Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-10-02

year in any other election district. in
the name, YOU have now given, or in
any other Nance Ii any of the fore
going questions shall he answered in
the negative. except the fitth, or that
in the affirmative. the applicant shall
not be Registered; but ii the
applicant answer all the fore
going questions in the affirmative
except the fflh. and that in the
shall still believe from the answers to
such further questions as he may be
led by circumstances to ask. that the
applicant is not a qualified elector. he
shall refuse to register the naine of
said applicant. But such applicant
may then apply to the District Court
of his district. or the Judge thereof. for
a writ uf mandamus to compel the
proper registration of his name in
such election district; and any elccter
may also apply to the District Court of
his district. OF the Judge thereof, for II
writ of mandamus to compel the Reg
istry Agent 10 erase from the registered
list OF electors the name of any person
therein registered. whom the applican:
may know. and be able to prove, is not
q qualified elector; prorided, that said
Registry Agent shall have notice and
opportunity to he heard before said
Court, or Judge thereof, and show
cause for his refusal. \ resident
within the meaning of this Act, shall
lie construed to mean a person who
has resided or will have resided con
tinuously within this State, for six
months, and in the precinct. the time
prescribed by law, next preceding the
day of the next ensuing election. The
electoral wear shall commence on the
first day of January and end on the
thirty-first day of December of each
year. Whenever i'll the am electoral
Year there shall be held in any town
ship more than one election, general,
special. or municipal. any person reg
iStered for any one of such elections,
shall be deemed registered for all sub
Sequent elections in the same year for
which tie residence qualification is in
cluded in or implied 10y the residence
qualification OF the previous election,
and in all cases registration for a mu-
nicipal election shall be deemed reg
iStered for any succeeding general cleo
tion i'll the same wear. The person so
deemed registered shall be subject in
all cases To be excluded from the re-
i>trv by reason of change OF residence.
or other causes. As provided else
where in this Act.
SEC. =. When a naturalized citizen
shall apply for registration. his ccriiti-
Gates of naturalization must be pro-
duced. and stamped or written in ink
by the Registry Agent. with his name
and the year and county where pre-
scented; but if it shall satisfactorily APP
pear To the Registry Agent, by oath
or affirmation OF the applicant,
and the path or affirmation
Of one or more credible citizens, as to
the credibility of such applicant. when
deemed necessary thai such certiti-
cate of naturalization is lost or de-
s;royed or beyond the reach of the a3-
plicant for the time being, said Regis
try Agent shall register the name of
said applicant, unless he be by law
otherwise disqualified; proritied, that
in case of failure to produce the certi-
ticate of naturalization, the Registry
Agent shall PROFOUND 20 him the fol-
lowing questions: tirst-In what
Year did you come to the United
States ? Second-In what State. coun-
tv. court and year did you declare
votr intention to become a citizen?
Third-In what State. county, court
aud year were you finally admitted to
cltIZtI>illlh EoNTitl-N mere uiu YOU
last see Your certificate of n~aturaliza-
ton" The answer to the above ques-
tious shall be taken down in the form
OF an affidavit, which shall be sub
scribed and sworn to by the applicant
and retained in possession by the Reg
istry Agent, and by HIM handed over
to his successor; proride2, that no per-
o shall be required to make the af1i-
davit twice before the same Agent, or
the successor of such Agent, having in
his possession IA former affidavit.
SEC. s. ON the day next succeeding
that on which the registration OF elect
ors. prior to any election mentioned in
this Act, shall have been closed. the
Registry Agents shall. with all rca>on-
able expedition. prepare. and cause to
be written or printed, a full and COM
plete list of all the names registered
by them and then remaining on the
Official Register, for each election dis
trict, Alphabetically arranged. COM
inencing always with the II of
each; and they shall have printed or
written such reasonable number of
copies of each district list. as in their
Judgment may be necessary; at
least five copies OF which they
shall cause to he posted up in as
many public and conspicuous places
within the district to which they ap-
ply, and the remainder of such lists
shall be distributed among the elect
ors of the respective districts. The
Registry Agents shall give notice in
said lists, that they will receive ohiec-
tons to the right to vote, on
the part of any person so regis
tered, rntil 6 o'clock p. NJ. or the
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ton; and, also, requesting all persons
whose names may be e~rroneou>ly en-
tered in said lists, to appear at his office
n have such error corrected. Such
objec;ionst to the right to vote shall be
made only by a qualified elector in
writing, setting forth the ground Of OBJ
lection or disqualification. and sworn
to or affirmed to, to the best of his
knowledge and belief. A copy of such
written objections, with the name of
the Objector, together with a copy of
notice, requiring the person objected
to, to appear before the Registry
Agent at a time certain and specified
therein, and answer under oath
sue questions as may be pro-
pounded to him by the Registry
Agent touching his qualifications as an
elector, shall be served on the person
objected to, and such service shall be
good when left at the place of residence
of such person objected 10, as the same
shall appear in the Official Register,
however general or indefinite may be
the description of the same in
said Register; prorded, that per-
sonal service shall he required
when the objections are filed
with the Registry Agent OF The last
day on which such objections are al
lowed; but such objection, so filed OH
the last day may be heard and deter
mined OH the succeeding day. And
no such objections shall be tried. UNI
less it shall appear by the return of an
officer, or the sworn statement of an
electOr within the county, appended to
such notice, that such objections and
notice were by him duly served by
. copy, as in this section of this Act re-
quired. At the time specified in the
notice, or at such further time as the