The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-03
THE REGISTRATION LAW,

AN ACT to provide for and to regulate
the registration OF voters In cities of
the first and second class, and to re
peal all prior acts in relation thereto.
BE It enacted By tie legislature Of tie
State Of Kansas:
SECTION 1. The citizens in cities of
the first and second class who are en-
titled to the right of suffrage shall be
ascertained rs herein provided.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
mayor and council of each city of the
first and second class Immediately upon
the taking effect OF this act, to procure
and open for the registration of voters IA
poll-boo< for each ward of such city, and
on the first Monday in January, A. ID.
eighteen hundred and eighty, and each
year thereafter on the same day, to pro-
cure and open on said day like book of
registration for each of said wards.
SEC. 3. Such poll-boOks shall ut all
times be kept Mt the Office of the city
clerk of such city, and the city clerk
shall be the officer of registration of such
city, and it shall be his duty To register
all citizens of said city on such poll
books rs hereinafter provided
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of all citi-
zens Of such city, after the opening of
the books as herein provided, To apply
to the city clerk and be registered there
in, at such time or times as said books
shall be open for that purpose, as pro-
vldcd in this act; and such registration
when made as In this act provided, shall
cntitle such citizens To vote in their re
spectivc wards. If such citizens are
otherwise legally qualified voters at such
election, and they have so caused them
selves to be registered, such registration
shall be DrfMd fdcic evidence of the right
of such citizen to vote at any election
held in such city subsequent to such
registration, and preceding the first
Monday of January next thereafter.
SEC. ). IL shall hc the duty of the
city clerk. upon the receipt of The poll
books in this net provided for, To cause
to be- published II notice in a newspaper
oi general 'ir-'ti tlibn in such city for ten
days, n"tllyin. The citizens of said city
that they can register at his office, ac-
cOrding To the provisions of this act !;
and II like notice shall he published
each year within twenty days after the
first Monday in january Of each year
The notice for the year eighteen hundred
and seventy-nine shall be published
within thirty days after the taking effect
of this act
SEC. g. The poll-bools in this act
provided for shall be open at all times
during the year for the registration of
voters, except that they shall be closed
for the purpose of registration ten DAYS
preceding any election 10 be held in
such city. The city clerk shall give
notice at The closing of such books by II
notice published ut least five days pre-
ceding the day of such closing, which no
tice is to be published in a newspaper of
general circulation in said city for three
days, and shall state the time of closing
such books.
SEC. z. The registration shall be in
the following form in said books:
Date of registration.
Names.
Check line.
Age.
Occupation.
Residence.
Remarks.
The names of the persons registered
shall be entered in alphabetical order,
and an entry shall be made opposite the
name of each person to correspond to
each of the heads contained in the head
of the registry list. Under the head of
"Residence," the number and street of
the house or building, or the number of
the lot and block whereon the house or
building is situated where the person
registered resides, shall be entered.
SIC. 8. No person shall be registered
unless he appear in person before the
city clerk, at the city clerks Office, dur
ing usual office hours, and apply to be
registered, and give his name, age, occu-
patton and particular place of residence,
as required TO make the proper entries in
the pollboOks
SEC. o. No person shall be entitled TO
in M ~ ftr
who is not registered according 10 the
provisions of this act. The registration
shall not be conclusive evidence of the
right of any registered person to vote,
but said person may be challenged and
required to establish his right at the
polls IN the manner now required by
law.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
city clerk to give to each citizen regis
tered according to the provisions of this
act certificate of regis ration, which
shall be substantially in the following
form:
KANSAS.