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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

in their general character, and shall each be of suffi-

cient size for the uses for which it is intended , each

of the said registries of voters shall be so arranged

Classification

as to admit of the alphabetical classification of the

of names.

names to be recorded therein, and shall be ruled in

parallel columns for the entry of the following par-

ticulars: First, of the name of the person applying

to be registered; second, his color; third, whether

sworn or affirmed; fourth, his age; fifth, the place

of his birth; sixth, the place of his residence, by

street and number, if any; seventh, the time of his

residence in the city of Baltimore and in the ward

in which he shall apply to be registered, or in the

county and election district in which he shall apply

to be registered; eighth, whether naturalized; ninth,

" qualified voter ;" tenth, " disqualified ;" eleventh,

" remarks " Each of said poll-books shall be so

arranged as to admit of the alphabetical classifica-

tion of the names to be recorded therein, and shall

be ruled in parallel columns for the entry; first, of

the name of such qualified voter as the same is re-

corded in the registry of voters of said election dis-

trict or election precinct; and, second, of the place

of residence, by street and number, if any, of such

qualified voter, as the same is recorded in the said

registry of voters.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the Governor

To whom de-

shall cause to be delivered to the sheriff of each

livered.

county in this State before the fourth Monday of

May, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-two,

addressed to each officer of registration of each elec-

tion district in said county, which is not divided

into election precincts, one of said registries of

voters and two of said poll-books, each of sufficient

size for the uses for which it is intended in said

election district; he shall cause to be delivered to

the sheriff of each county in this State before the

day hereinbefore last named, addressed to each offi-

cer of registration of each election district in said

county, which is divided into election precincts, one

of said registries of voters and two of said poll-

books for each of said election precincts, each of

sufficient size for the uses for which it is intended

in said respective election precincts; he shall cause

to be delivered to the Board of Police Commission-

ers for the city of Baltimore, addressed to each