West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-25
Went Into Effect May 18TH Voters
Must Register or Lose their Votes
VERY SEVERE PENALTIES FOR vIOLATORs
The Manner Of Conducting the Regisuatun-By Whom
When' and HOW-Punshment for Buying and Selling
Votes Duties Of Officers.

to be reliable persons, who shall
state under oath that said person
who desires to vote and who has
made the affidavit required herein rs
well known to them and the state.
ments therein made by him they
believe to be true, and shall sign the
same, or said affidavit may be made
before justice OF the peace, not.
airy public or other Office entitled
to administer oaths on or before
said election day, which affidavit
shall be accepted by said commits,
sioners, and If said commissioners,
believe the answer thereto to be
satisfactory as to why he has not
heretofore been registered, after ans.
wering all other questions satisfac-
torily, his name shall then be listed
and he shall be permitted to, other
wise his vote shall be rejected.
OATH TO DE TAKEN AND QUESTIONS
TO BE ANSWERED BEFORE
REGISTERING.
Section 05. The officer OF regis
tration shall have the power to ad.
minister oaths, and shall tender to
each person offering to be register
ed the following oath: ''You do
solemly swear Cor affirm that you
will fully and truly answer all such
questions as shall be put to you in
regard to your qualifications as a
legal voter at the coming election,
so help you God"
Then he shall put the following
questions:
First-Are you a citizen of the
United States
Second-Are you a native or a
naturalized citizen1
If the person offering TO be regis
tered claims TO be naturalized citi-
zen of the United States he shall
produce, for the inspection of the
officers Of registration, a certificate
or other evidence of his naturaliza-
ton, and also state under oath or
affirmation that he is the identical
person named therin; but the pro-
duction Of the certificate shall be
required if person offering not be
registered states under oath, when
and where he was naturalized, that
he has had certificate of naturali-
zation and that against his will the
same is lost, destroyed or beyond
his power TO produce the same; or
if he states under oath that by rea-
son Of the naturalization of his par
ents, or one of them, he has be.
come a citizen Of tle United Ststes,
and where and when his parent or
parents were naturalized.
Third-Will you have resided in
this State for one year Immediately
preceding the coming election
Fourth-Have you been absent
from this State within the year i'm
mediately preceding t h coming
election 1Of yes, when p
Fifth-When you left this State
did you leave for temporary pur-
pose with the intention Of returning;
or for the purpose of remaining
away
Sixth-Did you, while absent,
look upon and regard this State as
your home ?
Seventh-Did you while absent,
vote in any other State ?
Eight-Will you have resided in
this county for sixty days prior to
the coming election
Ninth-When did you last come
into the county 2
Tenth-When you came into this
county, did you come for a tenn
poray purpose or for the purpose Of
making il your home ?
Eleyenlh-Did you come into
this county for the purpose of vot-
ing in this county
Twelfth-Did you come into your
precinct merely for the purpose of
voting in 81
Thirteenth-Are you an actual
resident OF that precinct ?
Fourteenth--Are you twenty one
years Of age, or will be such at the
coming election, 20 the best Of your
knowledge and belief
He shall also put such other ques
Iions to the person offering to be
registered as may be necessary to
test his qualifications as a legal vo-
ter at the coming election or require
such additional evidence as he may
deem necessary.
Section o. II the person offering
20 be registered refuse % answer full.
ly any questions put 20 him, here.
in before provided, his name shall
not be listed among the legal voters,
II any person refuse to take the oath
so required Of him in the preceding
section his name shall be rejected,
but II he afterwards appears before
the commissioners az the polls and
makes the affidavit required by
them, then he shall be listed and be
permitted TO vote.
WHAT CONSTITUTES EVIDENCE
Section 81. The officer Of regis.
tration in determining the the resi-.
dence of anV peFqon oHevfnc, 10 IA