The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-08-07


resolution, or law of any state Territory,
state or Territorial Convention or Legislature,
the contrary notwithstanding and, fur' herno-
that do this with full determination, pledg
and purpose, without any mental reservation
evasi, n wha tsoever; aud that have not, since
arrive ed ut the age of eighteen years, So'untsril
brine arms against the United states. or held an
civil mill airy Office under the called Confed
crate States. or either of them and. further
| d. sulemnly swear. OF affirm, that am citizs
Of the u tied States, ana will have actually, An
not constr uct,vely, resided in this state 81,
| months, and in the county thirty days, next pre-
cedDx the das Of the next ensuing election
$50 help me G. d." (if oathf 50 under tn,
gains and penalties Of perjury, tif All airmaiion)
The elecfor shall swear according TO the fo ms q
his rel. lions faith in such manner as may l.,
| considered most obligatory upon his conscience.
Sec. 8. When any person shall oher, or clam
to be registered, whom the Registry Agent sisi
not know t" be entitled TO vote in the county and
precinct in which he claims to reside. or Who, al
the time Of Offering to be registered. shall be
challenged by any person entitled to vote ID SAID
county, stating trieSy the gr unds OF such cbai
lehge, 1t shall l~ the duty Of the Registry Agent
to require the person challenged, whom he
>hall not know to be entitled to vote. :" give
true answer, under cath affirmation TO the fol-
lowing questions, and to all such further gnes-
tons said Regi.try Agent may deem proper to AK
him touching and testing his qualifications as an
eIector to wit: first-Are you a citizen Of the
United States. not laburing under any Of the dis
abilities menti med in the Constitutions OF this
State! SecoDd-Are you If the age OF Il years
and upw aids? Third-On the day Of the nsxt en-.
suing election, will You have actually, and not
con,tI uctive'y, resided in this state six months,
and in this county thirty days next preceding the
day of said eiections fourtif-Are y"u now a res
ident Of the election precinct or district in which
you propose to be registered f:Nh-Are you
registered for this electoral year in any Cfhey pre-
cinct or district in This county OF Statd. in the
name in under which you now propose TO be
AE,r
peIsn answering any OF the foregoing questions
in tbs negative except the fifth, and that in the
shall not be registered And the fact
If the name If any person appearing on the regis
ter, shall be prinia iacie evidence that the oath
was administered. and that all of the answers to
he furey DING questions in the affirmative,
Except the an.w er the fifth and that in the neg
tive. If the pe .en Offering claiming To be-
eyistered answ ers all of the foregoing questions
n the affirmative, except the fifth, and that in the
negative and the Registry Agent shall still be al
he opinion from the answers given TO such FUR |
her and addition questions be may deem proper to |
*, that such prspn is not q qualified eiector, |
aid Agent shall refuse L. receive and register HI.
lame otherwise, said Agent shall receive and
egister his name. Such person may, in case his |
anne is not received and registered by said Agent,
pply any district Court Judge Of his dist ct
Or = writ Of mandamus, To compel the same and
nv elector may also apply IT, any District Court 1T
udge Of his district for a writ of mandamus, to
ompel any Registry Agent to take from the list
registered voters the name of any perso.a whom
e may deem not qualified IT, vote.
Sec 9. hen a naturaiiZed citizen shall present
imself for registration his certificate Of natural
mt ,on must be pr duCei, and stamped or marked
v the Registry Agent with his name and the yer
nd count, where presented; but when it shall
Iti,factorily appear to the Registry AGENT by the
eth of or aft imation Of the applicant land the
It'll or affirmation of one more credible cit
ems AS to the credibility Of such applicant, if
-emed necessary that such certificate Of Datu-
Iii alton is destroyed or lost, said Registry Agent
lall proceed to register the name Of said applicant
qualified in other resPects) in said registry of
,,ers, together with the names Of the witnesses
-uduced, the time when, and the place where,
id applicant natural ztd, with all the i'm
srtant facts sworn or affirmed to on such applica-
Sec 10. On the twentieth day of October land
that day falls IN Sunday then ,he Monday
llowng) previous Ia the general election in each
ar, the Registry Agents Of the several counties
the State shall complete the registry lists for
respective registry precincts or districts within
eir tow nshiKe for that electoral year. aud after
said lists. they shall cause such num- |
rs Of copies Of the names registered, for "a.
ection precinct district within their respec- |
70 TOW nshiTs as they may deem advisable, to be
mediafely printed or written, and shall post OF
use said lists to be posted, up in at least i've
bile places in such election precinct or di.tiict
thin their respective townships The remain a
r shall be distributed by the Registry Agents
ecincfs or districts. Said Registry Agents shall
% give notice on the lsts ~ post. d, that they e
Il receive objections to the right to vote on the 4
Of any person registered As aforesaid, until I
lock p M on the third day previous TO the
, Of election Said objections shall b. made by 81
nalihed elector, in writing, subscribed and G.
orn, or afirmed, to by such eiect"r, to the bs-t
his knowledge and belief cory Of su, h a
iften objections. together with copy Of "a u
ice requiring the person objected to, u appear Il
IRE the Registry Agent of his election precinc'
district at . time certain, specifying the same. r
answe such questions as may be propounded q
him, under OATH by such Registry Agent, .
ching his qualifications IS an elector, shall t'e g
we'd on the person objected to. which copies W
u be personally served such person, or left d
his residence. the same shall appear on the d
lister, for such electoral year; pTor,d>d, that is
sonal service shall be required. if objected TO
lie. Such service. and the return thereof, Oh
II be made by the persons, and in the manner o.
vided BY law, for the service and return Of ca
ptena in civil casss in the District Court. And no
objections shall be considered by the registry ne
.nts unless l. shall appear from the return Of IN
e officer, or the affidavit Of some person. au- an
rized to subpoena in civil cases, that ser p
Of u copy Of such objections and notice shall io
e been made as above provided. At the time M
,ified in the notice, ut such further time as nv
Registry Agent may adjourn the hearing or -
minAtion Of the person objected to, the Regis Nv
Agent, after being satisfied, from the proper
I'm or sfiidavit. that copy Of such objections I'M
n tice has been served upon the person eb sh
ID to, a. above provided, shall proceed to ex- be
ne such person CT present), under OATH touch an
all matters specified in such written objections. vi
respecting his qualifications elector. If .o
Registry Agent shall be satisfied, from the he
person is not qualified elector or if such III,
on, after having been duly notified Of such OBJ he
ons ~ above provided, shall fail to appear an
answer such questions as may be proPounded by