The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-07
But FEW DAYS LEFT.
VOTERS IN THE school,, ELECTION
MIST REGISTER ar ONCE.
5""s TO Be Closed October z--yss
One Hundred Person. R~~t.s-r~a-
ff<hf Thousand Voted Last Year
-EIectien VIII BE November q

No 70 pe-s2ns have regssts~aa Ter tns
sc1ool election % - hsEz November 5
L-ast year rheEs wers 500 vo9es cast. Or
e-gafT ines a. zsry As XII se east MS
year unless those interested register wa
TIE sse-s-arv q TIE bozr6 q education be-
fore oetobsr .
Il T.ew g 1hs Interest excited n p-ewt-
o4s years BY The school election ta4
apathy tbs ysa- seems strange. Prosa-
bly, il = owing - the ignorance q a u7a-
Jor1ty tAat tae session laws q 1877 n-ak.
registration 1D- the school eleetis. corr
pais1-y- Possibly fhs Eacs taaG Only ore
piacs s % Dc aIlsd on The board q e6@-
eaton aas something % 80 with =
TIE la~ On the polnf Of registration 3
Perfsctly plain. ard ID Eaz or woman
who wishes 20 vote November 5 sh9uH4
rszlect % register "a FeEsol- T1a books
are open from a =. % ?. n o each
day n the ofhcsz o. ne beard az ssz1ca-
tto-. eornsr of Seventh avenue ard Marsoa
street. There has been some talk OF nov
lnz fas books down towa 70 Al otEcs more
centrally located. tbs ws}I probably hs
discussed Ia t0nlght's meeting Of the
board. AZ w1zlcE VII also - taken Up TIE
designation q polling places aa9 the ap-
polnTneDr - sw8 Judges ard q clerk sor
each voting prsctnet-
Sections ~ chapter 2 % TIE Session
Laws q 1877 interesting % TIE general
public are as follows:
Section / No person SHAH vote At any
ScEocl election. either general or sr@csaI
20 Be held n any school district n THIS
state having q population o. 1885 OF more
Inhabitants. unless he Or she shall have
previously complied with the requirements
as 70 registration. as in this act provi3-
Cd
Section : Registration shall not he re-
CURED more than once IN each year All
persons. male or female VINO are qualified
electors under the provision q this act.
snail Re entitled 70 reglstratio on appnca-
ttou 10 the secretary q the board q Sd
ucatiou: Provided such eiector shan have
been a resident az the state for one year.
81 the county ninety DAYS and q ths
voting precinct thirty days prior 70 the
next general Or special school election -
Be held In such district. No person shall
vote az any such election except II the
precinct where he or she has resided for
the length OF time specified
The penalty for false representations IN
registering Is Imprisonment in the pen
itentIary Tor not less than one nor more
than i've years. The applicant S required
70 give his or her name. age. place ok
birth residence and. II nsrurallzed. where
The secretary Of the board = autnoTfze1
BY the law TO administer the oath Of reg
istration- There has been some question
as 10 the necessity Of A man registered
for general elections registering for the
school election This point vii he sub
uaitted BY the beard % the prosecuting at
torney fer an opinion There seems asfo-
~ arv doubt that separate registrations
are required by the law.
TIE electlan November s VIII &c for the
choice OF 4 successor to Dr.. F. a Caurch-
III. whose term as member Of the school
board expires at that time he - me
Oldest member OF the present board IN
point Of service. and has served several
terms as president.