The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-03

Oe EeklALGEtu LuCIHlls AN oANAA bAAAAN NA NAAA4Ns as such Book shall be open for that purpose; and stch registration. when made. shall enti- tle.such citizen to vote if he Is otherwise Guali- Bed. If such citizens are otherwise legally qualified voters and have 90 caused them selves to be registered" such registration shall 6e prlma tscie evidence of the right o1 such citizens to vote at any election in said Town subsequent to such registration and prior to the last Saturday of March next sue eeeding.
 The Poll Book. or Registration Book afore- said shall be SO arranged as Ito admit of tho alphabetical classification of the names of voters. and ruled In parallel columns With appropriate heads as fellows: Date of Reg istratlon: Namo; 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 first or final paDerS. with column for signature and one for remarks. and one column for checking the name of the VoterGt the time of voting. Under tho head of place of residence shall be noted the number of lot and block or number and street where sppli- cant resides. and some other definite descrlp- ton sufficient to locate the residence and the voter SO registering. Rs hereinbefore 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 be Shall. iu 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 the register ing officer. and who Is capable of writing his name. shall sign in said column immediately opposite said mark, Gs su identifying witness thereto.
 No person shall be registered unless he ap- pears in person before the Town clerk At his oslce during oflce hours. and applies 10 Do registered and gives his name. age, occupa- tion. number of place of residence. place of birth. time of residence in the District and Town and If naturalized or having declared his intention to become citizen. shall furnish satisfactory evidence to said registration of- hcer giving name of the Court so naturallEing 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 confrmstlon:-
 District of Alaska.
 Town of SkaGway. 'S'
 I. ----. do solemnly sweAr Cor aflrml that l am q male person over twenty-one years of age. that am native born or naturGlized citizen of the United States, or have declared my intention to be- come such. and that have been an actual permanent resident of the District of Alaska for one year last past and of the Town of skagway for six months last past. and that have not lost my civil rights by being con- victed of an infamous crime.
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 Town Clerk of tho
 Town of SlSsgWay. AIaShG.
 Such GfldAvit shall be bound in book form and preserved with the other records of tho Town.
 No person shall be entitled to vote In any election of said Town who has not registered according to the provisions of this act. The registration. however. shall not be conclusive evidence of the right of any registered person to vote. but such person may be challenged and required to establish bis right at the polls.
 The Town Clerk is hereby empowered to Hd- minister all necessary oath 1n examining on applicant for registration. or any witness he may offer in his behalf. in order to ascertain his right to be registered under the provisions of this act. and the said Clerk shsii examine any applicant for registration whose right to registration he may doubt, or who may be challenged and shall explain to him the necessary qualifications of voter. and if the applicant for registration shall be entitled to vote at the next election he shall beregis- tered.-otherwlSe he shall not.
 SECTION 10.
 It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk im- mediately upon the close of the Poll Book proceeding any election to be held In said Town, to prepare . true and correct copy of said Poll Book. certified by him to be such copy. and in time for the opening of the polls as provided by law, to have such copy at the voting place and deliver the same to one of Judges of said election and take his receipt therefor.
 SECTION II.
 If any person shall falsely swear or afirm In taking oath or making afhrmation prescribed, by this ordinanc6. or shall falsely personate. affirm or procurc a person so personated to be registered. or if Sny person shall represent ! his name to the Town Clerk to be different from what 1t actually is, or cause such name to be registered. or if any person shall casue any name to be placed upon the registration list otherwise than in the manner provid- cd in this Ordinance. he shell be guilty of . | m isdemeanor. and upon conviction he shall be ipuniShed by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the municipal jail for term not exceeding ninety days or both by such fine and impris- onment.
 THIS ORDINANCE shall take effect and be in force from and after Its passage and ap-