THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

er, the name of his landlord or landlady, and the
registers shall enter upon the registering books the
name of the said absentee, if adjudged by them to be
duly qualified, and along with it, the name and residence
of the person by whom his name is registered.

CHAP. 333.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the said registers, after the completion of the regis-
try, previous to the annual election on the first Wed-
nesday in October, to make out two alphabetical lists
of the names of the voters requested by them, with all
the particulars annexed, duly attested and signed by
them, under oath or affirmation, and to lodge one of

Two alphabeti-
cal lists.

the said lists in the office of the clerk of Baltimore
county court, and to deliver the other, having amended
or altered the same as hereinafter directed, to the judges
of the election, on the morning of any election before
the hours appointed for opening the polls, and the said

One in County
court office.

The other to the
Judges.

lists shall he taken and held to be the only evidence of
the qualification of voters within the City of Balti-
more, provided however, that if the judges of the elec-
tion, shall, of their own knowledge, or from the evidence
of others, be convinced that any person whose name is
found upon the said list, is not, nevertheless, legally
entitled to vote, they may refuse to receive the vote of
such person, as if his name had not been registered.

Evidence of
qualification.

Names illegally
registered.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That after the closing of
said registry on the Wednesday before the fourth Mon-
day in September in each and every year, or as soon
thereafter as they can cause the same to be done, it
shall be the duty of the said registers, in each wadd,
to cause to be printed, at the expense of the May-
or and City Council of the City of Baltimore, lists, al-
phabetically arranged, of the names of the persons so
registered, which shall be setup in at last ten different
places, in the respective wards, within six days previ-
ous to every such annual election on the first Wednes-
day of October.

Lists of names
registered to be
posted up.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That in case a voter
shall remove out of the ward where his name has been
registered, previous to the day of the election, he shall
retain his right to vote in said ward, and in no other
ward, provided, be shall make a written statement

Removal from
ward after re-
gistering.