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full text of the enactment is given
herewith:
Section l. Except in the particulars
otherwise provided for in the Consti-
tuition, all elections held under the au-
thority of Section g. of Article XII, of
the Constitution to elect Boards of
Freeholders, or to vote upon proposed
charters or upon amendments to exist
ing charters, shall be conducted under
the provisions of this Act
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of
boards of municipalities charged with
the conduct and carrying on of cleo
lions, to district and subdivide the mu-
inequalities into special election pre-
cincts, for the holding of the elections
mentioned in Section l of this Act, and
to change and alter such precincts, and
to redistrlct the municipality for such
elections as often as occasion may re-
quire.
Section 3. In establishing such special
election precincts. said board shall con-
solidate the precincts which existed for
the holding of the last preceding gen
eral election, to a number not exceeding
six for each special election precinct,
and shall number the special election
precincts SO established consecutively.
and each precinct SO established shall
be known as Special Election Pre-
| Cinct Number -
Section t. All persons shall be enti-
tied to vote at the elections mentioned
| in Section l who come within the
| terms or comply with the requirements
Of this Act.
| Saatlnn ENx-nryy yT-h n
qualified elector at the general election
Immediately preceding the holding Of
any of the elections mentioned in Sec
ton / of this Act, and who was upon
the Great Register of the county, or
| city and county, where any such NUM-
cipality is situated, as a qualified elect
or of any one of the precincts which
compose special election precinct, and
who continues to reside within the ex-
terror boundaries of such special cleo
| ton precinct until the time of the hold
ing of the election herein provided for,
shall be entitled to vote at said cleo
i ton without other or additional regis
| tration.
Section 6. All other persons claiming
| to be entitled to vote at any of the
elections provided for in this Act must
be registered upon the Great Register
Of the county, or city and county, with
in which such municipality is situated,
as an elector of and within one Of the
precincts which compose the special
election precinct wherein he claims to
be entitled to vote. Such registration
must take place at least fifteen days
prior to the election; and it shall be
the duty of the County Clerk of the
| county, or city and county,
within which such municipality
is situated, and in those coun-
ties or cities and counties wherein
the County Clerk is not the officer
charged with the duty of registering
voters, then of the officer so charged
TO keep his office open for fifteen days
prior TO the fifteenth day preceding any
such election for the registration of vot-
crs who may desire to vote at such
election.
Section I. The boards of said munici-
Lalities charged with the conduct OF
elections shall appoint a Board of
Election for each special election pre-
cinct, to consist of two judges and two
clerks. who shall apportion among
themselves the work and labor required
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respective special election pre-
cincts. But one poll list need
be kept and but one reg
lister These shall be returned to the
proper officers as a part of the official
| returns.
Section g. The Great Register used in
each special election precinct shall con-
sist of a copy of the Great Register OF
the county, or city and county used al
the general election Immediately pre-
ceding the holding of any election pro-
vided for in this Act in the precincts
which compose the special election pre-
cinct, together with certified list OF
the persons who. by registration had
since such general election, are entitled
to vote at any Of the elections herein
provided for within the special election
precinct fer which such certified list is
prepared. Said list shall be certified
for the use of and delivered to the
Board of Election of each special cleo
ton precinct by the County Clerk OF
the county, or city and county in which
such municipality exists, and in those
counties, or cities and counties Where
an officer other than the County Clerk i:
charged with the duty or clothed with
J the authority for the registration Of
voters, then by such officer. In the event
that precinct registers were used at the
last preceding election, then it shall BIZ
the duty of the County Clerk or the
other officer aforementioned to furnish
a copy Of the precinct register of each
: Of the precincts which compose SAID
special election precinct to the Board Of
J Election for each special election pre-
cinct, in addition to the supplementary
list above mentioned.
} Section 8. No person shall be entitled
to vote at any election provided for il
this Act unless his name appear upor
the Great Register or precinct register
as a voter within the exterior bounda.
! ries of the special election precinct, OF
unless his name is enrolled upon the
supplementary list herein provided for
nor unless, according to the Corstitu-
ton and laws Of this State he is en-.
titled to vote thereat
Section 10. The provisions of law
: which would be applicable to the cleo
tons mentioned in Section / of this
Act, but for the passage hereof, shall
nevertheless, control the said election:
as to the matters for which no provis-
ion is herein contained
Section II. This Act shall take effect
. Immediately.
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