Show ELECTION MATTERS the utah commission has just flo 1112 lobed labed sending out instructions blaske blanks and all necessary materials to the reg rag istrati Istra tr their deputies and all other offic officials lais lot for the coming election so BO far as appointed the cou titles still plied piled with uch such officers are salt bait lase lake weber and an utah 7 tab the wants of those three however will oe be provided this week the most moat interesting features new dow code of instructions are the specified requirements of the enabling ac the be oath for new registry list and the formulated suitable for citizens oi of both sexes containing the be sug that registrars enroll all female electors in the blue book boob la in alphabetical order ou on separate pages so BO as to be readily distinguished the registration officers are required to visit every dwelling in onion pro pre alliet before the first monday in hop bep ember and make careful inquiry as to any or all portions broons entitled tu to vote voie ana ami shall administer the proper oath they arts are also required to revise the list erase and add names as aa provided by law to enter the name dame of any voter omitted commencing the last laal monday ko aday in go september to make lists for the county clerk aud and deliver the same game on or before the second monday in octobers bet 4 the he clerk of the county court shall deliver toe the registry list when eyet ever necessary for the tev te islon or addition or namee thereto voters from one election precinct loot to another tn in the same oaut ity may tip ap pear before the registrar at siby boy time previous to the delivery of the registry reg liry 1 list to me clerk tt the tae county court october and have their names erased iber efrum ana they m may ILY thereupon have their names registered regj alered in the he to which they may re move tili clerk of tb the county curt shall we file and carefully preserve orea vre erve serve all said and registry fists diate and the registrar reg latrac shall aha 11 make a copy uj ot each precinct registry list liar and cause the same to be up tip at least days before say auy election at or near the pleas place and shall ahall make and transmit another copy to the j adges auges of election P fi a 7 paige page vol 1 I compiled laws law s of utah 1888 aft the 0 provisions provi aiona governing gov reg latra tion are as aa follows lol luwe section 2 that all male citizens of the united states over the age of twenty one years who have resided in said territory for one year next prior to said eaid election are hereby authorized to vote for and choose delegates to lorm form a convention in said territory such delegates shall possess the he qualifications of such electors aad the aforesaid convention shall consist of one hundred and teven keven delegates apportioned among the several counties within the limia of the he proposed state as an follows list of counties and apportionment and the governor of said territory shall on the first day ot of august 1894 issue a proclamation ordering an election of the delegates aforesaid in said territory to be held on the tuesday next after the first monday in november following the board of commissioners known as the utah commission is hereby authorized and required u ired to cause anew a new and complete registration of voters of said territory to be made under the provisions of the of the united states and said I 1 territory except that the oath required for registration under said mid law shall sohall be so ao modified as to test teet the qualifications of the electors as a proscribed prescribed in this act such new registration to be made as nearly conformable with the provisions of such laws as may be and such election for delegates shall be conducted the returns made the result ascertained and the bertl certificate beat e of persons elected elec ed to such convention issued in the same manner as is proscribed prescribed by the laws of said territory regulating elections therein of members of the legislature persons posse possessing saing the qualifications entitling them to vote for delegates under this act ace shall be entitled to vote on the ratification or rejection of the constitution under such rules or regulations as said convention may prescribe not in conflict with this act the county registration of officers floore should recommend to we commisso beCom misi oo 00 0 on or before september lt itt tar lor thir information the names of at lea least four persons person two of whom should baima to the party being in the he majority at the last general election and aad two belor of the party then in the minority and who are eligible and proper persons to not act as judges of election in each precinct of the county the county registration officers floore of and their deputies will receive compensation as an follows for county registration officers lour four dollars per day for each deputy registration offic erthree dollars per adly for the time during which new aid officers have been actually idly and necessarily ernp employed loyed in the be dleo diso barge balge of their duties baere being pr pir latton lation for the payment of u these offic ors ers dersons acting must await future action by congress or legislature there are the usual provisions tor the