The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-18
How To Register.

1he question Is asked. How 10
YOU register? Each voter shall
make. or cause to be made, a written
application for registration. which
shall be signed by him and present
ed in person to the Registration
Board in the precinct where he is
a qualified voter. This must of
course be done when the board is n
session on registration days.
Every application for registration
shall be signed with the name of
the applicant in his own handwrit-
ing in the English language, if ne
be able to write his name in the
English language, and, if not, then
in any language that he may be able
TO write. If he is not able TO
write in any language, he may pro-
cure some resident of the township
to write his name for him, and he
shall make his mark. But the
person so writing his name shall al
so write his own name on the ap-
plication as attesting witness. 1t is
unlawful for any person to write
the name of an applicant to an ap-
plication unless he is personally
acquainted with such applicant,
and if he writes the name Of an
applicant to an application he must
write his own name in attestation.
In all leases the applicant, whether
he signs his own name to the ap-
plication or have some one do it
for him, must hand his APPLICATION
in person to the Registration Board
during the session of the Board of
Registration in his precinct
The purpose of the registration
law is to provide for, and require
registration of voters in addition
to the other qualifications required
by the Constitution. Remember
this registration will not qualify
any one to vote at the November
election who would not be entitled
to and qualified to vote, if there
were no registration law in force.
Every person who would be
qualified to vote at the ensuing cleo
tion if there were no registration
law in force, is entitled to register
at any session of the registration
board of the year of and preceding
the election, upon such application
and showing as is required by the
law, for the session at which he ap-
plies, and no other person is en-
titled to register at any session of
the registration board.
Illegal Applicant.
1t is made unlawful for anv per-
son who is not a voter, and who
knows he will not be a voter at the
next ensuing election, to apply for
registration in any election precinct
in the State, or to procure himself
to be registered thereat as a voter,
and upon conviction. he is subject
to Imprisonment in the states
prison not less than one or more
than five years, and a fine of not
more than $500.
The Registration board will be in
session on the days stated above.
You must possess all the quail
fications that have been required
heretofore.
You must appear in person and
file your application for registra-
ton yourself, signed by yourself, as
the law requires, as given above.
If you are not a lawful and
otherwise qualified voter, it is un-
lawful for you to make application
for registration.
Should any one object to register
ing, deeming the law a burden and
unnecessary, all there is to saw is
that it is now the law, and if he
does not register he will not be
allowed to vote in November.
The law makers claimed to be
endeavoring to safeguard the honest
voter, and prevent dishonest and
illegal voting. 1t may be true, and
likely is, that the registration law
was not necessary in your precinct,
but there are precincts in Indiana
where it is necessary. and it had to
be made to cover the entire State,
else it would have been uncon-
stitutional.