The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-11-08

shall, on presentation of the same to
the proper officer holding the election
in the ward or district in which said
voter resides, and for which said regis
tration was held, be entitled to vote in
all elections during the time the certiti-
cate shows his qualification to vote,
unless, on challenge, it be shown, by
proof, to the satisfaction of the judges
holding such election, thai the certifi-
cate was procured by fraud or perjury,
that the voter has removed from the
ward or district in which he was regis
istered; and no person shall be entitled
to vote in such ward or district except
on presentation of his certificate as
voter, as hereinbefore provided for.
"1205. The registrars in each ward
and district, shall, Immediately after
the registration OF voters for such ward
or district is closed, keep the books of
registration open for public inspection
at the office of registration for the
space of five days; aud if any errors of
purely clerical nature are discovered
during said time, the same shall be cor
rected by the registrars.
1906. On the expiration of said five
days, the said registrars shall make af
fdavit before any officer in their coun
ty authorized by law to administer
oaths, on their books of registration,
Immediately following the close of the
list of names of registered voters, to
the correctness of their registration,
and that they have, in all respects, in
conducting such registration, compli-
ed with the provisions of this article;
and any false statement made in said
affidavit is hereby declared to be per-
jury on the part of the parties making
the same, and punishable as in perjury
in other cases.
'1027. Said book or books of regis
tration, when thus completed, shall be
turned over by the registrars to the
commissioners Of registration for their
county for excepting, and sad com
missioners shall thereafter be held re-
sponsible for the same as in case of 9th
or public records.
$1,000. At the close of each day 8
registration the registrars shall draw
heavy black line, in ink, Immediately
under the last name registered on that
day, entirely across the page of the
registration book, to indicate the com
pletion of the days work.
"12l0. Any registrar Of votes (vot-
ers) willfully refusing to register any
qualified voter, shall be liable to in
dictment by the grand jury for mis-
demeanor in office, and, upon convic-
ton, shall be sentenced to pay fine
of not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, or imprison-
ed in the county Jail Or workhouse for
not less than ten or more than thirty
days, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
"1219. If the registrars disagree as
to the right of an applicant to be regis
tered as a voter, they shall register his
name and issue to him certificate as
in other cases, writing across the face
of the certificate the words, The reg
istrars disagree, and in such case the
applicant may take such certificate to
the board of commissioners of registra
ton, who shall determine the question
of disagreement, and indorse on the
certificate the words approved or dis.
approved, as they may decide, and the
holder of such certificate shall not be
entitled to vote on such certificate un-
less the word approved is Endorsed on
the same, aud signed by majority Of
said board OF commissioners.
"12l4. The said registrars provided
for in this article, before entering
upon the duties imposed upon them,
take and subscribe to the following
oath: II do solemnly swear Cor affirm,
that | will faithfully and impartially
keep the register of voters in my dis
trict Cor ward; that will not know
ingly register or allow to be registered
any person not legally qualified
voter, and that | will not knowingly
prevent any person from registering
who IS legally qualified voter.
"1217. On the day Of any election
held, the registrars for each district Oh
voting precinct shall appear at the
place of holding said election, with the
books in which said voters are mum
bered, together with copy of thu
same, which shall be evidence of reg
istration, and they shall occupy place
inside the polling precincts, and a:
each voter therein registered shall vote
said registrars shall check off or mari
said voter; and said registrars shall
makea copy of said voters checked off
and return the same to the officer hold
ing the election, who shall file the same
with the election returns, for which
service each registrar shall be paid by
the county the sum of one dollar pc
day; but in no event shall failure O
registrars to attend and check the vo
, tiers. render void, in any instance, tn,
: election.
"12l8. In districts or wards havin,
more than one voting place, the regis
trars of such district or ward shall fur
r nish to the judges of election at sucl
additional voting places, certified
copy of the registration list, or, books
l of such district or ward, and said judg
Y es shall perform the duties of regis
trars on the day of election, as abov
provided; such list shall be filed wit
: the election returns, make part there
Y of. In checking off the name of tn
i voter, after he has voted, the registrar
OF JUICES sunni WHO oppoSlOo uuo n@u
g of the voter the word voted and tn
n number of his vote,
!, "12l9. The registrars shall note th
J, fact of the death and removal of voter
|; upon the books of their wards or dl
l. tricts when the facts are made satisfa
r, rily to appear.
r, 1t is observed that no power Of rev
'f ton of the work done is conferred upo
ct the registrars after the expiration
is the five days (section 1900 allowed fl
'r the correction of clerical errors. Aft,
'r the expiration of this period the bool
a. are to be deposited with the commi
r sioners (section 1900 for safe keepin
d; and they do not again come into tt
" hands OF the registrars until the day
80 election, aud then only for the purpo
es mentioned in section 1917; with IL