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end OF THE MIDDLE.
Judge Depue Rules That the
New Law Does Not Govern
This Election.
special to the Jersey eftu Ne,rs.

NEWARK. April 5, 1ss5.-Judges De
pue. Kirkpatrick and Ledwith in the
Court of Common Pleas yesterday
morning began the work of solving the
problem concerning the registration as
offered by Senate bill No. 216. City
Counsel Riker and City Attorney Depue
were N court, and Mr.. Riker announced
that he had been requested by Joseph
Coult and others to appear in court in
the matter of the new law.
'1 understand that application has
been made to place upon the registry
list name that has been inadvertently
omitted said Mr.. R.ker.
Has such application been made?''
asked Judge Kirkpatrick.
II so understand" was Mr.. Riker-s
answer, '.and I also understand that the
Court has gone into conference on the
matter
Judge Depue said the City coun-
sci was mistaken, and Judge Kirkpat-
rick remarked that it had been sug-
gested that application might be enade to
str:ke a name off the list and that the
Court could sit for the purpose of hear
ing such application
There ought to be an application of
some such kind made to bring the mat
ter before the Court said Judge Depue.
well. I don't want to make any appli-
cation unless ! can make one IN good
faith responded Mr.. Riker. "Then there
is the matter of the Registry Boards, the
various officers of which would probably
welcome such advice and counsel as the
Court might give in the progress of the
hearing"
.'We1i, this is The day appointed under
the old law for the Court to sit in the
matter of the revision of the registry
remarked Judge Kirkpatrick.
A VICARIOUS SACRIFICE.
Then" said Mr.. Riker, with Cheer
fuq smile. there seems nothing left but
for Mr.. Depue to move that my name
t5e stricken from the registry. That
Suppose the Court should order thar
Judge Depue. Would you submit to the
.sWen. yes was the answer, given
with some hesitation; 7 think I should
.'Nor very cheerfuily, though" Judge
Depue remarked.
Il think we mad better have bona
fide application" said Judge Depue.
After long delay the lawyers succeed
ed In finding a man whose name did not
appear on the registry. He was Mortimer
L. Jacobus. and Mr.. R-ker moved that
the name be placed son the registry list
of the Third dIstrcf Of the Fifteen h
ward. Mr.. Jacobus swore 70 The affidavtt.
saying that his name had been left. off
the lists through nadverftence. He lives
at No 100 Garside street. Judge Kirk
patrick took the mans oath TO the affi-
davit and also that Of Charles N. Lock
wood, the witness. This having baen
done, City Counsel Riker read d section
Of the Constitution of the United States
guaranteeing the right of Suffrage.
WOULD INVAI4IDATE THE ACT
Other laws anc DECISIONS were quoted
by Mr. Riker. who argued that 90 enc
could unnecessarily be deprived of his
rl.trt of voting. Any CONSTRUCTION OF the
err in question that would prevent a
man to cas-. vote, assuming that he
had a legal righ To vote, would nvali-
date the art The lawyer also declared
that he had crave doubts as to whether
the act applied TO any municipal cleo
ton at al He had gone over the act
very carefully, he said, and he then read
to the Court, section by section, the
act, for the plrpose Of showing hat It
cid no. apply 10 municipal elecfi
Mr. Riker insisted that tise first time
we get 5na of tfe local boards m2de up
Of fe.sr man will h9 on December y
next" Next Mr. Riker exeia ned the
cigties of the old B0arc of ReSy- trsslon:
and also those Of the County Boarq B o5 "
Elections, as the latter body s proy79sss.o ,1sss ).
for n fhf snstsa1 slked-o OF Pill ,,I,ni I,nis s
County Beard; OF Elections. Mr; Riker a,ea,
dpalafed. had no counterpart IN any