The daily sentinel., 1913-08-28
LEGAL NOTICES.
ORDINANCE NO. 212.

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AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR
ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAIN
ING PERMANENT REGISTRA-
TIoN LISTS OF ALL QUALIFIED
ELECTORS IN ELECTION PRE-
CINCTS WITHIN THE CITY OF
GRAND JUNCTION, FOR USE IN
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS; TO
PROVIDE FOR PUNISHING ALL
VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND
FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
JUDGES FOR SPECIAL ELEC-
TIONS WHERE NO CANDIDATES
ARE TO BE VOTED ON.
BE it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Grand Junction, Colo
rado:
Section 1. No person shall here
after be permitted TO vote at any mu
nicipal election, whether general or
special. in the City Of Grand June
tion, without first having been reg
istered within the time and in the
manner and form required by the
provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. q II shall be the duty of the
clerk OF the city of Grand Junction.
within ten days after the going into
effect of this ordinance, to make a
copy In the registration books pro-
vided for in Section O. of all the
names and all the data connected
Herewith, shown on the registration
books used in the regular city cleo
tion. held in November. 1911, omit
ting therefrom, however, the names
of all persons not shown by the poll
books OF the various precincts to have
voted in the said 1911 election. The
clerk shall also copy in the said reg
Nat nd tho
data connected Herewith shown on
the latest registration lists in the Of
flee of the county clerk of Mesa
County. Colorado, from the various
precincts of the City of Grand juno
tion, emitting therefrom, however,
first, the names already copied as
hereinbefore provided except where
registered in different precinct or
from different address. in which
case the latest registration in point
of time shall be copied. and the one
first made omitted; second, the names
of all persons not shown by the poll
books of the various precincts to have
voted at the said 1912 election. All
persons whose names are thus placed
in the registration books shall be
deemed fully registered subject to
change or cancellation as hereinafter
provided.
See. 3. II shall be the duty of the
City Council of the City of Grand
Junction. as soon as the clerk shall
have secured the names and data as
required in Section 2. to give public
notice, by advertisement, for four
consecutive insertions, in two daily
newspapers having the largest circu-
lation within the City of Grand juno
tion, that the registration lists pro-
yided for in Section are at the Of
flee of the city clerk open for in
specton at all times during office
hours, and that qualified electors may
register or make changes in Their
registration in the manner and form
as in this ordinance hereinafter pro
vided.
Sec. 4. No qualified elector. whose
name does not appear in the regis
tration lists as provided in Section 2
shall be registered, nor shall the reg
istration of any qualified elector bt
corrected or changed, except he make
application to the city clerk as in this
ordinance provided. Such applicant
must be vouched for by the oath ol
affirmation of two qualified electors
already registered in the city clerk:
office, as possessing all the qualifica'
tions emitting such applicant either
to be lawfully registered, or to the
desired correction or change therein
as the case may be. No registered
qualified elector shall be accepted az
voucher for more than twelve sucf
applicants during any one calendar
year. nor shall any registered quail
fled elector, who is, for any reason
unable to write his signature, be re-
ceived or accepted as IA voucher. The
city clerk shall, in the presence OF
both the applicant and his said vouch'
ers. take the answers of such appli.
cant concerning all the matters re.
ouired.by Section s of this ordinance
and then and there record the same
(excepting the name of the applicant
and vouchers) in the registration
book of the election precinct in which
such elector then resides; such rec
ords shall then and there he signed
by the said applicant, under the
heading Name in Full, and by said
vouchers under the heading "Names
of Vouchers. If said applicant be
for any reason, unable to write his
name. then the same may be written
for him by the city clerk with 'his
(X) mark
In all cases of correction of errors
or change in registration. such cor
roction or change, and the date
when made, shall be noted on the
line after the name affected, under
the heading Remarks. The form
OF the oath, or affirmation, to be
administered to the said applicant
and his vouchers, shall be as follows:
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names of vouchers), each being sew
orally duly sworn Tor being affirmed
(glvlng name of applicant), and WI
as the case may be-, depose and say