The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-09-30

state or Territorial Convention or Legislature,
the contrary notwithstanding and, furthermore
= that do this with full determination, pledg
Z aud purpose, without any mental reservation o
evasi whatsoever; aud that have not since
i arrived at the age of eighteen years, vo untaIil
: burne against the United States, held an,
civil mlla airy office under the socalled Confed
e ernte States, either of them and. further,
do solemnly swear. CT affirm, that am a cltizeI
of the u tied States, and will have actually, ant
Z not constiuctively resided in this State six
! months and in the county thirty days, next pre-
ceding the day of the next ensuing election
= 50 help me Cod (if an oath(; = under the
airs and penalties of perjury, (if an atfirination)
The eiector shall swear according 10 TIE 10 ms Il
his religious faith in such manner as may be
considered ,uost obligatory upon his con>ci.Lce
| Sec 8. When any person shall offer, or claim
to be registered, whom the Registry Agent shall
not know to be entitled to vote IN the county anu
precinct in which he claims 10 reside. or who, at
the time of Offering to be registered, shall be
challenged by any person entitled To vote IN said
county, stating briefly the grounds OF such chai
lenge it shall be the duty Of the Registry Agent
to require the person challenged or whom he
shall not know to be SO entitled to Vote, 10 give
true answer under oath affirmation. to the FOL
flowing questions. and To all such fu, ther ques-
tions said Registry Agent may deem proper to ask
him touching and testing his quallhcations AS an
eector, TO wit: first-Are you citizen of the
United States, not laboring under any Of the dis
| abilities mentioned in the Constitution Of this
State Second-Are you of the age of u years
| and upw ards /? Thrd-on the day al the next en-
suing election, will you hare actually, ami not
| con>tructivei., resided in this state SIX months.
| and in this county thirty days next preceding the
day of said election? Fourth Are you now res
dent of the election precinct or district IN which
| you propose TO be registered! Fnth-Are You
registered for this electoral year In any other pre-
cinct or district in This county or Statd, in the
| name in or under which you low propose TO be
| registered OF in or under any other meme? Any
person answering any Of the foregoing questions
in the negative except the fifth, aud that i'll this
| tz,-a hall he Isle a
of the name of any person appearing On the regis
ter shall be Irina taCie evidence that the oath
was administered, and that all of the answers t.
the foree ding questions were in the affirmative
except the answer to the fifth, and that in the neg
alive If the per son Offering claiming To be !
registered answers all If the foregoing questions
in the affirmative except the nth, and tlat IN The
aegariv+, and the Registry Agent shall SIN be OF
the opinion. from the answers given 10 sHCh fHf-
Their and addition questions he may deem proper I"
ak. that such person is not u Cl"fl'frd elcctor,
said Agent shall refuse 10 receive register hi>
nsme otherwise. said Agent shall receive and
register his name Such person may, in case his
name is not received and registered by said Agent,
applv to any district Court Judge If his dist let
for a writ Of mandanus TO compel the same; and
aDv eleCtor may also apply to any District Court IT
Juir,. If his district Tor a writ If mandamus T.
compel auy Registry Agent To take from the list
of registered voters the name If any person whom
be NAV deem not qualified t. vote.
sec O. When a naturalized citizen shalt present
himself for registration his certificate Of natural
ization must be pr, duccd and stamped or marked
by the Registry Agent with his name, ard the ye-r
and county where presented: but when II shan
satisfactorily appear to the Registry gent by the
oath Of OF affirmation Of the applicant land the
oIth or affirmation If one or more credible cit
liens as to the credbility # such applicant, II
deemed necessary, that such certificate OF natu-
ralilatio is destroyed lost. said Registry scent
shall proceed TO register the of said applicant
f qualified in other respecte in said registry of
voters. together with the names Of the witnesses
al. f..r |
said applicant was natural zed, with all the i'm
lortant facts sworn affirmed TO on such appiica-
ton.
if that day falls On Sunday. then on the Monday I
previous to the general election in each
year. the Registry Agents Of the several equities
n the State shall complete the registry lists for
he respective registry precincts OF districts within Il
heir tow nshps for that electoral year, and after
CONFLICTING said lists they shall cause such num- T
,ers of copies Of the names registered, for each b
election precinct district within IL eir respec
i've tow nships they may deem advisable. 10 be q
printed or written and shall post. o
arse said lists be posted, up in at least five 81
public places in such election precinct or district
within their respective townships The remain a
Ter shall be distributed by the Registry Agents h
monr the electors of their respective election I.
precincts districts. Said Registry Agents shall
lso give notice on the lists posted. that they e
will receive objections to the right to vote on the
art Of any person registered aforesaid, until
clock p. NJ, on the third day previous to the j
ay Of election Said objections shall be made by 81
qualified electcr, in writing, subscribed and CT
worm or affirmed to by such elector to the best
( his knowledge and belief copy Of such al
1ritten objections together with copy OF 81
office requiring the person objected to- to appear te
efore the Reg sty Agent of his election precinct p
district at time certain, specifying the same. p'
nd answer such questions may be propoUnded Il
, him. under oath, by such Registry Agent, a
,uchng his quail cations as an elector shall be q
,ryed on the person objected to, which copies vt
BALL be personally served such person, or left bs
his residence as the same shall appear on the be
.gister for such electoral year prordsd, that lie
ersonal service shall be required if objected to
MY on the last dav which objections can be 10
JADE. Such service, and the return thereof. On
lal be made by the persons, and in the manner sl'
rovided by law, for the service and return Of ca
bpena in civil in the District Court And is
ch objections shall be considerably the registry ne
GENTS unless it shall appear from the return of in
me officer. the affidavit Of SOME person, au- an
orZed to subpoena in civil cases. that ser pc
ce of copy of such objections and notice shall fol
I'VE been made above provided. At the time m
ecfed in he notice. OF at such further time as nv
Q Registry Agent may adjourn the hearing or St
amination Of the person objected TO, the Regis nv
v Agent, after being satisfied. from the proper
turn or affidavit that copy Of such objections in,
ID notice has been served upon the person OBJ sb,
cted to, above provided, shall proceed to ex be
nine such person (if present. under oath, touch an
all matters specified in such written objections.
d respecting his quaiticatc as elector. If so
e Registry Agent shall be satisfied, from the h.
-orn answers of the person objected to. that fra
Oh person is not a qualified eector; or if such tie
rson after having been duly notified of such OBJ be
,tions, as above provided, shall fail to appear am
d answer such questions as may be propounded by
nv tba Sfry sha ba he dirty :.