ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  259

next election 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 alpha-
betical, according to the surname of each person applying, and
so that the residence and post office 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 written between the lines. The entry shall be as follows:
(A) Under the column "Residence and Post-office address, "
the name and number of the street, avenue or other location of
the dwelling if there be a definite number, 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 readily ascertained; if there shall be more
than one house at the number given by the applicant as his place
of residence, 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 neces-
sary 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 dominion, 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 or
year stated by the applicant. (G) Under the column "Natural-
ized, " the word "Yes" or "No" or "Native, " as the facts
may be. (H) Under the column "Date of Naturalization, "
the date of naturalization, if naturalized. No naturalization
papers need be produced if a majority of the board are satisfied
that for three years next preceding the applicant claiming to
be naturalized has been a registered voter in this State, and has
actually voted on such previous registration; but they shall note
his answers to the questions, when and in what Court he was
naturalized, and also in the column headed "Remarks" where
and when he was so previously registered. In the case of a
woman who claims citizenship by marriage, the Board shall note
the name of the person to whom married and where and in what
Court he was naturalized, or where previously registered. Under
the column headed "Remarks" they shall note whether the
applicant is male or female. (J) Under the column "Court"