Show UTAH commission CIRCULAR the utah commission have issued the following circular to the registration officers who are aie to act for the municipal election to take place in salt lake city february 1890 1 the utah commission will ap appoint one chief registration officer for the city of salt lake and one deputy registration officer for each municipal precinct in said city who shall commence the work of registration on monday the ath day of november A D 1889 and complete such registration as soon as practicable 2 it shall be the duty of the city registration officer prior to the day of Novem november bIr A D 1889 to apply to the county clerk of salt lake county for a certified copy of the registry list as last returned to him of all the precincts within the corporate limits of said city 3 said registration officer upon the receipt of said lists hats shall by himself or deputy and before the third monday in december next which will be the day of saad said month visit every dwelling house and place of abode in each precinct of said city and make careful inquiry if any person whose name is on said list has died or removed from the preci precinct rictor or is otherwise disqualified as a vot erand if so ao to erase the name or w whether hether any qualified voter re resides gides therein whose name is not on said registration list and if so he shall ascertain upon what ground said person claims to be a voter and shall require any such person entitled to vote and desiring to be registered to take and subscribe to the following oath TERRITORY OF U UTAH county of 0 same salt it lake I 1 being be i duly sworn or affirmed depose and say blat that I 1 L am ain over twenty one years of age that I 1 have resided in the territory of et utah for six months last pa stand in this precinct for one month immediately preceding the 4 date hereof that I 1 am a native born or 1 naturalized as the case may be citizen of 1 the united abates states that my full name is that I 1 am years of age that my place of business is that I 1 lam am a or married man that the name or of my lawful wife is and that I 1 will support the constitution of the united states and will faithfully obey the laws thereof and especially will obey the act of congress approved march 22 1882 entitled fress A an act to amend section 58 52 of the revised statutes of the united states in reference to bigamy and tor for other purposes and that blamy I 1 will also obey the act of congress r ess of march 3 1887 entitled an act fo to amend an act entitled entitled an act to amend section of the revised statutes of the united states in in reference ence to bigamy and fo for other rother purposes approved march 1882 1 in respect to the e crimes in said act defined and forbidden and stat 1 I will not directly or indirectly aid or abet counsel or advise any other person to commit any of said crimes defined by acts of congress as polygamy bigamy unlawful cohabitation to incest adultery and fornication A Z subscribed and sworn to before me this day of A D 18 deputy registration officer tor for precinct county 4 although the person applying to have his name registered as a voter may have made the foregoing oath yet if the registrar shall for 4 reasonable or probable cause believe that the applicant is then in fact a bigamist polygamist or living in unlawful cohabitation or associating or cohabiting with persons of the other sex or has been convicted of bigamy polygamy unlawful cohabitation incest adultery or fornication in our opinion the registrar may require the applicant to make the following additional affidavit OF UTAH county of salt lake I 1 aurther I 1 tur ther swear lor or affirm ahat I 1 aw am not a bigamist polygamist or living jiving in unlawful cohabitation or associating or cohabiting with persons of the other sex and that I 1 have not lot been convicted of the crime of bigamy polygamy unlawful cohabitation incest adultery or fornication subscribed and sworn to before me this day of A AD A 18 deputy registration officer for precinct fre salt lake city those carls above forms in relation to being sworn or affirmed and as to being a native born or naturalized citizen or as to being a single or married maB man should be changed ba by erasure or a line drawn through the wor words s so as to be applicable to the ease case upon the receipt of such affidavit the officer shall place the name of such voter upon the igi stry list of such precinct 6 5 it shall also be the duty of the registration officer to give public notice in the newspapers of the city at least one week beforehand that he will be and remain by himself 0 or de deputy ty at his office the place of which hier shall be properly designated by street and number during the week commencing on the fourth monday in december next which will be the 23 j day of said month I 1 for the purpose of entering on the registry astry list of any precinct in said city the name of any voter which manhave may have been omitted on such voter appearing and taking the oath aforesaid if he has not previously taken and subscribed the same and to make other corrections that he shall remain at his sam sald office from 9 till 12 a m from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p m for the convenience of the pub he 6 the registration officers officer 8 are urgently requested and neglect thereof will subject them to removal to make diligent inquiry and use all reasonable means to ascertain the names which appear upon the registry lists of all persons who have died cr permanently removed from the precinct or are otherwise disqualified as voters and to erase all ah such from the list it being the earnest wish of the commission to eliminate from the lists the names of all persons who are not residents of the city and not legally qualified under the law to vote 7 upon the completion of the list the registration officer shall prepare triplicate lists in alphabetical order for each precinct containing the names of all registered voters one of which lists shall be filed in the office of the city recorder on or before the second monday in january 1890 which will be the day of said month one list to be posted up in each precinct at least fifteen days before the election february 1890 at or near the place of election and the other list transmitted by him to the presiding judge of election of the several precincts for use at the polls and the oaths or at A U affa affi affirmations of the registered voters immediately after ta day of election shall be delivered to the clerk of the probate court of salt lake county 8 prior to the election the city registration officer shall cause to be written or printed a notice which shall designate the office or offices to be filled and stating that the election will commence at designating the place for holding the polls one hour after sunrise 3 and continue until sunset on the day of dated at salt lake city on this day of A D 18 registration officer A copy of which should be posted up at least fifteen days before the day of election in three public places in each precinct in the city calculated to give notice to all the voters it is the duty of the registration officer to give notice on the lists posted as aforesaid that the city registration officer will hear objections to the right to vote of any person registered until sunset on the fifth day preceding the day of the election said baid objection shall be made by a qualified vote in writing and delivered to the said city registration officer who a shall hall issue a written notice to the person objected to stating the day place and hour when the objection shall be heard the person making the objection shall serve or cause to be served said notice on the person objected to and shall also make return of such service to the city registration officer before whom the objection is to be heard in our opinion the objections should specify the grounds thereof and should be made separately as to each person objected to and actual personal service should be proved by the affidavit of the person making the same unless service and return thereof be made by an officer authorised authorized by law to serve process and at least three days notice should be given upon the hearing of the case if said officer shall find that the person objected to is not a qualified voter he shall within three days prior to the election transmit a certified list of all such disqualified persons to the judges of election appointed by the commission and said judges should strike such names from the registry list before the opening of the polls in view of the numerous complaints complain that have been made with respect to the working of this provision of the law the commission recommends that when a decision is made by the registration officer striking the name of a person from the list of voters the fact be made known to him without delay either orally or in writing 9 the commission being solicitous to secure a perfect registration of the qualified voters of the city and to prevent as far as is in their power 0 all frauds in the election fu further suggest as a matter of caution and with a view to the identity of electors that the registration officers of the different precincts in the city at the time of making the registration lists shall enter opposite each name dame on the list the place of residence of the voter 31 street and number and hiss his 0 tion and in all ah cases of from one precinct to another anotn th the residence from which E the vda removed shall be entered arwe as w webb the one to which the ch change made and to carry out this chils tion the commission will fur the registration officers books p prop y ruled for the purpose |