Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-10-01
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To Provide fur the Registration Of
the Names of Electors. and to
Prevent Irani at Elections.
Approved March ), 1859.

Tie If1Dtc u the St0fe of Nerddd,
represented an Senate and issese-
b,y, do enact as foUous:
SECTION /. The Justices of the
Peace of the several counties of the
State, shall be cr-oficiO the Registry
Agents of their respective townships;
and, as such, their powers and duties
shall be as hereinafter provided in this
Act; prorit!ed, that in any township
where, from any cause, there shall be
no Justice of the Peace duly commits
stoned and qualified, or where an cleo
ton district may be situated too dis
tant from the Office of the Justice of
the Peace Of said township, the Com
lnissionerS 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 AMI governed by the same re-
StrictionS aS Justices of the Peace in
the registration of the names of elec-
tors under the provisions of this Act.
All registry Agents shall have power
to administer oaths or a;flrmaiion>.
and do such o.hcr acts as may he
necessary to fully carry out the provi-
sious OF this Act.
of the severa! counties shall provide
for the Registry Agents. in their re-
snective countieS, when and where re-
atlred, all proper and neccs AIRY hooks
and stationery TO carry out the proVi-
-,ions of this Act. They shall furli h
10 ca n KegiStry Agent Il book, which
shall be known tS the "Oilicial Regis
ter" which shall be rulc1 i'll columns
of suitable dimensions, to proNIdc Tor
the following entries, opposite the
name of caca c!ector, to Wi: lst--
Number on the Register. 2d-Date Of
registry. 3d--Eame of c'cctor. iIh-
A-c OF elector. 9th w here born.
6,h-Numbcr of war;. or name OF
electoral di>tric.. 1th h-Dcser!p.iun oi
residence. Sth --CcrtiiicatG oi ua!urali-
Zalion exhibited.
SIZE ,. 1t shall be the d lily of The
Ecgistry A.cn.s. ri any time when
called on to do so. between the hoIrS
days. from and after the first day of
.JuIy. and prior to the twcn,v-first day
of October, prior To any general clec-
tion, and for twenty days prior to clos
inc the i.e-i>ter. twhicn shall close ten
,Iays prior to the day OF elec.ion) tor
anv $ De, i;il or municipal election pro-
ylled for by law, 10 receive anu rcg-
i ,,er the names oi all persons legally
Qualified and entitled to vOte ut Sucn
,.nc;iou, or who will have legally ac-
uuirel "A residence, (ben.r otherwi,e
,iu,liiied.) and right 10 VOC ut such
ensuing election, according To Inc pro
vi ions of law, under which stich cleo
tiou may he held. i'll each election dis
,rict within their respective townships;
entering on the official Register, under
J,,., li,,sr lli In nu
date OF registry, the name. tWlih the
first or given name in full, il l'rac;i-
cl;,,r: the awe and nativity of the e!cc-
TOR. together with the number Of the
ward or name of precinct, and par
tjcu,ar description of the house, bul!d-
inr or room in which the cicc;or re-
sides: such a. will enable the officer or
pcrsou desiring To serve notice OF 0b-
lee, ion 10 vote, to hLu the same With
out difficulty; and when The person so
registered shall De of foreign birth, the
fac, OF the exhibition OF or failure 10
nxhihj, his ccriitit. e of naturaliza ION,
shall be noted i'll the column provided
for thai purpo e; which list, properly
rn:ercd aS in this section required,
shall he know! is the 'a'iilrlai 1itG-
lister" of elections OF their respective
townships; py'0ridcd, that Tor ten days
next preceding the day set Tor closing
,hr reniSfrv before any election men
toned i'm this Act, SAID registry Agents
shall also he in attendance at thclr re-
speciivc Offices, and ready to register
tie names of applicants ut any time
between the hours of seven amt ilic
O'Clock T.. NJ, in addition To the hour,
heretofore required in this section; and
proridcd fni'ihcr, that if amy person
Shall f,j! or refuse to give his residence,
with the particularly required III TINS
section, he shall not he registered.
SEC. 4. Registry Agt nts shall ca''Se
to he published in Il newspaper pun
lisheu in their county, or if none be so
published, .hcn in the newspaper pub
lished nearest to their count y-seat, Tor
twenty days before the expiration ol
the time provided for re@iStfa +
ton prior to any general clect!on ana
for ten days before the expiration OF
the time provided by law for re9iNlra,
ton prior to any special or mllnicllai
election. a notice to the effect that the
time for the registration of the names OF
the qualified electors i'll election DIS
lrcts nunbcr-of townsh p number
-. prior to the --------- election,
(>pecitviny the election) to be held on
the - day of -----, y. d. Is,
fir the county OF -, COR CT y
Oil, Will expire ot Sin O'Clock
p. II, on the - day OF -.--, A.
II. Is. The publication of said notirt
shall continue un.il the expiration ol
the time provided for said resistra'
ton; proriticd, that in remote or he"
and sparsely settled districts written
notices posted at no: less than iive con
spicuous places within said district
may lie substituted for the publication
i'll IA newspaper.
SEC. ). livery person applying t'
he registered, shall. before he shall bt
entitled to have | is name registered
take and subscrii et ie following oati
or affirmation, which shall he admins
tered hy the Regis er'ing Agent; pro
riicd, that 10 elcclor who has takci
sad oath at the time of his rrcNiou
re.iStra ion IN this State shall BE- re
quired to do so the second time. To VII
do s0lemniy swear for ailli nm that
am a citizen of the United States, tina
| am Of the age of y years, and WI
have ac' ualiy and not conStruciNeiN
resided in this State six months, ana II
the county thirty days, next preceding
the day of the next cnS..inS eicc,'ei
COR in case of Il municipal election
such length of time as may he Gc
quired by the Act of incorporation
an that ! am not registered else" het
in this State. So help me God. tpr TN
Ger the pains and penalties Of perjury.
Whenever an oath is required 10y IN
provisions Of thi, Act, the eiecior shai
swear according to the form OF liS re
lisious faith or belief, and III sucl
manner IL may be considered mos
obligatory on his conscience.
SIZE. q. When any person shall m
pear and demand to be registere
whom the Registry Agent shall ne
know to be entitled to registry, und''
The qualifications required by law 10
the election then ensuing, the keGis'f