The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12
CHAPTER 90.

AN ACT to Amend Section Nineteen Of
Chapter Five of the Revised Statutes
Relating to the Sessions of the Boards
OF Registration in Cities with over
Thirty-ilve Thousand Inhabitants.
Be It enacted, etc:
Section nineteen Of chapter Ave Of the
revised statutes Is hereby amended by
adding after the first sentence thereof,
and In cities of not less than thirty
Ave thousand inhabitants said board
shall be In session the sixty secular
days prior to any state or municipal
election: on the first twenty OF said
days said boards shall be in session
from nine o'clock In the forenoon TO
one O'Clock in the afternoon, and from
three o'clock to five o'clock In the aft
days the said boards shall be in SEES
sion from nine o'clock in the forenoon
to ono o'clock In the afternoon and from
three o'clock to five o'clock In the aft
ernoon, and from seven to nine O'Clock
In tho afternoon. to receive evidence
and to determine the qualifications and
rights of registration OF voters therein.
and to revise and correct the voting
lists and on tho latter thirty OF said
sixty secular days said boards shall be
In session to enable said boards to
verify tho correctness OF the voting
lists and to close up the records Of
said boards. and to hear and determine
the right OF any person, whose right
has been challenged. to have his name
added to or remain on said list or be
stricken from the sana In cities OF
not less than thirty-f1ve thousand in
habitants registration prior to any
presidential seotion shall be held dur
Ing the days and hours fixed by this
section for the registration of voters
for tho municipal election next follow
Ing 30 that said section when amend
ed shall read az followsi
Section 10. Said boards of rogtstra-
tlon shall be in session from nine In
the forenoon to one o'clock in the aft
ernoon, and from three to Ave o'clock
In the afternoon and from seven to nine
not less than nineteen thousand inhab-
itants, on zach Of the twelve secular
days next prior to any election; on the
FIRST nine Of said secular days, to re-
ceive evidence touching the oualifica-
tons of voters therein, and 70 revise
and correct the voting lists. and on tho
latter three OF said secular days, to
enable the board to verify the correct
ness of said lists and to complete and
close up its records Of said sessions
flve thousand inhabitants said board
shall be in session the sixty secular
days prior to any state or municipal
election; on tho first twenty of said
days said boards shall be in session
from nine o'clock In the forenoon to
three o'clock to f1ve o'clock In the aft
ernoon, and on the next ten secular
days the said boards shall be in ses-
sion from nine o'clock In the forenoon
to one O'Clock in the afternoon and
from three o'clock to fve o'clock In the
afternoon. and from seven to nine
o'clock In tho afternoon. to reoodve evil
denos and 20 determine the qualinoa-
tons and rights Of registration Of yot-
ers therein, and TO revise and correct
the voting Lists, and on the latter
thirty OF said sixty secular days said
boards shall Be In session to enable
said boards to verify the correctness
of the voting tsts and to close up the
records Of said boards, and to hear
and determine the right Of any person.
whose right has been challenged. to
have his name ADDED to or remain on
said List or be stricken from the same
In cities Of not less than thirty-fva
thousand nhabitants registration prior
to any presidential election shall be
held during the days and hours nIsd
by this section for the registration of
voters for the municipal election next
following And In all other cities. for
the same purpose, and at the same
hours on each OF the Ave secular days
next prior to any election. the first
four thereof TO be devoted to registra-
zion as above, and the last one OF said
secular days to enable the board to
verify the correctness of said FISTS and