The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-22

vided by the board of freeholders of the
respective counties with a suitable office
and furniture, in the court house of tho
appointed. or in a buiidin as near as pos
sible adjacent thereto located at the
county seat.
!. and be it enacted, That said county
boards Of elections shall, at ten O'clock
in the forenoon on the first Tuesday in
August. or on such other days as they
may agree on within the first ten days
of August in each year, meet at the
court house in their respective counties
and organize by electing one of their
secretary, but the chairman and secre-
tary shall not both belong to the same
such chairman for three ballots or viva.
voce votes, then the oldest lin years. Of
such board shall be the chairman there
of; and on failure to elect such secre-
tary for three ballots or viva voce votes
the member of the board next oldest Gin
years. to the chairman OF such boardy
and not of the same political party,shall
be secretary.
8. And be it enacted, That the county
board of elections in each county shall
cause to be made a complete registry of
all the legal voters in their respective
counties. and for that purpose shall APP
point for each election district or voting
gal voters and residents within the city,
wi or township in which is situated
the district or ,sd pr re net for baa wnie ~
registry and election for such election
district or voting precinct; not more TIM
two of such appointees. in each elect
ton district or voting precinct, shall be-
long to the same political party; the
said boards of registry and election shau
of September in each year, upon nomlna-
tons made in writing by the chairman
two II .H political parties witch at the last
| preceding general election cast the larg-
est and next largest number of votes in
assembly; said nominations shall be
made after the tenth and no later than
the tg en- e. ev day tS Of A a}fggaT cb In eaen
so designated shall neglect to file such
nominations in the .maner and within the
of elections shall Immediately cause
notice to be given to said chairman. and
he may, supply the deficiency IN the iise
elections shall appoint said Nominees; if
tn tRe e aomittaes q herein elfhed design na9ni
S ner and within the time herein speeiiea
members of the district boards of reg
istry and election, the county. board OF
elections shall Supply any d neamhecy n II
the political party of which the delil-
ouent chairman is a member; provided,
however, that all nominees shall answer
and to the satisfaction of the. county
board OF elections. all reasonable guess
I llOIS SuQ1ll4llSQ IL llCtAi VI +NIAAt ~
that purpose by the county board of
| elections, which refer to the efficiency,
eligibility and character of the nenl
serve as members of the board Of regis
try and election; and provided, also, that
the county board of elections may re-
bers of any board of registry and cleo
ton fer neglecting or refusing to prop
for falling to perform at the time re-
duired by law the duties of his office.
for intoxication, for i~ncapacity or for de-
ceit or falsehood exercised In securing
his own appointment; and all police off,
| GERS, constables, sheriffs and peace off
GERS are hereby required to remove sum-
Der Of the board of registry and election
in said county whose removal has been
of elections, attested by the signatures
of the chairman and secretary Of such
s9aTd; the vacancy SO o. made ao,s sna boap %
of elections. but for the next unexpire0
term onlq.
A. And be it enacted, That the terms
boards of registry and election, APP
pointed under this act, shall begin on
September eleventh of each year. and ex-
pife on September tenth of the follow
ing year, or when their successors are
! appointed and qualified; all vacancies IN
! ! ion the e shaiI be 0f filed by ~ the COUNTY boards
of elections in the same manner as here
inbefore provided for the filing of va
CauclSS, LOT liz ullS&p-ICa ICIkl Una >
provided, however. that in case of a
vacancy occurring IN said board on the
day of election, by reason OF the absence
of removal by order of the county board
of elections, such vacancy shall be i'm
med.ately filled by the members of the
| district board of the same political party
as the member whose place has became
vacant; such appointment shall be i'm,
| Of eleetioas; the district boards of cleo
| ton shall meet within ten days after
the;r appointment, within the munie e.
a place to be agreed upon by al LEAST
three members of the board; each OF
, members as Judge and another one of
| their members as inspector; such judge
and Inspector shall be members of OPP
two members of the board shall be
clerks of election, and shall perform al
the f aa5IeS req and Election py t fon .. IN !" case sasi Of
| failure to elect a judge as herein pro-
yided. after balloting or ySotinS
| Oldest in years shall become Judge, and
in case eff failure to elect an inspector
after balloting and voting three times,
of the opposite political party shall be,
come the inspector; the inspector shaIt
Official envelopes and the Judge shall re-
ceive from the voters and deposit in
the ballot box the ballots, enclosed in
the official envelopes, as presented to
him by the voters on the day of election;
one of the clerks, to be designated by
the judge, shal keep the registry on
the day of election, checking off the
names written thereon when the voters
deposit their ballots, and the other clerk
shall keep the poll book, writing therein
snd numbering seriatim the names OF
those whose votes are received, in the
order in which the voters deposit their
ballots: in the counting OF the votes,
take the ballots from the box singly.
/ and reading the names thereon and the
eiffces designated in connection there
with, shall hand the ballot. open with
the officiaI envelope. to the inspector. who
shall replace the ballot in the envelope
! number the envelope and string it 80
now provided by law; the two clerkS
shall each keep a tally of the votes "a
they are called off by the judge.
cTo be Continued.)