Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-11
NEW REGISTRATION NECESSARY
JUDGE SLOWER HANDS DowN An
OPINION IN TnE MATTER.


A ro.rcglstraton ~ voters will he made
by the board % election commissioner
next autumn. Yesterday morning Judge
slower, OF the circuit court. sustained As
slstaut city Counselor l.. A. LaIghlin's de-
murrcr to County Counselor l.. II. Waters
petition Tor q temporary writ OF Injunction
80 require the board TO cease preparing for
q general registration In october The ac-
ton was brought by Attorney Waters on
tho county's behalf by agreement, 1t be-
ing the desire OF the commissioners and
others that the question of u new regis
trltlon might be decided. There was fear
that II the question WAS not settled. the
election next fan might bc vitlatei. Their"
Was also the question OF expense. The
now general registration Will cost about
Sl.opp. oue-half OF which sum the county
will huvd TO bear.
Judge slover's opinion in full is:
This Is a proceeding by jackson county
to enjoin the defendants. as election COM
missioncrs. from making another general
registration this year, the county con-
tending that the requirements uc the cleo
ton law for q general registration for 1876
-, ~ Il. - $50 ~ 49,
insist tho law IS otherwise.
"'ho trouble arises upon the construc-
ton to be given TO sections : and q, Of cleo
tiun law of lSis. as applicable to cities
having over 10000 inhabitants. section &
provides that, After the first orgauiza-
ton OF such board Of commissioners 1t
shall prepare for a new ana general regis
trHtion OF voters for the next general city
election or general state aud county cleo
ton, as the case may he; ana when made
such registry shall ha continued and re-
yis'l IN Tho manner hereinafter provided
section y requires, Such board OF reg
istry and the election clerks shall first
meet In the precinct on Tuesday. four
weeks preceding the first general city elec-
ton, or the iirst general state and county
election which, may occur after the first
commissioners. at tho place designated by
such board Of commissioners, and they
shall then proceed to make n general reg
istratlon OF all voters in such precinct. a
new general registration shall be made by
the board OF registry In every year there
after In which a presidential election oc-
ours: ana Just prior thereto. etc, etc
whether true or not. II must be nc
cepted as n general fact that more in
tcrest Il manifested by the people in a
presidential election tnAn in a municipal
one, and II must have been. the recognition
OF this fact by the legislature that In
ducet II TO provide in section q FOR a gem
eril registration Just prior to n pr LEM
tal election. Section > is a more general
registration preparatory to n general cleo
ton, whether state. county or municipal.
and does not undertake to prescribe the
time or the place Of registration. and is
q, hence the latter section should prevail
In determining whether a general regis
tration should be had Just prior to the
next presidential election. IN fact, the
the. election board to prepare TO make n
registration and It is only by inference
that a registration is authorized by that
section. II Is obvious that the legislature
Intended n general registration should be
made Just prior to every presidential cleo
ton, regardless of prior registrations. and
1t VIII be SO ruled. and the demurrer to the
petition vii, be sustained and a temporary
Injunction denied"