punishment for regis trat fen appointment of judges of oaths oath filling of vacancies opening of polli now how judges are to qualify and return oath it is suggested that the registrars in ID the several precincts should be at their respective polling places duri burlog ng the election either i in 0 person or by deputy and conveniently accessible to all electors for the purpose of heating hearing complaints of any persons persona whose names may have been erroneously omitted from the reg registry letry lists and in case any voter has been so erroneously omitted from such lists the registrars are authorized thoris zed td to reinstate their the ir names thereon and if otherwise qua qualified lifie d such voters should be permitted to cast t their heir ballots but in no cose case shall now new names be added or any name reinstated which had bad been stricken off for cause after a previous hearing bearing as ake pro provided vidou by law the commission Commie sion will provide the necessary books anu envelopes and the county court of each county should furnish two ballot boxes for each poll one lor the territorial and county officer cerp and one for state officers and on the adoption of the constitution there will be two sets seta of books for the edees and two birds of envelopes for the ballots one buff to be used tor for the ballots to be deposited posited for territorial and county officers the other blur fur for the ballots of state officers and on the adoo adoption tion 0 of f the constitution there will alst be poll lists of persons voting upon which should be written the damns of voters and in the columns opposite t he be came amme by thes urk mark X for which class of of officers fitere b ballot 1 I 1 lc 0 ita may maybe taw east before gloning 01 ening the polls poll the ballot boxes she aid be ftfe carefully fully and publicly examined by the judges who ho should bould satisfy themselves that nothing to 8 therein they should bould then be looked and abe keys delivered to the presiding judge and not to be opened during the election the polls should open one hour after sunrise suj and be closed clocea at sunset HUB risen november 5 1896 1695 at 7 and sets at sun eua time dt Hand andaiN ld time to IB 27 minutes after the sun gun time the duties of judges casting of ballot stipulations of toe the edmunds rucker law and amnesty are dwelt upon in detail no officer or of th tho united wales state army or other per son eon to military te is eligible to bold office or vote unless less nil big home was in the territory at the time ot of entering the service section 4 that in case a constitution and state government shall be formed in compliance with the provisions of this act the convention forming the me game shall provide by ordinance for submitting said constitution to the people of said aid state for its ratification or reject rejection inin at an election to be held on the Tue tuesday eita next after the first monday in november ei gheen hundred bandied and ninety nine five at which election the qualified voter of said odd proposed state shall shau vote voto directly for or against the proposed constitution sad aad for or against any provisions separately Wy submitted section 1 the rights of citizens of ue state of so vot voie e and hold oake abell not be denied or abridged on sex doth both male and female citizens of box this thia state shall enjoy equally all al ivl 14 r political 11 il I 1 I 1 61 and religious rights and pilvi feges 9 0 1 w section 2 ever every citizen of the united states of the age of twenty one ano yoshi and upwards who shall have beenes citizen for ninety days day and shall hall haare resided bulhe in the state oi or territory one yar in the county four mouths months and in the precinct sixty days next preceding aw election shall be ed entitled titled to vote at such election except an aa herein otherwise pro pre bided vided section 8 in all cases except those of treason felony or breach of the electors shall shail be privileged from on the days day of election during their attendance at elections and going to aut returning section 4 no elector shall be i to perform militia duty on the d tay qt of election except in time of war or PU dubue danger sect ion 5 no person shall be deem deemed fr qualified elector of this state unless sash bak person be a citizen of the united section 6 no idiot insane air peron convicted of treason or aga against trist the eleo elective tivO franch franchise tse noll restored to civil rights shall be per permit ted fed to vole voe at any election or be to hold office in this state section 11 the election for the adoption or rejection of this constitution am lor for state officers herein provided for shall be held on tuesday next after tae ft first mond monday aa in november 1895 and shall be condy conducted acted according to the laws law of the territory and the provisions of the enabling act the votes cast at said election shall be canvassed and rekum made in the same manner as was provided for in the election for delegate delegat eaf sN abe constitutional convention provided that all male citizens of the united state over the age of twenty one years yearn who have resided in the territory for one year next prior to such election are hereby authorized to vote vota for or against the adopt