The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-11
THE NEW REGISTRATION LAW,

olrxr1A. Wash, March 1oIspcciaL FOL
lowing Il the text Of sensts bill No s., passed
BY the Legislature:
TO provide for and regulate the registration OF
voters in cities and town and in precincts nav
ing voting population OF two hundred ana
hisy 9 OF %os spp,ovsdd a :. ial,ox. See
6 The poll books in this act provided for snail
be open 1t all times during the year for the reg
istration Of voters. except that they snail oe
the purpose Of organisation - days proceed
ing any election TO be held In such city. town or
precinct IN: city o. town siss1 ;s Or o1,cers o.
such books BY q notice published at least ten
days in Newspaper OF general circulation IN
such city: town O. precinct ana By posting ing
most public places In any such city, town or
precinct, ct least ten days preceding the day OF
such closing. and such notice BY publication
paper; in all special city, town precinct cleo
lions such notices shall be given By the posting
aforesaid only at least i've days before such
closing. and the poll books shall 30 closed -
days preceding all such special or local cleo
tons
Sec. Section OF said act, Of which this act
a. follow: Sec s The ' poii BOOKS aforesaid
shall b % arranged a. to admit the alphabetical
classification OF the names Of the voters and
ruled IN parallel columns with appropriate
heads as follows: Date of registration, name.
age, occupation. place Of residence. place OF
oirtn, time OF residence in the state, county.
ward and precinct, and If of foreign birth,
name and place of court and date OF declara-
ton of intention to become . citizen OF the
United States, or date of naturalization, and
with column for signature and one for remarks
at the time of voting. II the voter registering
Is OF foreign birth he shall at the time Of regis
tertng, exhibit to the registration officer GER
ufeate OF his declaration OF intention, or nat
uralisation. or il such certificate be lost, then
certified copy OF the same. Under the head OF
place OF residence shall be noted the number OF
lot and block. or number and street, whore the
applicant resides. or some other definite de-
scription SUFFICIENT to locate the residence
Aud the voter so registering a. provided In this
posite the entries Above reouir red in the col
umn headed signature" and in case any voter
shal! not be capable of writing his name he
shall. on the left hand margin Of said column,
make his mark BY cross or such other mark a. il
usual In indicating his signature, and some
person who personally knows said voter, and Is
personally known to the registering officer, and
who ts capable OF writing his name. shall sign
In said column Immediately opposite said mark
q an identifying witness thereto.
Sec 3 Section OF this act is hereby amended
to read Of follows; Sec. s. No person shall be
registered unless he appear in person before the
city or town clerk or officer Of registration at bis
Office during the usual Office hours. and apply
patton. particular place OF residence. place of
birth. time of residence in the state, county,
ward or precinct, and II naturalizcd, name OF
court. place where held and date OF naturaliza-
tion papers, and make and subscribe to the fol.
lowing oath or Affirmation:
stats af Washington, county Of ......,sa
am a male person over 20 years. IL months and
-. days OF age; that am q native born, or
naturaiized, citizen Of the United States, or was
the time Of the adoption Of The con:sitution Of
the state OF Washington: that have been an
actual permanent resident OF the state Of Wash
.na
days last past. and Of the e." ...... precinct
-. days last past. and that have not lost my
civil rights by reason of being convicted Of an
infamous crime .........
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 80.
Said aiidavits shall b bound in book form
and preserved with the other records OF the
city. town or precinct
Sec section II Of said act il hereby amended
town clerk. or officer of registration, 10 hereby
empowered to administer all necessary 0aths in
examining an applicant for registration, or any
ascertain his right to b registered under the
provisions OF this act: and the said clerk or
registration officer shall closely examine any sp-
ton he may doubt, or who may be challenged
ana shall explain to him the necessary Qpaiih-
cations OF voter. and II the applicant for regis
he shall be registered; otherwise he shall not
Sec & Section l6 OF said act is hereby amended
% - TO read a. follows: Sec. l6 II any per-
son shall falsely swear, or affirm, in taking the
oath or making the Affirmation prescribed in
section hereof, or shall falsely personate an
other and procure the person so personated to
be registered, or II any person shall represent
registration to be different from what IL actually
is, and cause such name to be registered, or If
any person shall cause any name to be placed
upon the registry lists otherwise than In the
manner provided in this act, he shall be deemed
guilty OF . felony, and upon conviction be pun
ished BY confinement and hard labor in the pen
ftentiary not more than Ave nor less than one
year.
sec. 6 Section 10 of the act of which this act 10
amendatory il hereby repealed.
There II an emergency clause.