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Proceedings of the Senate, 1876
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1876.] OF THE SENATE. 669

Officers of Registration shall cause to be published two alpha-
betical lists, one of which shall comprise the names of those
persons stricken from the books of registration, and the other
one of said lists shall comprise the names of the persons which
said officers have registered, which list shall be published by
handbills, as hereinbefore provided for in this Act.

Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That after the final completion
of each revision of the paid registry lists, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, said Officers of Registration shall make, or cause to he
made, in hooks proper for the purpose, two fair copies of the
lists of the qualified voters as made after the last sitting of
said officers respectively; and the said Officers of Registration;
in the City of Baltimore shall, within two days after such last
sitting, deliver one of said lists to the Sheriff cf Baltimore
city, und the other of said list and the said hooks of registra-
tion of said precincts of said city, to the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Baltimore city; and said Officers of Registration in
said counties shall, within five days after the last sitting of
said officers, respectively, deliver one of said lists to the Sheriff
of his county, and the other of said lists and the said registry
book" to the Clerk of the Circuit Courts of the counties: and
the said books of registration shall be safely kept and pre-
served by said Clerks as hereinbefore provided by this Act.

Sec. 12. And be it enacted, That no person shall be enti-
tled to be, or remain registered in any precinct or Election
District, unless he shall have been a resident of the State for
one year, and of the City of Baltimore or the county in which
registration be claimed, for six months next preceding the
next ensuing election, at which such registration would be
evidence of the right of the person so registered to vote; and
in case any county or cily be so divided as to form portions of
different electoral districts for the election of Representatives
in Congress, delegates or other officers, then to entitle a per-
son to be or remain registered in any particular section, or
part of such county or city, he must have been a resident of
that part or section of the electoral dist-ict in which he claims
to be or is registered, for six months next preceding the next
election, at which such registration would be evidence of the
right of the person so registered to vote, and the residence
necessa:y to entitle any person to vote, or remain so regis-
tered to vote, and the evidence necessary to entitle any per-
son to be or remain so registered, shall be an actual bona fide
residence within the precinct or district within such person
may claim to reside and to be registered, and such actual bona
fide residence shall be established upon the oath or affirma-
tion of competent witnesses, to the satisfaction of the register
to whom the application is made, and to the satisfaction of
the Judge or Judges to whom any appeal is made under the


 

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