UNIV. OF tificates. been registered therein, excepting (that) at such public election other than presidential and state, such registration shall take place on Friday and Saturday in the second week before any such election. And if any elector removes from Removal certhe precinct in which he has so registered into another precinct of the city in which he resides, he shall apply in person to the registrars of the precinct in which he has so registered for a "removal certificate," as provided by section 2926k. Within a sufficient time previous to any such state, or other Duties of public election, it shall be the duty of the registrars of each registrars. and every precinct in any such city to obtain the preceding register made by them from the board of deputy state supervisors, and attend at the place in such precinct appointed for the registration of electors at the time hereinbefore provided, and receive applications for registration by such qualified electors residing therein as are not already registered at the last preceding general registration; it shall further be the duty of such registrars to take all such preceding registers of their respective precincts, so required to be furnished them by section 2926g of this act, and make a thorough canvass thereof, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not any of the electors so registered have removed or died, and shall make a report of their proceedings, carefully noting any and all changes found, together with such additional names of electors registered by them, to the board of deputy state supervisors. [98 O. L. 212.] Hours for tration. Sec. 29261. The registrars of electors appointed as herein provided shall, on each of the days appointed for general registhe general registration of electors, meet at the place in each precinct provided by the board of deputy state supervisors for that purpose, and there remain a session from the hour of eight o'clock before noon, until the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, and from four o'clock in the afternoon until nine o'clock in the evening of each and all the days so appointed for the purpose of registering the electors lawfully resident in such precinct. No person shall be registered as an elector of any such city at any time or place other than those which are in this act designated; and in making registration every applicant Mode of regshall answer the inquiries made by the registrars; and istration. the registrars having openly and publicly met at the place and time herein appointed, shall proceed as follows: application for registration. I. They shall receive the application for registra- Receipt of tion of all such male persons, resident in such precinct, as then are, or on the day of election which will next follow such application will be entitled to vote therein, and who shall personally come before them, and such only; the registrars may, and if the right of the applicant to be registered be challenged by any elector shall, administer the following oath. to-wit: "You do solemnly swear (or Oath in cases affirm) that you will truly and fully answer all such questions as shall be put to you touching your place of resi challenge. Examination of applicant. Entries in registers. Signature of applicant. By mark. Comparison of duplicate registers. Close of day's registration. dence, name, age, place of birth, qualifications as an elector, and your right as such to be registered and vote under the laws of this state." 2. They shall then examine each applicant as to his residence and qualifications as an elector, and if not satisfied, or if any elector so demands, shall enter the word "challenged" under the column for "remarks." Unless otherwise herein directed, they shall then, in the presence of the applicant, enter in the registers his answers to their questions pertinent to the heading of each column, in their order. In entering his number, such number shall be filled up consecutively, leaving no blank, and in names they shall include his Christian name or names in full as well as his surname. In the column as to "residence," shall be stated the name of the street, avenue, alley, or way in which his dwelling is located, or access to the same usually had, and the number of the house, if it has one. If it has no number, a definite description by which it can easily be found, must in every such case be given and entered. If there be more houses than the one under the number so given, or if there be other families, tenants, or lodgers in that in which the applicant resides, he must specify in which house and on which floor, and whether front or rear of such house, he resides, and the number or location of his tenement. In the column as to age, the years and months must be stated, and if the applicant is not at the time twenty-one years of age or more, the words 'not of age," must be inserted in the column of remarks. In the column as to "term of residence," the periods of years and months of his residence in the precinct and state must both be stated. In the column as to naturalization, the answer "yes" or “no,” or “native" must be given and stated. If naturalized, the proper certificate or evidence must be produced. The column as to "date of registration" must be filled with the date on which the application was actually registered, and none other. 3. After the answers of the applicants to the questions under the head of each and every column have been properly entered by the registrar in his presence, and not until then, he must enter his signature on the same line, and in both of the registers in the column "signatures." Signatures, when made by a mark, must be attested by at least one subscribing witness, who shall be an elector, and may be examined by the registrars under oath as to his knowledge of the person thus attested, and in such case noted by the registrars on the registers as "sworn" or "affirmed," as the case may be. 4. Each of the registrars shall enter the statement of the applicants in the duplicate register kept by him, and both shall be signed by the applicant. At the close of each day's registration, the registrars shall compare their regis ters with each other, and correct any discrepancies in form before closing them for the day. The registrations for the day shall then be ruled off by double lines, to be drawn by the registrars across the page in ink, and immediately under the last-named and statement so registered. And the reg- Attestation. istrars shall make a note in writing under such double line stating, "close of the first, second, etc., day's registration," and attest the same by their signatures in both registers. The registers shall then be deposited by them at the end of Registers; each day at the office of the board of deputy state super visors. 