262 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 83

therefor, but if at the time such application is made the
name of the voter be still upon the registries of voters as a
qualified voter, the removal certificate shall be granted and
the name stricken off only upon personal application of such
voter to the said Board of Registry and after his taking and
subscribing an oath substantially as follows:

"I......................................................................................... do solemnly swear (or

affirm) that I now reside at.................................................................................

in the city of.............................................. county of.............................................;

that I am the same person who is entered by that name as
a qualified voter in the registers of the precinct of
said.................................................................. city or county; that I have

removed from said last-mentioned residence, and that I do
request that the proper entries and records be made and
that my name be erased from the registers of said last-
mentioned precinct, and that a certificate of removal be
furnished me at this time. "

The foregoing affidavit shall be written or printed on the
back of such certificate of removal, and when presented
to the Board of Registry in the precinct in which such
applicant resides, it shall be taken by said Board and re-
turned to the office of the Supervisors of Elections. When
such certificate shall be granted by a Board of Registry, or
by the Supervisors of Elections or a clerk designated by
them the name of such applicant shall be erased from the
register of the precinct from which he removed. At the
end of each such sessions the registers shall be made to
agree where there is any difference between them, and
then the officers of registration having the custody thereof
shall sign their names or initials in their respective registry
books immediately under the last name registered under
each letter on said registers so that no new name can be
added thereto without discovery. It shall be the duty of the
Board of Registry, after the close of each session to note
for erasure from such registers the names of all persons
known or supposed to be dead and the names of all persons
who are suspected of being disqualified under Sections 2
and 3 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the State, and the
names of all persons who are supposed to have removed
from such precinct and have not taken out removal papers,
and of all persons who are suspected to be otherwise dis-
qualified as voters, and they shall, before separating, make
out a list of all persons so noted for erasure with the ad-
dress as the same appears upon the registers. In making
out such list said Board of Registry shall treat as persons
suspected of not being qualified voters all persons against
whom a sworn complaint is filed by any voter in the city.