The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-29
CHAPTER CxXyIII.

n cupH.eiuent 70 an act enttltu "A FufIhcr SUD-
plement to an act entitled An act to regulate
elections approved April eighteenth, one thous-
and eight hundred and scventy-six.n which sup-
Elemental act was approved May twenty-eighth,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
/. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
sembiy OF the state of New Jersey, That section two
OF said supplemental act be and the same Is hereby
amended SO that henceforth said section two shah
be read us follows, to wit:
,, And be 1t enacted, That said county boards of
registration shall cause to be made a complete reg
~istration of all the legal voters in their respective
counties, and for that purpose they shall, within
two weeks after their appointment, meet at the court
houses In their several counties and organize by
clecting one of their number to be chairman and
one to be secretary. but tue chairman and the sec
rotary shall not both belong to the same political
party; in case of failure to elect such chairman for
three ballots or viva yoce votes then the oldest mem
Der I'm years. of such board shall be the Chairman
thereof; and on failure to elect such secretary for
board next Oldest lin years. to the chairman of such
board. and not of the same political party, shall be
the secretary; within forty, but not sooner than
thirty days after the organization of any Of said
county boards of registration as aforesaid. such
board shall except as hereinafter provided appoint,
within each and every election district or voting
precinct OF its respective county. four pesons, legal
voters and residents within the election district f0r
which they are appointed. to be the board of regis
ty and election as hereinafter provided, in and
for such election district or voting precinct; not
more than two OF such appoiatees shall belong to
me came political party; prior to the expiration of
said thirty days in this section mentioned, the chair
man of the county committee Of either or both Of
.he two political parties in any county that at the
sa sso pbIeo ona ee s. iof members OF the general
OF votes in said county, may. in writing, nominate
TO said county board Of registration two members
of his own political party for each election district
or voting precinct in his county. and such nominees
shall be by said county board Of registration an
pointed members of the board of registry and cleo
ton in and for the election districts or voting pre-
cincts for which they are respectively nominated:
the members of snch boards of registry and cleo.
tion first appointed under this section shall hold
rhRlF mir mill tho Tvs I-r IS I--
sand eight hundred and ninety-one; within thirty
days mex. succeeding June first, one thousand eight
,sS and ni AZ ~, and yearly thereafter,
ton shall be appointed. so that after the wear one
Thousand eight hundred and ninety-one the terms
81 me members Of such boards of registry and
election shall m in June of one wear. and
end IN June of the year next succeeding; within
thirts days next preceding june first, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-onc, and OF every wear
thereafter. the chairman OF the county COMMITTEE
OF the said political parties of any county NAV, In
manner aforesaid, nominate persons to the county
BOARD of registration to be members of the boards
OF registry and election. and such persons so nom
mated shall be appointed; should any vacancy &C.
chr IN any said boards of registry and election,
section hereinafter containedl be iilled by appoint
ment, made pursuant to this act by the board of
registration Of the county wherein the vacancy oc-
cnrs. but such appointments shall be for the unex.
PRED term only each board of registry and election
shall appoint two registry OF poll clerks, not OF the
same political party, whose duties shall be as here
matter prescribed' the terms of office of such reg
istry or poll clerks shall expire with those OF tie
members OF the board appointing them: ii either Of
said registry or poll clerks shall die, resign or he
come incapable of acting, the board OF registry
and election shall ill such vacancies, but for me mn
expired only; II at the hour for opening the polls on
thu morning of the day of any election to be held
under this act, any one or more of the four mem
bers OF any board of registry and election of any
election district shall be absent from the Mac,
where such elect on is appointed to be held, or Shall
be disqualified, or being present, shall neglect or
refuse to serve as member Of such board al resis-
try and election, it shall be lawful for the leesI
voters then and there present, who shall be entitled
to vote al such election in such election district by \
majority of voices, or on a division by a majority of
polls. forthwith TO choose one or more Of me per-
sous then and there present. who shall be entitled
To vote at sach election in such election tnstricf n
I'LL the place or places IN such board OF The person
or persons 80 absent, disqualified. nagBectine or re-
fusing TO act, preserving, however. the non-parti@an
character OF said board of registry and elecrion:
and every person so chosen shall be deemed and
taken TO be, in ali respects for that election, d MEM |
Der OF such board OF registry and elect on; a mole |
OF the election of such person or persons Shall be |
entered on the poll lists, and any member OF the
board OF registry and election may administer 10 |
the person or persons so elected the oath requined |
by section three Of this act.
2 And be it enacted, That section four OF said
ct, approved May twenty eighth. am. !
eight hundred and ninety, b. and M, J
same rs hereby amended so that henceforh said
section four shall be and mad as follows. To wit.
y. And be u enacted. That said boards oil registry .
anu election shall meet annually en- the Tuesday