Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-25
REGISTRATION
INSTRUCTIONS.
They Were Sent Out in a Circular
Letter by Clerk lanes Today
THE COURSE TO FOLLOW,
VIII he a big Rush OF Taxpayers I'm
Treasurer Dalc's Office Soon
Joint Building News.

1T has been represented to the board
Of county commissioners, says County
Clerk James In circular letter which
he is sending out 70 registrars today,
by Some Of the registry agents, that
they have understood paragraph 2 Of
the letter of instructions, TO mean that
where a voter In city receives GER
tlhcate Of transfer, he can remove from
one precinct to another within sixty
days Of an election, and have his name
placed on the registry list In the district
In which he moves. Your attention is
directed to the fact that the paragraph
referred to Is not susceptible of this
construction. A registry agent must
not place on the list the name Of per-
son not entitled TO vote In his district,
The state Constitution provides (article
w, section p, as a qualification TO vote,
residence In the precinct sixty days
next preceding any election. Salt Lake
City IL divided into five precincts lex
cept for the purposes of electing justice
OF the peace and constable). and regis
try agents will not place names on the
list in violation OF the constitutional
provision herein quoted. Your special
attention in regard to this point. is
called TO the closing sentence Of para
graph Of the letter Of Instructions"
The paragraph In question was point
ed out today as having been included in
a letter OF instructions previously
mailed TO registration agents and reads
as follows:
Your attention is invited TO the fact
hat under section Sl2 OF the Revised
Statutes Of 1898. as amended by the
session laws OF 1901, any person already
registered In one district, who. at any
time prior 20 the election. moves from
such district to any other district with
In the precinct Tor city is entitled TO
have his name placed on the reglstra-
ton list In the district to which he
moves, upon presenting to the registry
agent the certificate therein mentioned;
that Is TO say, q person already regis
tered In one district may move from
such district to any other district with
in the city, whether such district be
within the same precinct (or municipal
ward) or not. and he entitled to have
his acme registered in the district to
winch ne moves provided he is entitled
to vote In that district"
RUSH COMING.
Treasurer VIM. II. Dale IS prepared
for the big rush OF taxpayers 20 his
office, which is expected to come at any
time now His force OF deputies and
clerks has been kept pretty well em-
ployed for some little time past and
when the big influx of taxes, which is
usual as the last day Of grace APP
breaches, comes on the trcasurers Of
flee VIII present scene OF much hustle
and activity. 1t Is expected. however.
that the crowd will be rapidly disposed
Of In view of the thorough preparations
which have been made for the work.
LOWERING PIPES
Supt. Hines OF the waterworks de-
partment has begun the work OF lower
Ing water pipes upon newly graded
streets In the north part OF town End
anticipates a rapid completion OF the
work with the force Of men at his COM
mand. The sinking OF the pipes is made
compulsory by the cutting down OF the
street grades and the consequent neces-
slty OF getting the water mains below
the frost line