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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

court he was naturalized, and also in the column headed
"remarks," where and when he was so previously registered.
(k.) Under the column " Court," designation of the court
in which, if naturalized, such naturalization was had.
(l.) Under the column "qualified voter," the word "yes,"
if the fact shall appear or be determined by a majority
of the board of registry, or the word "no," if the fact be not
established to the satisfaction of a majority of the board, (m.)
Under the column "date of application," the month, day and
year when the applicant presented himself, (n.} After the
answers of the applicant to the questions under the heads of
each and all of the above mentioned columns have been prop-
erly entered by the officers, in his presence, in both registers,
and not until then, he must sign his name upon the same line,
under the column "signature," in each of them, unless he shall
state his inability to do so, in which case the officers shall make
the entry, "cannot write," in the places for said signature.
The board of registry shall be entitled to receive from the
officers having custody thereof the last preceding registration
books, for the purpose of comparison and assistance in identi-
fication, and if anyone shall apply for registration who appears
in such former registry as disqualified, his name shall be
entered in the new register, but he shall be marked "disquali-
fied" unless such grounds of disqualification shall have been
removed. At the end of the day's registry said officers shall
compare the two registers so kept, and cause any errors in
either of them to be corrected, by aid of the entries in the
other, so as to make the same agree when there is any differ-

How registers
to be signed.

ence between them. Each of the said officers having the cus-
tody of one of said registers shall then sign his name or
initials immediately under the last name registered under each
letter in the book kept by him, so that no new name can be
added without discovery. The said board of registry shall
keep, on blanks to be provided for that purpose by the Board
of Supervisors of Election, an alphabetical list of the names,
addresses and color of all persons registered, and a separate
list of all persons refused registration, and of all persons whose
names are erased from the registry.

Challenge.

270 Q. Any voter shall be permitted to be present at the
place of registration in any precinct of said city, and shall
have the right to challenge any applicant, and when challenged
such applicant shall be carefully questioned by the board of regis-
try touching the facts which entitle him to register in such pre-
cinct, and thereupon, if a majority of the board is convinced