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

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and the precinct registrar in each
election precinct shall deliver to the
inspector of elections in such pre-
cinct the precinct registration book
on or before the last day before the
holding of any election in such pre-
cinct
Sec IL. II two or more electors
Of any county have reason to believe
that a name appearing upon the coun-
ty registration book is illegally reg
istered, they may apply in writing to
the county registrar of such county
to have such name stricken from the
county registration book. Such ap-
plications shall not be made later
than the Tuesday preceding any cleo
tion, and shall be accomplished by
an affidavit signed by one or more
Of such electors setting forth their
reason for believing that such name
is illegally registered. Said county
registrar shall forthwith consider
said application, and II he shall de-
termine from said affidavit or other
evidence that there is reasonable
ground for believing that such name
is illegally registered, he shall forth
with cause notice of such application
to be served upon the person, the
registration of whose name is at
tackled, which shall be made by serv-
ing copy of the notice on said per-
son, or If he be not found, then by
leaving a copy thereof at the place
which appears from the registration
book to be his residence. Said no
tice shall briefly state the substance
of the said application and shall or
der such person to appear before the
county registrar in the courthouse of
said county at an hour to be named
therein which shall be at least AS
hours after the service OF such no
tice. Return of the service of said
notice by the sheriff shall be made
within 48 hours. At the hour nam
ed for the appearance of such per-
son the said county registrar shall
proceed to investigate whether or
not such name is illegally registered.
Witnesses may be summoned in the
usual way to testify in regard there
to and may be sworn by said county
registrar. If the county registrar
shall find that said name is Illegally
or falsely registered he shall order
such name to be sericken from the
county registration book and so GER
tify to the county clerk, and it shall
be the duty of the county clerk up
on the receipt of said certificate 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 reg
istrar and shall direct said precinct
registrar to strike said name from
the precinct registration book in his
possession and upon receipt of said
certificate from the county clerk il
shall be the duty of the precinct reg
istrar to strike said name from the
precinct registration book in his pos
session. If the person whose name
is sought to be stricken from the
county registration book is not per
sOnally served with copy of the
notice hereinbefore provided or has
not entered his appearance before
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 3rd day before the
holding of any election to have said
finding and 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 shall GER
tify to the county clerk that hii
finding has been set aside and direc'
the county clerk to reinstate his
name on the county registration
book, and the county clerk shall i'm
mediately upon receipt of such GER
tifieate so reinstate his name on tht
county registration book, and the
county clerk shall Immediately Ger
tify the same to the precinct regis
trar of the precinct in which sale
person was registered and direc
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