The Monmouth inquirer., 1895-06-20

ballot open with the official envelope to the in
spector who shall replace the ballot in the invel-
provided by law the two clerks shall each keep
a tally Of the votes as they are called OFF by the
judge.
of registry and election in all districts in cities
having by the next preceding census popula-
tion exceeding forty thousand shall meet an
nually on the Tuesday five weeks next preceding
the annual election for members of the general
assembly, at one o'clock in the afternoon at the
places in their respective election districts pre-
cincts where the next election Will be held, and
continue in session until nine o'clock in the eve
ming, for the purpose of registering the names OF
ali legal voters residents Of the election district
or precinct 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 numbers if any there be, and If not,
by the order of the houses as they occur upon any
avenue street road in such district or preclnctj
they shall register the names Of all persons in
their respective election districts or precincts en-
titled to the right of suffrage therein at the next
election, who shall personally appear before
them for that purpose. and such other persons as
shall be shown by the written affidavit of a voter
residing in the same election district to be law
fully entitled to vote at the ensuing election
provided that person shall be registered if his
right is challenged unless ne snail, by aihdav1t or
otherwise prove to the satisfaction of the major
tv of the board that he is entitled to vote in that
election district or precinct at the next election
therein: and provided, that no person so apply
ing shall be registered unless a majority of the
hoard of registry and election shall be salts
fed that he will be justly entitled to vote in that
election district or precinct al the ensuing cleo
tiou. on the day succeeding such meeting copy
of the registry made up and arranged under
the provisions of this section shall be posted by
each of the clerks, in handbill form, in some
conspicuous place in such election district.
g. And be it enacted, That the said district
boards of registry and election in cities having
by the next preceding census population ex-
ceeding forty thousand shall also meet in the
same place on the Tuesday four weeks next pre-
ceding the general election, and hnally, on the
Tuesday three weeks next preceding the general
election, for the purpose of revising and correct
ing the regstries, of adding thereto the names OF
ali persons entitled to the right OF suffrage IN that
election district or precinct az Lne next electon
who shall appear in person before them and es-
tablish to the satisfaction of majority of the
board that they are entitled to vote IN that cleo
ton district or precinct at the next election
therein or who shall be shown by the written az
fdavit of voter residing IN the same election
district or precinct to be so entitled TO vote
separate affidavit shall be required Tor each per
son SO registered, which shall contain the ad-
dress of the afiant and be signed by him such
affidavit or affidavits shall be preserved in the
custody of the member of the board of registry
and election acting as judge until the completion
of the registry; upon the completion OF such
registry all such affidavits shall be delivered by
such Judge to the county board of elections, who
shall give a receipt for the same, stating the
number received, and the said county board OF
elections shall preserve such atidayfts for three
months after election or until required 10 pro-
duce the same by any court or Judicial tribunal
authorized to require their production as eyl-
dence in such court or judicial tribunal; ana It
shall be the further duty of the district board OF
election to erase from such registry the name of
any person or persons who after falr opportu-
nifty to be heard, shall be shown by due proof not
to be entitled to vote in such election district by
reason of non-residence otherwise; three
copies of the revised registry shall pc made Dy
the board of registry and election which snail be
so written as to show opposite eacn name ON Sucn
comics of the registry the manner in which each
voter registered whether he appeared in person
before such board or was registered by afhdavlt;
saft iaa f1Q q 1nfy
slch affidavit shall follow the name of the per
son SO registered in space or column provided
for that purpose; and such revised reglstrles
shall be arranged by streets ana py street num-
hers in the same manner as is required with re-
spect to the lists to be made on the hrst registry
day: the registry of names in each election dls
trict or precinct shall be made up for the gener-
al election annually as herein. provided and
shall not be copied from the registry OF the pre-
vious year or of any previous election either IN
whole or in part; on the day succeeding tne nnai
completion of the registry. copy thereof shall
be delivered by the judge to be filed with the
county board of elections; one copy shall pc
posted at the place of registry and election III
said district for public inspection and one copy
shall be retained by the judge for use by the dis
trict board on the day of election
4 And be it enacted That the authority here
ofore vested in and the duties heretofore devolv-
ing upon the respective clerks OF municipalities
for the appointment and issuing OF permits 70
agents or challengers $50 caled) is hereby trans
ferred to- vested in and devolved upon the coun-
ty board of elections ; and the nominations or
commitments heretofore made by the chairman
OF county committees or candidates affecting the
apnointnent or selection of such agents shall
hereafter be addressed and delivered TO the coun-
ty board of elections and the certificates OF ap-
pointment by the county board shall first be MED
with the several boards before the persons SO ap
pointed shall be authorized to act, and sueh per-
mits may be issued and revoked and others ap-
pointed in their stead at any time up to ana IN
Guiding the day of election provided, however,
that when a permit shall be revoked, the new
permit in the place thereof shall be issued upon
the nomination of the same person or otlcer up
on whose nomination the original permit was IS
sued.
district board of registry and election shall sign
any returns of election until after the compile
tion of the counting of votes and his personal ex
animation of the tally sheets to determine the
results the counting of the votes shall COM
mence Immediately upon the closing of the polls
on the day of election; the board snail proceed
in an open and public manner to read and count
the votes received and shall complete the same
without delay and without adjournment, and af-
ter completing the same shall audloly and pup
licly announce the result thereof particularly
specifying the whole number of the voters in the
poll book the name of each person for whom any
vote shall have been given for any otiice TO be
filled by such election and the number OF votes
given for each person for the once designated
Q And be it enacted That for all general
elections in this state the county boards of cleo
tions in each county shall hereafter be and act
as the board of county canvassers, and all the
powers and duties heretofore vested IN and I'M
posed upon the board of county canvassers as
heretofore constituted shall be and are hereby
vested in and imposed upon the board Of county
canyassers as constituted by this act; the clerk
of the county shall hereafter be the clerk of said
county board of canvassers. without extra COM
pensation.
I0 And be it enacted, That the services rem
dered and expense incurred by any officer or
person duly authorized in carrying out the pro
visions of this act, and not herein provided for
shall be regarded as election expenses, and shall
be paid and betrayed by the respective counties
and municipalities in the same manner as other
election expenses and services are now paid for
and discharged and the board of freeholders in
each county shall include in their annual tax
levy sum sufficient to pay the compensation OF
the district boards of registry and election and
all other election expenses:
H. And be it enacted. That the compensation
of each member of the boards of registry and
election in cities having by. the next preceding
census population exceeding forty thousand
for all services performed by them under the pro-
visions of this act and the act to which this act
is a supplement. shall be for each registry day
five dollars and for the election day, including
the counting of the votes and the delivery of the
returns and ballot box with contents to the mu-
nicipal clerk ten dollars. to be paid by the coun-
ty collector for each general election within thIr-
ty days after the date of the said election
II TOD he n