Douglas Island news., 1903-11-25
Ordinance No. 20.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS PROVIDED Fol

The City of Douglas does ordain;
 SECTION 1. There shall be a registration of voters in the City of Douglas annually, prior to the general municipal election, and no person shall be entitled to vote at any munic- ipal election who is not registered according to the provisions of this ordinance. The reg istration shall not be conclusive proof of the right of any registered person 10 vote, but said person may be challenged and re- uuired to establish his right to vote in the manner in this ordinance provided, No per- son shall be registered unless he appears in person before the registration officer at the office of the register during the usual office hours, and apply to be registered, and give his name and particular place of residence as required in the poll books, provided that any qualified voter who being sick or una Yoidably absent from the city during regis tration, may, by bringing two witnesses to testify to the above fact, be allowed to regis ter on election day.
 MAYOR TO OPEN BOOKS OF REGISTRATION.
 SEC, }. It shall be the duty of the Mayor of the City of Douglas. upon the taking effect of this ordinance, to provide for the regis tration of voters. at least sixty days prior to the general municipal election, and to deSIg- nate duly qualified eiector of the City of Douglas, who shall be the officer of regis tration of said City of Douglas.
 POLL BOOK TO BE KEPT AT REGISTRATION
 oFFICE-DUTY OF REGISTER.
 SEC. 3. After such poll-book has been open ed by the Mayor, it shall be opened at all times until the closing of same for any elec- tion, be kept at the office of such register, and it shall be the duty of such registration officer to register all citizens of the City of Douglas who are qualified under the ordi nances of the City of Douglas, Alaska. to vote at any nun icipal election, in said elec- tion in said city, Before entering upon his duties as registration officer, such register shall subscribe to an oath, before the Mu- nicipal Magistrate of the City of Douglas, that he will well, truly and accurately regis ter all qualified electors of the City Of Doug las who may apply to him for registration, and no others, and that he will, when the registration book has been closed, deliver the same to the City Clerk, taking his re- ceipt therefor. Said registration officer shall have the power to administer all necessary oathS to applicants for registration, or any witness he may offer in his behalf, in or der to sustain his right to be so registered under the provisions of this ordinance. If the applicant for registration will be en- titled to vote at the next ensuing election under the ordinances of the City of Douglas he will be entitled to registration; otherwise he will not be registered. Appeals from the decision of registration officer may be taken to the common council. 1t shall be the duty of the registration officer upon the closing of the poll or registration book, to certify to the accuracy of such poll list or registra- tion book before delivering same to the City Clerk.
 FORM OF REGIsTRATIoS-ENTRIEs HOW MADE
 SEC. 4, The registration shall be in the fol- lowing form in said book; Date of registra-