The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1897.

at the places 50 as aforesaid designated by
the said municipalities, to enable the electors
ifa a.ed to " Vote vote ser Tor or a Memeers eer q 1ne ord L :
amendments of the Constitution of the State
OF New Jersey. (See Chapter 1, Laws of 1897
.
2. The district boards of registry and cleo
ton in the several election districts or pre-
cincts shall conduct said special election; the
polls shall be opened and closed at the times
now fixed by law for opening and closing the
polls at the election for members of the gen.
eral ssembly and said special election shall
be conducted SO far as practicable in the same
annual elections for members of the general
ssembly except as otherwise directed in this
act.
s. It shall be the duty of the district boards
OF registry, and election to make, alter and
voters entitled to vote in their several dis
trlcts or voting precincts for use at said special
election, In the manner now required by law
TOT general elections; provided, however, that
where the election districts or voting precincts
have remained unchanged since the last local
or municipal election. it shall not be necessary
for said district boards of registry and election
to make a new registry of the voters in such
correct the registry used at such local or
municipal election, and for that purpose the
shall meet at the places in their respective
election districts or precincts where the said
place as shall be designated by the clerk of
such city. township or municipality, on Tues
Qdyy the LWeQIy-nrSL Gay OF september next
at one o'clock in the afternoon of that day,
and continue in session until nine O'Clock in
the evening, for the purpose of revising and
correcting the registry and OF adding thereto
the names of all persons entitled to vote at
said special election who shall appear in per-
son before them and establish to the satisfac-
ton of a majority of such boards that they
are entitled to vote In that election district or
precinct at such special election, or who shall
be shown by the written affidavit of a voter
residing in the same district or precinct to be
so entitled to vote; a separate affidavit shall
he rAnnirnd for aanh nerSnn 60 rdUiGtar1d Uhfph
shall contain the address Of the afiant and
shall be signed by him.
Notice is also given that the County Board
OF Elections for the County OF Hudson will
of Jersey City, on SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER
IL, 1887. and on Election Day, TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER %, 1897, from 8 o'clock in the
both days. for the purpose of adding the name
Of any legal voter in any Election District or
Voting Precinct of the County of Hudson.
whose name has been improperly or inadvert-
emily left off the Registry List, upon applica-
ton for that purpose and upon proper evil
lions that such person is a legal voter quail
fed to vote at the said election; and said
County Board may give their certificate to the
Board of Registry and Election Of the district
or precinct in which he is entitled to vote, and
said certificate and add his. name to the Regis
try List, and he shall thereupon be allowed to
vote at said election.
No name shall be added to said Registry
List after the said Registry Day, September
q, 1897, except in the manner as herein pro-
vided. Certificate of transfer may, however,
be issued. and shall be accepted as heretofore.
in the case Of any voter who, after having
registered in one precinct, shall remove into
another election district or voting precinct in
the same county. before the said day of cleo
ton.
Z. The County Boards of Election in the sew
eral counties shall sit on the Saturday next
preceding such election and also on the day
Of election, from eight o'clock in the fore
noon till five o'clock in the afternoon of each
of said days, and perform the same duties in
respect to such registry as is now provided
by law in respect to the registry for any
general election; and each member Of said
Board shall receive the sum OF fve dollars for
his services under the provisions OF this act
for each of said days.
This notice is given in pursuance of an act
of the Legislature of the State Of New Jersey,
entitled IAN Act to provide for submitting
proposed amendments to the Constitution of
this State to the people thereof,' Chapter l..
Act of Special Session, 1897.
Dated. Ofice Of the Clerk OF Hudson County.
n. J., at Jersey City, this August S0th. 1897.
JOHN G. H
County Clerk.