The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
Important to Vntars Watch &c! Rec
istration Certificate.

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BE 10 enacted By The General Assem-
bly, of the Commonwealth Of X en-
lucky:
That section l, article 3, of an
act entitled, San act to regulate
elections in this Commonwealth" "
approved June 30, 1892, being sec
tion 1886, article A, chapter Al, of
the Kentucky Statutes. be, and the
same is, hereby amended by adding
after the word fourth, in the Sec
ond line of said section, the words
fifth and sixth" so that said sec
ton, as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
l. In all cities and towns of
the first, second, third, fourth, fifth
and sixth classes there shall be a
registration of all the qualified
voters.of the respective cities and
towns, which registration shall be
held and conducted as herein pro-
vided.
That section 3 of the said act,
being section 1888, article 4, chap
ter AL of the Kentucky Statutes, be,
and the same is, hereby amended,
to read:
y
s 3. Officers of registration
shall have the same power to pre-
serve order at the places of regis
tration as is exercised by sheriffs
of election at the polls. If the Of
ficers Of registration entertain any
doubt as to whether or not any per-
son offering for registration is en-
tit!ea 10 suoh registration, or II any
ones right to register is challenged,
citizens may be called in, not ex-
ceeding three in number, who shall
be examined touching the qualifi-
cations of such person or persons
who offer to register. The officers
of registration shall issue a certifi
cate of registration to each voter
registering at the time he registers,
showing that he has registered, and
the date of his registering, and no
person, who is required to register
under the provisions of this act,
shall have the right to vote at any
election held in this Commonwealth
until he shall have presented to the
election officers his certificate of
registration.
Any person who has registered
and whose certificate OF registra-
tion has been lost or otherwise de-
stroyed, after the registration books
containing his registration have
been filed with the clerk of the
county court, may, upon filing his
affidavit before the county court
clerk, showing shat fact, obtain a
duplicate certificate of registration,
and upon filing such an affidavit
before the county court clerk, it is
hereby made the duty of the said
clerk to issue said certificate, for
which he may charge the applicant
fee of fifty cents, and the said
certificate shall entitle the person
named therein to vote as if issued
by the officers of registration, and
for the purpose of better enabling
the officers of registration to carry
out the provisions of this act, it is
hereby made the duty of the county
clerk to furnish with the registra-
tion books, as in this act required,
sufficient number of printed GER
tiflcates of registration to meet the
requirements of this act, for which
he shall be paid a reasonable COM
pensation out of the county levy of
the county.
All laws and parts of laws in cou-
flict herewith are hereby repealed,
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