The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-09-07

Witness my hand and the
of August, 1850.
r. P. ROSS. Clerk
BY MABLE G. BREKKE.
Deputy Clerk
PUB. Aug. 81, Sept. Z, IA, 21)
NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REC
iSTRATlON OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that
the registration for the cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday.
November 7, 1850, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the ulIaIi-
fled electors within the pro
posed Cemetery District to be
known as Big Horn County
Cemetery District No. 1, the
propose! for creating said Gem
etery District, will close on Fri
DAY, September %, 1850, at
800 o'clock P. M. All electors
are hereby notified that if they
i've within ten miles of the
Courthouse in Hardin, Montana,
they, must register by appear
ing before the County Clerk at
his office on any day except
legal holidays between the
hours of 900 A. M. and 500
P. M. Any elector living more
than ten miles from the Court
house in Hardin, Montana, may
register by appearing before
any Notary Public or Justice of
the Peace within the county or
by appearing before a Deputy
Registrar appointed by the
Board of County Commissioners
to register electors in his own
precinct, or before the County
Clerk.
Any elector who is unable to
make personal application for
registration to vote before the
County Clerk and ex-officio
registrar of the county of his
or her legal residence, by rea-
son of being absent from the
county, may register to vote
prior to the close of registra-
ton, before any election to be
held in the State of Montana,
by appearing, executing and
verifying under oath, before a
Notary Public or other officer
authorized to administer oaths,
at any place within the con-
tinental limits of the United
States of America, a registra-
ton card in the form prescribed
in Section 1852 Of the Re-
vised Codes of Montana of 1947
and returning such registration
card so executed and verified
to the County Clerk and ex-of-
ficio registrar Of the county in
which his or her legal resi-
dence is located in sufficient
time to reach such County
Clerk and ex-officio registrar
before the close of registration;
provided however, such an cleo
tor shall not be entitled to have
his name entered in the official
register of electors until at
least two 90 registered cleo
tors of the county in which
such an elector desiring to be
registered has his place of res
idence, as stated in his appli-
cation for registration, appear
before the County Clerk and
ex-officio registrar and make
affidavit or affidavits in
writing stating they are per-
sonally acquainted with the ap-
plicant for registration, are ia
miliar with and know his sig
nature, have seen him write
and that the signature SUBJ
Scribed to the application for
registration is the signature of
such %elector.
Any elector having failed to
vote in the last general cleo
ton who is not engaged in
the active service in the land
or naval forces or the officially
recognized organization auXil-
larry thereto must register in
order to be eligible to vote at
the general election November
7, 1850. In case of any elector
who by reason of his or her
active service in the land or
naval forces of the United
States or in auxiliary thereto
was registered at the time of
such election, may have his
card returned to the active file
providing the County Clerk is
furnished with an affidavit or
affidavits setting forth the af-
fiants are personally acquainted
with such elector and are in
formed and have reason to be-
lieve such elector was engaged
in active service in the United
States or in auxiliary thereto
on the day of such election and
his residence is still within the
county, provided further, how
ever, this shall not apply to
those registration cards which
have been cancelled for any of
the causes designated under
section 23-518 of the Revised
Codes of Montana, 1947. Any
elector in the military service,
who in the performance of his
duties, expects to be absent on
Election Day from the place in
which he resides or is entitled
to he registered whether or
not actually r~egistered) and or
vote, whether such person at
the time of voting is within or
without the forty-eight states
of the United States and the
District of Columbia, shall be
entitled to receive ballots and
to vote in accordance with
Chapter 143, laws of 1945, All
other persons may vote by alb
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