Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-10

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The approval of the Few national |
army bill and the presidents procanmar |
tlon Hereunder have been rnlncfaenf. |
All persons Within the age limits pre- /
scrihed are required 70 preseat them
selves fer registration az the customary |
voting places In the voting precincts |
In which they have their permanent |!
homes. ON q day which the president |
wifi announce.
The governor OF each state is the |
chief of registration therein. The ma
chinery OF registration In each county |
is in charge of the sheriff, the county |
clerk, and the county physician, act
Ymg ex officio, unless a different hoard
shall be announced by the governor. In
Cities containing populations Of more
than $1,000, the registration will be
under the control of the mayor and Sc
iected boards of registration. In order
that the designated county and city
officials. and the people generally, can
get ciear understanding of the cen.
sus methods the following brief out
line is given:
The sheriffs, or other designated Off
ciais, Immediately upon receiving no
tice from the governor, shall appoint
registrars for each voting precinct.
Apportionment oil. Registrars.
The proportion of registrars shall be
one for each ITO persons to be regis
tered Each age to be registered win
comprise about per cent of the popu-
iation,
If. for instance, all men between
nineteen and twenty-five years of age,
inclusive. are to be registered, the reg
istrar would have to enroll about Z
per cent OF the precinct population.
IT Ia desirable to accept the services
of competent volunteer registrars to
serve without compensation. All reg
istrars must be sworn.
The voting place In each precinct
must be prepared for registration Full
printed instructions covering every de-
tail of registration will be in the hands
of sheriffs and mayors on the fifth day
after the presidents proclamation.
Cities of Over 10000 Population.
than 10000 Inhabitants, or the officials
designated by the governor therein.
shall with approval of the governor,
appoint for each ward or convenient
minor subdivision containing about 3d.
900 people one registration board, and
shall designate one officer of each
board to perform duties similar to
those imposed on the sheriff, as here
tofore outlined. If the mayor desires
he may appoint a central board to CO.
ordinate the work of minor boards
Duties Of County Clerks, and of
Clerks OF Cities of Over 10000
People.
On the fifth day after the president
has issued his proclamation, clerks of
counties and cities of over 80 900 must
secure n supply of blanks and copies
of the registration regulations from
the sheriff or from the mayor. Absen-
tees and the sick will apply to such
clerks to have their registration cards
filed out In no case shall such per-
sons be given registration certificates.
They are to be Instructed by the clerk
that the burden is on them to see to II
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their home precincts by registration
day.
Absentees and the Sick.
Persons absent from their home
counties may be registered by mail. =
so absent, q man should go toIthe CLERK
Of the county where he may be staying
on the sixth day after the date Of tn,
presidents proclamation. II he is in ,
city of over 10000 population. the cit.
clerk Is the official to whom to apply
The absentee will be told how to reg
lister, but he must mail his card II
time to reach his precinct by registra
hon day.
Persons too sick to present them
selves for registration must send
competent person to the county or cit
clerk on the sixth day after the IL
suing of the proclamation. The clerl
will give instructions for registration
Colleges, Universities, Homes and otF
er institutions.
Ofiicials OF educational, chnritabl
and other institutions should apply fo
instructions TO the county or city cier
On the sixth day after the date OF tn