Evening journal., 1898-07-22
THE REGIsrRIATTON Jaw.


questing information as to their duties
under the new registration law, some
explanation of the provisions OF tho
law in question seems proper at thfs
present. The general ignorance on the
subject has, Of necessity, arisen from
the fact that the law itself in printed
form has not yet been distributed. Inn
mediately upon the adjournment OF the
late adjourned session OF the General
Assembly, the secretary of state pro
ceeded to make every effort to rusk
through the volume Of the new laws as
speedily as possible. Notwithstanding
every effort in this direction, however,
the completion OF the whole volume in
the short interval which has elapsed
between the adjournment and the pres
ent time, was a matter OF physical inn
possibility. The registration laws, and
the election and ballot laws have, how
ever, been printed in a pamphlet 10
themselves, and will he ready for dis
tribution at the end of this week.
The registration officers in each cleo
tion district must sit for the purpose
Of registering voters on FIVE days.
These days in the present year, are
Saturday, the sixth day of August
Saturday, the thirteenth day OF Au-
gust Saturday, the twentieth day OF
August; Saturday, the seventeenth day
OF September, and Saturday, the TWEEN
ty-second day of October. The places
for the sitting are to be selected by the
registration officers in each election
district. The hours OF sitting on each
of the days named are from o'clock
in the morning to z in the evening,
= with an intermission from II to /.
The first duty OF the registration Of
? ficers under the new law is, that The
registrar in each election district must
post in ten Of the most public places
in his district a notice stating the days
when the registration officers will sit
for registration, the place for and
= hours OF sitting. This notice must be
4 posted at least ten days before the day
OF the first sitting-the sixth OF Au-
gust 1t is important therefore that
' the registrars should attend 20 this
duty at once. No particular formal
kind Of a notice is required. n simple
statement OF the facts We have named
properly posted, will answer all re-
[ quirements.
e When the registration officers shal
= meet on the days named, their duties
g are much as under the old law. Tit
, most important duty in addition Is tina
OF requiring each applicant to pay th
C fee OF one dollar at tho outsst.
The mode Of procedure is as follows
The name OF the applicant is frs
written in the registration book, tn
! surname being written in full, and tn
Il number OF the applicant being writ
j. ten Immediately before his name. Il
p the column in the registration bool
2 which is headed registration fee" tn,
Il word paid" or unpaid" as the cas-
may be, must be transcribed. Next thi
proper color is written in the propei
, column. Next comes the entry OF th'
u age in the age column. Next, in th'
+ column headed nativity" must be en-
- = tered the name OF the state, territor!
. or county in which the applicant wa
n born. Next, In the residence column
I fn -, 10 hna f.N u
street or other description OF the resi-
denoe OF the applicant. In the subdivi
sion OF the column headed term o
% residence" how long the applicant ha
e resided in the state. how long in tn
/ county, and how long in the election
If district. In the naturalized column
IS the words yes" or no" or native,
IT as the case may be. In the column
headed registered voter, IL the appli
cant is qualified, the name must b
20 written as in the first column. II tn
J. applicant is disqualified, heavy nike
line shall be drawn through his nam
r as first written, and the cause OF hi
y disqualification shall be briefly state
a in the disqualified column. No appli
~ cant shall be held or markell disquali
.r fed, however, who pays tire fee, an
4 who is a male citizen who is ,
y years OF age at the time OF the appli
-- cation, or win be so on the day OF IN
\ next election, and who has resided 70
Il the past year in the state, for the pas
, three months in the county, and thirt
% days in the election district, and whC
h when challenged shall take the pre-
n scribed oath as to bribery.
Only the applicant, a Representative
r Of each political party and the necee
y sary witnesses for each case are to b
- admitted to the registratioe room.
? An appeal from the decision OF tn
= registration officers lies to the assoc
ate judge resident in the county. Th
"a days in the present year, when thesssoe
ate judge will sit for such appeal wi
be Thursday, the 25th day Of August
rs Tuesday, the thirtieth Of August, an
Is Tuesday, the twenty-ffth Gay Of CctC