The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-04

register, then the name of such person shall
other event; and said person " shall
rot, , unless the judges require It,
ton ninety Of this act, but If Sec ee.
qqHir as 1 by the ~ judges he shall do So
time Of opening the polls; provided that if
evidence satisfying a majority, Of the Judges
registered by mistake, and that the person
go go Offering to vote has not, the qualitica-
lions Of an elector in said district and is
aot entitled to vote Mt said election, then the
name of such person shall be stricken from
said list and he shall not be allowed to
But in all such cases an entry shall he
made opposite to each name added to or
stricken from said lists or registers after
Sec eG n rRe 1 boar p3 Of registration in
election districts throughout tue state, i'm
determining the residence Of any person
U e eeato Shall Se Ih Sy
following rules so far as they are apple
held to be residence of person in which
his habitation is fixed, without any present
intention of removing therefrom, and to
W which Whenever ne Is absent he has the in
2. A person shall not be considered to
have lost his residence who leaves his home
" ~ 1HtO uuOtuei SlAle, Of county IN this
state, for temporary purposes merely, and
with the Intention Of returning.
j. A person shall not be considered to
have gained a residence in any county into
which he comes for temporary purposes
merely. without the intention Of making
such county his home.
the intention of making it his residence, he
loses his residence in this state.
. II any person remove to another state
with the intention or remaining there for
indefinite time n place of residence q
loses, his residence in this state, notwith-
standing he entertains the idea of return
Ing at some future time
~. The place where a mans family re-
dence; bnt if it be. place Of temporary
silent PURPOSES it shall be otherwise.
Z. If Il man have family fixed In one
place place and he do business IN another, the
dence; but any man having ii family, who
has taken up his abode with the intention
OF t E, ana Wh9 h family refuses to
abode.
g. The residence of single man shall be
where he usually sleeps.
8: The mere intention to acquire new
residence without the fact Of REMOVAL, shall
avail nothing: neither shall the fact of re-
moval without the intention.
10. No person employed temporarily in
the pineries for the purpose Of cutting tim
Der for saw logs or railroad ties, or even in
canal, municipal or other work of public
nature. shall acquire Il residence in any
election district into which he came for that
purpose, so as to ent1tlc him to vote therein,
but this provision shall not be held to eX-
tend>to station agents and section men. who
permanently reside in such election district.
In any question that may arise as to the
right of any person in the employment Of
any railroad corporation or employed upon
public work. as aforesaid. to be registered
or to vote In any election district, it must
1irst satisfactorily appear to all the judges
of such election that the said party is an
ACTUAL bona fide resident Of said election
district, and not there for temporary pur-
poses merely. and the mere affidavit of
such person shall not be received as con-
S elusive as to any fact necessary to entitle
Any person being a permanent inmate of
any soldiers home in this state shall for
the purpose of this act, have a legal resi-
Sec G2. In all Incorporated cities of over
twelve. thousand Inhabitants, the persons
authorized by or appointed pursuant to law,
to act rs judges and clerks of election in
any such city, or in any ward or other elcc-
ton district in such city in this state, shall
constitute board OF registration for RI. ir
tricts, and shall meet ON Tuesday three
weeks preceding any general, state or city
election and fourteen days before any spe-
nine o'clock in the morning at a place
where the last election was held, or such
other place as may be lawfully designated
for the polling place in the election district
in which said board are judges and clerks
and shall continue in session until nine
O'Clock In the afternoon. They shall pro-
coed to make registration as hereinafter
prescribed, OF all persons entitled to vote
at the ensuing election in such election dis
tricts. Such registration whel completed
shall constitute aud be known as the reg
s tx OF elect9rs Of such election district
board. unless ballot Judges are required or
provided for, in which event three registers
shall be so made. Such board shall have
and exercise tho same right to preserve
order at their meetings as is given to judges
OF election to preserve order on election
day. and vacancies In said board shall be
filled in the same manner as such vacancies
are filled ut election.
Sec G3: In cities having over twelve thou
sand and less than forty thousand inhabit-
be prepared by the secretary of state shall
t ivated and sah;nsaJns* yi5
or Of Avsnue:' ;paee of Natvlty:, "coor,"
years. ''state-years. months" ''Distrlct-
{ Faner "ont bse days. az nrst or Second
Place. able to Read English" '.Where
Last RcgisteIed-ward, district,'' and IRE
marks" The board of registration in each
such registers, alphabetically by surnamcs.
They shall cutter therein the names of all per-
sons residing In their election district whose
names appear in the poll-list and register in
said district at the last preceding election
as having voted thereat, except such as are
known to the board to have since died, re-
moved from the district or become DISC ual-
1hed; and so far as known to any of said
BOARD, the proper entries shall be made OPP
posite each fame in the different columns
OF OF said registry: In case the boundaries of
preceding election, at which such poll-list was
made, then the board shall place on the reg
listers only the names of the persons APP
pear!ng by such poll-list to be residents
within the new district in which they :re
sitting.
In addition to the names on said pol-liSt
and register, the board shall enter on said
who shall personally appear for registration,
as well as the name OF any person who shall
make AND have presented to the board at
list IN affidavit in form substantially as fol-
lows:
II, ..... ....., being first duly sworn, on
oath say tlat ! am legally qualified voter
in the State Of Minnesota; and that now
reside at No. -: . street Tor
n in fSs in the v;;d &; election ti aistri Ct
~. in said sate W that II have a1e not CITY bee nf
and will not be able to be present ut said
election district for the purpose of registra-
ton for the reason that ..:......; that I
make this affidavit because of such inability
so to attend for registration and for the
purpose OF being registered in said election
district; that my full name is ..........; l
Estate COLOR; have resided in the United
months and in the state te'o Of M" Minnesota for
............ years and ...... months
and in said election district for
years + ;.i.:: months and .:..:..:;
English, and by occupation a ..;
that. at the last general election ] resided
at No. .......... street (Or avenue) in said
city and was registered and voted at the
....:-.... election district of the .
ward Tor that at the last general election I
was not resident of said city but voted ut
.:........ }; that at my present residence as
above stated am i...... householder,
boarder, lodger, employee or other proper
term; 1.-THE, following to be omitted if native
DOfn) that nave taken out my ...... first