The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-10-13
Consolidated April II. 1850


registration OF the qualified electors
of this state. The mayor, clerk and
treasurer of every incorporated city,
the chairman of the board Of trustees,
clerk and treasurer of every incor-
porated town or village, the board of
supervisors of every organized civil
township, and in voting precincts
where there is no organized civil town
ship, the Judges of election last APP
pointed shall constitute board OF
registration for such city, town, VII
lage, township or voting precinct
The board of registration as herein
provided shall meet on the last Tues
day next preceding the day of elec-
tion at nine O'Clock in the forenoon of
said day. which date is hereby made
the last regular meeting of the board
of supervisors for organized town
ships for each calendar wear. eontin-
ues in session until six clock iii the
afternoon at the place where the elec-
tion is to be held, in said township or
voting precinct, except in cities, towns
and villages, and in the meeting place
of the city council or board Of trus-
tees, and proceed to correct tho regis
tered list as returned by the assessor
as herein prescribed, of all persons
entitled to vote at the ensuing election
in their election precincts, which list
when completed, shall constitute and
be known as the register OF electors
!, of the said election precincts.
| 1t shall be the duty of said board
to enter in said list the names Of all
persons residing in said precinct AT
the last preceding election if the same
shall be known to, or can be ascer
tanned by such board to be qualified
electors of said precinct, and for this
purpose said boards are directed 10
examine the register of electors and
also the poll lists made and filed by
the judges of such precinct at the cleo
tion held next prior to the making Of
such register. In making such regis
ter the board shall enter thereon in
addition to names on the poll lists, the
names of all other persons who are
well-known to them to be electors in
said precinct, or shall prove to be
electors upon the sworn affidavit OF
the persons applying to be registered,
or upon the affidavit Of some elector
whose name has already been placed
upon the poll list, and the names OF
all persons upon the poll list who
precinct shall be omitted from the
register.
The proceedings Of said board shall
be open, and all persons residing in
and entitled to vote in said precinct
shall be entitled to be heard III rela-
tion to corrections or additions ID
said register.
Any elector residing in said precinct
and entitled to vote therein may ar
pear and require his name to be en-
tered in said list.
After said registered list shall have
| been fully completed, said board sha
| within two days cause two copies Of
the same to be made, each Of which
| shall be certified by them to be cor
rect list of the voters of the precinct 50
| far as known. OF which said lists enc
! shall be delivered to a judge Of the
election precinct at least one day be-
fore the election for which said regis
/ nd ~ 6aI
shall be delivered to the county audi
tor at least three days prior T. the
day Of election.
No vote shall be received at any
election in the state II the name o. Ihe
person offering the vote be not on the
said registered list. Unless such per-
son Offering the vote shall furnish TO
the Judge of election his affidavit IN
writing stating therein that he i an
inhabitant Of said precinct and giyin
his place of residence and time he has
, resided therein and also shall state
the reason why he was not registered,
and also shall prove by the af1ldav.t T
of two electors registered by the as
SCISSOR at the time of making the as
sessment of property and returned by
! him as hereinbefore provided, an
, that they know such person to be !
, inhabitant Of the said precinct, glvlnF
the place of residence and length u
time he has resided there.
The list Of the registration must b,
posted by the clerk Of the city, town
or township in three of the most put
lie places in the voting precinct on r
i before the third Tuesday before ele I
! ton. That is the list made ont by the
o assessor.
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