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more shall be published in one notice, to be signed by the
Registers for all the wards in the City of Baltimore, or a ma-
jority of them.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That at the times and places of
which notice shall be so given, the said respective Officers of
Eegistration shall proceed to strike from the lists of qualified
voters the names of all persons in their respective wards, or
election districts, known or made known to them who have
died or removed from the precinct, or election district, in
which they have been registered, or who may not be resi-
dents thereof or entitled to vote therein, or have become
disqualified under the provisions of the 2nd and 3rd Sections,
of the 1st Article of the Constitution, and shall deliver to any
person whose name appears on the said list of qualified voters,
and who may be desirous of registering elsewhere, a certifi-
cate of registration, and shall strike from the books of regis-
tration the names of all persons so applying for certificates of
registration, as also the names of all dead, removed or dis-
qualified persons or persons who may not be resident of the
precinct, or election district in which he is registered, or may
not be entitled to rote therein, under the Constitution and
Laws of this State, as the case may be; and shall also state
in such books the cause for such striking off the names re-
spectively, and to register the name of every person who
shall apply to said officers to be registered as n qualified
voter, who shall satisfy them that he possesses, or before the
day of election next ensuing, will posess the requisite quali-
fications under the Constitution of the United States and the
laws made in pursuance thereof, and of the Constitution of
the State of Maryland, and the qualifications of age, citizen-
ship and residence, and is not .disqualified under the provi-
sions of the 2nd and 3rd Sections, of the 1st Article of the
Constitution, and before registering any person as qualified
voter the said Officers of Registration shall administer to him
the following oath or affirmation: "I, —————,do solemnly
swear or affirm, that 1 will true answers make to all ques-
tions necessary to ascertain my qualification to be registered
as a qualified voter;" but nothing herein contained shall be
construed to authorize said Registers to ask any questions
touching any cause of disqualification not expressly enumer-
ated in the Constitution of the State of Maryland, or of the
United States.

Sec. 5...And be it enacted, That said Officers of Registra-
tion shall, before striking from said list of qualified voters,
and from said books of registration the name of any regis-
tered person, diligently inquire and accurately ascertain that
said registered person does not possess or before the election
next ensuing will not possess the requ.site qualifications to