Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-10-07
Registration Law.

"The board of county COM
missioners of each county of
this state must, at their regu-
lar meeting in July next pre-
ceding each general election
appoint a registrar for each
election precinct in the county,
who must be a qualified cleo
tor, resident of such precinct,
and otherwise a proper per-
son and qualified to perform
the duties of such Office, and
such registrar may hold his
Office until his successor is
appointed and qualified"
The said board must, prior
to the first day of August next
preceding any general cleo.
ton, cause notice to be given
for not less than fifteen days,
by publication in some news
paper published in the county,
if there be one, otherwise by
at least three notices posted
up in different parts of the
county, one of which must be
at the court house door,
of the names and general de-
scription of election precincts,
the name of the registrar for
each, and the time during
which registration may be
made. The time during
which registration can be made
is as follows: For every gen.
eral election to which the pro.
visions of this note are appli.
cable, during every Saturday
from the first day of August
to and including the last Sat
urday next preceding such
election"
"The registrar must also,
prior to the time of com.
mencement of registration,
post notices at least in three
public places in different parts
of his precinct, as will be most
likely to give notice to the
inhabitants thereof, giving the
time, days and hours during,
and the place at which he will
be ready to receive and hear
application for registration,
and he must thereafter, on the
. days named by him be at the
, place of registration designat-
, ed, from the hours of 9 O'Clock
a. m. to S O'Clock p. m. and
from ! O'Clock p. m. to 9
O'Clock p. M, and receive and
register the names of all per.
sons applying who are, or will
/, be on the day of election
for which registration is made,
entitled to vote thereat. He
+. must also, on any other day of
I the week, except holidays,
during said time of registra.
. ton, register any such elector
, who may find and apply to
him at his place of registra.
ton, register any such
elector of his precinct. He
may at any time examine un.
der oath any applicant as to
his qualifications, and he must
likewise examine, also permit
> any qualified elector to ex.
anime, an applicant for regis
, tration, either when such ap.
! plicant is not known to the
registrar to be a qualified cleo.
; tor or when any such qualified
, elector challenge such appli.
cant and distinctly states his
cause of challenge"
:. IF any applicant refuses to
answer all questions, give all
!. information under his control,
take all oaths, and do all
, things required of him by
!. law, his application must be
g, rejected by the register. The
registrar must before he reg.
listers any applicant, require
him to take and subscribe the
. oath to be known as the
ELECTORS OATH"
>, "Should any registrar at
:. any time refuse to register any
applicant, such applicant may
apply to the district court, or
/, the Judge thereof, for a writ
of mandate to compel the reg.
/. istrar to register him, and the
provisions of the code of civil