The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-04
ORl!NANGe NO 30

AN ORDINANCE providing for the ROsistrs- of Voters in the Town of SkagWRy.
 BE IT ORDAINED by the CoNnioN COUNCIL Of the Town of SllaSway;
 sEcHoSl
 The voters of the Town of Skagway shall -beI registered by the Clerk of said Town at least once each year ss hereinafter provided.
 SECTION
 It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk of said Town of Skagway immediately upon the taking effect of this act to procure for the registration of voters. a poll book for the said Town.
 Said Poll Book shall at all times be kept at the office of tho sand Town Clerk. The said Town Clerk shall designate by notice to be published in the paper having the tho city printing the time and place where said res istration or Pon Book Shall be open for the registration of voters of said Town.
 SECTIoS4
 The said Town. Clerk shall duly register all qualified persons applying for registration and said Poll Book shall be open from tho first Monday of March to the last Saturday prior to the general municipal election during which time the said Town Clerk shall register all qualified persons applying for registration.
 SECTIONS
 It shall be the duty of all citizens of said Town. after the opening of the Book as here in provided to apply to the Town Clerk and be registered therein. at such time or times as such Book shall be open for that purpose; and stch registration. when made, shall entl- tlesuch citizen to vote If he Is otherwise Quali- fled. IT such citizens are otherwise legally qualified voters and have so caused them selves to be registered" such registration shall be prima facle evidence of the right o' such citizens to vote at any election in said Town subsequent to such registration and prior to the last Saturday of March next suc- ceedinS. ~
 Tho Poll Book. or Registration Book atore- said shall be SO arranged as ito admit of the alphabetical classification of tho names of voters. and ruled in 1arAllel columns with appropriate heads as fS flows: Date of Reg IStratlon; Name; Age; Occupation; Place Of Residence: Place of Birth: Time of residence | in District and Town; and if of foreign birth the name and place of the Court and date | granting the frst or final papers. with column1
  column for checking the name of the voter at | the time of voting. Under the head of place of residence shall be noted the number of lot and block or number and street where appll- cant resides. and some other definite descrip- | ton sufficient to locate the residence and the | voter SO registering. as hereInbetore provided shall sign his name on the Registration Book | opposite the entries above required in the column headed signature" unless he shall be incapable of writing his name. and in that | case he Shall. in the left hand margin of the said column. make his mark or cross. and | some person who personally knows said voter and who Is personally known to tho register Ing officer. and who Is capable Of writing hls | name. shall sign ln said column immediately | opposite said mark. ss on identifying witness thereto.
 No person shall be registered unless he ap- | pears in person before the Town Clerk At bis | office during office hours. and applies to be registered and gives his name. age. occupa- tlon. number of place of residence. place of birth. time of residence In the District and | Town and fl naturallred or having declared | his intention to become citizen. shall furnish | satisfactory evidence to said registration of- Rcer giving name of the Court so naturaliElng | him and the date when his intention was de- clared when he was naturalized. and he shall | make and subscribe to the following oath or confrmatlon;- District of Alaska,
 Town of SkRgway. ''' I. ----.d do Solemnly swear | Cor afRrm) that am e male person over twenty-one years of age. that I am native | born or nsturalized citizen of tho United | States. or have declared my intention to be- |