Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-04

tiun places in the city and country
districts, the Department of Elections
having jurisdiction 10 the city and
Sheriff Finn in the county outside OF
the city.
In order that all who are otherwise
qualified may register and vote they
should know something of the pro-
visions of the law in regard TO regis
tration aud elections, otherwise mis-
takes may be made which may not only
be embarrassing but may prevent vUters
from expressing their Wishes Below
will be found information bearing on
theNsubiect.
The registration officers will sit at
the places designated on the posters
which have hem posted in the several
election districts, on three successive
Saturdays, August 9Th, 18th and Goth,
from s clock IN the morning until u
o'clock, moon, and from l O'Clock 10
the afternoon until 7 O'Clock in the
evaning. The officers will be furnished
with the necessary books &c., by the
Department of Elections aud the sheriff.
The registrar OF each district. in
examining each applicant as to his
qualifications, receives tina registration
fee OF 81 Of the applicant own money.
The two assistant registrars enter tina
applicants registration Mt TINT tina on
the two bookB called registers, " and
immediately thereafter, or as soon az
convenient, the two assistant registrars
enter in alphabetical order the name of
every person, together with the proper
bntries, in the two "bouSs of registered
voters and two voting books of
qualified voters for primary elections, :"
whose name appears on the registers,
80. ss.s. 10. ..,f. I..N
Those persons registered on the dates
mentioned above, IN addition to being
qualified to vote OF the general election,
will also be entitled to vote at the
primary election of their political party
following August 2Cth. The primaries
will he held on the following dates
Union Republican, Friday, August
26tn; Regular Republican, Saturday.
August 9th; Democratic, Saturday,
September 10th.
The registrars and assistants will
MISC sit ON September 18th and October
s2d, and they will perform the same
duties mentioned in connection with
the earlier registration dates, except
preparing the two voting books OF
qualified voters for primary elections, %
which will be OF no use as the
primaries will have been held by that
time. 1t might be well to state that
persons who are not registered cannot
vote at the primaries.
Provision is made in the law for Ger.
tilica.es of registration to be given tt
any persons registered who request
them, and removal certificates In easel
where persons after being duly regis
tered move to other districts. There
has been GONE question in reference t,
thaca IN ap 40 to- ph aft. xrtl
be necessary to place the l0-uent war ia,
stamps on them, and the opinion seem
to be that it Twill he necessary. II 10
there is another question, as to whethe
the stamps shall be placed ON them b,
the election officers or the person
asking for them. A prominent lawye
advanced the opinion that tbs war tax
II such ID imposed, must be borne h,
the voter, as the certificate is I'm
douhtedly for bis accommodation AM
is given at his request, while anothe
attorney, who is also well versed in th
law, claims that the election officer
must provide the stamps. aa they Civ
the certificates. Tbs revenue officer
may be asked to settle this question.
In case OF tue challenge OF an ap
plicant for registration for allege
bribery, 1t shall be the duty Of th
Registrar to require the person 80 cha
lenged to take an oath TO the effec
that they have not been guilty Of wha
is charged; and persons declining {
take such an outh after having les
challenged shall not be registered.
person taking false oath will be liabl
To punishment for perjury.
Appeals from the decisions of regii
tration officers may he made TO III
resident associate judge, or. in case {
bis absence, to any judge entitled
sit in the Supreme Court, and his d.
cision shall be final.
IL shall Nc tho duty of the reside,
associate judgs OF this county, whic
ia Judge Spruaucs, to sit at the Lev
Court room at the Court House q
Thursday. August 25th, at 10 o. cloe
10 the morning, at which time he
required 10 receive appeals from SUI
persons as shall have appealed fro
the decisions of the registration of
Gers. He shall sit for the same pu
pose during the remainder Of the wet
and on the following Tuesday. u
shall also sit on Tuesday, October 25t
for tbs same purpose.
The registrars shall pay over to Il
county treasurer the money received
registration fses ON the Thursday ne
election. County Treasurer Rettew b
kindly consented, however, to sit ea
evening of registration day and recei
tbs money collected by the rsgistra
and receipt for It, This will light
the responsibility OF the registrars.
1t is expected that the colored reg
tration In the State, and especially
Wilmington, will be very much
duned, from the fact that at previo
registrations the white Republica
have furnished the colored voters wi
much of the tax receipt money, VIII
under the new Constitution aud {
law the white people and the color
voters would be amenable to the law
the money should be furnished ii
time. This being the case, ii looks
IL some of the Republican commit,
have almost outlived their usefune
as the chief object CT some of I
organizations in past years has be
TO procure tax receipts for indig,
negroes and persons who would nor I
their own taxes.
The law Htipulates that the ball
used at any primary election shall
printed by the governing author
holding sucn election. The namea
all Of the candidates for the same of
shall be placed in alphabetical orr
and whore there are two or more can
dates for tho same office, the eloc
shall Indicate his choice by cross
out the names of all of the candidai
with pen or pencil, except those
whom he dasifes TO vote. aud in c
an elector has omitted to cross out