The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-10


vote, or shall Mt the meeting Of ths
board Of registry, on the Tuesday thres
/ weeks preceding the election, register
| the name of any person, except those on
! the canvassing books, who shall not
/ have appeared before che board to re-
4 quire the registry OF his name, or be
/ shown to have voted in that election dis
trict az the last preceding election fol-
members Of the general assembly, or who
shall be shown, by the afiidavitl IN writing
/ of some voter in that election district, to
be legal voter therein, or shall at the
meeting Of said board, one week before the
election as hereinbefore provided, register
the name of any person who shall not
have appeared before said board TO re-
quire it or be shown by affidavit to be a
legal voter therein as herein provided, or
If, when acting as member OF said
board of election, on the day of election
snail receive the vote OF any person whose
name shall not appear on the revised and
corrected registers, unless such name
shall have been ordered added thereto in
the manner hereinafter provided, such
member shall be punished, on conviction,
by fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or by Imprisonment not exceed
ing two years, or both, in the discretion
OF the court.
IA. And be it enacted, That on the day
of election each of said registry or poll
clerks shall keep poll list In form now
reQuifeu Dy law, anu one Ol lne u0dFtl u
election shall check or erase from the
register the name OF the person voting,
and that after the canvass OF the votes
the register so kept ana checked and one
of the poll lists shall be attached together
and filed with the clerk of the county
within one day thereafter, and the other
shall be deposited in the ballot box as
now required by law.
Is. Aud be it enacted, That any person
who shall cause or procure his name to be
registered in more than one election dis
trict, or shall cause or procure his name
or that of any other person to be regis
tered, knowing that he or the person
whose name he has procured to be regis
tered. is not entitled TO vote in the cleo
ton district or ward wherein said registry
is made at the next election to be held
therein, or who shall falsely Dersonate
any registered voter, shall be punished
for each and every offense by fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars or imDris-
onmenr for term not exceeding five
years, or both, at the discretion of
the court.
10. And be it enacted, That said boards
of registry and election shall place or
cause to be placed upon said registers,
the name Of any person who shall appear
before them and satisfy them by an af1i-
davit in writing. to be filed with them
and by them forwarded within two days
to the county clerk, ana By him filed IN
his Office, that such person will, on the
Gay OF the next ensuing election, be en-
titled, under the constitution anc laws of
this state, to exercise the right of suffrage
in that election district; aud any person
swearing falsely in any such affidavit rs
is mentioned in this section shall be
guilty of perjury, and incur the penalty
thereof.
IL. And be 1t enacted, Tint if any per-
son shall, after being registered in one
election precinct move into another cleo
ton precinct in the same county, he may
apply to the board of registry and cleo
ton on election day, to have his name
erased from the register and a certificate
given him to that effect, which certificate
shall be signed by said board or major
ity thereof and attested by the poll
clerks, and on presentation of such GER
tificnte to the board of election of the pre-
cinet where he then resides, his name
and residence snail be placed on the
register of such precinct. and he shall
then be allowed TO vote; provided, that
said latter board may require him 20 make
a statement, under oath, to satisfy them
selves of his right to vote. the presenta-
ton of such certificate shall be noted on
the register and the certificate preserved,
and az the close of election attached to
the register and filed Herewith with the
county clerk.
1S And be it enacted, That on the
Thursday next preceding the annual cleo
ton for members of the general assem-
bly,, and from day to day thereafter as
may be necessary, the courts OF common
pleas of the several counties of the state
shall be in session at the court houses in
their respective counties for the purpose
of revising and correcting the registers of
voters so rs aforesaid on the day succeed
ing the fnal completion thereof, to be
filed with the county clerk. and the clerk
shall DrnHf1pa Gf1ph 0f CQin ra0igfarG
may be required at the sessions of the
court: said court in the revision and cor
rection of said registers shall proceed in
summary manner, and shall order
erased therefrom the name OF any person
who shall be shown to the satisfaction of
the court, for any cause. not TO be entitled
to vote at the next election in the election
district wherein he is registered; pro-
vided. that no name shall be ordered
erased from any such register in the alb
sence of person to be affected thereby,
unless it shall appear to the court, by aft
dayit of some qualified voter Of the same
election precinct wherein said person is
registered, that notice nas been
given such person either personally or
by leaving the same at his assigned place
of residence with some person above
the age OF fourteen years, at least two
entire days before such session OF the
court that at such session of the court
name of such registered person stricken
from the register, and the grounds on
which said application would be based;
said court may also order added to said
registers the name or names of any per-
son who shall nrove to its satisfaction by
affidavit or affidavits or otherwise, his
right to vote ut the ensuing election, but
whose name, through absence. sickness,
inadvertence or other sufficient cause,
has been omitted therefrom; when any
name shall be stricken from any register
filed with the county clerk. certificate,
under the seal of the court and attested
by the county clerk, stating the nalne
erased and the cause therefor and from
what election district, shall be given 10
the person applying 10 have the name OF
such person erased. and on the delivery
Of such certificate to the board of regis
try the name of such person shall be
erased from the register in their possess
sion, and his vote not received If he pre-
sents the same; to any person whose
name shall be ordered added To the regis
try of any election precinct shall be given
certificate under the seal OF the court
and attested by the clerk, that such per-
son is entitled to vote in that precinct at
said election, and on the delivery of such
certificate to the board of election of the
proper precinct, the name of said person
shall be added 10 the registry and his
vote received; the receipt of said certifi-
cate shalt be noted on the register and
the certificate forwarded with such regis
ter to the county clerk.
10 And be it enacted. That the boards
OF registry and election and said registry