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

blank forms of registration books and
sufficient number of blank appiica-
tons fer registration, ard other neces-
sary stationery Each registration
book shall be covered with tag. have
a proper caption, with blanks to adjust
1t to any precinct, and shall be ruled n
ten (10) columns, headed respective
ly: number; name; residence; where
born; when came to U. s.; when and
where natuSalized; when and where
declared intention; where resided
since October last: remarks. and shall
contain sufficient number of leaves
to allow fer registration OF all voters
in a precinct, with the memoranda re-
CURED to be made after the names as
elsewhere provided by this act, AMI
also for an alphabetical index at the
back Of the book of the names regis
tered. with reference to thdir mum
bers respectively. The application
blanks shall be of such form as arc
suitable for their purposes under tho
requirements of this act.
Places for Registration-Notice.
Sec. 6. The county commissioners
of each county in the state shall, at
least fifteen (15) days before each ses-
sion of the board of registration pro-
vide for and secure in each precinct of
the county suitable room in which
the board shall sit during its session.
and, if practicable, they shall secure
the same room for each session of the
year The room shall not be one in
which spirituous, vinous, malt or other
intoxicating liquors are kept or sold
The auditor of the county shall give
ten (10) days notice of the time and
place of each session of the board of
registration, by one publication in two
newspapers Of general circulation of
each of the political parties which cast
the highest and next highest vote re-
spectively in the county at the las,
preceding general election printed ard
published in the county, if such there
be, and he shall cause to be prepared
and delivered to the registration in
spector Of each precinct in the county,
at least ten (1O) days before the May
session of the board Of registration, fif-
teen (15) printed forms of notice of the
time and place of such session, with
blanks therein as to the township, pre-
{ cinct and place of the session, that by
filling the blanks the printed notices
may be suitable for any precinct in the
county. The inspector of the precinct
shall fill the blanks, in writing, prop
erly for his precinct and at least eight
(S) days before such session of the
board post the same in at least five
(5) public places in the precinct and
In as many other places as he may
deem proper, or cause them to be so
posted. The notices so posted of the
May session of the board shall have
for caption: Important notice to
voters of registration" and in the body
the notice shall state in effect among
other things: Every voter of the pre-
cfnct is required to register at a ses-
sion OF the board. If he fail to register
at its May, September or October seq
sion, he will have no right to vote at
the November election" 1t shall be
the duty of the registration inspector
to go to the county auditors Office. at
least ten (10) days before the MAY
session of the board, and receive from
the auditor registration books, blanks.
and other stationery for each precinct.
When he has received the blank forms
of application, he may place portions
OF them at such place or places and in
such hands in the precinct as that
voters therein may conveniently OBJ
tain them before the day of registra-
ton. He shall retain a sufficient por-
ton in his own hands to deliver to
voters who may apply for them before
such date, and shall retain till the day
of registration, and have at the place
OF registration on that day, a suffi-
cient portion to supply all voters of
the precinct that may there apply for
them The registration inspector shall
cause the members of the registration
board to be furnished with good, plain
and substantial meals during the time
they are in session The expense of
registration and preparation therefor,
and returns thereof. shall be paid out
of the county treasury by the board of
commissioners as election expenses
are paid; and the county council shall,
in due season, make the necessary an
preparations therefor
Qualifications to Register.
Sec. z. At the May, September or
October session of the board of regis
tration every male person who, at the
time resides in the precinct in which
he applies for registration, and who
will be Of the age of twenty-one CID
years or upward at the next ensuing
November election, and is a citizen of
the United States, or, if not citizen
of the United States. who. if he con-
tinue to reside in the precinct till the
next following November election, will
at that time have resided in the State
of Indiana during the six (6j months
and in the United States during the
one ~ year Immediately preceding
such election, shall be entitled, upon
proper application, to be registered in
such precinct. No other person or
persons shall be entitled to be so reg
istered Nothing in this act shall be
construed as qualifying or attempting
to qualify any person to vote at any
election. even though registered. who
would not be so qualified IL there were