Show IN RELATION TO registration AND w I 1 I 1 I 1 is IV the fol lowig was as issued monday march 28 OFFICE OP OF THE UTAH satt SALT CITY i march 49 1887 CIRCULAR FOR FOR THE information OP OF registration OFFICERS the ie atae ib an eldous to se secure curea a fa fair registration qt of M qualified electors of the territory in with the 04 acts of congress res respectfully submit to the regis registration officers acers appointee 4 for that purpose tp the following suggestions in the that they will faith fully and impartially discharge their duties according to law 1 no polygamist bigamist botany person cohabiting with more an one woman shall be entitled to register or coteat vote at any election aft n this territory f nor any person bw been ed ad ot of aut t the a crime crim of incest habitation Nal adultery tely acl big amy or polygamy dorany person who associates associate sor or colia cohabits bits with persons of the other sex nor can any person register or vote who has not taken or subscribed the oath pre e sard py by the twenty fourth secar section on of the e act ac at magress of match s g 1887 nor can iw my y woon mcp register abr or vote vot the Commis commission ilon is of 91 abb opinion bointon that the above epe e 11 idled ars include all the disabilities to ewt which ich electors are subject und under r 19 rill of congress and that no oppido moire 0 w th T ne may entertain upon questions ee OTI e u or church polity should he be t the et i i P of inquiry or exclusion exclusa on of t aw ALI el A the brat regist registration MV 0 U U nap rif w ct of congress is to be in an lri ra a I 1 and new and complete r registration eg eistrat on 0 and the county registration 0 officer of each by himself ore or deputies register every legal jal voter la in his county and for th this s purpose should it necessary visit every dwelling house therein the oath to be administered may be formulated as follows follo wg TERRITORY OF UTAH county of j I 1 bel being ogAil duly sworn lor or affirmed d depose p ose and say sav atiat that I 1 am over twenty one ye years 8 of age ige that I 1 have resided in t the territory territory of utah for six months last pa past stand and in this precinct for one month immediately preceding ng the date hereof and that i I 1 am a native born or naturalized as the case may bel be citizen of the united states that my full name is that I 1 am years W 0 age that my place of business is I 1 gm a single or married man that the tale name of my lawful wife is and thit that I 1 will support the tion of the united states and will faithfully laith fully obey the laws thereof and especially will obey the act of congress fress approved march d an act to amend section efow of the revised statute of the united states in reference to bigamy and for other purposes and that I 1 will also obey the act of congress CoB gress of march 3 IM 1887 en titled an act to amend jac act en titled an act to amend section 0 the revised statutes of the united states in reference to bigamy and for other purposes approved march 1 at in an respect of tiie the cigis in s said d act benned denned and forbidden and chati will vill nat directly or OB indirectly aid pr br abet counsel or advise acty any other per soup sono son o commit ably of sai said crimes de 1 lined by acts 0 of congress 1 gress as polygamy bigamy unlawful cohabitation incest adultery and fornication 1 I subscribed and sworn to before me this day of A 8 deputy dpn an officer tor precinct rec luct county although Althou ih the verson person apply applying ing to have his name registered ed asa as a voter may have made the foregoing oath yet if the registrar shall for reasonable or probable cause believe that cant ant is th then ea in fact a bigamist polye poly adist or living in unlawful cohabitation or associating or cob cohabiting abing with persons of the other sex seii or has bees convicted yat j bigamy iol polygamy ya in unlawful qi ashabi tion incest or in our our opia opinion loli the registrar ina quire the applicant to make the fol following ow additional affidavit TERRITORY OF UTAH county of J t urther swear or affirm that I 1 am not a bi bigamist polygamist or living in unlawful unlawful cohabitation or associating or cohabiting witla with of the other sex a and nd that I 1 have not J been een convicted of the crime of bl bigamy y polygamy unlawful con abita on I 1 cost adultery or fornication subscribed and sworn to before me this day of A D deputy registration officer or pr precinct chuot counts Cou ot 2 the registration officers and their deputies should carefully preserve the registration lists for tach each precinct re lor for use ht at the jine jane 3 the first registration prior tr to junes in precincts precinct i county should be Ier informed formed within days A the county registration officers and their deputies will receive compensation pensa tion as follows for negi registration officers I 1 four