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by the police of Baltimore City; and in the counties by the
sheriffs of the several counties, upon all such persons who
can be found by them, and said notices shall also be sent by
mail to said persons addressed to them at the place from
which they were registered, which said notices shall be so
delivered aud mailed as aforesaid, not later than the Friday
succeeding the September sitting. Should no cause, or in the
judgment of said officers of registration, an insufficient
cause to the contrary be shown, on said Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, or Thursday of their October sitting in the
counties, and on Monday and Tuesday of their October sit-
ting in the city of Baltimore, it shall be the duty of said
officers of registration, during the Friday of said October
sitting in the counties, and during the Wednesday of their
said October sitting in Baltimore City, to strike off the
names of all persons on said list, but if said officers of regis-
tration shall be satisfied by competent sworn testimony pro-
duced before them, or from their own knowledge, or informa-
tion, that any of said persons, notwithstanding their failure
to appear in answer to said notices, are in reality entitled to
have their names retained on said registration books, then
the names of said persons shall be so retained. Moreover,
whenever any suggestion shall be made to them in writing,
signed by any person, that said registration books contain
any specified name or names, which should be stricken off,
it shall be their duty diligently to inquire into and investi-
gate every such suggestion, and to strike off every name
which upon such investigation, they shall ascertain to have
improperly registered in the first instance, or to be no longer
entitled to remain upon the registration books, for any law-
ful cause, and the fact that any person registered in any
registration books, is not at the time of such demand, resi-
dent at the place from which he is registered, and that his
whereabouts are unknown, shall be prima facie evidence
that such person has lost his residence in that election pre-
cinct, or election district, and justifies and requires the
striking off such name from said registration books. It
shall in like manner be the duty of said officers of registra-
tion to send notices in the same modes as prescribed for
their September sittiugs, to all persons wliose names have
been stricken off at such October sittings, other than the
names of those known to be dead, notifying them that their
names have been stricken off; which said notices shall be
delivered and mailed as aforesaid, not later than the Friday
of such October sitting. In all cases when a name is stricken
off, the reason bhall be recorded opposite such name in said
duplicate registries, and when a name is stricken off upon
the oath of any person, the name of such person shall be