The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
The Circular Issued by the Utah
Commission.
THE RULES OF REGISTRATION.
How the City Election in February is to Be
Governed-The 0aths-Miscel-
Ianeous Regulations.

nc lOIlONluS ClINuAnI LIDS DCCu ISouCu
by the Utah commission, for the informa-
ton of the registration officers and deputies
of Salt Lake city for the municipal cleo
ton. to be held on the 10th day of February,
1890:
1. The Utah commission will appoint
one chief registration officer for the city of
Salt Lake, and one deputy registration
officer for each municipal precinct in said
city, who shall commence the work of
registration on Monday, the 4th day of
November, AID. 1889, and complete said
registration as soon as practicable.
.. 1t shall be the duty of the city regis
tration officer, prior to the 1st day of
November, AID. 1889, to apply to the
county clerk of Salt Lake county for
certified copy of the registry list as last
returned to him, of all the precincts within
the corporate limits of said city.
5. Said registration officer, upon the re-
ceipt of said lists, shall, by himself or
deputy, and before the third Monday in
December next, which will be the 10th
day of said month, visit every dwelling
house and place of abode in each precinct of
said city, and make careful inquiry if any
person whose name is on said list has died
or removed from the precinct, or is other
wise disqualified as "a voter, and if so, to
erase the name therefrom; or whether any
qualified voter resides therein whose name
is not on said registration list, and if so, he
shall ascertain upon what ground said per-
son claims to be voter. and shall require
any such person entitled to vote and desir-
ing to be registered, to take and subscribe to
the following oath:
TERRITORY OF UTAH,
County of Salt Lake. {
-. ------------------, being duly sworn Tor
a1ir1ned) depose and say that am over twenty
one years of age; that have resided in the ter
ritory OF Utah for six months last past, and in
this precinct for one month Immediately proceed
ing the date hereof; and that am native born
Tor naturalized, as the case may be- citizen OF
the United States; that my full name is---------
-------. -------: that | am --------yearS of age;
that my place of business is-------------
that 1 an Il Single orr married man; that the
name of my lawful wife is.----------------, and
that will support the constitution of the United
states, and will faithfully obey the laws thereof,
and especially will obey the Act of Congress,
approved March -, 1882, entitled: IAN Act to
amend section 5352 OF the Revised Statutes of
the United States in reference to bgamy and
for other purposes. - and that I will also obey
the Act OF Congress Of March 5, 1887, entitled:
IAN Act to amend An Act entitled An Act to
amend section $3.50 of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States in reference to bigamy and
for other purposes, approved March %, 1892 ~ in
respect of the crimes in said act defined and
forbidden, and that will not directly or in
directly, aid or aDet counsel or advise any other
person to commit any of said crimes defined by
Acts of Congress as polygamy, bigamy, unlaw-
ful cohabitatOn, incest, adultery and fornication.
Although the person applying to have
his name registered as a voter may have
made the following oath, yet if the regis
trar shall, for reasonable or probable cause,
believe that the applicant is then, in fact
bigamist, polygamist or living in unlaw-
full cohabitation, or associating or cohabit-
ing polYgamOuSly with persons of the other
sex, or has been convicted of bigamy, polyg-
amy, unlawful Capitalization, incest, adul-
terry or fornication, in our opinion the reg
istrarmay require rhe applicant to make the
following additional affidavit:
TERRITORY OF UTAH.
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE.
I, ----------------------- further swear
Or affiFml that am not bigamist polygamist |
or living in unlawful cohabitation or associat- |
ing or cohabiting polygamously with persons of |
the other sex; and that l have not been con- |
victed of the crime Of bigamy pOlygamy, I'M |
lawful eohabitation incest, adultery or fornica
ton.
Upon the receipt of such affidavit the |
officer shall place the name of such voter
upon the registry list of such precinct.
Sit shall also be the duty of the regis
tration officer to give public notice in the
newspapers of the city, at least one week
beforehand, that he will be and remain by
himself or deputy at his office, the place of
street and number, during the week COM
mencing on the fourth Monday in Deem
Der next, which will be the 23d day of said
month, for the purpose of entering on the |
registry list of any precinct in said city the
name of any voter which may have been
omitted, on such voter appearing and tax
ing the oath aforesaid, if he has not previ |
Ously taken and subscribed the same, aud |
to make other corrections; that he shall re-
main at his said Office from till 70 O'Clock |
am, from 9 to 5 and from Z to o'clock |
pm. for the convenience of the public
6-The registration officers are urgently |
requested land neglect thereof will sub |
ject them to remOvaD to make diligent in |
Quiry and by all reasonable means to as |
certain the names which appear upon the |
registry lists of all persons who have died |
or permanently removed from the precinct, |
or are otherwise disqualified as voters, |
and to erase all such names from the list; |
it being the earnest wish of the commits |
sion to eliminate from the lists the names |
of all persons who arc not residents Of the |
city and not legally qualified under the law !
to vote.
Upon the completion of the lists the |
registration officer shall prepare triplicate |
lists in alphabetical order for each precinct, !
the names of all registered |
voters, one of which lists shall be filed in |
the Office of the city recorder on or before |
the second Monday in January, 1890, which
will be the 18th day of said month, one list
to be posted up III each precinct at least
fifteen days before the election 10th Feb
ruary, lS90) at or near the place of election,
and the other list transmitted by him to the
presiding judge of election of the several
precincts for use at the polls, and the oaths
OF affirmations of the registered voters, i'm
after the day of election, shall be
delivered to the clerk of the probate court
Of Salt Lake county
s. Prior to the election the City registra-
ton officer shall cause to be written or
printed, a notice which shall designate the
office or offices to be filed, and stating that
lhe election win commence at designating
5he place for holding the polls), one
hour after sunrise, and continue until sun
set on the 49,. day of $50. 1S9.. Dated at
Salt Lake city on this. ..... day of. 80.
A. ~. 10. .-....--...-
Registration officer.
A copy of which should be posted up at
east fifteen days before the day of cleo
ion in three public places in each Drecinct |