Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-15
REGISTRATION OF
STATE SOLDIERS
Provisions Of the Bill Now Pend
ing in the Legislature
at Dover.

election provided that the governor
az this State shall designate and appoint
1T the same time of appointing other
registration officers of this State. rs many
oualifcd citizens of tho State rs auxiliary
registrars or voters. as he may deem
necessary for tho purposes herein pre-
sCrihcd. who shall qualify rs other regis
trars are required To do and whose duty
IL shall hc to visit some tino before the
last SATURDAY. IN September, IN any year
IN which general election IS held all
military or naval cncampmCnts IN tins
State or the l'nItcd States. or IN what
ever part oi tho world they may hc To-
catrd wherein citizens OF thus State shall
hc enlisted or engaged IN the discharge
nf military duty, for the purpose oi regis
tcring. as hereinafter provided Tor Such
rltifpns as voters of the hundred or CtCc-
tion district IN which they ARE entitled
to loo registered, rs designated IN section
3 of this chapter. provided, that III the
appointment Of SAID auxiliary registrars
by the governor. the same number shall
hc appointed from each of tho two prlr-
CIpal political parties of the state, and
m performing tho duties herein pro
scuhcd. they shall work and travel IN
boards oi twu, one from each ot the
sad political parties.
registered rs a voter of any hundred or
election d,strct OF this State. bv any
oficrc or enlisted man Of any military
organization, before any of SAID auVill3rv
registrars of voters rs provided for IN
the forpging section Of this chapter. such
application shall bc deemed and taken
10 bc a personal application within the
meaning of paragraph !. section !, ~
article y of the constitution
fT'hC AUXILIARY registrars hcrorn pro
videi FOR shall notify the enCampmcnt
or cnCampmCnts of the tim" they VIII
visit them for the purpose ot registering
voters. and thew shall sat for registering
during such hours of the day rs shall he
arranged to suit the convenience ~
such military organization.
The AUXILIARY registrars Shall MAKE
and keep complete Inst of III" names
OF all those applying ia them 10 to regis
tered. together with their qualifications
az to age. birth. nativity. &c. IN the same
manner and detail as IS required Ia bc
done On the books of rrgst ration kept
Nv the registrars sitting IN the varous
hIndrc-is or election districts of this state.
Tho AUXILIARY registrars shall make a
arrarate and distinct list for each hun
dnnd or election district of this state
at all those applying TO thom TO be regis
torcd IN such hundred or election district
"lmmcdlatcly upon the completion
of these lists ~ registration and not
later than the thiri Saturday next pre-
cedins the day ot the next general cleo
ton, the AUXILIARY registrars shall make
and certify under oath, and forward hv
registered mail or personal delivery, 70
the registrars of the various hundreds
or election districts Of this State. the
o,A Qualifications nc raHpFdCi
hy them of all those who applied 70 them
60 be registered IN such hundreds or
election districts.
The registrars of and for the respect
,vr hundrrds or election districts OF tins
State, who shall receive any such list
from any auxiliary registrars as herein
provided for, shall open such list of voters
during the first hour ~ tho next succeed
Ing meeting of tho officers of registration
for the purpose OF registering Ihcn~and
there the registrar shall in cleu and
distinct voice, audible TO those IN tho
room and as well as those about tile WIN
dow. where voters arc gathered tor tho
purpose Of being registered. read the
name ot each voter so returned ty the
AUXILIARY registrars for registration. Every
name shall be entered upon the books
Of registration kept IN and for such hum
that the person represented bv such name
would have been qualified 70 have APP
peared there in person and beon regis
tered But any member ~ the Board ot
Registration or any qualified voter of the
election district NAV challenge the regis
tering ot the names upon the book ot
registration. for the hundred or election
district. and tho question OF the right 10
register such name shall be determined
hv the registration officers Just Is they
are authorized to determine like questions
concerning those who present themselves
before them there IN the election district
The registrar shall keep complete and
inviOlatc the list Of names and QIalit-
cations lust rs he received them from
the AUXILIARY Tegustrars. but such
list shall always hc subject 70 the inspec-
ton of the qualified voters of the cleo
uon district, provided It shall not be
taken from tho POSSESSION az tho registrar
The registrar Of the election district
shall also make and keep FOR the Inspec-
tlnn 81 the voters of his election district
+ list ~ an those names which he has
rereivcd from tho auxiliary registrars
and which have been granted rcg,stra
ton on the books OF that hundred or
election district. and he shall also keep
another separate Inst Of ali the names so
received hy him which have been denied
REGISTRATION upon SAID books, and those
lists shall in like manner be 81 All times
surJcci 90 the inspection Of the qualified
voters % that hundred or election dis
trlct And from the action OF the regis
uatinn officers IN 81 granting or refusing
registration u any name received from
the auxiliary registrars any registration
officer " Interested person MAY appeal
= provided Tor IN section 4 of article
\ ui the Constitution
Tho AUXILIARY registration officer
provided for bv this chapter shall re-
ceive such compensation per day is Is
allowed 10 registrars sitting IN the various
districts Of tins State. and he shall be
allowed and pald bv tho State treasurer
such All amount for travelling expenses
a. shall bc approved 10y the State auditor
upon vouchers presented hlm provided.
that all appeals for an absent member
of the military force may be taken hy
has attorney, as efiectually IS by himself
and IN all appeals from the registration
81 any citizen absent in the military ser
wee, defence can be made IS etfectuaIlv
IS his attorney as il he were present
- person"