WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOTERNOR.

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fied and registered voters then in charge of the said

officer of registration shall be completed; such as-

sistant officer of registration so to be appointed

shall possess the same qualifications which were

required of the officer of registration whom he may

be appointed to assist, and shall possess all the

powers of said officer; but in all controverted ques-

Whose deci-

tions, when both officers are present, in which the

sion to prevail.

opinion of the officer and assistant officer of regis-

tration may differ, the decision of the principal

officer of registration shall prevail.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That each and every

person appointed as aforesaid to act as an officer of

registration, whether as principal or assistant officer,

shall qualify as. such officer of registration forthwith,

Qualify and

and shall perform the duties of the office for which

perform duties

he was appointed for the time for which he was ap-

pointed, unless removed from office for incompe-

tency or misconduct, or because disqualified by sick-

ness. Any officer of registration who, being duly

appointed, shall fail or refuse to quality forthwith,

or who having qualified shall fail or refuse to per-

form any of the duties of his said office, shall be

liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars, to be re-

covered by indictment in a court having jurisdiction

of the subject matter.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the Governor

shall cause the books to be prepared at the expense

Books to be

of the State which shall be necessary in the year

prepared.

eighteen hundred and eighty-two for the use of the

said respective officers of registration for the regis-

tration of the names and facts required by this act

to be registered; there shall be thus provided for

the purposes aforesaid one registry of voters and

two poll-books or lists of qualified and registered

voters for each election precinct in the city of Bal-

Number of

timore, and one registry of voters and two poll-

books.

books or lists of qualified and registered voters for

each election district in each county in this State,

when such election district is not divided into elec-

tion precincts; for each election district in any

county in this State which is divided into election

precincts there shall be one registry of voters and

two poll-books for each of the election precincts into

which such election district is so divided; said regis-

tries of voters and said poll-books shall be uniform