The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-18

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Here Is Set Out in Full the Act CT tie
Last Legislature Providing For the
Registration of Voters, and Matters
Connected Herewith.
With the opening of what promises
to be one of the most interesting po-
httcal campaigns in the history of In
diana, the readers of this paper will
find much of interest in the following
text of the Registrations law enacted by
the last legislature and approved
March 4, 1911:
EIections-Registrat OF Voters.
Section l. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the State of Indiana,
That hereafter it shall be unlawful for
any person to vote at any general cleo
ton held in this state, unless such
person be at the time a registered
voter under the requirements of this
act
County Commissioners
Precinct Boundaries.
Sec. 2. Every order Of a board OF
commissioners in any county in this
state establishing, changing, dividing
or consolidating election precincts in
such county, shall be made not later
than their March session In any year
In which will occur a neral election
held on the first Tue sday after the
first Monday in November. The pre-
dncts shall remain throughout the
year as they are established at such
March session, or previously. And a
notice required by law of the estab-
lishment of precincts or changes of
boundary shall be given Immediately
after such March session, If it has not
been previously given.
Registration Inspector and Clerks.
Sec. g. In each calendar year in
which will occur in this state gen.
eral election, held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, there shall be appointed regis
tration inspector and two registration
clerks for each voting precinct in the
several counties of this state. The
registration inspector and clerks so APP
pointed shall constitute the registra-
ton board of the precinct for which
appointed The registration inspector
SHALL at the time of Mis- appointment,
be a voter and resident freeholder Of
the township in which the precinct is
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township continuously for at least one
year Immediately prior therto, or
resident householder and voter of the
precinct in which the precinct is sit
uate, and shall have resided in said
township continuously for at least two
person be at the thine registered
registration clerks at the time of their
appointment shall be voters and resi-
dents of the township in which the
precinct is situate, and they shall not
both be adherents of the same politi-
cal party The registration inspector
shall be appointed by the board of
commissioners of the county at its
regular April session preceding such
election The auditor shall notify him
of his appointment, and within ten
days after such notice he shall qualify
by taking oath to support the constitu-
ton of the United States and of the
State of Indiana and to faithfully and
honestly discharge his duties as such
registration inspector, which oath
shall be in writing and filed in the
auditors Office of the county. In case
such inspector should fail to qualify
within the time prescribed, his position
shall be deemed vacant. All vacan-
cies occurring in the Office of regis
tration inspector shall be filled by ap-
pointment of the auditor of the coun-
ty. The registration clerks of the pre-
cinct shall be appointed by the in
spector not less than five go days be-
fore their May session. The county
chairman of each OF the political par
ties which cast the highest and next
highest vote respectively in the county
at the last proceeding general election,
shall have the right to nominate one
Of the clerks of the registration for
each precinct, provided he do so in
writing at least ten (10) days before
said May session, and the inspector
shall appoint the persons so nominated
respectively: Provided, That If either
or both of the chairman Of said politil-
al parties should fail to so nominate,
then the ms ector shall appoint the
clerk or clerks without such nomina-
tion. The clerks shall each, before
entering upon the discharge of their
duties, take an oath in writing to sup
port the constitution Of the United
States and of the State of Indiana, and
70 faithfully and honestly discharge
their duties as registration clerks,
which oath shall be returned by the
Inspector to the auditor of the county
and filed in the auditors Office at the
time the inspector returns other pa.
pers hereinafter required, Immediately
after the May session of said board.
The inspector and clerks shall hold
their Office from the time of their ap-
pointment until the day following the
ens1ing general election
Registration Boards-sessions.
Sec. f. The registration board of
each voting precinct Of this state Shall
hold in such precinct three regular
sessions in each year in which gen
eral election VIII occur Ire first ses-