Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-10-01

tit ElotiIitiS vi tlie
Agent shall require the applicant To
answer truly. under oath or atiirma-
lion, the following questions, together
with such other questions as said
| Registry Agent may consider neces-
sary and proper, testing his aualifica
tons as an elcctor for the ensuing
election. to wit: First-Are YOU citi-
zen of the United States? Second-Are
you now or will YOU he twenty one
years of age, prior TO the day of the next
ensuing election? Third-On the day of
/ the next ensuing election, will YOU
have actually and not constructively
resided i'll this State six months. and
in this county thirty days tor in this
! city - days, or - months, as
provided by he Act of Incorporation
next preceding the day of said elec-
| ton? Fourih-Are You now a resi-
dent of the election district in which
you propose TO he registered? Fifth
Are YOU registered tor this electoral
year in any other election district, in
the name You have now given, or III
| any other name? If any of the fore
going questions shall be answered in
the negative, except the fifth, or that
in he affirmative. the applicant shall
not be registered; but if the
applicant answer all the fore
going questions in the affirmative
except The fifth. and that in the
negative, and the Registry Agent
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 name OF
said applicant. i;ut such applicant
may then apply to the District Court
of his district. or the Judge thereof. for
Il writ of mandamuS to compel the
proper registration of his name in
such election district; and any elcctor
may also apply to the District Court of
his district, or the judy thereof. for il
writ OF nantiainuS To compel the Reg
iStry Agent to erase from the regis cred
list OF electors the name of any person
therein registered, whom the applicant
may know, and he able to prove. is not
Il qualified elec.or; pF0ridcd, that said
Registry Agent shall have notice and
opportunity to be heard before said
Court. or Iud-c thereof, and show
e4iu~c for his refusal. \ resident
within the meaning OF this Act. shall
be construed 10 mean person who
has resided or will have resided con-
tinuou.-ly within this State, for six
months. and in the precinct, the timc
pre- cribed iy law. neXt pre- caing the
day of the next ensuing election. The
electoral wear shall comm, nee on the
first day of January and end on the
;hirty-first day OF December of each
wear. Whenever III he same electoral
year there shall he held in any town
ship more than one election, general,
special. or municipal. any person reg
istcrcd for any one OF such elections.
shall be deemed registered for all sub
seaucnt elections i'll The same Year for
which the residence qualification is in
cludci il, or implied by the residence
qualification of the previous election,
and i'll all cases registration for mu
uicipal election shal! be deemed reg
iStcrcd for any succeeding general elec-
ton il, the same wear. The person so
deemed registered shall he subject in
all cases 10 bc excluded from the reg
i>trv by REASON Of change of residence.
! CT other causes, as provided else
where in this Act.
SEC. {. When a naturalizel citizen
shall apply for registration. his ccrliti-
ca,es Of nat uralization must he pro-
duce,i. and stamped or written in ink
bv he Registry Agent. with his name
and the wear and county where pre-
sen;rd; btii if it shall Satisiac, orily Y ap
pear to the Registry Agent, by oath
/ or affirmation of the applicant.
1 (and The oath or affirmation
/ OF one or more credible citizens, as To
i the cred;bilitv of such applicant, when
! deemed necessary that such ceriiii
. Gaze of naturalization i lost or de-
/ stroycd or beyond the reach of the a.,-
! plicant for the time being, said Regis
~
j said applicant, unless he be by law
Otherwise disqualified; }roridc7, iiat
il, case of failure to produce the cer,i-
/ tcate of naturalization. the Registry
/ Agent shall propound 20 him the fol-
lowing questions: first-In what
wear did YOU come to the United
1 states ? Secoiid-ln what State, coun-
tv, court and wear did YOU declare
Vol,r intention to become II citizen
Third-In what State, county, court
aud wear were YOU finally admitted to
citizenship Four,h-Whered did you
last see your certificate of naturailza
ton q? The answer to the above ques-
tious shall be taken down in the form
OF an affidavit. which shall he sub
scribed and sworn to by the applicant
and retained in possession by the Reg
istrv Agent. and by him handed over
to his successor; pi'orfdcd, that no per
son shall he required to make the aili-
lavit tui,c before the same Agent. or
the successor of such Agent, having in
his possession a former affidavit.
SEC. s. On the day next succeeding
tina, ON which the registration OF eject
orS, prior 10 any election mentioned IN
this Act, shall havc been closed, the
Registry Agents shall, with all reason
able expedition. prepare. ana cause 10
be written or printed, Il full ana com
plcte list OF all the names registered
bv them and then remaining on the
Official Register, for each election DIS
,rict. enthusiastically arranged. com
mencing always with the surname "l
each: and they shall have printed or
written such reasonable number OF
cories of each district list, as in then
Judgment may be neceSsarN; III
least five copies of which they
shall cause to be posted up IN a.
many public and conSpicuouS places
within the district to which they ap-
plv. and the remainder of such lists
Shall be distributed among the elect
ors of The respective districts. The
Ee.istry Agents shall give notice IN
said lists, that they will receive ohlec
,ions To the right TO vo,e, on
the part of any person so regis
tered until . o'clock 7. NJ. ON 'h'
fourth day previous to the day oi eiec-
ton; and, also, requesting all person
whose names may be erroncou>ly en-
tered il! said lists, To appear al his otlic,
and have such error corrected. Suc'
obiec,ionsto to the right to No,e shall ~ y.
made only by "a qualified e!er;or il
wiring. setting forth the ground OF "b
/. a.. -, Il ..tHt
ia or affirmed to. to the best ot H.
knowledge and beliet. y copy OF suc'
written objections. with the name "
, The obiector. together with copy o
notice, requiring the person oAieese'
10, 10 appear before the Ee@i3:f f'
! thrrrjn. and answer under uatl
: such questions as may he pro
nouudrd tn him by the Eegi>tr,
i AGENT touching his qualifications aS al
elcctor. shall he served ON the pers'i
Oh oil IN