HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 981

Absentee Resident is not registered, said blanks shall be
filled in by said Board when said Absentee Resident is reg-
istered, as in this sub-title provided. One envelope shall be
known as the "Return Envelope" and shall be sufficiently
larger than the other envelope, which shall be known as
the "Ballot Envelope" and which is hereinafter described,
to conveniently enclose and contain the Ballot Envelope.
There shall be printed or written across the left-hand face
of the "Return Envelope" the words "Return Envelope for
the Election of........................................................................., " the blank space

being filled in with the date of said election, after which
there shall be added the words, "Board of Supervisors of
Elections of Baltimore City", and the address of their office,
and below this last phrase shall be printed in bold type the
phrase, "Official Election War Ballot, City of Baltimore. "
The third envelope shall be a covering envelope in which
all the balloting material shall be sent to Absentee Resi-
dents; and there shall be printed on the covering envelopes
the return address of the Board from which they are sent,
and in bold type the phrase "Official Election War Ballot,
City of Baltimore. "

The ballot envelope shall be of sufficient size to contain
the Absentee Ballot. Printed on the face of the Ballot
Envelope shall be the following oath:

"Oath of Absentee Resident

I,............................................................................. do hereby swear (or

(Print Name Above)
affirm) that the date of my birth was.................................... day of

........................................................................................................................ that for at

(Month) (Year)
least one year immediately preceding the.............................. day of

................................................................... 1947, my home residence was in

Maryland; that for at least six months immediately pre-
ceding the............................ day of....................................................... 1947, my

home address was..................................................................................... in the

(No. and Street)
City of Baltimore.

I am a citizen of the United States by birth (if not by
birth, give date or approximate date and place of natural-
ization).

(In figuring the one year of residence and six months of
residence referred to above, include time spent in the army,
navy or other service since you left your home); that I am
(check appropriate blank):

(a) in the armed forces of the United States serving as
.................................................................. (.................................... ):

or

(b).................................................................................................. ); (If serving

outside United States in Merchant Marine, American Red