San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-02

unuef the DrOVlSlOns or this act snail De-
deemed guilty OF "a felony and upon con
viction in any court of competent iu-is
diction shall be punished by contineme I
In the penitentiary for not less than one
year nor more than TWO years.
Sec. is. The registrar herein provided
FOR Is hereby authorized and empowered
10 administer all necessary oaths To
applicants for Registrations, and also to all
witnesses touching the qualifications of
applicants for registration, aud any per-
son who shall testify falsely
about his own qualifications as a voter OF
the city, or any person who shall as "A
witness for the applicant swear falsely
about the qualifications of such applicant
shall be deemed guilty OF false swearing
and upon conviction in any court of COM
petent jurisdiction shall be punished as
provided by law for the punishment OF
false swearing in other cases.
Sec. 10. Should the registrar have
doubts or not be satisfied as TO the quail
tcations of the applicant for registration
he may. in addition to The oath Of the
applicant for registration, demand proof
of The right of snch applicant to register
before ne shall issue to such applicant q
certificate of registration, which proof
shall consist of the sworn testimony of
two well known citizens of the city, II
demanded. Which oath or oaths shall
10 WI u SuOSCilOcu w ny tu6 dDUIl-
cant and by each OF his witnesses sepa-
rately and the said oaths shall be filed
and kept as a part Of the records of the
registrars office.
Sec. IL. Each person who shall register
under the provisions Of this act shall re-
ceive a registration certificate which shall
be numbered to correspond with the
number Of registered certificate issued,
and which shall. in addition to the name
of the holder. be dated and signed by the
registrar, which certificate shall be pre-
served and presented to the judges of the
election, and should the person present.
ing such certificate not CORE pond with
the description of the person to whom.
issued as appears on the registrars books
then he shall not vote until he shall
have satisfied the judges OF the election
Of this right to vote.
Sec. IS. Each certificate OF registration
when presented and voted shall have
stamped or written thereon by one of the
judges OF election the word voted" No
certificate shall be voted unless it cores
ponds with the name and number on the
list Of registered voters herein provided
for, and the holder shall
correspond with the other inform
alton contained on the list of
registered voters furnished the managers
OF the election as herein provided, or that
the judges of the election are satisfied
that the holder of the certificate Is the
person to whom it was issued, and when
voted n of the judges of the election
shall write or stamp opposite the name of
the holder the word voted on the list
And when a certificate has been voted 1t
shall be considered as exhausted and shall
be placed by one of the Judges of the
election. in a closed box, and when the
election is closed said box and contents
shall be sealed up and deposited with the
county clerk or city secretary, as the case
may be, after having been labeled "Re-
g~istered Certificate and said box and
contents shall be preserved by the said
clerk or city secretary as Is provided by
law for the preservation of tue ballots oil
the election.
Sec. 10. The list of Registered voters
shall at the close of the election be
placed by the managers of the election In
the eneyelope covering the returns to BE-
dilivered to the county clerk or city Secre.
tary, as is provided by law. and shall be
preserved by such officer in the same
manner as is provided for the preserva-
tion OF election returns thus made.
Sec. 20. Any person Offering To vote in
a city at any election for which regis
tratlon has been had OF all the voters OF
such city shall not vote unless he pre-
SCENTS a certificate of registration. as here
In provided: or in case he has lost or mis-
laid his certificate, he shall so state, and
IL his name shall appear on the registered
list and he is known to the judges to the
person whose name thus appears oil the
registered list or can furnish satisfactory
evidence that he Is the person whose name
appears on the said list. then he shall be
entitled to vote, provided the certificate
has not been previously voted. in which
case he shall not vote: and provided
further that when any person does vote
without presenting his certificate of re-
glstration, as herein provided. then one
OF the judges or managers of the election
shall stamp or write opposite his name on
the registration list the words voted GER
tihcate lost
Sec. 81. Every male person who shall
have become Of the age OF 81 years bv the
day OF election and shall be otherwise a
qualified electOr, or who shall have be-
come "a qualified voter of the city in which
he offers to register. shall be entitled to
register as a qualified voter of the city,
provided he shall establish the same as
herein provided.
Sec. %. Any registrar who shall know
ingly issue a registration certificate to
any person not legally entitled TO register
under the provisions OF this act. or who
shall knowingly issue or cause to be
issued a certificate of registration to any
imaginary or fictitious person: shall be
deemed guilty of a felony and upon CON
viction in any court of competent inris-
dictiOn shall be punished by confinement
In the penitentiary for not less than one
year nor more than two years for each
and every such registration certificate so
issued
Sec. %. The following safeguards and
regulations shall be observed TO Secure
the voter from interference while casting
his ballot at said election to-wtt: The
polling places in the severa. precincts in
the city shall he provided with a guard
rail. so constructed and placed that only
such persons as are inside said rail can
approach within six feet of the ballot
hoyes or commandments or booths at which