Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-01
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Important Change in Reeistra-
ton Laws.

To the Qualified Electors OF the
several Wards Of the City of East Jop-
dan, State OF Michigan,
Notice Is hereby given that In con-
formity with Act i26, Public Acts Of
1917, |, the undersigned City Clerk will
upon any day except Sunday. and a
legal holiday, or the day Of any regular
or special election receive for registra-
ton the name Of any legal voter in said
City not already registered who may
Apply to me Personally for such regis
tration, except that i can receive no
names for registration during the time
intervening between the second Satur-
day before any general or special elec-
ton and the day Of such election,
March 8, 1918 last Day for General
Registration for Primary March 18th.
All electors not already registered
and intending to vote at said Election,
should make Personal Application to
me on or before the 9th day Of March,
A. d. 1918.
Notice is further hereby given that
will be at my office in Post Office Build
ing on
Mar. 2, and Mar. 9. 1918
From clock q. m. until o'clock p.
m. on each said day for the purpose of
Reviewing the Registration and Regis
tering such OF the qualified electors In
said City as Shall Appear and apply
therefor
The name Of no person but an Actual
Resident of the precinct at the time Of
registration, and entitled under the
constitution, if remaining such resident,
to vote at the next election shall be
entered in the registration book.
REGISTRATION OF ABSENTEE
BY OATH
II any person whose name is not
registered shall offer and claim the
right to vote at any election, and shall,
Under Oath, state that he is resident
of such precinct and has resided in the
City Twenty Days next preceding such
election, designation particularly the
place of his residence, and that he
possesses the other qualifications of an
elector under the constitution; and that,
owing to the sickness or bodily infirm-
ity of himself, or OF some member Of
his family or owing to his absence from
the City on public business or his own
business, and without intent to avoid
or delay his registration, he was unable
to make application for registration on
the last day provided by law for the
registering of electors preceding such
election, then the name of such person
shall be registered, and he shall then
be permitted to vote at such election
If such applicant shall, in said matter,
wilfully make any false statement, he
shall be deemed guilty Of perjury, and,
upon conviction, be subject to the
pains and penalties thereof.
PROVISION IN CASE OF REMOVAL
TO ANOTHER PRECINCT
Amy registered and qualified voter
who has Removed from One Election
Precinct of City to another election
precinct Of the same City shall have the
right, on any day previous to election
day, on application to the City Clerk,
to have his name transferred from the
registration book of the precinct from
which he has removed to the registra-
ton book Of the precinct In which he
then resides. Such elector shall have
the right to have such transfer made
on Election Day by obtaining from the
board Of inspectors of election of the
precinct from which he Has Removed
Certificate of Transfer and present
ing the said certificate to the Board Of
Election Inspectors of the Precinct in
which he then Resides.
WOMEN ELECTORS
The names of all qualified Women
Electors not already appearing on the
registration list will be registered, pro-
vided Personal Application is made in
conformity with the foregoing pro-
visions.
Dated Feb. 2, 1918.
OTIS j. SMITH,
| ss City Clerk.