stricken ; said certificate shall contain all the entries relat-
ing to the said former registratiou oi such person, and shall
show that the name of such person has been stricken from
said duplicate registries of voters of the election precinct,
or election district, in which he was formerly registered.
When any person applying for registration at any sitting