HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 101
drawn in red ink through his name and through all the other
entries on the line on which his name is written, but so that
the name and said other entries shall remain legible; and if
qualified, the entry shall be made in the same column "Yes".
(4) Only persons constitutionally qualified to vote in the pre-
cinct at the next election and personally applying for registra-
tion 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 name shall be written between the lines. The
entry shall be as follows: (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 doe 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 num-
ber 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 occu-
pied by him shall be stated, every floor below the level of the
street or ground being designated 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 county precincts it shall only be neces-
sary 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 Chris-
tian 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 fact shall be.
(E) Under the column "Color" the words "White" or "Col-
ored", as the case may be. (F) Under the sub-divisions of the
general column "Terms of Residence", the period by day, month
or year stated by the applicant. (G) Under the column "Nat-
uralized", the word "Yes" or "No" or "Native" as the facts
may be. (H) 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 satis-
fled 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, and also in the column headed "Remarks"
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