The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-17
EEsrsrEArfos or VOTERS.
The Cooks Filling Up-Notice for Clos
ing Them.

The Books Filling Uy-Notjce for Clos
ing Them.
The work OF REGISTRATION IL going steadily on.
but viii close tomorrow night at . O'Clock IL -
esfinsted that there viii then be about 5-5oo
names on the registration books The exact
numbers cannot BE- given until the list 10 re-
vised, int the rough est mates for the wards
are: Yir.t. between loo and LOO: second. 60:
T5i-d, 40: fsssyfh, i.fOo. fifth, i,10s e5x-h,
1905. seysBfb, 80: Elshfb, 20.
Acfo Y1snz 60 the }ar the registration must
close ten days efofe tlscfioB, aud FIVE dsys NO
t5ce rrrst De given Of the c5osing OF 1De books.
Tfe eifs esasFter provides for giving oaiy ten
days notice LeS6re al election. 80 although scr
stated elections 10 il eEsy enough 10 csscHlsts
the time nj Bessce for closing the registration
books fAstesn Ssys1. yet II The city eoun eli
should sssdeeniT order Al election In ten Gays.
there resil6 a4 no time or giving the five days
notice pfss.11s 10 that for esosing the regIstrs-
ton hsols accord ngiy the city clerk Is COM
PEELED 70 sness a. tee tine whsn looks mist he
closed. On tie surgossrion that the charter
election would - held on the 10. Clerk Ferris
gave notice thai the registration books would
be closed s~s 5atBrfsJ. The election was not
ordered. AID 80 the looks orsBsd again til
sofuorrew night
The fesisifHflon Iaw rgovsdes that ia al cities
and town and 10 al voting precincts having a
voting population of 10 or more there shall be
II the duty oi the MAYOR or chief executive on
GERS 10 procure The regisfrafson bzoks. which
shall Be Keep. at the Office of the city OF pywn
eserE. II In declared the duty Of sll citizens 70
register al t.se iir8es when the books shall be
Open fo- ibe purpose. s1d sEen registration en-
titles cifszens 70 vote in their respective wards
or precincts II citizens are otherwise legally
qualified voters. the registration small be yrsrna
facie evidence of their night 10 vote 81 any cleo
ton held In tae city. The poll hooks are to he
open for registration st all times during the
year. excep. that they shall Ds closed Tor the
rrrpcse 81 organization during the few days
preceding sny election. The city or towr clerk
% 20 give I've days notice Il the closing of the
books No INST can BE- registered unless nc APP
pears In person Al the registration Office. Every
man who registers IL furnished with q certiG-
cate. which ne may be required tn produce at
the polla The officer OF registration IL per
rniftef TO administer oath and TO examine
The aps5csEf upon bis right 70 vote. A man who
changes tbs fessGenee from one precinct to an
other must notify the registration officer in or
der TO haze the change Dosed on the books.
Anyone who psrBonates another. OF who regis
fers frnuduieDtsy, is liable ~ Imprisonment. for
= tern oi from che 10 I've years.
To vote here msn must have been o resi-
Gent fcr one year ia the state. nine days I'm the
county ard thirty days in the city. All ousli-
fed electors af the time OF the adoption OF the
constitution vote. Under the terri
toriai constitution foreigner could vote if be
had taken out his Intention papers, bot under
the new constitution he mus; be tiuzen so
those foreigners VINO took out their intention
papers before April /. 1882 can vote, although
they are not citizens