The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-06-02

| register the ceftihcates OF registration AM
anidaylts In the cases provided for by section
10, and perform such other clerical duties q
may be deyolvcd upon him by the commits
s,oners. Before entering upon their dutlei
partial discharge Of their duties. y ! MOI :
FrFrERsTH. The election will be held II
each registration precinct (magisterial dis
tricD OF counties and ward OF cities az tn,
places OF registration, unless the number O
regiatered voters at any one Of said places Of
registration should oxceed four hundred, n
which case such additional polling places a,
may be necessary win DO selected, and, Il
this end, at the frat meeting Of tho board
Of. registration under this order, each regis
tratlon precinct (magfsteriel dlstfict or CHI
ward which at the laH tsyision, Of registta,
tlon October, 1897, contained more thar
four hundred registered voters will be divided
cquallse as nearly as possible tho httnber Of
voters IN each, aud a polling place will be
selected for each, which shall be as nearly
central as may be consistent with the couye
nience OF the voters In reaching IT,, Public
notice defining the boundaries. or limits Of
each OF the precincts so established, and
designating The polling place for each, will
Immediately be given, and will DO posted in
at least FIVE OF the most public placcs Of each
Of the precincts 20 Established. a a soon a
the revlAlon Of reglstration 70 completed tho
boards Of registration will eanse q, copy Of
the registration lists 10 Be prepared and fur.
nished 10 the commissioners Of election at
each Of the separate polling places In their
registration precinct. lUi-1la .4'flai ii6
Voters are required to vote at the polling
place 90 established for the polling prccfncf
within the limits of which they residc, but
they Will DO allowed 10 vote al any polling
place within the limits of the registration
precinct upon showing to the satisfaction Of
the commlsaloners that BY reason Of want Of
notice, or any other sufficient cause, they
failed to vote at the proper place. re- ~ -
SIXTEENTH. The yoto will be by ballot, and
no names, numbers or marks by which the
vote might be disclosed will be placed on the
outside OF any ballot. Every person pre-
sentlng a ballot-or ballots at tho polls shall
announce his name, and II upon examlna-
tion II Is TO be found that he has been regis
tered as voter, one Of the Commissioners
shall receive his ballot or ballots, and, with
out opening them or allowing them to be
opened or examined, will deposit them In
the ballot-box, and the name Of tho voter
shall then be entered by each clerk In the
poll-list under his charge. No ballots will
be received from persons who have not been
property registered, except In cases where
the name OF the person applying to vote has
been Incorrectly recorded on the registration
lists, In which case, II the officer conducting
the election Is satisfied, either from his per.
sonal knowledge or from tho tc,titnouy Of
credible witnesses, that the person was a,,.
tually registered, then hiA vote shall be- no.
ceived and his mans entered on the nolI.IIst
and checked on the registration list.
Blanks for poll-llsts win be furnished,
upon which the names OF all persons voting
SEVENTEENTH. ReglstrntIon ia evidence Of
the right To vote, and Challenges nj tho r,nlls
arc allowed only 40 far as NAV be- neeessarv
to prevent repeating or frand1,ent nersons,
lions Of duly Registered voters. To thc end
that the right 10 challenge may not hc made
the means OF obstructlng or hInboring Tho
election, two persons NAV 10 seIccfed from
each political marty IN act a. chaIIsnsors a,
each polling place by or throng h wh5m ali
shall be made. TIcv nns, hn
registered voters. and Enown. II tbe conn,is'
soners as respectable and responsibls cItl.
zens. Wbenrvcr anv narss,, oIis,,s.. e ~
IDENTITY. wbose nams u sonnd nns,, ~ W
jjsts' IA Enown 10 ~, .p ~ 'n1 ~
10 he Tho ncrson he ron ny
scnts himself IN bc b,s yo,a shoii ha Spi,
ted. lint N he bc moi an Snown az ~ ~.
sbaiI sdmin,.,., nv s",,a e
inc oath, Won 40 sweas ~ a. &C.,. o ,ooW
(herp Tho mama annonn,sa sh.yn ~, iaaaa..E
and that in sucb n mo ,s', ~. ..,is.s
as a voter Of - a,sc,Ion Sis,s,ss ~
- precinct. and that yon ave ~ Ia. nuu
cal person Won so rcprescnt youyseiT to ha
II he be challenged for having already yo,cS
the commissioner shall administer the fol,
lowing oath, You Az awsar that Won, har.
not voted nj this election nj tbis ar anv ath..
polling place, n anv nepson po cSaiIenrnd
shall refuse to take tbe oath an Icndersd H.
vote shall be rejected. >bnt n bc taLes I,
his vote shall be admitted b,t ,ho e., ~
cause of chaIlenoe sh,U be n al IN ~ ,n,i
llst opposIte Ma name 90 Wv P'''
EIdiITgyNTU. The noI,s abolI bc oner.d mr.
the day of election al each voting niace a.
SUNRISE, and closed AZ sunset AMI shsIi he
kept open during these hours without Inter
or adjournment, Proviisi Thai il
the electors who appear nj any place or
places of voting cannot bo polled beiore that
hour, then the polls NAV lie Fam onen pntii
10 o'clock, p. M, II tho commIssioners should
consider II necessary. -.--0I ~ -
NIsETEHsTH. Under The provision of the
FIRST section of the law of Fcbrnnrv % 1919
hat sat the election in which Tho odontIon
Dr. rejection of any constItntIon ia snhn,Itted
my person duly reglstered In tho State NAV
vote In the election district WHARF he offers
10 vote when he has resided therein for ten
lays next preceding such election, upon pre.
OF his certificate OF repistration
ais affidavit, or other satI.factory cvidcnco
lnder such regulations ma tba dIstrict com,
may prescribe, - any duIy registered
rioters Of the State will bo Allowed 10
,otc In any district mon nresentatlon Of bIs
certificate of registration accomnan Mad nv |
lis affidavit that he has resided I'M said al,
riot at least ten DAYS preceding the day Of |
Election, and that he bas moi Already yoted
It this election, In default Of tbe eeSti6cate
II registration the affldavit Of Tho voter
must act forth the fact that no was dn,y 80
stored, and the name of Tho connty ana
Precinct In which he was 40 reeistere3 In
doubtful cases the reglstrars or eommI..ion-
rs of election shall reanire snch addi,inuai
as NAV be nscsssarv IN sa,,sSv
hem that the annIlcant ia entii,o5 20 no,a
,nder The proysions of tho ,aw aSovs w o, ~
Blank forms for tbe cert,aco,es and al
layits will be furpished Tho rccistra,s md
80 1919 s"e 'ssse una
or the purpose of yoting' will ba nnmbsred
o correspond with the nnmber ~ The votars,
lamcs as entered on tbe noiI.,ists and vii, |
70 transmitted 10 dist riot hsadm,a 10 iii
he returns of the election. "A
Except as above provided. all reyistercd
oters Will vote al the Mailing niacss that
ave been or NAV be estabIIsbed wlthI, ihc
lreclncts In which they were regIstercd'
TWENTIETH, No member of a hoard of
cglstratlon, who Is a candidate mr. election
o any office to be Allied nj thn election shoii
ondnot Tho aIao,io,, a., -. ..ssIs 49,