ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 11

be drawn in red ink through his name and through all
the other entries on the line on which his name is writ-
ten, hut so that the name and said other entries shall re-
main legible; and if qualified, the entry shall be made
in the same column "Yes. " (4) Only persons constitu-
tionally qualified to vote in the precinct at the next elec-
tion and personally applying for registration shall be
registered as qualified voters. (5) The headings to the
registry books shall be so prepared that the registry
shall be made alphabetical, according to the surname of
each person applying, and so that the resident ami
postoffice address of such persons shall appear in the
first column. The registers shall be ruled, and one name
shall be written on each line, but no name shall be writ-
ten between the lines. The entry shall be as follows:
(A) Under the column "Residence and Postoffice Ad-
dress, " the name an: l number of the street, avenue or
other location of the dwelling if there be a definite num-
ber, and if there shall not be a number, or if there shall
be duplicate numbers, such clear and definite description
of the place of such dwelling as shall enable it to be read-
ily ascertained; if there shall be more than one house at
the number given by the applicant as his place of resi-
dence, it shall be stated in which house he resides and if
there be more than one family residing in said house,
either the floor on which he resides, or the number or
location of the room or rooms occupied by him shall be
stated, every floor below the level of the street or ground
being designated as the basement; the floor upon or first
above such level being designated as the first floor, and
each floor above that as the second, or such other floor as
it may be. In county precincts it shall only be necessary
to give such general description as may be sufficient for
identification. (B) Under the column "Name" the
name of the applicant, writing the surname first, and full
given or Christian name after. (C) Under the column
"Age, "the age of the applicant. (D) Under the column
"Nativity" the State, Country, empire, kingdom, or do-
minion, as the fact shall be. (E) Under the column
"Color" the words "White" or "Colored, " as the case
may be. (F) Under the sub-divisions of the general
column "Terms of Residence, " the period by day, month