The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-05

] and stch registration. when made. shall enti- tle;such citizen to vote fl he isotherwise ouali- Aed. If such citizens arc otherwise legally qualified voters and have so caused them selves to be registered" such registration shall be prlmA facie evidence of the right or such citizens to vote at any election 1n said Town subsequent to such registration and prior to the last Saturday of March next suc- ceedinE.
 The Poll Book. or Registration Book afore- said shall be SO arranged as Sto admit of the alphabetical classification of the names of voters. and ruled in parallel columns with appropriate heads as te 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 first or Anal papers. with column for signature and one for remarks. and one 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 applI- cant resides. and some other definite deScrip- ton sufficient to locate the residence and the voter so EGklaNtTllks Ho utEtlnlNAOEG PAONANGN. 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 the register- ing officer. and who Is capable of writing bis name. shall sign in said column immediately opposite said mark. Hs an identifying witness Iheroto.
 No person shall be registered unless he sp- pears in person before the Town Clerk St his 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 if naturalized or having declared his intention to become Q citizen. shall furnish satisfactory evidence to said registration of- fcer giving name of the Court so naturali&lng him and the date when his intention was de- clared when he was naturaliEed. and he shall make and subscribe to the following oath or confrmation;-
 District of Alaska. s,
 Town of SkagWay. '''
 ! I. ---.d do solemnly swear Cor aflrml that I am 6 male person over twenty-one years of age. that am native born or nsturAliEed citizen of the United States. or have declared my intention to be- como such. and that have been sn actual permanent resident of the District of Alaska for one year last past and of the Town of skhgway for six months last past. and that hsye not lost my civil rights by bolng con victed of an infamous crime. lSignaturel .............,............ Subscribed and sworn to before mo thls day of ..............".,lW lW.. s.......s........,.. Town Clerk of the Town of skAgwsy. Alaska.
 Such affidavit shall be bound in book form and preserved with the other records of the Town.
 No person shall be entitled to vote in any election of said Town who has not registered according to tho provisions of this act. The registration. however. shall not be conclusive evidence of the right of any registered person and required to establish his right at the polls,
 The Town Clerk Is hereby empowered to ad- minister all necessary oath in examining m applicant for registration. or any witness he may offer in bis behalf. in order to ascertain his right to be registered under the provisions of this act. and the said Clerk shall examine any applicant for registration whose right tc 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 tC vote at the next election he shall beregis- red.-otherWISe he shall not.
 SECTION 10.
 It shall be the duty of tho Town Clerk i'm medlately upon the close of the Poll Book proceeding any election to be held in said Town. to prepare true and correct copy oi said Poll Book. certified by him to Do such copy. and in time for the opening of the polls ss provided by law, to have such copy at the voting place and deliver the same to one ot Judges of said election and take his receipt therefor.
 SECTION II.
 If any person shall falsely swear or affirm ir taking oath or making affirmation prescribed by this ordinance. or shall falsely personate affirm or procure person so personated to b, registered. or if any person shall represent his name to the Town Clerk to be different from what 1t actually Is. or cause such nam' to be registered. or If any person shall casut any name to be placed upon the registration list otherwise than in the manner provid ed in this Ordinance. he sh Il be guilty of [ miSdemeRnor. and upon conviction he Shal be lpuniShed by fine not exceeding twC hundred dollars or by imprisonment fl the municipal jail for term not exceedinl ninety days or both by such Ane and Impris
 SECTION I2
 THls ORDINANCE shall take effect and b, in force from and after its passage and aD proval.
 Approved. March 2nd. 1908.
 J. A. Kettles,
 Attest: Matthew Bridge,