The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
WHERE VOTERS
GO TO REGISTER
Complete list Is Furnished BY
the County Clerk.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AGENTS
RULES LAID DOWN By LAW FOR
THEIR OBSERVANCE.

A circular letter Of instructions to
registry agents was sent out yester-
day by County Clerk John James. In
conjunction with it Deputy County
Clerk J. u. Eldredge. jr.. issued a list
Of the registration agents. It includes
the location of the places where men
and women are expected to register on
specified dates if they intend to vote
at the coming election.
After citing the fact that the reg
istratiOn laws under the revised stat
utes Of 1882 are I'm full force and eff
feet, the circular letter Of County Clerk
James says:
Your attention is invited to the fact
that Salt Lake city is one precinct for
election purposes. Any elector regis
tered i'm one district within the pre-
cinct Of Salt Lake City, who may move
prior to the day Of election into an
other election district within said pre-
cinct or city, may, at his own request
have his name erased from the official
register of the district wherein he Is
registered, and obtain from the regis
try agent Of that district a transfe,
certificate which shall entitle him to
registration in any election district
within the precinct Of Salt Lake City
Instructions to All Agents.
Then comes the following ten in
strUctions TO all registry agents, being
intended as a guide in the perform
ance Of their ante-eleCtiOn duties:
"First--You viii receive a copy 81
the election law of the state of Titan
and this must be followed in all cases
When in doubt always refer TO the law
and use it as a guide. IL there are any
questions arising which you cannot
solve, or If you are in doubt, refer the
matter 70 this Office.
"Second-On or before Oct 2. A. d
1908, you must post in five 90 conspic
nous places within your district no
less than five 90 notices of registration
forms Of which are provided. Each Of
the notices so posted must be signe,
by you in the blanks intended there
for.
'Third-Not later than Thursday
Oct %, you must post notices I'm a
least Ave 90 conspicuous places with
in your district, stating the date anC
place Of election, and the hours Whici
polls will be open. You will be pro
vided with forms Of such notices b.
this Office.
"Fourth-Tuesday. oct. 1S an,
Tuesday, Oct. p, 1903, between tn
hours of s o'clock a m. and 9 o'clocl
your office. which must be within you
district the names Of all persons lie
gally qualified and entitled TO vote q
the said municipal election.
'Fifth-Immediately after Tuesday
Oct. 10. A D. 1903. and within three g
days. you must prepare and post
full, complete and true list of all tn
names on your official register for you
district. alphabetically arranged. &C
n wifi rlIQ
residence. verify the same by your oat
upon the back Of the register and pos
the same in some public place within
your district. leaving il there until tn
close of registration, on Tuesday, tn
9th day of October, A. D. 1903.
Publication of Voters.
"Sixth-After the close of registra
ton you must, with all reasonable. dis
patch, prepare and cause TO be mad
q complete and corrected list of all tn
names on your official register alpha
betically, commencing with the sur
name Of each elector, giving the res
uence Of each, and certify to the sam
and post the same i'm a cOnspicuou
place within two hundred (200) feet q
the polling place for your district. Thi
list must be posted within three e
days after the close Of registration an
remain posted until polls are closed o
election day.
"Seventh-UpOn this posted list yo
must give notice that you will receiv
objections TO the right to vote of an
persons so registered between tn
hours Of 6 o'clock p. m. and C'clOc
r. M. on Saturday. the 3lst dly of OC
tober. A d. 1903 Such objections mus
lie made only by a qualified elector s
writing, duly verified. setting fort
ground of objection. said notices mus
- also request persons whose names ma
be enormously entered IN said lists
apply to the proper registry agent z
the time above designated. and haN
such errors corrected. This Office wi
provide you with a form Of such NJ
tice.
"Eighth-You must prepare and dt
liver personally TO one of the jUdg,
OF election in your district a full, trr
and correct copy Of the official regi,
ter. verified by your oath. not late
than II o'clock m. on Monday, Nov.
A d. 1903.
''Ninth-Not later than Saturda-
oct. 81. yOu must post in some cor
spicuOus place or places. within yol
district, a printed list. which will 7
furnished you by the county clerk. cor
tanning the name and party of eaC
candidate nominated to be voted for
said election. one or more of whic
must be posted at the polling place
your district. Ten copies of such III
Sample BALLOT viii be forwarded
you by the county clerk.
'Tenth-Carefully preserve all a