The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

kill the same except in the ordinary
method of shooting with guns in the
usual manner.
Section 3. Section two of this bill shall
not apply to Hancock county.
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 215.
| An Act relating to Political Caucuses.
| Section 1. No person shaN take part or
vote in any caucus of any political party
unless qualified therefor by enrolment as
| Section 2 Any person who Is legal
| voter may enroll himself as a member of
any. political party by filing with the
clerk of the town of which he is a legal
voter a declaration i'm writing signed by
him, substantially as follows: 81, ,
being legal voter of hereby
elect to be enrolled as a member of the
party. The following statement
of name, residence. place of last enroll
ment if amy. and party of last enrolment
if any, is true
A new enrolment may be made at any
| time, but the person making such new
enrolment shall not vote IN any political
caucus within six months thereafter if
he dcsignates "A different political party
from that named by him in the preceding
enrolment.
Section B. The clerk of the town where
the enrolment is made, as above proVid-
ed, shall receive and file the same, in,
dorsng thereon the date of filing, and
shall record the name. residence. place
of last enrolment, and date of filing. in a
separate book for the enrolment of mem-
bers of each POLITICAL party. entering the
Suitable blanks for such enrolment
shall be provided by the town clerks and
in addition thereto they shall provide
books with proper headings, embodying
the enrolment statements above provid-
ed, which the person desiring to enroll
may fill out and sign, thereby enrolling
such enrolment paper. Such books shall
be public records and shall at all times
be open to public inspection.
Any voter hot previously enrolled may
enroll as aforesaid up to the day of hold
ing any caucus and may enroll himself
during said caucus by subscribing and
making oath to the following statement
before the chairman of the caucus. 81,
do solemnly swear that 1 am
a qualified voter in this town, or ward
and have the legal right to vote in the
caucus of the party. l am a mem
Der of that political party and intend to
vote for its candidates at the election
next ensuing. l have not taken part or
voted at the caucus Of any other political
party in the six months last past
The secretary of the caucus shall in
dorSc thereon whether the person sub
scribinS and swearing to the same voted
In said caucus, and within one week
statement with the Endorsement thereon
to the clerk of the town wherein such
caucus is held and said clerk shall there
upon enroll said voter in the enrolment
statement shall be preserved as public rec
ords and shall be prima facie evidence
in any court that said person took said
oath and voted in said caucus.
Section s. TO facilitate the first en-
rolment under this act the town COM
mittees of each political party shall, on
or before January first, nineteen hundred
and four, file with the town clerk a
list of the legal voters in their respective
towns. who are believed by them to be
members of their party, giving the
exact residence of said voter as near as
may be, ard such description of said
voters if necessary as will serve to
identity them, and the same shall con-
stitute a lesal enrolment under the pro
visions of this act of all voters appearing
upon the list of only one of such commit
tees. and not otherwise enrolled, and the
clerk shall record the same as required IN
section three with the same effect as II
made pursuant to the provisions of sec
ton two. But the same may be annuled
by the personal enrolment of the voter
under the provisions OF sections two or
four.
Section g. Caucuses and meetings of
political parties held for the purpose of
nominating candidates or choosing dele
nate any person to any public office whose
name shall be placed on the final ballot,
unless held under the provisions OF TINS
act are hereby declared to be unlawful,
and no political party shall have it's poiiti-
cal ticket placed on the final ballot unless
the nominations of its candidates are
made in accordance with the provisions OF
this act, provided that this shall not be
construed as preventing citizens caucuseS
Section I. All votes for the election of
delegates to any political convention 1or
public Office shall be by ballot, written or
printed, on plain paper.
Section S. No person shall vote or offer
to vote more than once for any candidate
or delegate or set of delegates in any one
caucus nor shall he vote or offer to vote
in any one caucus held in any caucus dis
trict in which he shall not at the same
time be legal voter. No person shall
vote or offer to vote in any caucus where
candidates or delegates are to be chosen
if he has already voted at the caucus OF
any otAer political party in the past SIX
months.
Section s. No person whose right to
vote is challenged shall be allowed to vote
until he shall have taken the following
oath, which shall be administered by the
chairman of the caucus: You do sol,
emily swear that you are registered
voter in this town or ward, and nave the
legal right to vote in this caucus; that you
are A member OF the political party hold
ing the same and intend to vote Tor IT'S
candidates at the election next ensuing,
and that YOU have not taken part or voted
at the caucus of any other political party
in the six months last past" The secre.
tary of the caucus Shall make record oil
the administration of such oath, as pro
Vidcd in section tour OF this act, anu Will
the same effect.
Section 10. Notices of caucuses, signed
hv the chairman and secretary, shall he
issued bv each town committee not less
than seven days prior to the day on which
the caucuseS are to be held. They Shall
lie cunSpicuouiy posted in at least five
places on the highways of each voting
precinct, and shall state the place, day
and hour of holding such caucuSes: In
case voting is 10y check list a sufficient
time shall he allowed for all to vote, and
the call for the caucus shall state the
hours fixed by the committee for the open
ing ard closing of the polls.
Section II. No person shall pay or offer
to pay TO any voter any pecuniary com
pensation for said voters vote. or to In
ilucnce his action at any caucus heiu
under The provisions Of this act
Section T.. Voting lists as used In the
election next preceding any caucus, shall
be used as check lists, at such caucuSeS,
II the town committee shall so determine
and provide in the call, and such COM
mittep shall be required to provide Tor
the use of such list upon written request,
filed with the chairman or clerk oil the
committee. at any time before the call
is posted. of voters of the party, TO tnS
number Of not less than ten in towns OF
less than two thousand inhabitants; OF
not less than twenty in towns OF Two
thousand and not exceeding i've thouSand'
and of not less than fifty in towns OF i've
Thousand or more inhabitants, ACCORDING
to the last official census of the United
States
1t shall be the duty of the officials hav-
ing charge of such voting lists to furnlsh
certified copies thereof for use i'll eau
cISeS IlpOn aDplicatiOn of Such party