The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-12-09
LEGIsLArlvn rnoCGEDINCs.
SPECIAL SESSION.


ing bill "
Ia bill 10 provide for tho annoin,,,a,, !,
Precinct Registers, define thor duties an,
nlsu the qualification of Voters.
Ne IL enacted w the Legislature 4sse,nbI, q
ne State IF Oregon, a. t6HoRs. :
Section /. That il shall De the duty ~ al,
County Courts of the several counties /,
this State, and they are hereby empowers,
Ia appoint on or before tho fifteenth dav =
February, 1866, u Freebooter N each If m,
several precincts of their respective countie,
who shall be a resident OF thl preeiprt a.,
which he is appointed, and ahSl be known
aS Precinct Register, and shlll hold his
once until his successor Is APPOINTED and
qualified, which shall DO at %ttlehrst term Of
the County Court afior the Jule ~eleetI,tn h
1866, and Registers shall bc hnnointed Is
like manner every second YER thereaftey
and shall qualify by subscribing "a tho oath
prescribed in the nth section II this act Ia
addition to the usual oath Of dice.
See. Z. That 1t shall he ths duty of the
Registers TO provide thcmsclvs at the cx.
pense OF their respective countns with suit.
able books for registering the names of all
the legal voters 1T thnir rcapectke precincts
and they shall net rs chairmnnt,f The Loarj
OF Judges at ell general nnd spelal elections.
having their books of registry present. and
at the time of making returns &c elections
they shall also return Ia the County Clerks
Of their respective counties . Manuscript OF
the registers kept hy them, b. IL bcpt on fle
in the Clerk = office and open ~ tho insper.
tion Of all concerned during business hours
of said Clerks.
Sec. 3. That in case of death, removal or
inability TO serve Of any peran appointed
ms Register the County Court slmIl ilI snci
vacancy ip due time 10 carry opt the nroyi.
sions of this act, aud IN case Of sickness or
other unavoidable cause the Register fails to
appeer at an election to art rs chairman oe
the board of judges II shall be ~cnnpetent for
either of the other judges to act a, chairman
pro tenn, and he shall make relsrns in l;Le
manner as the Register.
Sec. I. That the Registers LlaR keen the;,
books open for registering VOTES for tbir,y
successive days Sundays exeett,il nrior !,
closing the same, which close tnll he thir,y
days preceding all elections, AID the ~eleetors
shall make application TO be reqslored dmr;ns
said time Pfoc'aed, Any pasm desiring 10
leave his county temporarily may be regis.
tered at any time except the ast thirty days
preceding an election, and uon application
the Register shall issue TO sal elcctor 4 cor.
~tiicate TO the fact Of regisfy which ahall
entitle said elector to vote agwhefo IN tbe
State for Presidential %cleotol, Represents.
tive to Congressman State hcera. or o,s.
whore IN a district for distri, officers
See. 5. That, as a qualihe;on for vo,;n.
each aud every ~clcctor sbal appear before
tho Register of his prccis, during tho
opening of the books for thregistration of
names, and be registered, az take and aub.
scribe the following oath, Confirmation. 10.
wit -, A. b., DO soleuly swear Tor
Affirm, as the case may bel ut | will bear
true faith aud allegiance 10 3 Constitution
aud Government OF tho Unid States ard
of the State Of Oregon, aud iat / will sun.
port protect aud defend the sno against nil
enemies, both foreign and doAstic. and that
| do his of my own free vii without nny
mental reservation or self. epion, whatso.
ever, aud do further swear / affirm TINT
| have never given yoluntnrNid or assist.
anee, either directly or indirdy, to Aiae
beii'on against the United Stat, Pss,sce"tea
under the assumed Observation-Disclosures
nishing aid or supplies, 6sencons. ar.
others 10 do so, nor have / on Guilty af
what was Familiarity called 'bAwhncking,
or 'guerrillaing, and | hRy4eyer fled a
former residence to escape a lifted States
draft, or registered myself as dloyal, for a
ike purpose. and likewise / haincver been
a member of any secret order, eiety. or or
ganizatiof, the object Of whclwas to On.
courage, assist or ~strengthent b rebellion,
nor have !, in IN other way oven volun
4tary aid, counsel or co~untenare to said re-
bellion 80 help me God" Ykich oath, or
affirmation, shall be conyeniAly arranged
in the registry, and each elehr shall SUBJ
scribe TO said onth, with his oa hand, and
no person shall be allowed the riyilcgcs of
registry unless hc has been a bad fde resi-
dent of the precinct in which hmakes ap.
plicntion therefor, at least thir DAYS pre-
ceding such application ; ProUid1, That any
person who has availed himsel6f the am.
nesty extended by the Presitnt of the
United States shall not be required TO take
the oath prescribed in this act, Unsatisfactory
evidence be furnished the Regiter Of such
availment, and tho Register shlf make a
brief of the evidence in his rtgitry, which
shall be equivalent to taking sll oath.
Sec. G.. That tho Registers shll receive,
as q compensation for their ~sryices from
their respective county treasuris, upon the
order of the county clerks, twenty-five cents
for every name legally REGISTERED.
Sec. Z. That an act entitled An Act TO
amend an Act relative to the Qualification OF
voters approved October liza, 1864, be
n and the same is hereby repealed
Sec. 8. That, inasmuch as thrc is nc law
upon registering voters, to prernt that dis
loyal element that is daily pouing in upon
the State Of Oregon, TO accomplish with the
ballot what it has failed to do win the bullet,
and has forfeited all right and title to tbs
elective frachise, this Act shaA take efec
and be in force from and after It's passage.