The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-03
LAW REQUIRES
ACTION AT ONCE

1WSIln-Dlu you come INTO your
precinct merely for the purpose of
voting in It?
Thlrteenth-Are you an actual res
ldent of that precinct.
Fourtecnth-Are you twenty-one
years of age. or will be such at the
coming election, to the best OF your
knowledge and belief?
He shall also put such other ques-
tions TO the persons Offering to be
registered as may be necessary to test
his qualifications as a legal voter at
the coming election, or require such
additional evidence as he may deem
necessary. Every person shall be
registered who will be entitled 10
vote at the first election occurring af-
ter the registration, by reason of his
arriving at twenty-one years of age
before the time, or by reason of his
having resided for a sufficient length
of time in the state and county, pro-
vlded II otherwise qualified.
Sec. 4. The registrar shall not allow
the name of any foreign born resident
or citizen qualified as aforesaid to be
registered unless his naturalization
papers or certified copies thereof be
produced and exhibited to him, ex-
cept as otherwise herein provided.
Sec. s. The registrar shall immc-
diately upon receipt OF notice of their
appointment, proceed to register the
names of the qualified voters within
their respective election precincts in
accordance with the provisions of this
act, and shall have such registration
completed on or. before the first day
of October. in each year in which
there is u general election to be held;
provided, that in ay year in which a
general election is to be held, after
the year nineteen hundred and eight,
the said registrar shall transfer from
',thc registration books for the pre-
ceding year in which an election was
held, the names of all qualified voters
books which shall be sufficient reg
lstration of such voter.
They shall also sit for the amending
and correcting the registration list
beginning October tenth, Sunday cx-
cepted), giveng one day for that pur,
pose. and they shall give notice Of
the time and place of sitting for reg
istration and correction at least ten
days previous thereto. by posting
printed notices at each of said voting
precincts; and the county court may,
.if it deem proper, publish the same in
some county paper.
Sec. 6. Qualified voters may be reg
lstered at any time after the regular
appointed days of registration are
passed. but not later than ten days
before any election at which such
person may desire to vote (except as
hereinafter provided), by his appli-
cation to the proper registrar or the
county court.
Sec. I. At least fifteen days pre-
ccdIng the next election after the reg
istration of voters under this act and
general election thereafter the reg
istrar shall make and file with the
clerk OF the county court two copies
of the registration books. 1t shall be
the duty of the county court to con,
vene in special session on the last
Monday of October preceding any
general election to examine such
books. and il they are satisfied that
persons have been registered who are
not entitled to vote, they shall cause
their names to he stricken from the
list of voters: and If they should find
that persons names have been omit
ted by the registrars who should be
registered the court shall cause their
names to be entered as qualified 20
vote; but in no case shall the court
erase the name of any voter until he
shall have due notice Of the time and
place of taking evidence to prove his
qualification, which evidence shall
have the right to rcbut and shall
have his name restored to such list If
improperly stricken thercfrom. And
the clerk fthe county court shall
furnish one Of said copies TO the cleo
ton commissioners of the respective
voting precincts with the ballot boxes
and other election supplies for use
by them in conducting the election
in said voting precincts.
| Sec. s. Any registrar who shall will
fully or maliciousiy register the name
Of any person not a qualified voter Of
said precinct or reject from registra-
| ton the name of any qualified voter
of the precinct contrary to the pro-
visions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a felony and upon conviction
therefor shall he confined in the state
penitcntiary not less than one, nor
more than five years, or fined not less
than fifty. nor more than five hun
dred dollars at the discretion Of the
court.
| Sec. .. No person shall be allowed
to vote at any election hereafter he'll
in this state after the first registration
shall have been completed according