Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-24

est moral character TO be found shall be
selected. Neither poverty. nor wealth,
nor magnitude Of business. nor profess
sional caIlings however exalted, shall ex-
ouse the citizens unless serious injury
would result, but druggists and physi-
oians may be excused If they demand 1t.
All Judges and clerks of elections in
cities above 20, 900 inhabitants shall hold
their offices for a specified term, and
shall be examined thoroughly as to their
Qualifications. Any election commission
er or other officer charged with the Sc
lection OF election officials who shall fail
to make diligent search for men of good
character, or who shall willfully pass by
men of good character and knowingly
select persons of bad reputation as cleo
ton officials, shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor. In all cities of $4,000 in
habitants or more two competent judges
and one competent clerk Of high moral
character shall be chosen for each pre-
cinct from the city at large, and who
do not reside in the precinct for which
they are chosen. These, with the two
judges and one clerk chosen from the
pl ecinct, shall constitute the judges and
clerks for such precinct, and all judges
and clerks shall be equally divided In
| each precinct between the two political
parties having the largest number Of
| votes in the state as shown by the last
| general election. In every precinct in
such cities there shall be stationed two
policemen, one outside and one inside
| the booth, who shall protect all election
| officials, challengers, watchers. voters
and others, and who, for willful failure
to do so, shall be adjudged guilty OF a
| misdemeanor. Wherever registration is
required the person who registers shall
sign his name ON the registration book,
and when he comes to vote he shall again
sign his name opposite his number on
the poll book, and the election officers
may compare the signatures. If the
voter cannot sign his name then he shall
make his mark in the usual way on the
registration book, duly attested in writ
ing by two or more reputable witnesses
to whom he is known, and when any in
dividual offers to vote under such name
the judges may determine from the tes-
timony of the attesting witnesses, or If
they cannot be produced then from other
proof, whether or not he is the same
person who made his mark on the regis
tration book, and in voting he shall again
make his mark attested as above re-
quired. If any person signs any other
than his true name in registering or vot-
ing he shall be adjudged guilty of forg-
cry and punished as may be prescribed
DY STATUTE. bNCly pOlItAIol party oIlGl
every body of citizens organized for the
purpose Of passing any constitutional
amendment shall be entitled to a repre-
sentative inside of the, booth to watch
the balloting and counting, and In addi-
ton thereto shall also be entitled to one
challenger. Where it is provided herein
that a violation of any provision of this
amendment shall be a misdemeanor the
punishment shall be fixed by statute. If
the offender is a regular official he shall,
upon conviction, forfeit his office, and he
may be prosecuted under this amendment
and his office forfeited independent Of
any statute. The word election as used
herein shall be construed to mean any
election, general or special, whether
state, county or municipal, including any
primary election held under the law
This amendment shall be self enforcing,
but legislation may be enacted to facilI-
tate its operation.
Section III. Any constitutional pro-
vision, or law, or part thereof, in conflict
with this amendment is hereby repealed.