The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-21
Notice of Meetings
OF THE
Boards Of Registry and
Election
OF THE
COUNTY OF HUDSON. STATE OF
NEW JERSEY.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 8, 1891
GENERAL ELECTION. NOV. 8, 1891

ment to an Act to Regulate Elections ap-
proved May 70, 1880, with amendments there
on" approved March "a, 1891.
Extract.
8. The members of said boords of registry
and election and said registry or poll clerks
shall, before entering upon the performance OF
their duties, each severally take and subscribe
an oath or affirmation. in writing. before o duly
qualified ofic r, faithfully and impartialy to
discharge all their duties as such officers, under
this or any o ther law of this State to the best OF
their skill and ability, which oaths or affiirma-
tions shall be forthwith forwarded TO the
County Clerk. and by hiu, filed in his Office.
49, That said boards Of registry and election
shall meet annually on the
TUESDAY FOUR WEEKS NEXT PRECEDING
abe annual election for membe 8 of the General
Assembly, at ten o'clock In the forenoon. at
places within their respective election districts,
to be designated by the members of such board
or q majority thereof; said boards of registry
and election, when met as aforesaid, shall Or
ganize by choosing one of their number TO be
chairman; in case Of failure to choose said
chairman for three ballots, the Oldest member
Gin years. of such board shall be chairman there
of; when the chairman shall have been desig
mated, each member of the board shall take aud
subscribe the oath prescribed In the next pre-
ceding section hereof; such oath may be admin
istered by the chairman to the other three mem
bers of the board. and any member thereof ma ,
then administer the oath to the chairman; said
boards of registry and election having taken and
subscribed the oath aforesaid. shall, on the same
day, proceed to ascertain and truly and accur-
arely enter in canvassing books, to be provided
for that purpose, the names and residences and
street numbers, If any, of all legal voters resid-
ing within their respective election districts en-
titled to vote therein at the next election. by
making actual inquiry at every dwelling house
or habitation, or of the head of every family re-
siding therein, and shall continue such enumer-
alton OF voters from day to day thereafter. on
successive days, until the same be completed;
provided, that such enumeration shall terminate
on or before the friday next succeeding; the
name of every such voter, as aforesaid. whose
place OF abode shall be In any family or habita-
ton or who may be casually or temporarily alb
sent therefrom when such enumeration is made,
shall be entered in said canvassing books; In
making such enumeration, the said boards of
registry and election may divide their election
districts into subdivisions, and any two of their
lumber, not OF the same political party, desig-
mated by the chairman, together and in company
may make the enumeration in such subdivisions;
no name shall be entered on such canva ssing
books without the concurrence OF both said
members, or if said enumeration be made by the
entire board, without the concurrence OF q ma
jority thereof.*
5. *That on the
TUESDAY THREE WEEKS NEXT PRECEDING
the election for members of the General Assem-
bly,, said boards of registration and election
shall meet at the places in their respective
election districts whore the next election will be
he'd, at ten o'clock in the morning. and con-
tinue in session until nine O'Clock In the even
ing, but may take a recess from one to two
O'Clock during said time; said last mentioned
meeting shall be attended by the said registry
or poll clerks appointed for such. election dis
trict, who shall take and subscribe the oath
hereinbefore prescribed, to be administered by
the chairman or any member OF the board;
when met, as in this section provided, said
board of registry and election and said clerks
shall proceed to transcribe and make up from
said canvassing books two lists or registers, al
Street numbers. il any. Of all persons in their
respective election districts entitled to the right
of suffrage therein at the next election or who
shall personally appear before them sa i for fnat
lion of such board OF registry and election to
have legally voted in that election district at
the last preceding election therein af for members m 6e,,
by the affidavit in writing of some voter In that
election district to be u legal voter therein;
Psovid, d. that no natrralized citizen shall be
registered il his right Is challenged, unless he
shall by affidavit or otherwise, prove to the
satisfaction Of a majority of such board that
he Is entitled to vote in that election district at
the next election therein, or shall produce and
exhibit a legal certificate of naturalization en-
titling him to the right of suffrage, which GER
~tiicate shall thereupon be endorsed with the
date of the exhibition thereof, or shall have
been d uly registered at a previous election in
such election diStrict.F
6. That when on the day of their meeting, as
provided in the next preceding section, the
board of registry and election shall have com
pleted said two registers, they shall certify on
each of them and announce publicly the number
OF 0uIleS tHUcreu bneIcOH, ttluk On tuo udy SUE
ceeding such meeting a correct list OF the names
entered on said registers, with the residences and
street numbers, il any, shall be posted by each
of said clerks, in hand-bill form, in some con-
spicuous public place within such election
district: both of said lists shall be certified by the
board Of registry and election, or a majority
thereof, to be correct copies OF the original
registers.
- That the board of registry and election
shall also meet on
TUESDAY NEXT PRECEDING
xha n " ~ alaotiou FOR roau1haru of TIM Nauapa
Assembly, at the place of their former meeting,
at the hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon. and
remain in session until nine o'clock in the even
ing. for the purpose of revising and correcting
the original registers, Of adding thereto the
names Of all persons entitled to the right of stuff
rage in that election district at the nsxt election
who shall appear in person before them or shall
be shown by the written affidavit of some voter
In su h election district to be a legal voter there.
in, and of erasing therefrom the name of any
person who, after a fair opportunity to be heard.
shall be shown not to be entitled to vote therein
by reason of non-residence or otherwise and
upon the final completion OF said registers the
ncly announce and certify on each re.
gister the number OF names entered
thereon, and on the next succeed.
certified copy Of the full list of the names on sale
| regis ers, with residences and street numbers, i
any, to be posted in conspicuous places within
said election district; and one of said clerks, t,
be designated by the charms an of said board Of
registry and election, shall prepare an ad
ditional copy of the names, residences and street
| numbers, If any, on such completed register
which additional copy, after being certified al
aforesaid, shall be by said clerk within two day
after the last mentioned Tuesday, filed will
the clerk Of the city, township or other mum
cipaiity, within which such election precinc
may be situate; and provided further, that M
name shall be entered on said registers or eithel
them from said canvassing books, or stricken
therefrom without the concurrence of
MAORI v of oil the members of said boards o
registry and elections
5. That on the day succeeding the final com
pletion of said registers, one thereof shall b.
forwarded to and filed with the County Clerk.