The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-29

| Gen0v1 erection, ana Ten days D<1OTe tne eAPia-
| fica Of the time for registration prior to any
special municipal election, any election pro-
vided for by law, other than the general election,
| il shall be the duty Of the Registry Agents to
cause to be published, in the several newspapers
| OF Their county, if any, and if none, in some
newspaper nearest the county ssat of their county,
notice 10 the effect that the time for the regis
tration of the Rames OF the qualified electors IN
precincts or districts No. - oftownship No. -
prior 10 the - election, Specifying the electionJ
\ to be held on the - day Of A. D. Is,
| for the county city las the case may be- of -
will expire at O'Clock P. NJ, on the - day Of
- A. d. IS Said notice shall be published,
from day day, until the expiration of said time
for registration -
Sec. In addition to the qualifications which
| are now, or may be hereafter, prescribed by law,
each eector, before he shall lee entitled to have
his naue received and registered qualified
eector shall take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation. which shall tie administered
by the Registry Agent; prortded. that no eiector
who has heretofore taken or who may hereafter
take, and subscribe said oath or Affirmation shall
be required to do SO again, or the second time
TO wit : DO soleniniJ swear Tor affirm, as the
case may be- that l VIII support, protect and
defend the Constitution and Government OF the
United States against all enemies, whether DIMES
tic or foreign, and that l will bear true faith,
allegiance and foyaity to the same any ordinance,
resolution, law of any State or Territory, or
State or Territorial Convention or Legislature, 10
the contrary notwithstanding /; and, furthermore,
tltdt uO iHls Will Iuta uetti fie"bo
aud purpose, without any mental reservation or
evasion W whatsoever; aud that l have not, since
arrived at the age of eighteen years, voluntarily
borne arms against the United States or held any
civil or mill AIRY office under the socaled Conted-
crate states, or either of them and. further l
do suleunly swear, OF affirm, that am citizen
of the ULited States, and will have actually, anu
not constructively. resided in this state SIX
uonths and in the county thirty days next pre-
ceding the day of the next ensuing election
so help ME G ID" (f oatht; = under the
Aus and penalties Of perjury, eff an affirmation
The e.- tor shall swear according TO the fotmsof
bis rel. ous faith or in such manner as may lie
considered most obligatory upon lis conscience.
Sec. S. When any person shall Ctier, or claim
to be registered, whom the Registry Agent shat!
not know to be entitled to vote in the county and
precinct in which he claims to 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 chdl
lenge, it shall he the duty IF the Registry Agent
10 require the person 50 challenged, or whom l. .
,hall not know to be 81 entitled I" Vote t. I've
true answer under oath affirmation, 10 the iul-
lowing questions. and - all such further ques- |
tons SAID Registry Agept,may deem proper 10 ASK
him touching and testing his qualifications as All
elector, TO Wit: fr>t--Are y'u citizen If the |
United states, not lahoriug under any of the dis
abilities mentioned in the Constitution Of this |
state Second-Are you of the age If Il wears
and upwards: Thrd-Ou the day of the next en- |
suing election, will you have actually, and not |
and in this county thirty days neNt preceding the
day OF sand election: tourtl-Are you now a res
ldent Of the election precinct or distract IN which
You propose to be registered Euth-Are you
regstere,i for this electoral year in any other pre-
,inct or district in lhis county or Stttd. in the
name in OF under which You now propose 10 be
registered or in or under any other name Any
oers IN answering any OF the foregoing questions
N the negative except the fifth, and that IN the
,f,iralative shall not be registered. And the fact
f the name Of any person appearing ON the regis
-r, shall be pr.n.a iacie evidence that the oath |
was administered, and that all of the answers 10
he foregoing questions were IA the Affirmative,
Except the answer to the fifth and that in The neg
tive If the pc, sJIi Offering OF claiming to be
-egi-terel answers all If the foregoing questions
II the affirmative, except the fifth, and that in the
.eg ttiv and the Reg try Agent shall still be If
he opinion. from the answers gwen 10 such fur
her and addition questions he may deem proper to
*, that such person is not a qualified eiector,
AID Agent shall refuse TO receive and register his
Iame otherwise. said Agent shall receive and
egister his name. Such person may, in case his
alne is not received and registered by said Agent
rply to any district Court Judge OF his district,
Jr a writ Of mandanus, to compel the same: and
Nv electOr may also apply To any District Court or
udge Of his district Tor writ Of n,andamus. 10
pmpel any Registry gent to take from the list
registered voters the name of any person whom
e may deem not qualified 10 vote.
Sec 9. When \ naturaized citizen shall present d
imself for registration, lis certificate If natural
V the Registry Age Mt with his and the year
nd county where presented: but when it shall /
ltsfactoTily appear to the Registry Agent, by the
ath of OF affirmation OF. the applicant (and the .
18th affirmation OF one or more credible cit /,
.ens as TO the cre,!ihiliy Of such applicant, if
eemed necessary, that such certificate Of natu- y
,lifation destroyed or lost, said Registry Agent
nall proceed TO register the name Of said applicant
qualified in other respects in said registry OF
pters together with the names of the witnesses ,
,siiccd, the time when and the place where,
i'd arpiiSant was natural Zed, with an the I'M =
sTtant facts sworn affirmed to such applica- .
on. IL
Sec TO- On the twentieth day of October land u
that day falls On Sunday. then on the Monday | n
llowngl previous to the general election in each =
.ar the Registry Agents Of the several counties =.
the state shall complete the registry lists far Il
respective registry precincts or districts within NJ
cir townships tor that electoral year. and after T.
m,leting said lists, they shall cause such num- h,
rs OF copies of the names registered. for each n
,ction precinct or district within their Iespec- -
re townships AS they NAV deem advisable to be !,
mediately printed Or written, and shall post, or 81
use said lists to be posted, up in at least five a.
blc places in such election precinct or district
thin their respective townships. The remain II,
r shall be distributed bv the Registry A gents f.
long the electors Of their respective election
ecincts OF districts. Said Registry Agents shall o.
70 give notice on the lists posted, that they A,
II receive objections to the right to vote on the 10
t Of any person registered 80 aforesaid, nnfii W.
lock z. NJ, on the third day previous TO the IN
' of election Said objections shall ba made by 81,
ualified elector, in writing, subscribed and -
orn or affirmed by srch electrr, 10 the best an
his knowledge and belief. 4 copy Of such sh
irten objections, together with copy OF a IT,,
ice requiring the person objected to. to appear Nv
ore the Registry Agent Of his election precinct r.,
district at a time certain. specifying the same, m
answer such questions may be propounded a =
him under oath. by sech Registry Agent, Cr1