The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-23
LAWS OF new JERSEY.
tBY AUTHORITY
Chapter Observation-Disclosures

tBY AUTHORITY,
CHAPTER CCcxxxIII.-(Continued.)
s. And be 1T enacted, That the dds
tr.ct boards of registry and election IN
all districts in cities having by the next
ing forty thousand shall meet annually
on the Tuesday five weeks next pre-
ceding the annual election for members
of the general assembly. at one o'clock
IN the afternoon, at the places in Their
respective election districts. or precincts
in the evening, for the purpose OF regis
tering the names Of all legal voters,
c.ncts for which they are appointed;
they shall make two lists or registries;
arranged by streets IN the alphabetical
order of such streets, and by street mum
bers, If auy there be, and If not. by the
order of the houses as they occur upon
any avenue, street or road. in such dis
names of all persons in their respective
election districts or precincts entitled to
the right of suffrage therein at the next
election, who shall personally appear be-
fore them for that purpose, and sucn
other persons as shall be shown by the
written tba t es1,s af aiaefldr Of d,s a voter fa Re besl lawful II
entitled to vote at the ensuing election;
provided, that no person shall be regis
he shall, by affidavit or otherwise, prove
to the satisfaction Of the majority. of the
board that he is entitled to vote in that
eect.on therein: and provided. that no
person so applying shall, be registered
unless a majority of the board Of regis
try and election shall dissatisfied that he
will be justly entitled to vote in that
election district district or, precinct at
the ensuing election; on the day sue
ceeding such meeting a copy of the reg
istry as made up and arranged under
the provisions of this section shall pc
posted by each OF the clerks, IN na "a eh
election district.
6. And be it enacted, THAI the said dis
trict board of registry and election IN
cities having by the next preeedlng zen zen
sand shall also meet in The same PLACE
on the Tuesday four weeks next preced-
the Tuesday three weeks next preceding
! the general election, for the purpose OF
revising and correcting the reg1istrles. OF
| entitied to the right of suffrage in that
| election district or precinct at the next
election, who shall apetar in person be
ton of a majority of the board that they
| are entitled tc vote in that election dis
trict or precinct at the next electlon
! therein, or who shall be shown by the
written affidayit of a voter residing in
the same election district or precinct TO
be 50 entitled to vote; a separate a11da-
registered, which shall contain the address
of the affiant and be signed by him; such
| afidavit or affidayits shall be preserved
in the custody of the members of the
| board of registry and election acting as
| Judge until the COMPLETION of such regis
try all such ~affidavits shall be delivered
| by such Judge to thee ounty board OF
elections, who shall give a receipt for the
| same, stating the number received, and
the said county board OF elections snah
preserve such afIidavits for three months
after election or until required. TO produce
the same by any court or Judicial tribunal
authorised to sl require in,T their II pp fHoagti frib as
| nal; and it shall be tn G further duty
Of the district board of election
to erase from the registry the NAME OF
| any person or persons who, after a falr
| opportunity to be heard, shall be shown
by due proof not to be entitled to vote
in such election district, by reason Of
of the revised registry shall be made
by the board of registry and election,
which shall be SO written as 70 snow
| opposite each name on such copies OF
the registry the manner in wnieh eaeh
| voter registered, whether he appeared
in person before such board or was re-
| name of the person making Sueh aIlaaVlt
| shall follow the name Of the person SO
registered in a space or column proyidec
| ~gistries shall be revised by streets ana
By street numbers in the same manner
as is required w WITH sr respect sesis 70 thd da rYsts the he
registry of names in each election dis
trfct or precinct shall be made up for the
general 6lecIlOn annually -dS lFCi ~ ~
yided' and shall not be copied from the
registry of the previous year or of any
previous election. either in Whole or IN
g pam3le 9n the Of d thye S registry, one me copy asis1
thereof shall be delivered by the judge
to be filed with the county board OF cleo
place of registry an election in said dis
trict for public inspection and one copy
shall be retained by the judge for use
by the district board on the day OF
Z. And be it enacted, That the az
thority. heretofore, vested in and the
duties he aSaxfo e. d fgS ma%nie sPon fne for for
the appointment and issuing OF permits
to agents or chalengers $50 called IS
d aevePs upon upon the county Board Of cleo
tons; and the n~ominatons or appoint
ments heretofore made by the CHAIRMAN
of county committees or candidates ar.
such agents shall hereafter be addressed
e e. oti daayer snd tq the the oer eHaesy o0 81 a D
be fled with the several, boards before
lied to act. and such, permits may be
issued and revoked and others appointed
II dp, Their stead fSa AIT at any ny t tlms Z up to oro and T.
revoked, the new permit in the place
thereof shall be issued upon the nom1na-
ton Of the same person or officer upon
whose nomination the original permit
was issued.
5. And be it enacted. That no member
of any district board OF registry and cleo
ton shall sign any returns. of election
until after the completion of the count
ing of votes and his personal exanlina-
ton of the tally sheets to determine the
results: the counting of the votes shall
commence. Immediately upon the closing
of the polls on the day of elections; the
| board shall proceed in an open and public
manner to read and count the votes re-
ceiyed, and shall complete the same with,
out delay and without adjournment, ana
| after completing the same shall audibly
| and publicly announce the result thereof,
| particularly specifying the whole. num-
Der of the voters in the poll book, the
| name of zach person for whom n vote
| shall have been given for any office to
| be filled by such election and the number
| office d. ~signated for him by said votes.
And be It enacted, That for ali general
| elections IN this state the county board of
elections in each county shall hereafter
| be and act as the county board of county
| canvassers, and all the powers ant. duties
| heretofore vested in and imposed upon
| the. board of county canvassers as here
| tofore constituted shall be and are here
| bv vested in and imposed upon by the
board Of county canvassers as conStltu-
| ted by this act; the clerk of the county
! shall hereafter be the clerk of said ccun-
ty board of canvassers. without extra
compensation.
10. And be it enacted. That the ser
| vices rendered and expense incurred BY
| the officer or persons duly authorized /.
| and not herein provided for, shall be. re-
- al DC o1aoti0n aynanSps and shall be