Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-04-14

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duty of the proper officers provided
for in this Act, to make a new regis
tration Of the qualified electors of
each precinct in the State of Okla
homa in the same manner as pro-
vided in this Act. The precinct reg
istraTs shall make the new registra-
tion during the first ten days immed-
lately following the first thirty days
after such constitutional amendment
has become effective. Provided, If
any elector should be absent from
the county of his residence during
such period of time, or is prevented
by sickness or unavoidable misfor-
tune from registering with the pre-
,einct registrar within such time, lie
NJ ny register with such precinct reg
istrar at any time within 80 days
after the close of such registration
period upon complying with the 9TH
er provisions of this Act, and the
precinct registrar shall register no
person under this provision unless
he shall be satisfied that such person
was absent from the county or was
sick during the aforesaid ten days
registration period. or was prevented
from registering during such period
by unavoidable misfortune. Such
new registration when the same has
been completed, as provided in this
Act, shall be filed in the office of the
county clerk, and shall then become
and be the permanent registration of
the qualified electors in each county
of the state.
Sec. II. If any elector registered
as provided in this Act shall fail to
vote at any election held in the pre-
cinct where registered, the inspector
and judges of election shall note OPP
posite such persons name on the
precinct registration book the words
mot voted" and Immediately there
under the date of the election, and If
any elector shall fail TO vote at three
successive elections held in the pre-
cinct where registered the registra-
tion of such elector in such precinct
shall be cancelled in the same man
ner as is provided for the cancella-
tion of the registration of an elector
who changes his residence and the
records of the registrar, the secre-
tary of the county election board,
and the county registrar in the office
of the county clerk shall show such
cancellation as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
Sec 1S. In the event new election
precincts shall be established by law,
the electors residing within the
boundaries of such new election pre-
cinct shall present to the registrar
lappointed for such precinct their or
iginal registration certificates and
the same shall be cancelled and new
certificates issued to such electors
and the records of the secretary of
the county election board and the
county registrar in the office of the
county clerk and the precinct regis
tration book of the registrar in the
precinct where such electors were
formerly registered shall be correct
ed all in the same manner as here
inbefore provided for the cancella-
tion and registration of electors who
may change their residence.
Sec. 10. The inspector of cleo
tions in each election precinct in this
State, shall after the votes are
counted at any election, deliver to
the secretary of the county election
board the duplicate registration cer-
tificates so used at any such cleo
tion at the same time the returns Of
such election is delivered to the sec
retary of the county election board
and such inspector of elections shall
within three days after the holding
of any election deliver to the regis
trar in his election precinct, the pre-
cinct registration book so used at
such election.
Sec. 20. Any person who shall vi
olate any of the provisions of this
Act, for the punishment of which no
lprovision is otherwise made by law,
Ishall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof. shall be
fined in any sum not more than five
hundred dollars, and be imprisoned
In the county jail not exceeding one
year, at the discretion of the court
or jury trying the cause.
Sec. 21. Until the first registra-