The Lamar register., 1889-09-21
ELECTION LAWS.

passed last winter, and is an amend
ment to Section 1875 of the General
Statutes. Sections 1876, 1876 and 1877
are unchanged, and will control the
county seat elections:
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CoLo-
RADo:
SECTION /. That section one hun
dred and twenty-five of chapter 81
OF the General Statutes of the
state of Colorado. entitled "elec-
tions,n the same being general sec
ton twelve hundred and seventy.four
thereof, be and the same Is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
1874. See. l25. That hereafter the
judges of election, when acting as
bosrd of registry in cases provided
by law, shall not, in any case, allow
the name OF any person to be placed
on the list of registered voters, called
the registry of elections, in any ward
or voting precinct in the state, unless
in the following cases:
When the person whose
name is to be registered. and also the
facts as to bis legal qualifications as
q voter in the ward, township or pre-
einet in which such registry is made,
shall he known to one or more of the
persons acting as such board of reg
is;ry, and the judge or persons act
ing on such hoard of registry to
whom such voter and his legal quail
,ticauons are known, shall sign his
name on the registry roll or list OPP
posite the name of such voter, and
the judge or person acting as a mem
Der of such board of registry so sign
ing his name opposite the name of
such voter stall be deemed and held
To have vouched, under oath, that
such person so registered Is legal
voter within the ward. township or
precinct in which registry Is made;
and such Judge or person acting on
suoh board of registry who shall
sign his own name ms aforesaid, shall
be subject to the same Liability, in all
respects, as person making affidavit
under the provisions of the next fol-
lowing subdivision of this section.
But any person claiming the right to
be registered rs legal voter in any
ward, township OF precinct, shall be
so registered by the board OF registry
at anv session of said board, except
ing the last session, held the day
proceeding the ensuing election; Pro
vided, such person shall make per-
sonal application to be so registered,
and take and subscribe before such
board of registry. the following oath:
| do solemnlY swear Tor affirm that
| am citizen of The United States
Tor have declared my Intention of be-
coming such, at least four months
previous to this electiop), of the age
of twenty-one years; that | shall
have been resident, at the date of
this election, of the state for six
months, and have not retained q
home or domicile elsewhere; of this
county for ninety days and of this
presinct Tor wards, as the case may
bel, ten days.
Second-When legal voter. be-
ing registered in such ward, town
ship or precinct, aud known as such,
by one or more of such judges or
persons acting On such board of reg
istry, or proven to be snch by afiida-
Wit of some known legal voter, regis
tered in such ward, township or pre-
cinct, in similar form to that herein
following. shall make affidavit in
substance as follows:
| | .............. do sol
emily swear in the presence of the
ever living God, that / am resident
and legal voter in ward
(preclnct) in the county of
state of Colorado, and that ! well
know WHO aims to be
registered as a legal voter In said
ward (preciact), aud tina,
| I know he has resided IN the state OF
Colorado during six months IN