5. All registers, when not in the official use of the registrars, or the judges of the elections, shall at all times be deposited and locked up in the office of the board of deputy state supervisors of such city, subject to be produced for inspection at all proper times. [97 v. 202.] posited. where de Sec. 2926j. Every male person who is a citizen of Voters required to the United States, and a lawful resident of this state, and register. of any city wherein registration is required, and who is, or at the next ensuing election in such city will be entitled to vote therein, shall, on application, in the election precinct where he lawfully resides, and complying with the requirements herein, be registered as a resident and elector therein, but not otherwise. But no person shall be entitled to vote at any election in any such city unless he shall establish his residence by causing himself to be registered in the precinct where he shall claim to reside, in the manner and at the time required herein, nor shall any ballot be received by the judges at any election under any pretense whatever, unless the name of the person offering such ballot shall have been entered on both of the registers of the precinct in which he claims to vote, as herein provided. And it shall be the duty of every elector resident in any such city to see that his name has been so registered. But any elector in any such city who is prevented by sickness or physical disability from appearing before the registrars, at the place in his election precinct, on the days for general registration may apply to such registrars on either of said days by his affidavit, made before any judge or justice of the peace or notary public in such city; such affidavit shall contain a full and proper answer to each and every question under all the heads or columns required for registration, and shall be transmitted to such registrars by a credible person, who is an elector of such precinct, and personally cognizant of the sickness and disability of such applicant, and of the facts stated in such affidavit, and who shall be examined by such registrars, under oath, in the premises. And if satisfied that such applicant is a resident of such precinct, and that he is then, or on the day of the next election, will be, qualified to vote in such precinct, such registrars shall enter said applicant as registered, and in the column for signatures enter the word of persons Registration disabled by sickness, etc. Certificates in case of removal or mistake. "affidavit," and transmit the affidivit, with the registers, to the judges of election, and such registration shall be sufficient. [97 v. 204.] Sec. 2926k. Any elector who, being the head of a family, and duly registered in the precinct where he then resided, shall remove into another precinct in the same city, or any elector, not the head of a family, duly registered in a precinct of a ward where he then resided, who shall remove into another precinct in the same ward, may, on any of the days of general registration, apply in person to the registrars of his previous precinct for a "removal certificate," and the same shall be made and signed by them, certifying his said registration, with all its particlars, as shown on their registers, but adding his statement of the new residence and precinct to which he has removed. They shall then immediately cancel his registration on their registers by drawing double lines in ink through the same, and noting his "removal" and the ward and precinct to which he has removed in the column of "remarks," but such note must be subscribed by such applicant. And when by mistake a qualified elector has caused himself to be registered in a precinct which was not his place of residence, the registrars therein, on full and satisfactory proof that such error was committed by mistake, and without fraud or any unlawful intent, may, on his personal application and proof of his true residence, give him a similar certificate as in case of a removal, and cancel his registration in the same manner on their registers. And the certificates, in case of a removal or mistake, so granted, shall, if presented on any of the days for general registration, or between the hours of two-thirty and fivethirty o'clock on Monday, the day preceding the November election, to the registrars of the precinct where such person so certified lawfully resides, and proper proof thereof made to them, shall entitle such persons to be registered therein. Disposition of But in all cases where registration is so granted upon certificates from the registrars of other precincts, or by order of the board of deputy state supervisors as hereinafter provided, such certificates or order must be retained by the registrars to whom it is presented, and filed by them in the office of the board of deputy state supervisors and preserved. But no such certificate or transfer shall be allowed or be of any validity unless certified and signed by both of the registrars of the precinct in which the registration was first made. [97 v. 204.] New registration. such certifi cates. Transfers. Annual registration list. This section applies where after registration an elector removes to another precinct of the same city prior to the close of registration. If he so removes after the last day of registration the provisions of Sec. 2926m. apply. L. 10-31-06. Sec. 29261. On Monday in the week preceding the November election, annually, the registrars of each and every election precinct shall make out and deliver to the board of deputy state supervisors in such city, at their days of name, -; on the ficate shall be annexed at the end of the list and signed of "We, the undersigned registrars of electors in ward Certificate. precinct, of the city of , in the county -, and state of Ohio, do certify that the foregoing list is a true and correct copy of the names, residences, and registry numbers on the registers of said precinct of all persons who have been registered by us as residents, and qualified electors in the said precinct, this day of in the year nineteen hundred and ." And it shall be the duty of the board of deputy state supervisors immediately to cause at least three copies of the list for each and every precinct in such city, respectively to be printed on broadside sheets of thick paper, and in plain type, two of which lists they shall cause to be securely posted up Posting of at the polling place in such precinct, three days or more lists. before the November election, annually, and also before every other election. The third copy from each precinct shall be retained by the board of deputy state supervisors registration and annually bound together in a volume and preserved in Bound volume their office, and they shall cause at least fifty additional of lists. copies of such list, respectively, to be printed in pamphlet Pamphlets. form for immediate distribution. Said registrars, after making and returning such lists to the board of deputy state supervisors shall make out in books, to be prepared and furnished to them by such board, duplicate lists of all the Duplicate registered electors in their precinct, arranged alphabetically lists for use in the order of their surnames, followed by their full Chris- at polls. tian names, ages, and residences as registered, and the registry number of each prefixed. The books to be prepared for this purpose shall be ruled in columns, with printed headings, as follows, namely: Registry number residence voted —, remarks. These lists shall be carefully compared by the registrars of each precinct with the registers thereof, and with each other, and then certified by them in the form prescribed for the lists returned to the board of deputy state supervisors, and at the opening of the polls at the next succeeding election, shall be there produced by them. for the use of the judges, as herein provided. [97 v. 205.] -, name age Comparison. |