The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-07
ORDINANCE NO 30

AK ORDINANCE providing for tho RegiSSra- of Voters in the Town of skHgTay.
 BEIr ORDAINED by she COMMON COUNCIL or the Town of Skagway:
 SEcTIoNI
 The voters of the Town of SkaGWay shall be registered by the Clerk of said Town at least once each year as hereinafter provided.
 SECTION
 IL shall be the duty of the Town Clerk or said Town of Skasway immediately upon the taking effect of this act to procure for the registration of voters, poll book for the said Town. ,
 Said Poll Book shall at all times be kept at the office of the sad Town Clerk. Tho said Town Clerk shall designate by notice to Dc published In the paper having the the city printing the time and place where said res lstratIon or Poll Book Shall be open for the registration of voters of said Town.
 SscrIoN4
 The said Town. Clerk shall duly register all qualfed persons applying for registration and said Poll Book shall bo open from the 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 resiStration'
 SECTIONS
 IL shah 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 enti' tle,such citizen to vote f he Is otherwise quail ned. If such citizens are otherwise legally qualified voters and have so caused them selves to be registered" such registration shall be prina 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 sue ceeding. s-,,,
 The Poll Book. or Registration Book afore- said shall be 50 arranged as Ito admit of the alphabetical classification of the names oi voters, and ruled in parallel columns with appropriate heads as to flows: Date of Reg istration: Name; Age; Occupation; Place oi Residence; Place of Birth; Time of residence fin District and Town; and If of foreign birth the name and place of the Court and date granting the first or final papers. with column for signature and one for remarks. and one column for checking the name of the voter al tho 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- lion sufficient to locate the residence and tho voter so registering. as hereinbefore provided shall sign his name on the Registration Booh opposlte the entries above required in the column headed signature" unless he shall he incapable of writing his name. and in that case he Shall. in the left hand margin of tho said column. make his mark or cross. anC some person who personally knows said voter and who is personally known to the register ing officer. and who Is capable of writing hi. name. shall sign in said column immediately opDosite said mark. as an identifying witness thereto. sro.,o>, 2
 No person shall be registered unless he ap' ,,osrs in person before the Town Clerk at hi: ofsce during office hours, and applies to b' rogIstered and gives his name. age. occupa' Zion, number of place of residence, place o h,rtb. time of residence in the District ant Town and If naturallEed or having declaret