Douglas Island news., 1916-03-01
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DUTY OF VOTERS
 Section 8. It shall be the duty of an Quali- fled voters for members of the Common Council of the said town after the opening of the poll book, as tu this ordinance pro- vided, to apply to the Town Clerk and be reufstored i'm said book at such time or times as such book shall be opened For that pur- pose; and such registration, when made, shall cutitle the person SO registered to vote for members of the Common Council, who are not otherwise disqualified. 1T such per- sons are otherwise legally qualified and have caused themselves tO be SO registered as in this ordinance provided, such reGlstrn- tiOn shall be prima tacte evidence or the right of such person to vote atauy municipal election for members of the Common COun- cil held in said town subsequent to such reg istration during that year
 WHAT POLL BOOK SHOULD CONTAIN, ETC. Sec. 6. The said poll book or registration book aforesaid shall be SO arranged as to admit of the alphabetical classihcotion ol the names of the voters and ruled tn parallel columns with appropriate heads as follows: Name
 Date of registration
 Place of residence
 Occupation
 Time of residence in District and Town
 Place and date of granting first or final papers, if of foreign birth.
 Column for signature.
 Column For remarks.
 Column for checking name of voter at time of voting. u Under the head Place of residence" shall be noted the number of lot aud Dloch or numb of street where applicant resides or some other definite description sufficient to locate the residence of the voter SO regis tered The voter shall sign his name on the registration book iu the column for sigma natures. IT he shall be incapable of writing his name he shalt make his mark In sald column in the presence ot some person, Who
 frrrf fhNIH is capable of writing his own name, which said person shall sign his own name as a witness to said signature by mark, directly opposite or near the same
 HOW PERSONS SHALL APPLY, ETC.
 Section 7 No person shall be registered unless he appears in person before said Town Clerk as such registration officer, at his or, flee where the registration book IS opemeu for registration purposes, during once hours, and applies GO be reglstercu ana s!Nes all necessary facts about himself, sufficient for the registration officer Go fill iu such data as is provided for in the registration book lf any person hos been n0turaHAeu' or has declared his intention tO become ca citizen of the United States iu the manner by law provided. he shall furnish satsiac- tory evidence Co such registration omcer or these facts and iu addition thereto when so required by the registration Otucer ne snall tale and subscribe an oath Go the effect that he is over the age Ot tWenty-One years, a unturaliZed citizen of the United states or  . come such iu the manner provided n( law that he has been au actual and bona hde res- ideut of the Territory of Alaska Tor one year last past and of the Town or Douglas, Alaska for six months last past, and has not been convicted of a felony. The said Town Ger S shall have the power Go administer the Suio oath and ail said oaths and athdnvits shall be preserved ant kept with the registration books.
 WHEN NO PERSON ALLOWED TO VOTE
 Section s. No person shall be entitled to vote at any municipal election Tor members of the Common Council or eald Town or Douglas who has not registered accorolng Go the provisions of this ordinance. The regist ratio provided for tn this ordinance, however, shall not be conclusive evidence Of the right Ot any person Co Fote; hut aucil person, at the polls. may be challenged and required to establish his right GO vote.
 TOWN CLERK TO ADMINISTER OATES
 Section 9. The Town Clerk as eX.oiiicio registration officer is hereby eu powered tu administer all necessary oaths iu examining an applicant for registration, or any witness he may offer iu his behalf iu order io nscer- tain his right tO he registered under this ordinance, and it shall be the duty or said registration officer to cNumluei under oalh' any applicant for registration whose right to registration he may doubt or who may be challenged. The said registration officer shall explain Go said applicant the necessary qualifications or a voter; uud li me opph- cant for registration shows himself Co have the necessary qualifications to euttlc hlm to vote at the next election for Councilmen, he shall be registered; otherwise he shall not
 PENALTY FOR FALSE SWEARING
 Section 10. If any person shall falsely swear, or affirm. iu taking any oath required by this ordinance, OF shall falsely peroouote another for registration or procure person SO persOuatiug another GO be registered, or if any person shall represent and give his name to the registration officer different from what it is; OF cause such name to be registered, or if any person shall cause any name to be placed on the registration book otherwise thauiu the manner provided by this ordinance, he shall be guilty ot mis- demeauor and upon conviction shall be pun ished by fine not exceeding SlOoOO or by Imprisonment iu the town inil for term not exceeding ninety days, or both.
 APPEALING CLAUSE
 Section 1l. All ordinances and parts of or- diuouces in conflict herewith are hereby re- peoled.
 TIME OF TAKING EFFECs
 Section l2 This ordinance shall be pub- Hshed iu the Douglas Island News, weekly npvsDaDer published in the Town Of Doug