Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08
LEGAL NOTICES
REGISTRATION NOTICE
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(Note important change in Registration Laws)
To the Qualified Electors Of the City of Alma.
State of Michigan:
Notice is hereby given that in conformity
with Act 1876. Public Acts of 1917. /. the
undersigned City Clerk, will. upon any day
except Sunday and legal holiday. or the
day Of any regular or special election or
official primary election, receive for registra-
tion the name of any legal voter in said city
not already registered who may apply 10 me
personally for such registration. except that
| receive names for registration dur
ing the time intervening between the second
Saturday before any general special cleo
ton official primary election and the day
of such election.
August IL. 1sls-Last Day for General Regis
tration for Primary, Aug. %
All electors not already registered and in
tending TO vote at said Election should make
personal application 10 me on or before the
18th day Of August, A. d. 1918
Notice is further hereby given that ] will
be at City Hall on Aug. 3, and Aug. 10. 1918,
from 5 o'clock a. m until o'clock ,. m. on
each said day for the purpose of reviewing
the registration and registering such Of the
qualified electors in said city as shall appear
and apply therefor.
The name of person but actual
resident of the precinct at the time Of
registration and entitled under the consti-
tuition, 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 10 vote at any
election, and shall under oath, state that he
is a resident of such precinct and has re-
sided in the ward twenty days next preced-
ing such election designating particularly
the place of his residence. and that he pos
sesses the other qualifications of eector
under the constitution; and that, owing 10
the sickness bodily infrmity of himself,
or OF some member OF his family or owing TO
his absence from the city public business
or his own business. and without intent TO
avoid or delay his registration. he 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 10 vote at such
election. II 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.
Any registered and qualified voter who has
removed from election precinct of a
city 20 another election precinct of the same
city shall have the right any day previous
10 election day. on application 10 the city
clerk, 10 have his name transferred from the
registration book of the precinct from which
he has removed TO the registration book Of
the precinct in which he then resides. Such
elector shall have the right TO have such
transfer made election day by obtaining
from the board Of inspectors Of election of
the precinct from which he has removed a
certificate Of transfer and presenting the said
certificate 10 the board Of election inspectors
of the precinct in which he then resides.
WOMEN ELECTORS names Of all
qualified women electors not already appear
ing on the registration list will be registered
provided personal application is made in con-
formity with the foregoing provisions.
Dated. July %. 1918
CARL +. GALLAGHER,
Clerk of the City Of Alma.
NOTE-The provisions of Sec. Of the
general primary law relative 10 registration
arq m in on atffp
seeded by said Act 1876. Public Acts of 1917.
above referred 70.