The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-02

majority taereof; said bar j. OF retistry
aad election. when met as aforesaid. shall
organize by choosing one OF their NUM-
Der 10 be chairman: IL case OF failure TO
choose said chairman for tnrss ballots.
tue oldest member Ga years. u such board
shall be tho chairman thereof. whca the
Chairman D a have been designate / EACH
member Of the board shall take aud SUB
scribe the OATH prescribed "a the mex
preceding section hereof; such oath mas
De Administered ov the chairman e. the
other three members OF the board, aud
any emb thereof may thea admins
ter the oath t. the chairmau; said boards
OF registry and election having tlkeu and
subscribed the oath aforesaid, shall, gu
the same day, proceed to ascertain
and truly ana accurately enter Ia
~canvassiug books. to be provided
for that purpose, the names and resi-
dences aud street numbers. II any. OF all
legal voters residing within theft respec-
tive election districts entitisi to vote
therein nt the next election. BY making
actual inquiry at every dwelling house or
habitation, OF OF the head Of every
family residing therein. aud shall con-
sinue such enumeration OF voters from
day 70 day thereafter. on successive days,
until the same be completed. provided,
that such enumeration shall terminate on
or before the Friday mex succeeding; the
name OF every such voter, as aforesaid.
wnose place OF abode shall be I'm any fam
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or temporarily absent therefrom when
such enumeration Is made, snail be en-
tered in said ~canvassing books; in max
ing such enumeration the said boards of
registry aud election may divide their
election districts int subdivisions, and
any two OF their number, not OF the same
political party. designated by the chair
mau, together and ia company may make
the enumeration In such subdivisions; no
name she'll be entered on such canvassing
aAAEa ~ Ane AaA
said members, or II said enumeration be
made by the entire board, without the
concurrence of a majority thereof.
3 And be It enacted. That section five
OF said supplemental act, approved May
twenty-elghth, one thousand eight hun
dreu and ninety, be and the same Is here
by amended so that henceforth aid sec
ton five shall be aud read as follows, to
witt
). And be it enacted, That on the Tues
day three weeks next preceding the elec-
tiOn for memDer of the general assembly,
said boards of registration aud election
shall meet at the places in their respective
election districts where the next election
will be held. at ten O'Clock in the morn
ing and continue In session until nine
O'Clock In the evening, but may take a
recess from one to two o'clock during aid
time; said last mentioned meeting shall
be attended by the said registry or poll
clerks appointed for such election dis
trict, who shall take aud subscribe the
oath hereinbefOre prescribed, TO be AL
ministered by the chairman or any men,
Der 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 mp from said can
wasting ook two lists or registers, al
alphabetically, OF the names, residences
and street numbers, IL any, OF all persons
in their respective election districts en-
l triad m fha rfnhf nf afff frun a fharain af
the next election, or who shall personally
appear before them for that purpose, or
who shall be shown to the satisfaction Of
such board OF registry and election to
have legally voted Ia that cleo
tion district at the last preceding
election therein for members of the
general assembly, or who shall he shown
by the Affidavit in writing OF some voter in
that election district to De a legal voter
therein; provided, that no naturaiizad
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 ne is en-
titled to vote In that election district at
t he mex election therein, or shall produce
and exhibit a legal certificate Of natural
ization emitting him to the right OF suf-
frage, which certificate shall thereupon
be endorsed with the date of tho exhibit
ton thereof. or shall have been duly
registered at a previous election in such
district.
4. And be it enacted, That section seven
of laid supplemental act approved May
| twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hun
dred aud ninety, be aud the same is here
| by amended so that heDceforth said sec
tion seven shall be and read as follows, to
witt
q. And be it enacted, That the board of
registry and election shall also meet on
Tuesday next preceding the day OF cleo
tion for members OF the general Hsse m
bly,, at the place of their former meeting.
at the hour of one o'clock in the after
noon. and remain in session until nine
o'clock in the evening, for the purpose OF
revising IN correcting the original regis
tiers, of adding thereto the names OF all
persons entitled TO the right of suffrage
IN hat election district at the next eiec-
1 tioa, who shall appear in person before
than or shall b. shown by the written
aindavit OF sons voter in such election
district to be a legal voter therein, and OF
erasing therelrom the name oil any per-
son who, after a fair opportunity TO be
heard, shall be shown not to be entitled
to vote therein by reason Of non-residenee
or otherwise; and upon the final cOmDle-
ton of said registers the said board Of
registry and el3ction shall publicly an
nounce and Certify on each registec the
number of names entered thereon, and on
the next succeeding day each of said clerks
shall cause Ii certified copy Of the fnul list OF
the nymes on said registers, with resi-
dences and street number. IL any to be
posted In conspicuous places wlthip said
election district; aud one of said clerks. to
be designated by the chairman OF said
board of registry n election. shHli pre-
pare an additional copy OF the names, resi-
dences and street numbers. if any, on
such completed register, which additional
I copy after being certified as aforesaid,
shall be by said clerk, within two days
after the said last mentioned Tuesday,
flied with the clerk of the city, township
or other m unicipality, within which suca
election precinct may be situate; and
provided, further, tina. no Dame shall be
entered on said registers or either of them
from said canvassing books, or stricken
therefrom without the concurrence OF a
majority of all the members of SAID
boards of registry and election
5. And be 1T enacted, That section nine
teen of said supplemental act, approved
May twenty-eighth, q thousand eight
hundred aud ninety, be and the same is
hereby amended, SO that hencefoIth said
section nineteen shall be and read as fol
lows, to witt
10. And be It enacted, That the boards
of registery and election M said regis
terry or poll clerks appointed as hereinbe-
fore provided for. shali, in their respee-
tive election districts, hold and conduct
the next and all succeeding annual cleo
lions to be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November IN any
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