WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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cant has resided in the city of Baltimore and in the

election precinct and ward in which he applies to

be registered, or in the county and in the election

district of the county, or election precinct of such

district if it be so divided, in which he applies to

be registered; eighth, if naturalized, the date of his

final papers or certificate of naturalization, and a

minute of the court by which the same was issued ;

ninth and tenth, if it is found upon such examina-

tion that the applicant possesses, or before the day

of election next ensuing will possess, the requisite

qualifications under the Constitution of Maryland

Requisite

qualifications.

and the laws made ill pursuance thereof, and is not

disqualified under the provisions of the second and

third sections of the first article of the constitution

of this State, and that the said person has not been

registered under the provisions of this act in any

other election precinct or election district of this

State, the said applicant shall be entered forthwith,

by said officer of registration, in the presence of

said applicant, as a qualified voter, by recording his

name in the same manner in which it was first re-

corded hi the proper column of the proper registry

of voters under the head of " Qualified Voter."

If the applicant is found to be disqualified as a

voter in the election precinct or election district in

which he shall apply to be registered, a line shall be

Line to be

heavily drawn in ink opposite to his said name,

drawn.

under the head " Qualified Voter," and the cause

of his disqualification shall be briefly stated opposite

to his name, as first recorded, under the head of

" Disqualified," and a line shall be drawn across his

name as first entered, but in such manner that said

name shall remain legible. If the said officer of

registration shall be in doubt, after his primary ex-

amination of said applicant and of such other evi-

dence given upon oath or affirmation as may be

immediately accessible, or because of lack of suf-

ficient proof whether said applicant is a qualified

voter, he may adjourn his determination of the said

Adjourn de-
termination.

matter to any subsequent day of the particular

sitting then being held, but such adjournment shall

not in any event be to a time beyond the last day

of the particular sitting at which application is

made, on which appointed day the said officer of reg-

istration shall proceed to determine the matter in