Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-18
THE CITY REGISTRATION LAW,
The Appointment of Managers
Their Compensation.

The Appointment of Managers
Their Compensation.
We recently made mention Of the new
registry law for the city Of Savannah,
and the fact that one Of its provisions re-
quired the appointment Of Board of Reg
istration and Election Managers to be made
at least two months previous to the cleo
ton. The ensuing municipal election
takes place on the 10Th of jan
uary next, and to render this
law operative It is necessary
that the said appointments be made on or
prior 10 the 10Th Of November. There are
to be three managers, who are to be free
holders, from each Of the militia districts In
the city, making a board OF twelve mem
bers. They are to be In session two weeks
prior to the election daily, except Sundays,
from a. m. to p. m, and are to receive
compensation at the rate Of 50 per daV for
the time they actually serve. They are
also to have the exclusive management OF
the election. It will thus be seen that the
duties of these managers are OF very
important character, and the appoint
ments should be we'll considered, and good
selections made. Under the law the Judge
Of the Superior Court, the Judge OF the
City Court, and the Ordinary are designated
as the appointing power, and 1t may be con-
fdentlV assumed they will give due cOnsid-
Grafton to all applications submitted to
them. Parties who desire to oficiate as
managers under this law can send IN their
applications, addressed to the officials de-
sigpated, before the 9TH Of October, as we
| are informed arrangements have been made
for a meeting TO be held on that day, when
the appointments will be made. All spph-
cations should, therefore, be submitted
prior to that time.
As the entire community are interest
| ed In this matter, we republish in full the
new registry law, that all may become IA
| miliar with its provisions
AN ACT to provide for the registration OF
voters to vote at municipal elections in
the city OF Savannah, to fix, regulate and
determine the time, place and manner In
which such election shall be held, to pre-
scribe the qualification OF voters at all
such elections, and to provide suitable
| penalties for all violations thereof.
| SECTION I. The General Assembly Of the
/ State of Georgia hereby enacts, That the
| qualifications of voters at elections for
| Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of Savan-
nah shall be as prescribed in section 1881 OF
| the appendix, TO the Code OF 1873, except
| that the time of the residence of the voter
| within the corporate limits of said city shall
be six months Immediately preceding any
/ such election.
SEC. II. The Judge of the Superior Court
| of Chatham county, the Judge Of the City
/ Court of Savannah, and the Ordinary OF
/ Chatham county shall appoint three free
| holders residing In each militia district In
1 said city, who shall constitute q Board of
| Registration and Election Managers in said
Lefty Such appointments shall be made not
| less than two months before each election
| for Mayor and Aldermen OF said city, and
| no person shall be appointed to serve twice
| consecutively. Immediately upon their sp-
| pOintment the members or said board
| from each district shall prepare a suitable
| book, alphabetically arranged, in which to
register the names Of voters to vote at the
/ impending election. Such books shall con-
| tain spaces in which to inscribe the name,
age, place of nativity and location OF resi-
| dence, describing the latter definitely by
ward, street, number of house, If any, and
/ cross street. The said managers from each
district, or a majority Of them, shall attend
from nine O'Clock q. m. to two O'Clock p.
N. for every day except Sundays for the
| two weeks Immediately preceding the cleo
| ton, at some convenient point in their dis
trict, of which notice for ten days shall
| be given in the official gazette
of said city, with the books prepared
for that district, so that all persons other
wise qualified may register In the district in
which they reside in order to vote at said
election. All applications to register must
be in person, and no person shall be
registered until he has first personally
answered all questions necessary to the
proper filling up the blanks in the said
books ANY member Of said board may
swear any applicant for registration touch
ing his right to do so.
SEC III. And it is further enacted, That
the said elections for Mayor aud Aldermen
of said city Of Savannah shall be held as
heretofore at the court house in said city,
at the time prescribed by law for the same,
and that it shall be the duty of said district
managers, or a majority Of them, to
attend at the court house at the
time appointed for the election
with the books aforesaid, and there shall be
four ballot boxes, one for each OF the said
districts, so arranged as to be OF easy access
to the voters, and each voter snail vote
In the box assigned to the district in which
he resides, and not elsewhere, and whenever
the right of any one to vote is challenged,
one OF said board shall swear him touching
his right to vote, and PROFOUND to him the
questions answered by him at his registra-
ton, and IL his answers do not correspond
with those previously given, as they appear
In the aforesaid book OF registration, he
shall not be allowed to vote, and upon re-
ceiVing any vote the name of the voter
shall be Immediately checked off In said
book.
SEC. ". That any person fraudulentIy
registering, or attempting to register, and
any person voting or attempting to vote at
any election for Mayor and Aldermen OF
said city who has no right to vote at such
election, or cohnseling, advising or encour-
aging other person so to do, and any mem
Der Of said board who shall violate the pro-
visions of this act shall be guilty Of q mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished as prescribed in section
431O of the Code of 1873.
Sec. V. And it is further enacted, That
the said Board of Registration and Election
Managers, and they alone, shall be the mana
gers of elections for Mayor and Aldermen OF
said city, shall have exclusive charge OF all
details and arrangements connected with
the same; shall alone count the ballots and
certify the result of the elections; and each
member OF the said board before entering
upon the performance of his duties under
this act take and subscribe an oath before
the Clerk of the Superior Court OF Chat
ham, to be filed In that office, that he will
well and truly perform said duties.
SEC. vi. And it is further enacted, That
II any member of said board shall be dis
qualified or unable to perform such duties
his place may be Immediately filled by an
other, appointed as prescribed in the second
section of this act, and each of said mem
bers shall be entitled to receive for his SER
vices while actually engaged In the per
formance of his said duties the sum or three
dollars per day, and each district board
shall be allowed the sum of forty dollars
to meet all clerical and other expenses
and the actual cost of the books of registra-
ton, which moneys shall be paid out Of the
Treasury of the city of Savannah.
SEC. VII. And it is further enacted that
all other laws and parts of laws providing
system of registration in said city or In con-
fict with this act, are hereby repealed.
Ppproved September 20, 1881.
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