Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-13
The New Registry Law.

The New Registry Law.
We are indebted to the County
Auditor for the following instructions
to the public regarding the new. :.registry
law. We trust that every voter in Fall
River county will see to it that he does
not lose his vote by failing to register.
Here are the Instructions,
No person shall be permitted to vote
at any general election unless he is
duly registered by law.
The mayor, auditor and treasurer of
every incorporated city, the board of
supervisors of every organized town
ship and the judges of election last
appointed shall constitute board of
registration for such city, township
or voting precinct.
The city auditor, township clerk,
or in the case of voting precincts in the
unorgunized portion of the county, the
auditor, shall prepare a full and COM
plete list of all voters, using for this
purpose the list fled by the assessor
and the poll book of the last preceding
election, striking from such poll list
and registry lists the names Of all
persons who have died or removed, and
adding thereto the names of all persons
known to be legal voters in his precinct
and whose names are not included in
said lists.
Such complete list shall be posted
by such city auditor or township clerk
in three of the most public places in
in the precinct, lone of which shall be
upon the door of the building in which
the election shall be held) on or before
the third Tuesday next preceding
said election (Oct. II 1S99 and in case
of voting precincts in unorganized
townships said lists shall be posted by
judge of election at least twenty
days prior to such election (Oct. Is
1891 in same manner as provided in
organized townships.
The board of registration shall meet
on the last Tuesday next preceding
the day of election (Oct. 81, 1890 at
nine o'clock in the forenoon (which
date is made the date of the last
regular meeting of the board of super
visors of organized townships) and
continue in session until six o'clock in
4. the afternoon at the place where the
election is to be held in said voting
precinct, except in cities, and the meet
ing shall be. held at the usual place of
meeting of the city council, aud pro-
ceed to correct the registered lists as
returned by the assessor, of all persons
entitled to vote at the ensuing election
plete shall constitute and be known as
the register of electors of the said
election precinct.
1t shall be the duty of said board Of
registration to enter in said lists the
names of all voters in the precinct
using for this purpose the lists filed
by the assessor and the poll book OF
last proceeding election striking from
such poll list and registry lists th'
names of all persons who have died OF
removd and adding thereto the names
of all persons known to be legal voters
in their precinct.
Any eiector residing in the precinc
may appear and require his name tt
be entered on said list
After said registered list shall hav,
been fully complete said board shall
within two days, cause two copies o
the same to be made, each of which
shall be certified by them to be correct
list of the voters of thsir precinct Sc
far as known, of which list one shall be
delivered to judge of the election
precinct at least one day before elec
ton aud the other shall be delivered
to the county auditor at least three
days prior to the day of election
No vote shall be received if the name
of the person Offering to vote be moi
on said registered list unless such
person Offering to vote shall furnish to
the judges his affidavit in writing
stating that he is an inhabitant OF
such precinct, ETC., and also prove by
the affidavit of two electors registered
by the assessor that he is an inhabitant
of such precinct, etc.
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