The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-01
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER Is, 1897.

at the places SO as aforesaid designated by
the sad municipalities. to enable the electors
iature, to vote for or against certain proposed
amendments of the Constitution of the State
q New Jersey (See Chapter l, Laws OF 1897
Special Session.)
2. The district boards of registry and cleo
ton in the several election districts or pre-
cincts shall. conduct said special election; the
poiis snail be opened and closed at the times
now fixed by law for opening and closing the
polls at the election for members of the gem
De conducted SO far as practicable in the same
manner now required by law in conducting
assembly, except as otherwise directed in this
act.
s. 1t shall be the duty of the district boards
OF registry and election to make, alter and
revise, as the case may require, the registry of
voters entitled to vote in their several dis
tricts or voting precincts for use at said special
election, in the manner now required by law
for 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
10 make a new registry of the voters in such
districts or precincts, but only to revise and
correct the registry used at such local or
municipal election, and for that purpose the
said districts boards of registry and election
snail meet at the places in their respective
election districts or precincts where the said
special election shall be held. or at such other
place as shall be designated by the clerk of
such city, township or municipality, on Tues
day, the twenty-hrst day of September next,
at one O'Clock in the afternoon or 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 satisfae-
ton or 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
shall Contain the address Of the afaant and
shall be signed by him.
Notice is also given that the County Board
OF Elections for the County of Hudson will
be in session at the Court House, in the City
SEPTEMBER Is, 1887. from 5 o'clock in the
both days, for the purpose of adding the name
Of any legal voter in any Election District or
whose name has been Improperly or inadvert.
emily left off the Registry List, upon applica-
ton Tor That purpose o End upon a.I proper e E evi-
tons that such person is a legal voter quali-
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
the Board last aforesaid shall receive and file
said certificate and add his name to the Regis
try List, and he shall thereupon be allowed to
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. ST..
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 five 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, Office of the Clerk Of Hudson County.
N. T., at Jersey City. this August s0th, 1897.
JOHN G.. FISHER.
County Clerk.