Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-08-15

nave resided COM tifttioti>ly NItfiii Mon
tana for six mont hs. and in the count y
thirty days as prescribed 10y law, next
preceding the ,la, oi the next ensuing.
eiectiou. The electoral year shall
commence ON the first day of January
and end on he thiri ytirst day oi De
cs,nber of each year Whenever n per-
son is rsyist cred under the provisions
of tins act, such registration shall hold
good fOr two years; provided, how
ever, that such person shall retain all
the necessary qualifications ~ an
elect or. AS ,letine,. ia tins act and pro
vide't further, that - change al resi-
'ience ia precinct. county ar district
shall require "a new r,gIsi rat ION.
See. \. When 70 naturalIzed rit tIZeii.
ar n l.rson who has declared his IN
t~ntiOn tn become ~ citizen. shall
apply for re,,iSt ration his cert iiic:tte
of naturaIikai ion or cert iihrai- Oi in
tentiOn to become acitilen. Orrert iiiesl
copy thereof, must le produced and
ST an,pssl, or written ia ink 10y the reg
istry agent, with such registry agent :
name and the year and county where
presented, but ii it shall sat tisfact Orily
appear to the registry agent. by the
p3tu ttt
land Tie oath ar atlirniatio ion of one
ar more cre,iii,le cit ilei,s rs to the
cresiiIility al such appInant when
sltrn,s.i is-r.ssary that stn'hrcrt itctte
Of NAT uralizat ION. or cert iiicate Of dee
larat ion Of intent ion ( o l,s-.oine 70 cit j.
izen, or u cert rtiiitsi copy thereof, is lost
or siest rOyed. or beyond the reach Oi
he applicant for the time being. said
registry agent shall register the name
oi said applicant unless h- b- 10y Law
at otherwise disqualiii,-i; provided. that
in ease Of failure to produce the Ger
| tiiicits Of ion, or certiii-
cate of declaration Of intention to
becOnie "a citizen, or certified copy
thereof, the registry agent shall pro
pound to him the following quest ions.
First-ln what year did you come to
the United States SecOnd-In what
state or territory, county, court and
year did you sletlare your intent ion
to become n citizen, Third-ln what
state or territory, county, court and
year were you finally admit ted to citi-
zSnship, FOurili-Wlierc,lii you last
see your certificate Of naturalizat ion,
or your certificate Oi declaration oi
Ger, iiirsi copy thereof, Thsanswers tO
the above quest ions shall l'e taken
down in the form Of an Affidavit
which shall i's subscribed and sworn
tn by the applicant aud retained IN
I'ossessiOn oi the registry agent, and
! 10y him handed over to his successor
provided. that nn person shall be re
q,,ire,l to make the affidavit twic,
before The same agent or ihe s,nressoi
Of such agent having in his possession
| II former affidavit.
Sec. IL. ANY reg istcred clector nioN-
ing from one election district To an
other. within Montana, prior To tl,
day al he ensuing election. may apply
tn ile registry agent before whom u,
has already been registered lor thai
elect oral year at any time prior Ia TIA,
last day Oi the r,yI.t ration al voters
| and have his name taken on tn,
official register and receive from ht
| registry agent u cert iiicate To le ga ll,'l
| u territorial or state registry c~rtlli
cate, under the signature AMI seal al
the registry agent showing substan
| TALLY hat he was on Il rtain day
duly registered IN the official r-eisiel
al election dlsirl No, IN tn.
county of-----, Montana, AMI that
his name has been erased ai his owi
request, which cert liicate will emit |,
linn To have hiS name registered Wit In
the period oi re.,lst straiipn ia iir sam,
manner rs other names are r'glsi ered
IN any Ot her el~c, ION distr rlt eli her IL
the same county or IN any Other
county, ior said elect ION. provided. il
shall satisfactorily appear Ia ho reg
isl ~ agent receiving li- cert liicatean.
tn whom application Is made for Ia
second re.lstra ION, that the applI
cant Will have resided such length %
time wit Inn such county and elect ioi
dist rlct prior Ia lIc next ensuing .le,'
ton. as * or may br prov nlrd 10y Law
tn ent iilr him to vote. Aud ia cas-,
any registered and qualified elect ol
who has had delivered tn HIM a terri
toral or st;tie rgisi rat ION cert liicat'
pursuant To this seciio and who ha'
ior good cause been unable To r.gisi e.
the second Time any here wit hin Mon
tana, before lac date Of the closing u
he reg 81 ration books, may ofier &,
vote nj any precinct within the count
where he resides and WAS registered {,
vote, or IN any pres'inct in the county
blt not the precinct where he lives an,
was registered. the Judges OF election
shall challenge such persons pre- enil
torily aud put to him under oat
such questions making him prove hi
identity rs the person To whom stlcl
cert itirate is isS,,e,l, and such the
questions as may seem to hem proper
in order 10 fully test such person
q,ialiiicat ions, and il lac be lisqual
iicsl ior any cause, or fail or refuse 4
answer any question concerning hi
qlaliiiatiO ions, or ii he iail to hlent il
himself, he shall no, be permit ted t,
vote, but ii he he qualified he sha
surrender his cert iiicate ami the Judge
shall enter his name on the lists am
he shall be entitled to vote.
Ssr. IA. No person shall he EMIT lc
to vote at any election mentioned j
this act, except as otherwise provide
i'm this act, unless his name shall q
the day of election appear in th
. "check lists or copies Of the Otiici'
, register furnished by the registr
agents to the judges Of election. OF III
election precinct at which he offers I
vote, or unless lie produces and sui
renders II county registry cert liicat
or IL territorial or state regIsi ry eel
. tiiicate as provided in sections Nv
. and eleven OF this act, and the ia,
, that his name so appears in the ''ci,e''
lists and IN ths copy of the Oilicii
register in the possession oi the j,rds,
Of elect ion shall be prima facIe ev
d-nce Of his right To vote; provide,
= that when the Judges of election sha
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