The Nome nugget., 1902-02-19
ORDINANCE NO. 6S.

| An ordinance to provide for the registration of | voters prior to all m .nlcllll elertiCns within l ana for the City ot Nome.
 l Be it ordained aud enacted by the Common | Council of the City of Nome: l section l. Regiotra ion oi voters
 Theic shall be Il register oi No.er> prior tc all
 municipal elections within and for the city of l Nome, us aereln provided.
 | Sec. ,. Noters-By whom regiStcred | The voters of the city ot Nome shull be regis
 tered by the Clerk Ut said city. l Sec. 5 Time and manner of registrations | The time and manner of registration shall be l the same as that prescribed by this ordinance | registration:
 | 1t snail De the duty of the President Of tie | Common Council ot the city Of Nome immcd- ately upon the taking effect oi this ordinanVe 10 procure and open Tor the registration of voters of said city poll book for S.lid cit. and the iIr,L Muuuay or January Of each year .ncrcul.ci to procure anu open book ot registration Tor said citc.
 Sec. ,. Poll book must be kept in City Clerk office Duty of register:
 Such poll books shall at all times be kept ut the Oiiice of the City Clerk, anu IL shan
 duty Of the City Cierk 10 r. Ai,ter ali citizens ot inc city of Nome on sLch poll books. as hereln- after provided,
 Sec |. Effect of registration as evidence Of right to vote:
 l. shuli ne the duty of all citizens of the city of Nome. after the opening oi tne books, a>l herein provided, to appiy to the City lrrk whol ls the orcer ot registration. and be rcgl>tereuI therein Ut such tlme or times 0S said books
 shall he open for that purpose, a> prusiucu ln this ordinance. and Sucn registration when
 made a> in this ordinance provided Shdli entitleI such citizens to vote in the city of Nome. IT. such citizens are otherwise legally quAIiiied voters Ut slrn election, and have 70 cIG>eo| themselves .u Dc iosinttrtu. Sdtn ftEt>tratluh -na.. pc prini.i l,.c,. ctiueucc Ut me si-ht c
 such tt, ilciS iu vote dt anA eie, ,lJit Ill LnH rs of Nome subsequent to registration Snu prCCvu- ing the llrSI hohday ui JdniIrs ncNt thelr.tteg.
 sec. l. Officer OI registration must punish noti:c:
 It snail be the tiutr of the City Clerk upon the .eecipt of the pol! DOORS i'll th> otliuGnuc piU- tiicu for to cause tu Uc puD.i,hed d notice h | ncW>p.pe oG general VlrculatIou in the city ui Nome, Tor tel days. hotf, ing tnc viuLehs that they c;ln rtAi>,"r at hl, office, according to the provisions oI taiS urul4.nye, auu 4l<C l.u.lt, shall DC pupilNAct. e..rh year WI. nii L" entS dItCr the Hrst Monday in Jullu..,, O. c,cn gee.
 Sec. <. PoI4 poUHs open, Whcn-No>lce Ul
 closing:
 The poll books in this or,lin.nc, provided for sh l. n" opeh .e all times DorlIg .ae ,c,lg lO. irgi>tr. tluA Ui Vvtcr,- except th.. u tc Nh Il ., SS S Hf E1e s!e M in S a cix Y such % yoos % d no, ice published Ut IeLSt tta ou, Ill Il w>- p"pes oi general tirelldtioh ll the ci,J oI Nome
 bS pos ting CT ther w.i ten Or urinte,, no ic ill three ol th" most public p4atcS in tha city oi Nome, at least .cn days prtcUlhE ull dt, (. such closing. ,nu Su.h nOti-G D. pIDicAtiuu shall have at feast two insertions i'll ,..lu news paper proviueu. however, ,u.t III d.. x c~I,. elections Su, h ncti>e shGIl uc given J, u pO>t-
 ing of the uiorCSuid nUtltcs ouiJ at least live days before such closing auu the pol books SD Il De closed preceding 4l special tItcVlOll>.
 See. g. Poll DUuks- how ulraLgeu: I he poll
 books aforesaid suuli Dc su arr4nCti as to aI.li- he aIph .uetlcIl tA>SiiciLion uf the n.iiicH U. the voters and raled Ill pdralI, lcolumns, with appropriate heads, aS follows: Date of registration, n1inr. ago, occupation, place ot re>hrnte, place of oiftn, time ol resi- uence within the District uG .il,tskI, time ul residence wiuhin the City of Nomc. anu ii ul
 foreign birth name and place of court and date of dc ,larltion of intention tO become a citizen of the United States ana with soiumn Ia Il a column Tor checking the nnnle ot voter at the time ot voting. If the voter registering Ul foreign birth he shall at the time of regis ratipu exhibit to the City Clerk q certificate of his declardtion of inten,io to become d citizen or the United States, if sI,'h tert.. te De loSt, then certiied copy or. tn2 same, or Iln.I standardization papers. or certified copy thercu Under the head of place of residence shall pt marked the number of lot and block or numb r and Street where applicant resides, or some other definite uescripClon sutii ent to locate ,h
 residence and 1T the yuter reside in the City of Nome in al motel or iougilg house the nainr o. the same shall be given and the number of the room occupied uy the voter, anu the voter so registering, as provided ng this section. Sh .ii sign his name on the register opposite tn entries above required, in the column heuueu signature, and in case any voter shall not un capable of writing his name he shall On the left
 hand margin make his mark by closs such other murk us is usual in making his signature, ana some person who p3rSoD.iI! Kiioa> sai voter anu is perSonailJ known to the itg ier.l l and who is cap bic of wrl,ing his narne, shl sign his name imnleuiateiy opposite said mark. as luentityIng sid person.
 Sec. 10. Regislr;tion-Ailidavit for: No per. son shall be registered unless he appear IL. person before the City CIerk aC his office 1ring usual office hours and apply to be registered ana give his ndme, age. occupation. particular pia> of residence. and if in an hotel or iod sng house within the ,ity or None, the nime Of tLe same. and the number of the room occti- pied in said hotel or lU.ginr houSe place of birth, time of resi- ence in the Jistri of Alaska, un.. in the City of Nulle an,. il ,f foreign birth the name of court. pl ltc where held and date Of declaration of iutenCion to D come u citizen of the UhitCd states, and make and subscribe .o the fv!.oWIng oath or affirm. atiOn:
 United States of America.
 District of Alaska, 'rss.
 City O. Nome.
 ], ..............., do solemnly swear Cor affirm that 1 d male perso., over tive. tp years. eieven mouths and twenty days Of uge: that