Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-30
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"A N ACT
To Provide for she Registration oi
She Names Of Electors, and tu
Prevent Fraud at Elections.
Approved March ), 1853.
The Poo j'e Of the State of .Nerado,
represented in Senate and Isscm-
biy, do enact as foilows:
SECTION I. The Justices of the
Peace of the several counties of the
State, shall be er-oticiO 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 an elec-
ton district may be situated too dis
tant from the office of the Justice of
the Peace of said township, the Com
llissioners 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 by the same re-
StrictiOns as Justices of the Peace in
the registration of the names of cleo
tors under tine provisions of this Act.
All Registry Agents shall have power
10 administer Oaths or aflirmations,
and do such other acts as may be
necessary TO fully carry out the provi-
sioiis of this Act.
SEE. ,. The County Commissioners
of the sevcra! counties shall provide
for the Registry Agents, in their re-
spective counties, when and where re-
uuired, all proper and ncces AIRY hooks
and stationery to carry out the provi-
sionS of this Act. They shall furnish
to each Registry Agent book, which
shall be known as the "Oilicial Regis
of suitable dimensions, to provide Tor
the following entries, opposite the
name of each elcctor, to wit: Ist-
Number on the Register. 2d-Date of
registry. :Id-Name of elcctor. it'll
Age of elector. 5th-Whcre born.
Gth-Numbcr of ward, or name of
electoral district. 7th-Descripiion of
residence. S;h-Ccrtiticatc of ilaturali-
Za,ion exhibited.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
registry Agents, at any time when
called ON to do so, between the hoirS
of ten A. NJ. and six T.. NJ, on all LEGAL
days, from and after the first day of
July, and prior to the twcn " first day
of october, prior to any general elec-
lion. and for twenty days prior to clos
Ing the REGISTER, (Which shall close ten
days prior to the day of elcciom 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
In x-in hn<-,, lar. al
aared residence, (beiny otherwise
Gualiiicd.) and right 10 woe ut such
ensuing election, according to the pro
visions of law. under which such elec-
ton may he held, i'll 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 prac'i-
cablc) the age and nativity of the elec-
tor, together with the number of the
ward or name of precinct, and Il par
ticular description of the house, build
ing or room in which the e!ector re-
sides; such as will enable the officer or
person desiring to serve notice of Oh
ice ion to vote, to tiEd 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 naturalila ion.
shall be noted in the column provided
for that purpose; which list, properly V
entered Us in this section required,
shall be known as the "Onicial Reg
lister" of elections of their respective
townships; prora'ei, that for ten days
next preceding the day set for closing
The regis ry before amy election men
toned in this Act, said Registry Agent,
shall also he in attendance at thei' re-
Spectivc offices, and ready To register
the names of applicants at any time
between the hours of seven and nine
o'clock =. NJ, in addition to the hours
heretofore required in this Section; and
proriticd furiher, that if any person
shall fail or refuse to give his residence,
with the particularly required in this
section, he shall not he registered.
SEC. 1. Registry Ago nts shall cause
to he published i'll Il newspaper pub
lished in their county, or if none be SO
published, .hcn in the newspaper pub
llshed nearest to their county->eat, for
twenty days before the expiration OF
the time provided for registra-
lion prior to any general election and
for ten days before the expiration Ol
the time provided by law for registra-
tHbt tOi " sl'tNhti vi t''iN'l"'
election, Il notice To the effect that the
time for the registration of the names OF
the qualified electors in election dis
trcts number-of townSh p number
-, prior to the --- election
tspecitying the election) to be held on
the - daV of --, a. u. IS,
for the county of --, (or city
ofl--, will expire at six O'Clock
p. NJ, on the day of ----, a
u. Is. The publication of said notice
shall continue until the expiration OF
the time provided for said regi>tra
ton; py0rnie,l, that in remote or new
and sparsely settled districts written
notices posted at not less than five con
Spicuous places within said district
may be substituted for the publication
in "A newspaper.
SEC. >. Every person applying tC
he registered, shall, before he shall be
entitled to have his name registered
take and subscribe the following oath
nr affirmation, which shall be admins
tered by the Registering Agent; pro
rdcd, that no e,ecior who has takei
said oath at the time OF his prcyiou,
Registration in this State shall be re
guired TO do so the second time, to wit
do sOlemnly swear Tor aifiim) that
am citizen of the United : ates, that
am of the age of II years, and viii
have actually and not con>truciivelH
resided in this State six months, and IL
the county thirty days, next preceding
the day of the next enSi.ihs election
tor in case of Il municipal election
such length of time as may be re-
quired by the Act of lncorporatlon)
and that am not registered elsewhere
in this State. So help me God. COR I'M
der the pains and penalties OF perjury.
Whenever an oath is required by tn.
provisions of this Act, the elector shal
swear according to the form of his re
ligious faith or belief, and in sucl
manner as may be considered mos
obligatory OH his conscience.
SIC. Il. Wien any person shall aP
pear and demand TO be registered