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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 133

Oath to be
taken.

appear before the Board of Registry during thatsession he shall
make and sign an affidavit in substance as follows: "I do solemnly
swear that I am a citizen of the United States, and that I have
resided in the —— precinct of the —— ward in the city of
—— , or —— district of —— county, in the State of Maryland,
from the —— day of —— up to the —— day of —— , 19 ,
and that I have not since acquired a legal residence giving me
the right to vote elsewhere." If it is charged that he has
been convicted of any infamous crime and has not been
pardoned, he shall further make oath that he has never been
80 convicted, or if convicted, that he was pardoned at a time
stated. This affidavit shall be signed and sworn to before one
of such Board of Registry, and it shall be preserved and filed
in the office of the said Board of Supervisors of Elections.
Thereupon said Board of Registry shall further examine him
and shall also swear the officer of registration who has made
the inquiry and hear him upon the question, and they shall
also have the power to examine on oath any other witness that
may appear or be produced before them in regard to the
matter, and make any further examination or inquiry that
they may deem proper; and if, after such further examina-
tion and hearing, the majority of said board are of the opinion
that such person is not a qualified voter in such precinct, they

Red line
to be drawn
through
name.

shall draw a line in red ink through his name and through all
other entries on the line on which said name is written, but so
that the name and said other entries shall remain legible,
which memorandum, in case of any registration, shall indicate
that the name of such person is erased from the registry, and
such person shall not be entitled to vote unless his name is
restored as hereinafter provided. During the last hour of
said session, if any person so notified to appear at such session
has not yet appeared and shown cause why his name should
not be erased from the register, the name shall be erased in
the manner aforesaid, unless a majority of the board are satis-
tied, of their own knowledge or upon competent testimony
that such person is entitled to have his name retained on the
registry ; and under the head of "Remarks," opposite each
name erased, shall be stated the facts as to such erasure, the
date of the making the same, and the grounds and evidence
on which it is made.
Section 25 B. All persons who, after the passage of this Act,

Name to be
registered in
record book
in case or
removal into
or from
the State.

shall remove into any county of this State, or into the city of
Baltimore from any other State, district or territory, shall
indicate their intent to become citizens and residents of this
State by registering their names in a suitable record book to
be procured and kept for the purpose by the clerk of the
Circuit Court for the several counties and by the clerk of the