102 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 75

where and when he was so previously registered. In the case
of a woman who claims citizenship by marriage, the Board
shall note the name of the person to whom married and where
and in what Court he was naturalized, or where previously
registered. Under the column headed "Remarks" they shall
note whether the applicant is male or female; Provided,
that the books to be used at any new general registration in
any city or county shall contain a column headed "Sex", with
the sub-heading "Male or Female", in which such fact shall
be noted. Such new books shall also contain a column headed
"Occupation", in which the occupation of the applicant shall
be noted, f J) Tinder the column "Court" the designation of
the Court in which, if naturalized, such naturalization was
had. (K) Under the column "Qualified Voter, " the word
"Yes" if the fact shall appear or be determined by a majority
of the Board of Registry, or the word "No, " if such fact be not
established to the satisfaction of the majority of the Board.
(L) Under the column "Date of Application, " the month, day
and year when the applicant presented himself. (N) After
the answers of the applicant to the questions under the heads
of each and all of the above mentioned columns have been
properly entered by the officers in his presence in both regis-
ters, and not until then he shall be asked to sign his name
upon the same line under the column "Signature, " in each of
them, and shall sign his name, if he can do so. If, however,
he shall state his inability to do so, the officers shall make the
entry "Cannot Write" in the place for such signature, and
shall follow said entry by a brief notation of the applicant's
height, color of eyes, and any distinguishing physical marks.
The Board of Registry shall be entitled to receive from the
officers having custody thereof the last preceding registration
books, for the purpose of comparison and assistance in identi-
fication, and if anyone shall apply for registration who ap-
peared in such former registry as disqualified, his name shall
be entered in the new registry, but he shall be marked "Dis-
qualified, " unless such grounds of disqualification shall have
been removed. At the end of the day's registry said officers
shall compare the two registers so kept, and cause any errors
in either of them to be corrected, by the aid of the entries
in the other, so as to make the same agree where there is any
difference between them. Each of the said officers having the
custody of any of said registers shall then sign his name or
initials immediately under the last name registered under each
letter in the book kept by him, so that no new names can be
added without discovery. The said Board of Registry shall
keep, on blanks to be provided for that purpose by the Board
of Supervisors of Elections, an alphabetical list of names,
addresses and color of all persons registered, and a separate