The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-23

asl,a. shall be designated aa registra- tiou and primary day In ample time before such day. che United States Commissioners shall designate three registration and primary officers in each election precinct whe shall be members of different political parties, and who shall be duly qualified voters ia Che election precincts for which
 they were appointed The Clerks of iho District Court shan forward to the United States commissioners, in ample me hesore such registration day, registration books which shall in t41a be forwarded by the commiss. toners Co the various registration and primary officers appointed by them. Such registration books shall provide for the proper registration of each voter containing spaces for the yot- er's full name place of birth. date of birth Che length Of time resident In Alaska, and in the election precinct; place of former residence and length of time resident In former residence, whether naturalized or not, and if SO, place and date of naturalization the political party to which the voter be- longs and shall provide further for blank spaces. challenges and remarks.
 Every voter applying for registra- tion. or said first day of July shall state the political party to which he claims allegiance. and if such voter shall not claim allegiance to any poli- tical party. he shall be registered as an Independent
 Sec. 4. At least ten days prior to the first day of July, in every year in which a general election is to be held in the Territory of Alaska, the various registration and primary officers shall arrange for some suitable designated place for holding such registration and primary. notice of which shall be posted in the post office or other most conspicuous place for at least one week prior to such registration day, and. also publish in an local newspa- pers # there be such.
 TO vote at the primary. all qualified voters shall be required to register between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and s o'clock p. m. and no one not properly registered in accordance with this act. shall be permitted to take part in any political party primary within the Territory of Alaska.
 Sec. D. At the close of the regis tration period. the primary officers shall forthwith count the number of voters registered under the different party designation. and shall forthwith hold an open primary at which only those voters who are registered shall be qualified to take any part.
 For every ten voters of particular political party there are registered, there shall be elected one delegate to such party Territorial convention and one delegate to such party Divis- ional convention, and every duly reg istered voter shall have the right at such primary to vote for as many dele gates of his particular party as are provided for under this act, and he shall be allowed to vote for delegates of but one party.
 Sec. 6. As soon as the primary of- flcers have counted the various num- ber of voters registered under the diff. gerent political parties designated they shall make announcement of such fact and shall post the number of dele gates each party is entitled to at the place of registration and primary SO that all voters may readily ascertain 1 such information All voters voting at such primary may be provided with suitable ballots by their political par ties. or each voter may prepare his own ballot.
 Every ballot shall contain. at the head of the ballot the political party to which the voter belongs and the delegate to the different political con- ventions for whom the voter desires to vote.
 Sec 2. The polls at all such pri- l maries shall be kept open until n o'clock D. m. at which time the prl- mary officers shall declare the polls closed and proceed to count the bal 1 lots in public. and they shall forth. with make due returns of such pri. mary election to the Clerks of the District Court upon suitable blanks furnished by the said Clerks. The primary officers shall thereupon issue ! credentials to the various delegates ! elected and such credentials shall be accepted at the political conventions in the Territory of Alaska, as proper and the same shall entitle Che bearer thereof to representation in any such 
 Sec. 8. Each registration and pri- mary officer shall record the regis tration information in his book. and such books shall be open for regis 1 trahon until 15 days before election and shall be open for public inspection | at all times. but the registration off ! cers may designate certain specified ! hours for registration after the first day of July. as may be convenient and that shall give every duly quail ! fled voter an opportunity to register No one not registered in accordance | with the provisions of this act shall | be permitted to vote at any general ! election in the Territory of Alaska.
 Sec. 9. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act, shall be | guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction therof. shall be punished !