The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-11-08
THE SUPREME COURT.
Continued from Second Pagel

voters shall register, within the said
ten days, in the manner registration is
required by law to be made, and the
registrars shall issue certificates of reg
istration, as provided by law.
$4,000. All persons who shall have
registered under the provisions Of this
article, and hereafter change their resi-
dence by removing to another, either
within or without the ward or district
where registered, shall not be qualified
to vote in any election thereafter held
without having first re-registered, I'M
der the provisions of this article, as
much as twenty days previous to any
election where he offers to vote; and
the registrars, in such case, shall take
up and cancel the certificate formerly
issued to such voter, unless the same
has been lost or destroyed.
"19O1. The registrars Of the various
wards and districts shall, in the man
ner required by law, except that no ad-
vertisement shall be necessary, open
the books of the wards and districts, or
either of them, fer the registration of
voters therein previous to any election
to be held in any ward or district or
precint or voting place therein; and
the books shall be kept open three days
for registration, and the said registra-
ton days shall be continuous, and the
books closed twenty days previous to
the election; and the registrars shall,
upon personal application of voters,
register such voters who have previ
ously registered under the provisions
Of this article, and re-register those
who have changed their residence.
"1213 In case of the temporary alb
sence of duly appointed registrar on
any of the days fixed for registration
by this article, from sickness or other
cause, he (and on his failure to do so,
the commissioners of registration shall
select person from the political party
to which he belonged to act for him
and in his stead during such temporary
absence; and should any duly appoint
ed registrar willfully refuse to act or
any registration day, as herein provid-
ed for, the registrar not refusing shall
have power to supply his place by
appointment of another registrar, tt
assist him, from the same political par
~ to which the declining member be
longs, which appointment shall con
tinue until the board of com missioner
supply the place by another regula
appointment; provided, that in eact
case an oath, the same as taken by reg
nlar registrars, shall be administered
TO such temporary registrars by an.
officer of his county authorized to ad
minister an oath.
"l202. In all cases where the appl'
cant for registration is not PERSONAL,
known to the registrars to be lega
voter in the civil district or ward i
which he applies for registration, h
shall, before being registered, answe
and state his age, place of residence
stating district or ward, road or street
the number of his house, if numbered
and, if not numbered, then a designs
ton of its location; if not the owner
then the name of the owner or renter
where he resides or boards, the time {
his residence in said state and distriC
or city, whether married or single, hi
avocatlon, place of business, where {
by whom employed, the state, city {
district, and post office; il a new-con
err, from whence he came, and If a TO
eigner, when and where nsturalize'
has he been qualified as voter /
. judgement or decree of any court; If
when and by what court reinstated.
"1203. The registrars shall ket
l. suitable books in which the statemen
or answers of such applicants for re-
istration shall be entered by them; al
the said statements or answers shG
be, when so made and entered by Il
registrars, sworn to by such applical
l. or applicants for registration; and t
that purpose said registrars, or eth
of them, are empowered to administ
said oath; and any false swearing
- the part of any applicant for registr
ton, as to the statement or answe
touching his qualifications to vote,
herein provided, is hereby declared
be perjury, punishable as perjury,
4 other cases undertake laws of the stat
y 1904. The registrars shall numb
u the names of voters as registered, g
ing the color of each voter opposite
name on the reistration book, and sh
: furnish each voter so registered c,
4 tificate Of his registration as a vot
y which shall be numbered correspor
q ing with his name on the registrati
=, book. and shall show on its face I
Z uame of the voter, his color, the wa
Is or district in which he resides aud d
he is entitled to vote under said cert
cate in all elections held IN the distr
or ward within two years from the
general registration, twenty days at
the issuance of the same; and when
,et issued or delivered to the voter,