Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-26
a N ACT
To Provide E,r the Registration Ur
the Nalacs OG Electors, and %
Prevent Fraud at Flee lions.

Approved March ), 1859.
The People Of the Sjaic Of Ncrada,
represented ia Senate and ASSEM-
6ly, do enact as Eotiows:
SECTION l. The Justices of the
Peace of the several counties of the
State, shall be c,-odicjo lie registry
Agents OF their respective townships;
and, as such, their powers and duiies
shall be as hereinafter prov ided ip in,s
Aci; prortded, ,hai in any township
where, from any cause, there shat be
no Justice of the Peace duty commits
stoned and qualified, or where an elec-
ton dis rict may lie situated 100 dis
ialt from the office of the Jus ice of
the Peace of said township, The Com
mi>>iOners oi The county in which said
election district is iOcatcd, may ap-
lm'nt some other competent person to
pc form the duties of Registry Agent,
who shall be cloibed with The same
power and COVE ned by The same re-
SECTIONS as jus. ices of the Peace in
the registration OF the names OF cleo
tors under the provisions Of this Act.
All Registry Agents shall have power
TO administer oaths or atfirmai ions,
and do such other acts as may be
hSNcSSNtN ~ OuC tllc kuON
sions of this Act.
SEc. =. The County Commissioners
of the severa! coan i-s shall provide
for he l:e.i>lrv Agents, in iheir re-
Spective counties. when and Whcre re-
q,lred, all proper and necessa, looks
and sta ionery to carry out til" "'oNi-
Sion> of This Act. They shall l"rui IN
lo each Registry Agent !, book, Whici
sna' be known as the "Ot1icial Ec.t>-
ter" which shall he ruled in coiun,ns
of suitable dimensions, to prov ide or
the following entries. Opposite The
name of each electOr, TO vii: lSr-
Number on the Register. 2d-Daie of
registry. 5d-Nane of e!ector. 4th--
Age Of ciectOr. 5th-Where born.
6.h--\uinbcr of ware, or name of
ciec. oral district. 7th--nes .trp!ion of
residence. S,h Certificate o, iIa.urali-
za;ion exhibited.
SEC. ). II shall be the d rty Of he
];egistry Agents, a any .jne when
caiicd on 10 do so, betwee! the ',o;ti->
OF ten A. VI. and six p. NJ, on ~ ell
DAYS, from and after the first DAY OF
July, and prior To the TWEEN. yii =, Gay
of October, prior 10 any general eiec-
ton, and for twenty days prior 10 clos
ing the Re.i>ter, (Which shall close zen
days prior to the day OF elcc iun) ,or
any special or municipal election pro-
vided for by law, TO receive and reg
istcr the names Of all persons !c-;tliv
qualified and entitled 10 vo,e n, >uch
cleci ion, or who will have legally ac-
quired residence, (be;ns otherwise
Iualiied.) and right 10 70 al such
ensuing election, according 10 he hrO
visions of law, under which >urii p.ec-
ton may he held. in each election Dis
trict vi. hin their espec;ive iown>Ii i'>;
entering Oh the Official i;eyiStcr. under
the proper heading, the nunI'er and
tluc of registry, the name. lnEn ne
ii st or .iVen nane IN f,lii. rt.t. j.
,aDle;) the age and ilaii, i.v o. he ciec-
tor, together with the nu,nper the
wa.u or name of precinci. and It az
ticular description of the house. buiri
inr or room in which the e!c,.;or re-
.,deS; such as will enable he officer or
person desiring to serve notice ol OBJ
ice ion to vote, 10 fiEd ihe same with
out difficulty; and wien ,he person so
registered shai! be of foreign birth. the
fact of the exhibition OF Or failure 10
exhibit his certificate of naturaliZ,, ion,
shall he noted in the co!unn provided
for that purpose; which list, properly
en- cred rs in this section required,
shall he kIOwn as the "Oi1iciai Reg
lister" of elections OF their respective
townships: prOrttieti. ih,. 90 Ten days
next preceding the day sc. 10 closing
the regis " before any e!ec, !on men
toned in his .Act. -aiu lse.i-trN \ -entS
shall also he in at.el'tan.. ~ men G.
spective offices, and ready 10 .r-i>ier
the names OF applican 1t any ifne
between the hours o. seven au,l nine
O'Clock =. NJ, in adlilio: ia ,ir,. hours
heretofore required IN thi> >ecl on: and
1,rorided jRrfncr, tina. II any lrt-on
shalt fail or re- use to Eve IN lc>Idtltc,
with the particularly 't4'li4ed ~ TN y
section, he shall not he re- -i~tcred.
SEC. I. Registry AZ NJ shall cause
to he published in Il iicw>nape pub
li>hed in their county, o. !. none ne 81
published, .lcn in the new >,rapc- luD-
iished nearest 10 their corn vet. ior
twenty days before the e. pa, .nn oi
the time provided ior !c5 -,ll-
ton prior to any genera! el"c.'o and
fnr ten days before the G.. itlnA OF
the time provided by law 10 rc=i>tia-
tion prior to any special Or municipal
election, a notice to The etier, that me
time for The registyat ion Oi ne II inies Oi
the qualified electors IN eiec ion dis
triets number-oi townsll p nuniDer
-, prior 10 the --- ciecii ion,
(speciiy wing the elec,iom) to be held OIL
rne 49,. uay VI - A. w.. ~. IT., %, =,
'or '"e county y. =; -. w.:
=, VIII Hp.'o az H'N "'''o"
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t..if, -. IL. m. P"o ;, w. ". % ,;,'.,in,, ~,
s"a'i coI''nuc ui''' rno e .a..;.,... "
.ne .'ine !,o, ''eu ,'a'. ~. w. ~ @ o.. o..
l"',' P'oo"te", .nat ~ ':o. :oo ", .;,'s.' nc
a.i.! slarSeiy se'.iou .,. uls.I,o.s .' Mia'e.'
hotices Posteu at no. ios> 'aa' nno s;..;'1. o;
spicu"us Pi'.ces within sal" uis.,io.,
may pe substituted ior tue p"oi'ca'io''
III newspaper. ,.; .,
SEC. D. Every person apP'ynE ~
ne reSis,erec, sIaii, oc,o'o ne s"a'l ~
entitled to have ms 3, name rGS,,tered DC,