The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-19


days before the next succeeding genera,
primary election.
Sec. 8. Any person who may become a
quallhed elector in any precinct in this
State after the 10th day OF May, 1916, OF
after the closing Of any other registra-
ton period, may register as an elector by
making application 10 the registrar of the
precinct in which he is a qualified voter
not more than twenty nor less than ten
days before the day Of holding any cleo
ton and upon complying with all the
terms and provisions Of this Act and it
shall be the duty Of precinct registrars to
register such qualified electors in their
precinct under the terms and provisions
Of this Act, beginning twenty days be-
fore the date of holding any election and
continuing for period of ten days. Pre-
cinct registrars shall have no authority
to register electors at any other time
except as provided in this Act and no
registration certificate assued by any
precinct registrar at any other time ex-
cept as herein provided shall be valid
after the close of registration ten days
before any election as herein provided,
and after the close of the registration of
electors on June 80, 1916, or after the
close Of any other supplemental regis
tratiOn, the precinct registrar SHALL inn
mediately after the closing of such regis
tration, enter upon the precinct register
the names of all persons registered dur
ing such period hereinbefOre provided,
and shall deliver to the secretary of the
county election board the duplicate reg
istration certificates so issued in the
same manner as hereinbefore provided
and the secretary OF the county election
board shall receive such certificates re-
ceipt for the same, and add the names OF
such electors in the county registration
book in the same manner as hereinbe
fore provided. The permanent record
II registrations made by the secretary
Of the county election board and filed
with the county clerk shall be certified
fr4ssfH flas slr ftg.f-
board to be true and correct and when
fled in the office of the county clerk
shall be open to inspection by any per-
son, and copies may be made Of such
record during the office hours of the
county clerk, but in no case shall such
permanent records be taken from the
possession of said county clerk. Upon
applca tion Of the Board of Education
Of any city or trustees of any school dis
lricts the county clerk shall certify 70
lhe school board of each school district
Or Joint school district IN the county
true and correct list of the registered
electors in such school district, as soon
as may be. after receipt OF the registra-
lion record from the secretary of the
county election board, and the said coun-
~ clerk shall at least 10 days before any
school election, in any school district
in the county, certify TO the school
board Of said school district list OF
those electors registered since the last
certllcation of registered electors OF
said school district The provisions OF
this Act shall not apply to school dis
trict meetings and elections to be helc
n the year Of 1916.
Sec 10 The secretary of the county
election board shall deliver 70 the elec-
ion inspector in each precinct together
with other election supplies the duplicate
registration certificates then in his pos
session for each Of such election pre-.
sincts and the precinct registrar in eacf
election precinct shall deliver to the in
spector Of elections In such precinct tho
precinct registration book on or eeior,
he last day before the holding of any
eletion in such precinct
Sec. IL. If rwo or more electors OF
any county have reason to believe thai
! name appearing upon the county reg
istration book Is Illegally registered, they
may apply IN writing tc the county reg
istrar Of such county to nave such name
stricken from the county registration
book Such applications shall not be
made later than the Tuesday preceding
any election and shall be accompanied
by an affidavit signed by one or more o.
such electors, setting forth their reason
for believing that such name Is Illegally
registered Said county registrar shall
forthwith consider said application, ana
Il he shall determine from said affidavit
Or other evidence that there is reason
able GROUND for believing that sucn.
aame is, Illegally reeisteFed he shall
forthwith cause notiee of such applica-
ion to be served upon the person, the
registration of whose name is attacked,
II the notice on said person, or II he
0e not found then by leaving a copy
hereof at the place which appears from
he registration book to be his residence.
said notice shall briefly state the sub
stance of the said application and shall
order such person to appear before the
county registrar in tile courthouse OF said
county at an hour to be named therein
which shall be at least As hours after
The service of such notice. Return OF
the service of said notice by the sheriiT
shall be made within As hours. At the
aour named for the appearance of sucn
person the said county registrar shall
proceed 10 investigate whether or not
such name is illegally registered. Wit
nesses may be summoned in the usual
way 10 testify in regard thereto and may
be sworn by said county registrar II
The county registrar shall find that said
name Is Illegally or falsely registered he
] shall order such name 10 be stricken
from the county registration book and so
certify to the county clerk. and it shall
be the duty Of the county clerk upon the
receipt of said certiiicate to strike said
name from the county registration book
and certify to the precinct registrar OF
the precinct in which such name was
| registered that such name has been
| stricken from the county registration
| book by him pursuant to order OF the
| county registrar and shall direct said
| precinct registrar to strike said name
| from the precinct registration book ~
| his possession and upon receipt OF saii
1 rpTtlntdle from tue county CltlA II clidll
be the duty of the precinct registrar tc
| strike said name from the precinct regis
| tration book in his possession. II the
person whose name is sought to be
| stricken from the county registration
book is not personally served with 2
| copy of the notice hereinebfore provided
| or has not entered his appearance be-
| fore the county registrar he shall have
| the right TO apply to said county reg
istrar at any time before six o'clock p
| M. on the Sd day before the holding Of
any election to have said finding anC
certificate of the county registrar set
aside, and if upon the hearing of said
| application the said county registrar
! shall not be of the opinion that his name
| was Illegally registered he shall set aside
| said finding and certificate and shal
| certify TO the county clerk that his find
| ing has been set aside and direct tn,
| county clerk to rerstate his name OF
the county registration book, and th'
| county clerk shall Immediately upon re
| ceipt of such certificate so reinstate hi!
| name on the county registration book
| and the county clerk shall immediatel,
| certify the same to the precinct regis
| trar OF the precinct in which said person
was registered and direct said precinc
| registrar to renstate his name on thu
| precinct registrar book, and the pre-
cinct registrar shall Immediately so re
instate his name on the precinct regis
| tration book.
sec. IL. The precinct election boar'
! when any elector shall offer to vote ma,