Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-28

tration, and shall then strike off the
names of any persons known to have died
or to have permanently left the precinct,
and shall then proceed to enter upon such
list the names OF all persons residing in
such precinct who have resided within
such county and precinct sufficient
length Of time to entitle them to be regis
tered, or who will have resided in such
county and precinct sufficient
length of time on the day
of election, and who possess all other
qualifications requisite to make them
qualified electors. Ii any person is re-
fused registration by the judges OF regis
tratlon, he may make and present to the
judges his affidavit in writing setting
forth that the affiant is a citizen OF the
United States. that he has resided in the
territory OF New Mexico for the six
months next preceding, that he has re-
sided in the county for three months
next preceding, and in the precinct in
which he offers to register for thirty DAYS
next preceding, and that he is not dis
qualified for any reason from being regis
tered rs voter and from voting at the
next ensuing election such affidavit may
be sworn to before any justice OF the peace
or other officer qualified to administer
oaths, and all justices of the peace are
hereby required to administer the oath to
any such atliant upon application, FREQ Of
charge; and any justice OF the peace who
shall refuse to administer any such oath
upon application and certify thereto upon
such affidavit shall be subject to the
penalties provided for any violation of
this section.
In like manner any person who may
desire to procure the registration OF any
resident OF the precinct who possesses
the necessary qualifications, but who is
temporarily absent, may make such an
affidavit as is provided in this section,
setting forth that he is acquainted with
the absent voter aud that he possesses
all the qualifications required to be set
forth in the said affidavit. When any
such affidavit is presented to the board Of
registration it shall be the duty of the
board to forthwith place the name of the
person mentioned and described as q
qualified voter in said affidavit on the reg.
istration list, aud they shall not thereaf'
ter remove the same.
The boards of registration shall sit al
least three days when they first meet
they shall open their sessions every day
at O'Clock a. M, and remain in session
until II O'Clock, and shall again meet at {
o'clock and remain in session until {
o'clock, and thereafter on each and every
Saturday until ten days before the cleo
ton, and on the tenth day preceding the
election, the board shall meet and re.
main in session during the hours herein
before mentioned, and at o'clock p. m
on the tenth day preceding the election
the board shall close the registration
books and dispose of the same as now
provided by law and after said tenth day
preceding such election no other name
shall be added to such registration list.
Any person who shall make any false
affidavit under the provisions Of this sec
ton shall be deemed guilty of perjury
and shall be punished as provided by law
Any other person violating any OF the
provisions of this section, or who shall
refuse or neglect to register and qualify
upon proper application any voter, shal
be fined in any sum not less than $lO(
nor more than $500 for each oHense, anc
in addition thereto may be imprisoned il
the county jail, etc.
One representative OF each politica
party may stend near the polls for thu
purpose of challenging any vote they ma.
deem irregular, but all other persons ar,
forbidden to 60 within thirty feet OF tn,
polling place.