The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-24

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In case amy legal voter in any election
district in the county has been refused
tile right to register, or his name has
been inadvertently left off the registry
list, he may, on said day, apply in per-
son to the court for the purpose Of hay-
ing his name added to the registry.
Upon the presentation to the court of
satisfactory evidence that the applicant
is entitled to vote, certificate, under
the seal of the court. shall be given to him
to that effect, and the clerk Of the court
shall add his name to the proper regis
ter. Election day the voter shall present
the certificate to the election board in
his district. His name shall be added to
the register there and he shall be per-
mitted to cast his ballot
The judges are also to hold court at
the court house election day from A.
NJ. to Z ?. NJ. for the same purpose. and
the procedure will be the same as al
ready described. The County Board of
Election is required to present to the
court the Monday morning next preced-
ing the election, for its use the two days,
all the copies of the registry lists on file
with the board.
In making investigations under this
act the court is empowered to act in a
summary manner 1t may issue sub
poenaes for the production of papers or
persons, and shall have the same author
ity as in any civil case. The sheriff is
required to serve all processes authorized
by the court If any board of registry
or election, or any member thereof, shall
refuse to comply with the order of the
court, such refusal may be punished as
for contempt of court. Each of the
judges holding court as provided shall
be entitled to receive an additional sal
ary of $50 for each day he shall be
personally present at the sitting of the
court
Chapter 1872, approved April 27
Amends section / of chapter 8. approved
February 10. Contains further pro-
viso that nothing in the act consofidat-
ing the elections shall be considered to
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affect the election of commissioners in
those municipalities, the boundaries of
/ which are not co-terminous or co-exten-
siye with the boundaries of the township
of which they are part and whose cleo
tive or appointive officers are not author
lied by law to assess or collect taxes.
Chapter 215, approved April %. An
act to provide for the purchase of voting
machine it is compulsory upon the cleo
elections. Authorizes the use of the ma
chimes at all elections, general or spe-
cial, hereafter held in this State except
school meetings and primary elections.
A voting machine commission is pro-
vided for, and bids must be advertised
for when machines are to be purchased.
The Secretary of State is to designate
the election districts in which new ma
chimes are to be placed.
Boards of Freeholders are empowered
to purchase machines for use in their
respective counties, provided the ma
chimes are of type approved by the
voting machine commission. Bonds
may be issued to provide the cost of the
machines. Municipalities in which ma
chimes are used are required to care
for, repair and insure the machines used
by them. In any district designated by
the Secretary of State for the use of the
machine it is compulsory upon the cleo
tion officers to use them.
Chapter 255. Amends the sections
of the general election law relating to the
county boards of election, and the dis
trict registry and election boards. Under
the amendments all county election
boards as now constituted go out of of
fee August 1.
The county election boards are to con-
sist of four members, to be commissioned
by the Governor in July each year, and
who shall be legal voters in the county
for which they are appointed. They are
to be nominated to the Governor by the
chairmen of the State Committee of the
two parties which at the last preceding
general election cast the largest and next
largest number of votes for members Of
the assembly. Two of the members are
to be appointed for one year and the
other two for two years from August 1
Thereafter one member of the board
shall be appointed annually by each
chairman in the same manner. and shall
hold office for two years from August /
The county board is to organize the
first Tuesday in August, and it shall ap-