East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-10-25
RECONSIDERATION IN CITIES.
FBE IMPORTANCE OF REGISTERING
ON THE DAYS sPEolF1En


In another article we have called at
tention to the time and places of regis
tration in this city and by the provisions
Of the law, an extract from which we.
quote below, and which are the most
odiois, unreasonable and tyranical of
any portion thereof, the neglect to regis
ter at the time specified amounts to
li,fanchiscmcnt, unless a partizan board
in their discretion after requiring the
most ridiculous aud insulting oaths, not
only from the elcctor bat from his en-
lorser, if he has any-if he has none, he
has no ghts which the board are bound
to respect - allow him the privilege of
voting. Who is the voter, in this cnntin'
gency, the individual on the Board? Let
40 man who acknowledges the justice of
such enactments p:atc about fycedom!-
The worst form Of slavery is the state Of
political subsection to which the people
Of Michigan are reduced by the opera
tons of this oliouS law.
We quote from page 492 of the Session
Laws of 1859, section II Of the act
known as the Registry Law:
Bat in case any person shall offer and
claim the right To vote whose name is not
so registered, his name may be registered
by the clerk, under the direction of the
| inspectors, upon the terms and conditions
! following: One of the inspectors shall
administer to him an oath in the follow
/ ING form, viz: you do solennly swear that
YOU will true answers make to such qucs.
tons as shall be asked you toucIing your
quail fications as an olcctor at this poll, sn
! help Won God; o. an affirmation to the
same effect, which oath or affirmation, II
/ he be unable to understand the English
/ language, may lac interpreted To nm 10y
an Inspector, or interpreter sworn by an
! Inspector, which interpreter shall also m
terprot his answers to the Inspectors
If, in his answers on oath, he shall state
positivcly that he has resided in the town
ship Tor ward ten days next preceding
said election, designating particularly the
place of his residence, aud that he posses.
SEES the other qualifications of an clcctor
under the constitution, stating such quail
hcations; aud shall, furthermore, swear
that owing tn the sickness or bodily in
trinity ol himself or of some near rcla
tive residing in the same household, (giv
Iing the namc of sail relatively or, owing
To his absence from the township (orWard.
on public or official husinss, or his own
business, and without intent to avoid ol
delay hi, registration, during the ther
last session OF the board, he has been pre-
vented from causing his name 10 be pre-
yiou'ly registered; and il, furthermore
some qualified clector of the township (oi
ward and not a candidate for any office
at that election, shall take m oath before
said inspectors, which oath any one o
them may administer, that he is well &C
quaiutcd with such applicant, that he ha
in fact resided in the township (or ward,
ten days previous to. such election, an,
that he, the freebooter, Qualified elector,
has rood reason to believe, and does be
licvc, that all the statements Of such az
plicant are true, the inspectors may, g.
THEIR DISCRETION direct the clerk to reg
ster his name in the proper place, wit
the proper date.