The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-28
A NEW Law NEEDED.
The Present Repatriation Or dinanee
IG1deufete.

''sirr Present registration ordinance i
very unsatisfactory one said City Clerk
f..rrest yesterday. There ought 10 BE an
efItire new registration every year, That
would prevent any names being carried
forward of persons no have died or left
the city. For instance. in transeribinz the
names on last year books 10 TINS year
register. Mr. Ferris. the deputy clerk. and
snyself io-day came across a. leas; tive
voting, when We have positive proof that
they were
Inning N SAN FRANCISCO
~ The tfrae oi tic election II Is evident
that some osie who knew those men aud
wa aware that they had len the city. GOT
reFeaters 10 vote on their Damss There
are doubtless good macy more names OF
the same kind These we're only couple
of instances that sc happened 10 he per
sonslly acquainted with. Under the pres
cnt Law nothing San be deae - effecsuaiig
stop such Illegal voting The bsSsss ought
70 close 81 least tTo weeks iefere election.
and none II ths names ought 10 /. carried
fofwn 4 from year to year. Then with two
weeks ur rlere Intervening bctaren the
close of shs registration. and the day u
election there woaia b.
PLENTY o. riaE
To have The Est rubllshed and copies post
cd ia the different wards THIS wus.id give
every voter a. opportunity 10 se-e for him
self TIA: hS was properly registered and 30
earreet any errors that might have been
naaif.'
@Do you think there would BE- any com.
plant frayH the snscrs II they we're rssis;ir-
"a Ia register every year
'aof coarse. bat il i the only way "a
avoid mistakes and fraud There j. even
fnase ~ less Kicking under the present
Ian. II vofe- does 90; csre enough about
tae privilege 81 exercising bis franchise,
~ tome al. to the clerk olhce once q year
and Register. dsa's thfas thai he oHght 10
have vote. Aay msu whu would cssfii.
pIain al.oai being atlIacd 10 spend \ feN
minutes once . year tn seeding that his
tame a. f.FeFegiy recorded IS not good
eitsSea
sin my apiaioa the time for rrEistrstien
ought 10; 81 D. hEtiissi ~ les than q
r8oath. That would give everyone
AxrfE OPPORTUNITY
To see saz. kls pane vas properly -cenrd,
81. Think Il woaia - good idea "a
otsp the fsssks about May Of each year
and keep them apca fo- iour wssks. tn'ief
the ,sresens ia1 tae i!sfio - HALTED - SIX
days, hns The law further says fhaH the
s.Srk shall rvsisser any Applicants tic fol
lowing week, Ssw. take this year for cx.
ample. According 10 the strict is-isr Q.
shr law the time fDg REGISTRATION expired
aass saturday NIGHT. hHt we must also reg
t>srr a iapsiieaEfs This week. ~ that rea "
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Taiis next saturday night. Then sftel
that ihr nsacS hay. - ~ Transcribed a.s,l
presented - the t.aHt II registration toi
rtvisscg, aliss Published nol 13f-s than Bcsi
Monday. Tho say - Sleeiion. 6eE can 81
thss Il = aiasa<s iinfssssthts % 10 hat
even 81 ~ ssaasefiirs the azTsSs aud far
uixh lis 10 the efiieis. paper. ea res
thfnk lney tan ~ il Wy aud tslnt i g
iisas. sar Iusf~-fsisnf The o.ieis} rafssf i
an Afternoon publication vita iirliieif iae
chaafeai rSSssafsaS- TGe unlg WAY shes
could res The llSs oar woa'd ~ - issue ihs
tsar4r r@xE Naaaag moTnins tuStsa3 ~ ~
Inc Assarfrssfl. and theF would AAxe - q
ss8Fae fAl busting hSsUeel Saturday nsEA
aud NouGas FaaruiDg - ST that itsi y
type Ts<R Il 4 tsrra pTinted ga Aufatas
iaasuine, toe dAs ~ eIectlou. SO Nla,
aaisld b. saff ~ the Vnse-S - examine !
z14 s-lTfVt8 fsssss Bis rsrzrs-
GEAT - NEHNfn.
eNa. ~. Nhas Is necas7t = Seners
rauu.eseal sesssffasica iss sas y isss me-
fr.slsist'lre r sFiss y wiH eNs-f rstF- ! e
fsr.a - Raassf ssnzrtnsfe Esgsrff. Z -
slse else Aasx. 4 saeui1 be 4 rsaesal Az
har az elsslS ai 90 81 usas' f9Psssa.sazs
anss esassaslT ihe featucgs aagg .sssSssss7i
0sir prssses2t arstaanca RDeA4 o. ees
sBuasa sag iss Is ~ 500 ~ ~ iressf'ls
hat Il : sssss the fhieg fat seattle % etei
fgr Eaaea ssaa5iaE r8t.es