Fergus County Democrat., 1910-10-11
Supplies Are Ready to Be Forwarded
to the Officials AS Soon AS They
Are Required.
THE REGISTRY AGENTS
Will Begin Their Work October IT,
Extracts From the Law Bearing
on Registration.

VA AO" ohO PANP0AoSAohS AOl ~ on
now being made. The Democrat has
assembled all the general supplies re-
quired, exclusive Of the ballots, and
these will be in the hands of the cleo
ton officials in ample time.
The county commissioners will
meet in special session this week,
when some matters pertaining to the
election will be disposed Of and
the arrangements completed. Many
changes have been made in the per-
sonnel Of the registry agents, who will
begin their duties on Oct. II, and as
now corrected, the complete list OF
such agents for the whole county is
as follows
The Registry Agents.
District 1-Stanford, Knerrville,
Denton and Hill, George r. Arnold
District 2-East and West Round
up and Lavina, "A. L. Miller.
District 3-Utica, Sapphire, Wind
ham and Benchland, Platt Belden.
District 4APhilbrook Ross Fork,
Moon and Moccasin, P. H. Murphy.
District 5-Carneill, Straw, Buffalo,
Olaf Erickson.
District 6-Halbert, Rothiemay and
Yale, T. L. Halbert.
District 7-Highheld, Pine Grove,
w. w. Lewis.
DISTRICT s-Upper, Cottonwood,
Lower Cottonwood, Natal and Brass,
G. M. Baker
District o-East Lewistown, West
Lewistown and Third ward, Thos.
Rees.
District 1O-East Fork, Piper and
Forest Grove, C. H. Shepard.
District 11-Maiden, Moccasin and
New Year, Otto Anderson.
District l2-Kendall, Warm Spring
and Deerheld, E. P. Durnen.
District 13-Cruse and Grass Range,
Thomas Ayers.
District 14-Wilder, Alder Grove
and Box Elder, G. A. Gilpatrick.
District l5-Stuart and Gilt Edge,
J. IN. Williams.
District l6-Judith and Everson, ].
A. Kelly.
| District 17-Weede and Flatwillow
Frank Milsap.
District l8-Musselshell and Mel
stone, K. F. Park
District 19-Edgewater, Valentine
and Nordquist, S. B. Butcher.
Relating to Registration.
| The following provisions from the
election laws, relating to registration,
will prove of interest to many voters
and will answer many questions that
are now being asked daily:
Qualifications of voter-Every male
person of the age of twenty-one years
or over, possessing the following
qualifications, if his name is registered
as required by law, is entitled to vote
at all general and special elections
and for all officers that now are, OF
hereafter may be, elective by the peo-
pie and upon all questions which may
be submitted to the vote of the peo-
pie: First, he must be citizen oi
the United States; second, he must
have resided in the state one year and
in the county thirty days Immediately
preceding the election at which he of.
fers to vote. No person convicted oi
felony has the right to vote unless he
has been pardoned. Nothing in this
section contained shall be construed
to deprive any person Of the right tc
vote who had such right at the time
of the adoption of the state constitu.
ton. After the expiration of five
years from the time of the adoption
of the state constitution no person
except citizens of the United States
have a right to vote.
Who are taxpayers-The payment
OF a tax upon property by any per
son assessed thereon on county o,
city assessment roll next precedine
the a1ocfSnr ~ 1uh:ol 4
be submitted to the vote of the tax
payers of the state, Or to the vote o
the tax payers of such county or city
or any subdivision thereof, constitute
such person taxpayer at such elec
ton within the meaning of the las
preceding section
Failure to qualify-If the person S,
appointed fail to qualify within tn
time herein provided, voters may. lid
on producing evidence of their righ
to VOTE. be registered in any othe
district in said county, and any per
SON so registered in any other distric
must upon presentation and surrende
OF certificate of registration, signe,
by the registry agent of said district
: be considered legal voter in the pre-
clnct of the district in which he re
sides.
; Oath of applicant when applying on
OF distr'ct-lf any person applies t,
De registered in any district othe
.nan the one in which he resides, an,
Is entitled upon proof to a certificat
OF registration as provided in the mex
preceding section, such applicant. il
ADDITION to the proof required by thi
chapter to entitle him to reeistratio,
must take and subscribe an oath be
; fore the registry agent in substantial
the following form:
i do solemnly swear. or affirm,
that I make the application for regis
tration in District No.--of county
Montana. because there is no registr,
agent within District No, which
the district within which I reside an,