Year: 1869

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register the names of all persons who
shall claim to be entitled to the elec-
tive franchise, resident within each
voting precinct, in the manner herein
prescribed, and the said Registrar shall
receive for his services the sum of
three $500 dollars per day for each
and every day he shall necessarily be
engaged in the duties devolVing upon
him by this act: Provided, That the
per diem of carrying this act into
effect shall not exceed the sum OF
forty dollars In any one district in any
one year, and any vacancy that may
occur shall be filed by the Governor.
as herein provided. Each officer
of registration shall before he enters
upon the duties of his office, take and
subscribe the usual oath of Office pre-
scribed for the State officers, and sub
scribe the same in the book of regis
tration for his election district.


SEC. 2. The Secretary of State shall
cause to be prepared books of regis
tration of names and facts required by
this act, said books to be furnished by
said Secretary of State to the several
county clerks of the counties in this
State, and by said county clerks fur
nished to each registrar in his county
provided for in the first sectiOnOf this
act, at the expense of the counties in
which such voting district may be sit
uated. Said books shall be so Oarranged
as to admit of alphabetical elassifica-
tiOn of the names, and ruled in paral-
lei columns, on which should be en-
tered


First, Thename of person registered


Second, Sworn. 0aa


Third, His age.


Fourth, The place of his birth.


Fifth, The time of his residence in
the district, county and State.


Sixth, If naturalized, the date Of his
papers, and the court by which issued.
Seventh, His disqualification.


Eighth, Qualified voter.


SEC. 3. Said officers Of registration
shall register the name of every per-
son resident In such election district,
whom he knows to be a qualified
voter, and entitled to registration, or
who presents himself for that purpose,
and after recording the surname and
Christian name, shall administer to
the person so presenting himself, the
following oath, tO-wit:


"You do sOlemnly swear (or affirm)
that you will fully and truly answer
allsuch questions as shall be puttoyOu
touching your place of residence. your
qualifications as an electOr, and your
right to registratsOn as such ~ and
enter, in the proper column, the facts
whether such person has or has not
been sworn.


The age of such person.


The place of his birth.


The time he has resided in the State,
county or voting district in which he
seeks to be registered.


If naturalized, the date of his pa
pers, and the court, State and county
where issued.


If disqualified, the cause or reason
of disqualification, whether nOn-resi-
dence, nOn-age, alienage, infancy,
lunacy or nO71-cOTpOs DleIltis, dislOy-
atty or bribery. The name of qualified
voters, emitting from the column for
that purpose the name of disqualified
persons, and inserting in lieu thereof,
the names of one or more witnesses
by whom the disqualification was
proven.


SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
officers of registration, before entering
any name in the column of voters. to
diligently inquire and ascertain that
none of the aforesaid causes of dis
qualification exist; and unless he shall
become satisfied that none of the
causes of disqualification exist, he
shall not enter his name as voter in
said eighth (8) column or register of
qualified voters, but shall carefully
exclude it therefrOm.


SEC. 5. The officer of registration
shall nOtallow the name ofany foreign
born citizen or resident to be entered
in said eighth column or register of
qualified voters, unless his papers be
produced and exhibited to such officer
and by him endorsed with the date of
their exhibition, or shall prove by his
own oath or otherwise to the satisfac-
ton of such officer that he is entitled
to the elective franchise, and to be
registered as a qualified voter, where
upon such Registrar shall enter in the
sixth column the facts required in the
third section of this act.


SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of said
officer of registration to enter in said
register of qualified voters the name
of every person who shall apply to
him to be registered, and who shall
satisfy him that he is qualified to vote
under the provisions of the election
laws of the State, or who shall prove
to his satisfaction that be will be Of
age, and so qualified to vote, before
the day Of the next ensuing election.


SEC. z. 1t shall be the duty Of said
officer of registration to sit at some
convenient place in the voting district
for which he is appointed, on the first
Monday of September of each year,
and continue in session for that day,
or until he shall complete the list of
voters; and shall give notice of the
time and place of sitting, at least seven
days before the day Of sitting, by pub
licatiOn in some newspaper published
in the county in which said reg
istration is to be made, or by handbills
posted at such public places as said
officer may select, in the election dis
trict of the several counties in the
State; and in case of making change
in the place of sitting he shall at once
publish in manner and form aforesaid
at least three days before sitting, no
tice of such change as herein pre-
scFibed; said notice and publication
to be paid for by the proper county.


SEC. 8. That said Office of registra-
ton, for the purpose of facilitating
him in the discharge of his duties,
shall sit, on the days for registration,
from 8 o'clock a. M. until o'clock ID.
m: Provided, however, That in his
discretion he may take a recess at
noon not to exceed one hours time.


Sec. 9. 1t shall be the duty of said
officer of registration, as soon as prae-
ticable after the lists are complete as
aforesaid, and before the fourth Mon
day of September, to make, or cause
to be made, a certified list of all the
names of persons duly registered by
him as qualified voters in the general
election districts, and cause the same
to be written or printed, and made
public by posting the same in at least
! three public places in the several cleo