The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-17

taken to mean any qualified elector,
who is absent or who expects to be abb
sent from the township or warl in
which he resides, on the day &C any
election or official primary election,
and who is
! CD A person in the actual service
of the United States, or Of thos state,
or
(2) A student, while in attendance
at any institution of learning, or
| (3) A regularly enrolled member Of
any citizens military or naval train
ing camp, held under the government
of the United States or the State Of
Michigan, or
| az A member Of the Legislature,
while in attendance at any session Of
the Legislature, or
(5) A commercial traveller, or
| (6) A person employed upon or in
the operation Of railway trains in this
State, or
CD A sailor engaged or employed
on the great lakes or in coastwise
trade.
The term Commercial traveller"
shall be taken to mean person en-
gagged in soliciting the sale of goods,
by the exhibition Of samples, or by
catalogue or other device, for the pur-
pose of effecting such sales and TAX
ing orders for goods to be subse-
quently shipped by his employer.
How Voter Should Proceed.
Any voter coming within the pro-
visions given above, expecting to be
absent from his township on the 9th
day of August, 1918, and desiring to
vote by mail at said election, must
make application either in person or
by mail to the undersigned township
clerk for blank form to be filed out
by said voter so as to constitute an
application in proper form, for ballots
to be voted at said election. If this
request be made by mail, it may be in
the following form:- +
To the Clerk of the Township Of ~.
Please mail to my address given
below, suitable blank form for use in
making application for ballots to be
voted by myself in the township Of. :.
............, Precinct No..
County Of Baraga, State of Michigan,
August 9th, 1918, under the provis-
ions Of Chapter XII, Act No. 203,
Pubic Acts of 1917.
ADDRESS
! When to Make Application to Clerk
for Ballots.
Application for ballots on the form
provided by the township clerk can be
I made at any time within thirty days
prior to the date Of election, provided
it reaches said clerk not later than
the second day preceding the election
Upon receipt of the blank applica-
ton form, the voter must fill it out
I fully and completely and mail same to
! the township clerk at the address Civ
en- below, or deliver in person to said
Z clerk.
! Township Clerk to Mail initiated Bal
lot to Applicants.
AS soon as the ballots are printed
the clerk will mail Immediately to said
applicant, the ballot or ballots to be
voted by said applicant at said cleo
ton, or deliver the same in person,
provided the applicant is duly regis
tered.
How Voter Should Prepare Ballot.
Upon receipt Of such ballot or bal
) lots, the absent voter shall mark on
{ them in accordance with the printed
3 instructions and shall fold and en-
) close it or them in the envelope pro-
s vided therefor and after sealing the
Z envelope, he shall fill out, sign and
swear to the affidavit printed on the
s back therefor before notary public
z or other person authorized to admin
. lister oaths. The absent voter shall
5 then place on the envelope the neces.
z sary postage and deposit it in the
Q postoffice or in some government re-
5 ceptacle provided for the deposit Of
x mail matter. This must be done suf
& ficiently early so that the ballot vii
8 reach the Clerk in time to be delivered
3 by him to the board Of election in
G spectors before the close of the polls
8 on election day.
8 When Absent Voter. Returning, Cal
y Vote in Person.
q No absent voter returning to hi
g place of residence, will be prohibite'
o from voting in person within his pre-
&c cinct, Notwithstanding that he ma,
have made application for an absen
voters ballot or ballots and the sam
DO may have been mailed by the sal
DO clerk: Provided, That suca voter ha
= not awaited himself of the privilege O
a6 an absent voter, as provided by thi
act, and voted the ballot or ballot
DO mailed him by the said clerk, and Pre-
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