The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-10-08

The county clerks must publish In not
more than six papers in each county.
divided as equally as possible as to poll
tics, for at least two weeks preceding the
meetings of the registry board, notice
setting forth the days and hours OF said
meeting for each election district In the
state. Personal presence on the part of
the voter is not necessary. Affidavits
from any voter in the district, duly setting
forth the fact as to any other voters rights
to registration, whose name has not al
ready been entered, are sufficient. Any
person who shall register falsely, or pro-
cure q name to be registered falsely, may
be imprisoned five years and fined 81, 900.
Candidates for Office must either be nom
mated at some convention of voters repre-
senting political party which at the pre-
ceding general election polled at least 3
per cent. of the total vote cast in the state,
or by petition" of legally qualified
voters signed by at least per cent. of the
entire vote cast at the last preceding cleo
ton for members of the general assembly
in the state, county, district or other di-
vision in which the nominations are made.
All certificates and petitions nominating
candidates for state offices must be filed
with the secretary of state forty days pre-
vious to election. General assembly and
county candidates must file their certif-
Gates Of nomination with the clerk Of the
county In which they are to be voted for
twenty days prior to election. Other Ger
tifcates of nominations must be filed with
the clerks Of the respective municipalities
fifteen days prior to election.
All ballots are to he printed at public
expense, and are to be provided by the
clerk Of the county IL for county or state
Offices and IL otherwise by the municipal
clerk The nominations Of each party or
group of petitioners shall be printed on
separate tickets, underneath the title or
name Of the party, on plain white paper Of
uniform size, quality, thickness and type,
and on the back Of each ballot shall be
printed the words, Official Ballot for
--,' designating in the blank the cleo
ton district for which the ballot Is pre-
pared), the date of the election and a fac
smile of the signature Of the county or
municipal clerk. Two hundred and fifty
ballots shall be supplied for every fifty
votes cast by such party at the preceding
election for members Of the general as
sembly.
In case Of nominations by any party or
petitioners that cast no votes at the pre-
ceding election, the number Of ballots to
be provided at public expense shall be
equal to one-half the total vote cast in the
election district or precinct at the last pre-
ceding election for general assembly.
The same clerks are required to provide
for each election district quantity Of
what are called official envelopes" equal
In number to double the number Of votes
cast in said districts at the preceding gem
eral election These envelopes must be Of
q uniform quality of plain white paper,
81 inches in length by ? inches in width,
with ungummed flaps. On the back OF
each envelope shall be printed the words,
"Official Envelope for -" designating
number Of DISTRICT, with date Of election
and fac-simile Of the clerks signature.