The age-herald., 1901-09-08

anu AhC iAodg next Nub udy oI election in November, nineteen hundred and two. On Friday and Saturday rext preceding the day of election in Novem- Der, nineteen hundred and two, they shall sit in the county court house Of each county during such days, and shall regis ter all applicants having the qualifications prescribed by Section 1S0 of this eonsti- tuition and not disqualified under Section lS2. who shall have reached the age of twenty-one years after the first day of August. nineteen hundred and two, or who shall prove to the reasonable satis- faction of the board that, by reason of physical disabilaty or unavoidable ab- sence from the county, they had no op- portunity to register prior to the first day or August, nineteen hundred and two; and they shall not on such days regis ter any other persons. When there aIe two or more court houses in a county, the registrars may sit during such two days at the court house they may select, but shall give ten days notice, by bills posted at each of the court houses, des- ignating the court house at which they will sit
 Fourth-The board of registrars shall hold sessions at the court house of their respective counties during the entire week in November, nineteen hundred and two and for six working days next prior to
 
 hundred and two, during which sessions they shall register all persons applying who possess the qualifications prescribed in Section 1S0 of this constitution, and who shall not be disqualified under Sec tion 1S2. In counties where there are two or more court houses the board of reg istrars shall divide the time, equally be- tween them. The board of registrars shall give notice of the time and place of such sessions by posting notices at each court house in their respective counties, and at each voting place, and at three other public places in the county, and by pub lication once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper, If one be publish ed in the county; such notices to be post ed and such publications to be commenced as early as practicable in the first week of November, nineteen hundred and two. Failure on the part of the registrars to conform to the provisions of this article as to the giving of the required notices shall not invalidate any registration made by them.
 Fifth-The Board of Registrars shall have power to examine under oath or af- frmation all applicants for registration, and to take testimony touching the quail ihcatlons of such applicants. Each mem Der of such board Is authorized to ad- minister the oath to be taken by the ap- plicants and witnesses, which shall be
 
 the person making it:
 T solemnly swear Cor affirm) that in the matter of the application of .......... ................ for registration as an cleo tor, I will speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God"
 Any person who upon such examina- tion makes any wilfully false statement in reference to any material matter TEu. H. cant for registration shall be guilty of perjury. and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the penftentiary for not less than one nor more than five years.
 Sixth-The action of the majority of the Board of Registrars shall be the ac- tion of the board, and majority Of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. Any person to whom registration is denied shall have the right of appeal, without giving secu- rity for costs, within thirty days after such denial, by filing a petition in the Circuit Court or court of like jurisdic- tion held for the county in which he seeks to register, to have his qualihca- tions as an elector determined. Upon the filing of the petition the clerk of tne court shall give notice thereof to any SO | lcftor authorized to represent the Stat'
 
 appear and defend against the petition l on behalf of the State. UDon such tria | the court shall charge the jury only tt what constituted the qualifications tha entitled the applicant to become an cleo tor at the time he applied for reg1strs- tion and the jury shall determine the weight and effect of the evidence ana return a verdict. From the Judgment rendered an appeal will He to the Su- preme Court in favor of the petitioner to be taken within thirty days. Final judgment in favor of the petitioner shan entitle him to registration as of the date of his application to the registrars.
 Seventh-The Secretary of State shall, at the expense of the State, have pre- pared and shall furnish to the registrars and judges of probate of the several counties sufficient number Of registra- ton books and blank forms of the oatns' certificates of registration and notices required to be given by the registrars. The cost of the publication in newspa- pers of the notices required to be given by the registrars, shall be paid Dy the State the bills therefor to be rendered to the Secretary of State and approved by him.
 Eighth-Any person who registers fos another. or who registers more than once, and any registrar who enters the
 
 istered voters, without such person hav- ing made application In person under oath on a form provided for that pur- pose, or who knowingly registers any person more than once, or who knowing ly enters name upon the registration list as the name of a voter, without any one of that name applying to register. shall be guilty of felony, and upon con- viction thereof shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years.
 1S7. The Board of Registrars in each county shall on or before the first day of February. nineteen hundred and three, or as soon thereafter as practicable, file in the office of the Judge of Probate of their county complete list. sworn to by them of all persons registered in their county, showing the age of such person so registered, with the precinct or ward in which each of such persons resides set opposite the name of such person, and shall also file like list in the office of the Secretary of State The Judge Of Probate shall, on or before the first day of March. nineteen hundred and three. or as soon thereafter as practicable. causs to be made from such list in duplicate, in the books furnished by the Secretary of State, an alphabetical list by precincts of the persons shown by the list of ths registrars to have been registered in the county, and shall file one of such alpha betical lists in the office of the Secretary of State; for which services by the Judges of Probate compensation shall be. provided by the Legislature. The Judges of Probate shall keep both the original list filed by the registrars and the alpha hat {cf aa In