Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-05-02

titled to register, it shall direct tn,
clerk to strike his name from the reg
lister by inserting after it the word:
Stricken off by the order Of the
Court" --- clerk" If the per
son upon whom notice is attempted
to be served cannot ba found the
clerk shall write opposite such nam
on the registration book the word
doubtful" and when at an election
such person whose name is marked,
doubtful shall offer to vote he sha
be sworn and his right to vote inves
tigated fully.
s II. Ga the SItuiday prav.ors I,
the first Monday in August, 1890, an
on the Judicial day previous to every
election to bs hold, or vote of the pe
pie to be taken thereafter, in til
county of Christian, the clerk of tn,
county court shall deliver to the clerks
of election the registration books foi
their several precincts, together with
the poll books, which said registration
and poll books shall be produced by
the said clerks at their several pre-
cincts, when the polls are opened on
the day Of election. At the said cleo
ton no vote shall be received unless
the person offering to vote is on the
registry provided in this act, and if
his vote be challenged by an officer of
the election, or by by-stander, unless
he exhibit to the officers of the cleo
ton the certificate Of registration is
sued to him in accordance with the
requirements of section twelve and
thirteen of this act. Provided, how
ever, that any person whose name is
properly recorded on the registry pro-
vided by this act, and who has lost
his certificate of registration, shall be
allowed to vote after he shall have
been sworn by one of the judges of
the election and shall have stated un-
der oath that he has lost said certifi-
cate of registration and that said GER
tificate has not passed into the hands
of another person with his knowledge
or consent.
HOW ABsENTEEs MAY REGISTER.
s 10. Any person entitled to regis
ter, who was necessarily absent from
the county of Christian during the
days allowed for registration under
and by the provisions of this act, or
who was i'll during said time, or who
was unable to attend the place of reg
istration on account of the sickness of
some named member of his family, may
have his name placed upon the regis
try for the precinct of which he lives by
attending the county clerks office, at
the time hereinafter specified, and max
ing affidavit before the clerk showing
the facts required to be stated in the
by section five of this act,
and showing the absence or sickness
referred to.
S l6. On the last Monday in July
in each year and on the Saturday pre-
ceding the Congressional election, the
county clerk Of Christian county shall
receive in a bound book, to be kept by
him for that purpose, the affidavits
provided for in the preceding sections
and shall place the names of persons.
such affidavits upon the props
per registration books, and shall write
his name as clerk, and the date of the
after the name of the person
so registered in the column headed
remarks" For this he shall receive
a fee of ten cents for each name reg
stered by him under this act, to be
paid as other expenses of registration
are paid.
5 IL. Any person making any
Ialse statement in any affidavit taken
under this act shall be deemed guilty
II false swearing, and punished by |