The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-18
REGISTRY AGENTS BEGIN WORK
IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS.
ALL MUST Be REGISTERED
Registration Will Continue For Next
Two Weeks-What Laws Re-
quirements Are.

| unless you are registered you can
| not vote" will prove one OF the popu-
lar lines with all the newspapers
from today until a week from next
Saturday, October 20.
This morning the different regis
trars appointed by the county COM
missioners began their labor and will
continue the enrolment of voters dur
ing the next IL working days inter-
vening between the opening and clos
ing of their books, which must be
kept open from 8 a. m. until 9 p. m.
each day. Monday, October 81, they
will again open their books for the
registration of such voters who, be-
cause OF sickness or absence, were
unable to register during the two
weeks last preceding.
In Billings two registry agents have
been appointed, H. NJ Brayton, for
precincts ..os. 2 and u, north side,
and c. M. Chafee, for precincts Nos.
3 ind IA, south side.
The Laws Requirements.
Under the provisions of the election
laws of Montana, all persons other
wise qualified must register before
they can vote. No exceptions are
made. The only difference is that in
nj or IN, 1tyhi nh OF 1oc
general election over 1000 votes were
contained registration is required
for each general election, while in
country precincts or towns containing
fewer than 1000 votes registration is
required only every eight years. Sec
tion 1906 of the political code is as
follows:
ut is the duty of the registry agent
at any time when called upon to do so,
at his respective offices, and not else
where, provided, that the board OF
county commissioners may designate
places for registration, within any
registry district, in addition to the
home office, between the hours of y
a. m. and 8 p. M, on all legal days,
from a. m. of the fourth Monday
prior to any general election to 9 p.
m. of the second following Saturday,
to receive, and register the names OF
all persons legally qualified and en-
titled to vote at such election, or who,
being otherwise qualified, will have
legally acquired a residence at the
date of election, and who have a
right to vote at such ensuing elec-
ton, according to the provisions OF
law under which said election may
be held, in each election precinct
within their respective districts, pro-
vided, that such registry agent shall
on the second Monday prior to any
general election between the hours OF
8 o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. M, at
his main and home office in his dis
trict, receive and register, as other
voters are registered, according to
law, the names of all such legal vot-
ers of his said district who are
otherwise entitled to register and
who shall, in addition satisfy such
registry agent, by oath or affirma-
ton, and by additional evidence, it
required by such registry agent, that
they were, by sickness or other phys
ical disability, or by unavoidable alb
sence during the entire previous two
weeks last past from such registra-
tion district unable to register at any
time during the two weeks last past
provided, that, except in registration
districts included in an incorporated
town or city, which town or city con-
tained at the last preceding state
election over 1000 votes, such gen
eral registration of all voters shall
not only be required every eight
years, from and after the year 1893,
and any person who has been regis
tered in any district, except as above
noted, at any time within said eight
year periods, and who has been a
continuous resident of such district
since such registration shall be enti.
tied to vote, if otherwise qualified,
without further registration. II at
any time it shall be made to appear,
by the afidavits of two credible and
responsible electors of the district,