The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-06

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registered elsewhere in the state of Utah
for this electoral year, so help me God
! Ter under the pans and penalties OF
/ perjury"
! the applicant is entitled TO register, or If
the applicant is challenged by a qualified
! electOr of the county, the agent may re-
quire answers to be made under oath as
| to citizenship, age, residence, and registra-
! non elsewhere in the state, etc
! II the applicant is a na1uralized citizen,
| q. certified copy of his papers must De
produced and be duly stamped by the
agent. IF such have been lost or de-
stroyed. then upon answering sausfac-
Iorily the questions prescribed by law and
as to the credibility of the applicant, he
may be registered.
POSTING LISTS.
Within FIVE days after the house to
house to canvass has been completed,
registry agents must arrange a list OF
ali names on their registers, Alphabetical
ly and post the same in some conspicuous
place in their respective precincts and
when the registration is finally closed,
they must also, within five days, post one
or more copies in public places in the
precinct and within two days send
copy under their certificate TO the county
clerk, 10 be by him posted in his office
until election day (and thereafter nleol
CORRECTING voTIN GLIsT.
Objections and corrections to the list
OF voters must be received by the regis
Try agent up and until p. m. on the 4th
day previous 10 the election (Friday, Oc-
tober Goth, 1896. These must be made
by qualified electors in writing and duly
verified and noted on the registry lists
by the agents.
In case of change Of precinct by any
voter prior 10 day of election he may APP
ply to the agent and have his name
stricken off and receive a, transfer which
viii entitle him TO be registered in any
other precinct in the state II II appears
to the agent receiving the same that the
applicant viii have resided the time re-
quired by law in such county and precinct
10 which he may have removed.
ELECTION.
A general election. will be held on Tues
day November 8, 1886. pursuant to the
cali of the governor and the provisions Of
law, to elect the following officers:
Three electors of president and vice
president of the United States.
A representative III the Fifty fifth con-
gress OF the United States,
One state senator la each of the fol-
lowing senatorial districts: The First
Second. Third. Fifth Eighth Ninth,
Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth
Two state Sena tors from each of the
To- owing senatorial districts: The Fourth
and Seventh
rive atate senators from the Sixth SEN
atorial district
One represent aaive in the state iegisia-
sentative districts: The First, Third,
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth,
Twelfth, Thirteenth. Fifteenth, Sixteenth,
Seventeenth Eighteenth, Nineteenth,
twentieth, Twenty-first- Twenty second,
Twenty third. Twenty-fourth, Twenty
fifth, Twenty-siXth and Twenty-seventh.
TWO representatives in the state le9iS-
lature from the Fourteenth representative
Three representatives in the state legis-
lature from the Second representative dis
trict
lature from each Of the following repre-
sentative districts: The Fourth and
Eleventh.
lature from the Eighth representative ols-
trict
TWO judges in the Third judicial dis
trict for unexpired terms.
One judge in the Fourth judicial dis
trict for uneXpired term.
In each county in the state: Three coun-
ty commissioners, a county clerk, sher-
if, q recorder q. county attorney, an as
SCISSOR, a. treasurer and a surveyor.
In each county having property vail
uation exceeding twenty millions Of dol
lars, a county auditor.
In each precinct in the state a justice Of
the peace and a constable.
County commissioners upon receiving
copies of the proclamation may cause
the same to be published in some news
paper of the county and posted at each
place of election ten O0) days before the
election.
ELECTION SUPPLIES
County commissioners must furnish
necessary poll books, printed ballots and
cards of Instructions together with the
booths for voting purposes at public eX-
pense. At least ten days before election
the county clerks must forward two poll
books 10 the judges of the several pre-
cincts.
JUDGES OF ELECTION.
The county commissioners must appoint
three judges for each election precinct,
two of whom must be of opposite political
parties, from lists submitted by the var
ious political organizations as required
by statute. If any judge fails to act,
then the electors assembled on the morn
ing of election 10 the number of at least
six, may choose one from the political
party in which such vacancy occurs.
VOTING PLACES.
be designated by the county commissions
ers. and a sufficient number of voting
booths zone for every fifty voters aat last
election), necessary paper, ink, pens and
one ballot box for each polling place be
supplied guard rail must be placed
so as to keep all persons Except those
allowed inside at least six feet from the
ballot box and booths.
Only election officers, one watcher from
each party and four persons in excess of
the booths, shall be allowed inside of the
rail at one time.
BALLOTS.
County clerks must provide printed bal
lots for every election (for the election in
1886, there must be two hundred ballots
for every fifty votes cast at the preceding
electiOn), which must be sent in packages
to each precinct by noon on Monday pre-
cedlng the election-if not SO delivered
il shall be the duty of such officer to pro-
vide substitute ballots, and if from
any cause either shall be exhausted, or
misplaced, unofficial ballots printed or
written as near as may be like the Off
cial ballots can be used1. The official bal
lots shall have printed thereon the name
OF every candidate whose name has been
properly certified to or filed with the coun-
~ clerk. Sample ballots and cards for
public inspection must be prepared and in
the hands of the clerks seven days before
election. and delivered to election judges
with twelve cards of instructions, TO be
posted in the voting booths, on election
day The official ballot may be in the
following form, an Y being used in each
instance where a square should appear
on the ballot This fact should be re-
membered;
OFFICIAL