dollart doll arfi or day for each deputy registration officer three dollars per day the compensation pensa tion to be paid for the time aur during which said officers have aeh necessarily employed in the discharge of their duties I 1 i I 1 5 the law requires each county registration officer inper soja or by deputy during the week commencing the tirs monday in june at his hia office to enter on his registry list lis t the name of any voter that may nave have been omit ted on such voter WH g and taking the oath aforesaid alfea eathyle 6 upon on the completion af of the lits lists officer should j prepare are crip triplicate acate lists in alphabetical order er for for each precinct containing the n ames name of all registered voters voter one of which lists should be filed inthe office bt bf the chelte of the county court op or before the first flay of july next one list to be posted up HP in eaph precinct re at least fifteen days before the he day of election at or near the place lace bt election and the other list transmitted by him to the judges of election of the several for use at the polls and the oaths of re registered als voters immediately after the da day of the election 0 u delivered to the clerk cler I 1 of f the probate court of the proper county athe he law authorizes voters removing 1 from rom one election precinct to another in the same county to appear 9 before the registration e officer at any time previous to the filing of lot the lists in the office of the clerk of the count county court and have their names erased ceased and they may thereupon have their names registered in the precinct in et to which they may remove 8 prior to each caell election the registration travion officer of each county should cause to be written or printed a notice noice I 1 which shall designate the office or offices to be filled and abid stating that the election will om m ecce at d designating the place for holding polls oa hour bour after colio coin dinue until sunset on ona I 1 the thedac day f Dated ati aU qt on 8 ti iBi day of 9 registration officer A copy of f which should be posted up at least fifteen days before the aday day of election in pucho places in best calculated t to rive give otice to all the voters it Is the duty bf f the registration officer to give no atoe it on the lists posted as aforesaid that hat the deputy registration officer of ach precinct will hear objections I 1 of the he right to vote of any verson person registered until sunset jan the mth fifth v alay aa receding the day 6 of elec aa said S ejection shall bernade bei be made nade by a qualified irater ter m writing r itt in and AX kd to 0 8 eael ay iy deputy er re t ti of officer icer issue usa id written 14 4 to the person objected to seating ing t ane e p place ce day aland and hour when whan the objection dball tan b be e heard the person making the objection shall aar serve or cause to be served said notice on the person objected to and shall also make return of s service to tm the deputy re registration I 1 officer before whom the objection is to be heard in our opinion opi should speedy the grounds Kr thereof jtb roOf and should h id 0 os e m made ade separately sepa VI as floe 0 o each b person on objected to ani ilal ay ne be v toy the affidavit ol 01 the person makina ma king the same unless served and return thereof made by an off by law to serve se r e pro 0 ceas ce eg kiy at t least I 1 st three thre e days y nobce n ce should bel juve sal upon tha h la earl earing tl of the coe if officer find that at the he person son objected ob I 1 ted ts t towi a beill fled Hoser he within w three arp 8 maya bays prior to the election transmit a certified list of all such disqualified persons to the judges of election appointed by bf this commission and said judges should strike such names from the registry lists before the opening of the polls 9 the county registration Refi ofleter ghouls gh wl sa as awwad anay be me to td waft r deputy D pi registration istra OIL officers for the several precincts in his bis county the names dames of reputable and discreet men who are qualified and willing to take the official oath and he should also recommend to the 21 0 their information th the e names of lour four persons two of whom should belong to the party being in the majority at the cat general elec elec ti nd tw two w be 0 t paython rt h hoh in dho ho e I 1 a ro arte rte ers r to a act 0 aa 0 f T al in 4 e sc pro co county t 10 the he registration officers and their deputies should each before entering n upon n the discharge of their S duties talce take and subscribe au an oath as required by the act of congress th the form whereof is endorsed on his commission and a duplicate cherof signed aws wasl sworn to should be forthwith t with feat erit in alto tf tais 1 ve M as e I 1 ice Z t t the ereg t 8 the is hippolit t in e nt i a q 0 all I 1 by order 0 of the h e commission A B CARLTON chairman |