adoption I 1 on of this coni cani ution and tor for the state stale officers herein provided pr ovidea for the returns of AM election hall bg be made to the vh utah commis commission who h 0 4 shall h 1 1 cause the saing sam to be ar and p d ff shall h a J 1 certify of fbi or nit the alow sao the president of the Ohl to 16 the manner required bythe by the enabling act and said Oom commission mission shall issue certic aies ates of election to the persons elected to said offices r severally and abail make and me file with the secre luy tuta of the territory an abstract certified to by them of the number of votes cast for each person for each of said offices and of the total number of votes cast tn in each county sec bob 14 this constitution shall be submitted for adoption or rejection to a vote ot of the qualified electors of the proposed state staw at ai the be general election to be hold held on the tuesday v next alier after the first monday da in november AD A D 1896 1895 at the said el election action the ballot shall be in the following form for the constitution yes no As AB a heading beading to each of sald said ballots there shall be printed on each ballot the following instructions infractions to voters all persons desiring to vote for the institution must erase the word no all ail persons desiring to vote against the be cons constitution titu tiou must mast erase the word yea toen tien there are provisions as to bow challenges okra re beard and decided how bow abe rot ball be canvassed books anti ano pared poll lists and atad registry tota bom certified to and the now new anu departure ot of having the beil ballot lot boxes with ballots thereto therein promptly returned arned to the county court after fter election especial attention I 1 00 ie 19 directed to fraud falsifying of returns turne re interfering weh bribes and od in crimes and punishments punishment compensation rules govern ing polling place pence peace officers etc anere alere are three oaths oath as follow Ter territorial lerial for revised registry list state for now new registry list of electors bat qualified to vote on the adoption of the constitution aud ard for state officers anu thelast the last lawt tot for female elector electon OATH FOR FOB REVISED LIST OF UTAH county of j it I 1 being duly sworn or am over twenty ona years of age a that I 1 b bare re oe territory orv of utah for six biz month slat lost past and in this precinct for one immediately preceding the date city bis hereof roof and aa that I 1 am a n stive native born or naturalized as ta the ba case lids may be olt citizen bf ali ane IL united cited states and that m my mr r ton to is that I 1 lam am 8 fag I 1 that ray mr of basl neto ait tie af t I 1 am single W or married mani aa ghe name of my laffal wife to aad that I 1 support the of the united stales and will faU bially a Y obey the laws law thereof and W 1 obey the act of congress addred PP V march arob 22 1882 entitled an all aceto fotion of the advised revised statta of the united stales in refer reference enbe to and for other pur purposes potes oes ly and hh be will JOO also obey t he be aoi act of congress of marofa march 3 1887 entitled an got act to amid on an act entitled an ac to amend of the revised statutes statute ot of tho states in reference refe renoe to bigamy and for other purposes approved march marah 1 in respect of the be crimes in mid aid I 1 abot defined and forbidden and that thai I 1 wt will not directly or indirectly aid or or advise any other person to e edwalt tt any of said mid crime n i bod and sworn to before me yi ars t 1 taij ti iJ fori blott 1 I I 1 persons gifted tot to vote for territorial to arit elal officers ficera of must tike take chis ig path oath afif it they have not already done so BO before being registered vile file 1 with county clerk STATE OATH FOR FOB NEW REGISTRY LIST OF ELECT ORS QUALIFIED TO VOTE ON ADOPTION OF constitution AND FOR STATE OFFICERS TERRITORY OF UTAH county of 1 88 i being duly sworn on ath says 1 I am a male citizen of the united states and on the ath day of november 1895 will be over 21 years year of age that thai I 1 am now a resident of the ter r atory of utah and have resided th therein brein i continuously since the eth day of november 1894 I 1 reside at no street city subscribed and sworn to before m me this day of 1895 deputy registration Regist ratio aie officer r for precinct persons voting for state officers and for or against constitution take this oath oat th if they have not noi done bo 60 already wile file with county clerk constitutional TERRITORY OF UTAH t county of sn on oath swears or affirms that at the next election will be of the age of twenty one 21 years and a upwards wards and will have been a citizen odthe of the united states for ninety 90 days and have resided in the territory of utah one 1 year in the county of four 4 months and io in precinct sixty 60 days subscribed an and sworn to before re me this aday thi day of 1895 registration officer WF for r precinct county utah ii ia Is suggested that the registrars should enroll all female electors in the blue book in alphabetical order on separate pages dages so as to be readily distinguished ana and in all instances the first name should be signed in fall 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