Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-10-03
EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL
AN ACT
10 Provide f0r che RextstratiOn Of
b Names Of Electors. and to
Prevent Rraud AZ Elections.
Approved March S. 1852.

Approved March 5. 1859.
The People Of the State Of Nereda
represented in Senate ard Assem-
bly,, do enact as foilows:
SECTION 1. The Justices Of the
Peace of the several counties of the
State. shall be e~r-oGfcio the Registry
Agents of their respective townships;
and. as such, their powers and duties
shall be as hereinafter provided in this
Act: prorided, that in any township
where. from any cause, there shall be
no Justice of the Peace duly commits
stoned and qualified. or where All cleo
ton district NAV be situated too dis
tant from the office of the Justice Of
the Peace of said township. the Com
m%issiouers OF the county in which said
election district is located. may ap-
point some other competent person to
perform the duties of Registry Agent,
who shall be clothed with the same
power and governed 10y the SAME re-
Strictions as justices of the Peace i'll
the registration OF the names OF cleo
tors under the provisions OF this Act.
All Registry Agents shall have power
to administer oaths or attlrnatlons.
and do such other acts as may be
necessary 10 luiIN carly ouA bue IiONi-
sions of this Act.
SEC. .. The County Commissioners
of the severa! counties shall provide
for the Registry Agents. i'll their re-
speciive counties, when and where re-
quired. all proper and neces 'ary books
and stationery TO carry out the provi-
sious of this Act. They shall furnish
to each Registry Agent a book. which
shall be known as the "Otlicial Regis
ter" which shall be ruled i'll columns
of suitable dimensions, TO provide for
the following entries, opposite the
name of each e~lector. to Wit: LIST
Number on the Register. 2d-DaIe Of
registry. 3d-Name of elector. 4th-
Age of elector. 5th-W here born.
6th-Number of war5, or name of
electoral district. 7t~h-Descrip;ion of
residence. sth-Certitica.e OF n%atuGaii-
cation exhibited.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duly of the
Registry Agents, al any time when
called on to do so, between the hours
of ten A. NJ. and six 7. NJ. on all legal
DAYS, from and after the first day OF
July, and prior to the twenty-tirst day
of October, prior to any general cleo
ton. and for twenty days prior 10 clos
ing the REGISTER. (which shall close ten
DAYS prior 10 the day OF election) tor
any special or municipal election pro-
vided for by law. TO receive and reg
lister the names of all persons legally
qualified and entitled TO vote at Such
election, or who will have legally ac-
uuired a residence, being otherwise
qualified and right to vo5e at such
ensuing election. according TO the pro-
visions of law. under which such elec-
ton may be held, in each election dis
trict within their respective Townships:
entering on the Official Register, under
the proper heading, the number and
date OF registry. the name. with the
first or given name in full. il practi-
cable;) the age and nativity Of the cleo
tor, together with the number OF the
ward or name OF precinct, and a par
ticular description of the house, build
ing or room in which the elec:or re-
sides; such as will enable the officer or
person desiring to serve notice of OBJ
lection to vote. to find the same with
out difficulty: and when the person so
registered shall be of foreign birth, the
fact of the exhibition of or failure to
exhibit his certificate Of naturalization,
shall be noted i'll the column provided
for that purposes: which list. properly
entered as in this section required,
shall be knowG As the "otlicial Reg
ister; of elections of their respective
townships: prerjded, that for ten days
next preceding the day set for closing
the regis nv before any election men
toned in this Act. said Registry Agents
shall also be in attendance at their re-
spective offices, and ready to register
the names of applicants at any time
between the hours OF sever and nine
O'Clock p. NJ, in addition to the hour
heretofore required in this sections; anc
propided further, that if any per>ol
shall fail or refuse to give his residence
with the particularly required in thi,
section, he shall not be registered.
SEC. 4. Registry Agents shall cause
to be published i'll a newspaper pub
liShed in their county, or if none be st
published. then in thehewspapcr pub
lished nearest to their county-seat, tol
twenty days before the expiration o
the time provided for registra
ton prior to any general election anu
for ten days before the expiration o
the time provided by law for regiStra
ton prior to any special or municipa
election. a notice to the effect that tn,
time for the registration OF the names q
the qualified electors IN election dis
tricts number-of townsh; numbe
-, prior to the --- election
specifying the election) to be held o.
the - day of -=, A.. u. Is
for the county of ---, (or cit.
of--, will expire at six o'clocl
=. II, on the - day of -. a
Il. IS. The publication Of said motto
shall continue until the expiration Q
the time provided for said registra
ton; prorided, that in remote or new
and sparsely settled districts Writer
notices posted at not less than five con
spicuous places within said district
NAV be substituted for the publication
in a newspaper.
SEC. 5. Every person applying t
be registered, shall, before he shall b
entitled tt have his name registered
take and subscribe the following Oatl
or affirmation, which shall be admins
tered by the Registering Agent; pro
yided, that no elector who has takel
said oath at the time OF his previou
registration in this State shall be rc
ouired to do so the second time, to Wit
do sOlemnly swear tor aihi m that
am a citizen of the United States. tina
am of the age of y years, and vii
have actually and not constructive,
resided in this State six months, and ii
the county thirty days, next precedin:
the day of the next ensLing election
tOT III case VI Il ilitiiiNflhi titttfpii
such length of time as may be re
auIired by the Act of Incorporation)
and that | am not registered elsewher
in this State. So help me God. COR I'm
der the pains and penalties OF perjury.
Whenever an oath is required by tin
provisions of this Act, the elector shall
swear according to the form of his re
ligious faith or belief, and i'll sucl
manner as may be considered mo-
obligatory on his conscience.
SEC. 8. When any person shall ap
pear and demand to be Registered
whom the Registry Agent shall no
know to be entitled to registry, unde
the qualifications required by law 10
the election then ensuing, the Registry
Agent may question the applicant gen
erallv. either under oath or not, As Il
his qualifications as an e%lector, and i
satisfied, shall enter his name in tn
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