The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-07

State Of O.
On this --day of---1s--
before me, the subscriber. - in
- to me personally known, aud be,
ing by me first duly sworn. subscribed and
swore to The foregoing statement.
Such affidavit shall be subscribed ana
minister oaths, who shall attach his official
certificate thereto, according to the above
form. Provided that in all cities of forty
thousand (40,0OU Inhabitants ana upward.
there shall be no sS name OF any person regis s
fore said judges or register by affidavit OF ab.
sent person as provided by this section, OF
this act. and that no COPY shall be made OF
any names on the poll lists Of any previous
election; and that sections sixteen ll6) and
seventeen ~ of this act shall not apply to
cities of forty thousand (4o,OoO inhabitants
and upwards.
Sec. ID. One of the judges Of election
personally before him for registration the
following oath or affirmation: You do SOL
EMMY swear (or afirm) that you Will fully
and truly answer such questions as snail be
place Of birth. and your qualifications as on
elector, and your right to register and vote
under the laws of this state" One Of the
judges shall then ask each Of the said per-
sons appearing DeIOrc tQen tne
necessary to properly FL ont the spaces OPP
posite the names OF such PERSONS IN the va
rious columns Of the register. The clerk or
other members OF the board shall enter the
names Of such persons in the registers. and
the answers to the questions in the appropri-
ate columns therein. In the column headed
residence there shall be the name and the
number of the street or other location OF
the dwelling. if there be definite number:
If not, such clear and definite description OF
the place of such dwelling as shall enable it
to be readily ascertained. II more than one
family be residing in a house, there shall be
entered the floor Oh which the applicant re-
sides, and the room or rooms occupied by
him. The register shall be ruled and one
name shall be written on each line, but no
name shall be written between the lines, and
II the name OF any person be so written. such
person shall not be entitled or allowed to
vote, unless his name shall also appear prop
erly on a line in said register At the end OF
each days register the board shall carefully
compare the registers and make them to cor
respond and agree, and the judges Of cleo
ton shall sign their names at the end OF the
list on every page of such registery. so that
no new name can be added without discov-
cry, and shall also sign and attach to such
register q certificate in substance as follows:
I've the Hndsrsg 3 judges Of ese9n ct in
of--in the State of Minnesota. do Jointly
and severallv certify that at the general reg
istraton, of electors in said election district,
on the,-day of-"ls-, there were err
names which in this book are inserted; and
that the number of registered and qualified
voters was and is the number of-'lnumber
to be written in figures and worlds. Such reg
listers shall. before ten l0) o'clock in the
one of said board in the office OF the city
clerk or recorder, whose duty IL shall be to
safely keep the same.
Section il. On Tuesday, two e. weeks pre-
nod al md ~ n
teenth U3th) day preceding any special cleo
ton, said board of registration shall again
meet at the same place as before, and remain
in public session from nine 90 o clock in the
forenoon, until nine co. o'clock in the after
noon fotthe purpose Of registering all quail
fed y0tSlS swhe~e names are moi yet register
ed They shall obtain from the city clerk or
recorder. and use the same registers as on
the first day. The same form shall be. o.
served in regard to registration as were re-
quired upon the first day OF registration. At
the end OF such days registration the regis
tiers shall be compared and made to agree,
and shall be signed as at the first days regis,
tration, aud similar certificates attached
thereto. 1t shall be the duty of the clerks of
election comnosing said board, during the
session of that day and before the board ad-
jourus to make copy OF ell the names upon
such registers. toge Their with the addresses as
indicated in such registers. Immediately
after its completion. said copy shall be con-
spicuously posted up outside the place. of
registration, with a notice of the time when
such board of Registration will meet for
completion and final correction of its regis
ters and shall be accessible to any elector
who may desire to examine or copy the same:
The register, shall be returned by one % of
said board to the Office of the city clerk, or
noon Of the day succeeding the day OF reg
istration.
the day Of any general election and on the
T. Aino fo1 alo
ton said Board Of Registration shall again
meet at the same place for the completion
and final correction Of said registers. They
shall again obtain the same registers before
used from the city clerk or recorder
office, and shall be in session from
twelve Q2) O'Clock noon until nine (V
o'clock in the afternoon. Any qualified
elector not already registered, may apply to
said board to have his name inserted In said
register: the same rule for registration re,
quired on previous days shall be observed
BY the board. 1t shall be the duty OF said
board to erase from the registers the name OF
any person inserted therein who shall be
proven by the oath OF two (2) qualified elect
ors of such district, to the satisfaction of the
board, to be in any way disqualified to vote
in such district at the ensuing election. At
the end of the session the registers shall be
again compared. and be made to agree and
correspond. and shall be signed and certified
by the board as before, and deposited in the
CITY clerk or recorders Office: before the said
board adjourn or separate they shall prepare
a copy of all the names and their respective
addresses, appearing upon such registers,
and post the same conspicuously forthwith
outside the place Of registration. Provided,
that in all cities Of forty thousand 10000
Inhabitants and upwards, there shall be no
session Of said board of registration on the
last Tuesday preceding the day of any gem
cral election, but in lieu thereof there shall
be a session of said board of registration on
the second Saturday preceding the day of
Io1a md ON
the last Wednesday preceding the day Of any
general election and all provisions of
this section, including hours and place Of
meeting shall apply and be Of full force and
board of registration, save as to the day for
holding the same above excepted.
SEC. 16. When it shall appear BY the an
swer or affidavit Of the applicant for regis
registry that the applicant has or is regis
tered in another election district in
the same city than the one at which he
makes his application, the board shall not
enter his name in said register until certifi,
cate of removal is procured from the board
OF such other district, which may be in the
following form: This is to certify that the
name of--heretofore residing at
in this election district. has been by US,
the board of registry Of this district, stricken
from the registration Of this precinct at his
request, upon his affidavit of removal. The
following entries appear upon the register OF
this election district concerning MIN (add
entries in various columns OF register).
s'signed by the board Of registry of former
place Of registration. Except as hereinafter
provided, the above certificate shall be
granted by such board upon and only upon
the applicant for registry making and sub
scribing the following affidavit which shall
be sworn to before such board, or before the
board in the district to which the removal is
to be made, and if made before the latter
board, upon being presented to the former,
such affidavit shall warrant such former
board in issuing the above certificate to the
bearer. .'T,--,,d do solemnly swear Cor
ber) in ward number in the CITY Of
-: That am duly entered as a qualified
voter in the registers Of the district,
in the g. ward. of said city, residing at
number (street or avenue): that
have removed from the last mentioned resi-
dence, and do hereby request the proper
entry and record to be made, ana that my
name be erased from the registers Of the last
mentioned district and certificate of re-
moval furnished me-" II q person remove
from one place in district to another place
in the same district, his vote shall not be re-
ceived at any election unless the registers
are changed as herein provided. Pro-
vided, that whenever registry oath
Of an absent person." specified IN