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faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of supervisor of registration for the election precinct (or ward) No......of the city of........ ...according to the laws of the state and the best of my ability; and that I am a citizen of the United States and of the state of Nebraska, a qualified voter in election precinct (or ward) No...... in the city of............. and not a candidate for any office to be voted for by the voters of the precinct for which I am appointed supervisor."

Whoever shall be nominated and sworn into office as a supervisor of registration shall receive a certificate of appointment from said city clerk, and said certificate shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the city council, and to specify the election precinct or ward in and for which the person to whom the same is issued is appointed to to serve, and the date of the expiration of his term of office. The supervisors of regis‐ tration appointed under the provision of this act shall hold office for one year, unlesssooner removed by the mayor, for want of requisite qualifications, or by said council for cause in either of which cases such removal, unless made while the supervisor is actually on. duty on the day of registration or revision of registration, and for improper conduct as registration officer, shall only be made after notice in writing to the officer sought to be removed, which notice shall set forth clearly the reason for his removal; Provided, That any supervisor of registration who shall at any time be appointed to fill a vacancy, which fact shall be stated in his certificate of appointment, shall hold office only during the unexpired term of his predecessor. The said supervisor of registration shall have charge and control of the registration of voters and the revision of any registration in their respective precincts.

SEC. 3. [Challenges.]-Any person applying to register may, on any day of any general registration or revision of registration, be challenged in the said cities, and either of the said supervisors in any election precinct may at any authorized meeting of said supervisors, and one of them shall administer to any person so challenged, the oath or oaths provided by law to test the qualifications of challenged voters, and either of said supervisors may, at any such meetings, administer to any applicant for registration. the oath or oaths provided in this act to be administered to any such applicant, and. may also administer to any elector of the election precinct who may be offered as a witness to prove the qualifications of any person claiming the right to be registered the folowing oath:

FORM OF OATH TO WITNESS.

"You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you are a voter in this election precinct; that you will fully and truly answer all such questions as shall be put to you touching the place of residence and other qualifications as a voter of (name to be given) now claiming the right to be registered as a voter in this precinct."

SEC. 4. [Vacancy.]-Whenever, from any cause, there shall exist a vacancy in the office of supervisor of registration, the person appointed to fill such vacancy shall be named by the council as hereinbefore provided.

SEC. 5. [Supervisor-Pay.]-Supervisors of registration appointed in pursuance of the provisions of this act, shall each be entitled to receive three (3) dollars per day for each day's service at any registration, or revision of any registration, which compensation shall be allowed by the city council on the certificate of the city clerk as to the time of service; but no payment shall be made to any person as a supervisor as aforesaid, who shall not have taken, subscribed, and filed the oath or affirmation herein required, and who shall not, during the period of his service, have fully complied with all the requirements of law in anywise relating to his duties; and it shall be unlawful for any person to act as such supervisor without having taken, subscribed, and filed the said oath or affirmation, and any person so unlawfully acting shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars, nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or imprisoned in county jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or both, and shall stand committed until all fines and costs are paid. Said supervisors, during the time that they hold such office, shall be exempt from the performance of jury duty.

SEC. 6. [Supervisor-Qualifications-Failure to serve.]-Each and every person appointed by the city council for supervisor of registration, under this act, shall, on receipt of notice thereof from the city clerk, appear within five (5) days there after before the mayor for examination, and if found qualified shall, unless excused by the mayor by reason of ill health or other good and sufficient cause, be bound to serve as such officer for the term of one year from the date of his appointment, and in case of the neglect or refusal of any such person to comply with the above requirement, or to serve or act, unless excused as aforesaid, the said person shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars, nor more than two hundred ($200.00) dollars, and shall stand committed until such fine and the costs are paid, and said fines shall be for the use of the police fund.

SEC. 7. [Same-Powers-Duties.]-The said supervisors of registration in each election precinct in any city governed by this act, while discharging any of the duties imposed upon them by this act, shall have full authority to preserve order and and enforce obedience to their lawful commands, at and around the place of registration, or revision of registration, during the time of registration or revision of registration; to keep the access to such place open and unobstructed; to prevent and suppress riots, tumults, violence, disorder, and all improper conduct tending to the intimidation or obstruction of voters; to prevent the disturbance or interruption of the work of registration, or revision of registration, and the registers from violence or fraud, and to appoint or deputize, if necessary, one or more voters to communicate their orders and directions, and to assist in the enforcement thereof, and any person neglecting or refusing to act when so appointed or deputized shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than ten ($10.00) dollars, nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars, and shall stand committed until such fine and the costs are paid.

SEC. 8. [Time of registration.]-Hereafter there shall, in the cities govby the provisions of this act, be a general registration of the qualified voters resident in each election precinct in said cities, at the times herein below provided, and then only, on Tuesday, four weeks, the Wednesday of the third week, the Thursday of the second week, and the Friday and Saturday of the first week, preceding the day of the November election in each year. For each and every election held in any of the said cities, other than such as are above designated in this section, there shall be a revision of the general registration had, as provided in this act, which revision shall be made on the Friday and Saturday of the second week and on the Saturday of the first week preceding the day of each and every such election.

SEC. 9. [Same-Duties of supervisors.]-The supervisors of regis tration appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall at the times in this act designated for general registration, meet in their respective election precincts, at the places which, as provided in this act, shall be selected for such meetings, and at such times in each election precinct the said supervisors of registration shall openly and publicly do and perform the following acts, viz: 1st. They shall organize as a board by selecting one of their number to act as chairman, but in case of failure to so organize within fifteen minutes after the time fixed for the meeting, the chairman shall be selected by lot. 2nd. They shall receive the application of registration of such legal voters of their several election precincts as then are, or on the day of election next following the day of making such applications would be, entitled to vote therein, and who shall personally present themselves for registration, and such only. 3rd. They shall remain in session on each of said days of registration, or revision of registration, from the hour of 8 o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in the evening and administer to all persons who may personally apply to register the following oath or affirmation, viz:

"You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will fully and truly answer all such questions as shall be put to you, touching your place of residence, name, place of birth, your

qualifications as an elector, and your right as such to register and vote under the laws of this State."

4th. They shall then examine the applicant as to his qualifications as an elector, and, unless otherwise provided herein, shall immediately in the presence of the applicant, enter in the registers to be made and furnished, as provided in this act, the statements and acts as above set forth, and in the manner following, viz:

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First-Under the column "Residence" the name and number of the street, avenue, or other location of the dwelling if there be a number; but if there shall not be a number, then such clear and definite description of the location of such dwelling as shall enable it to be readily found; and if there be more than one family residing in the dwelling named by the applicant, in such case the said applicant shall give the floor on which he resided (every floor below the level of the ground being designated as the basement, the first floor on or above such level the first floor, and each floor above that as the second or such other floor as it may be), or the number or location of the rooms occupied by the applicant and whether front or rear. Second-Under the column Address "the name of the applicant, giving the surname and Christian name in full, and said names shall be kept by streets and avenues as far as the same can be done. Third -Under the column "Sworn" the word "Yes" or "No" as the case may be. Fourth -Under the column of " Nativity" the state, country, kingdom, empire, or dominion, as the facts shall be stated by the applicant. Fifth-Under the column "Color" the word "White" or "Black" as the case may be. Sixth-Under the subdivision of the general column of "Term of Residence," the periods by months or years stated by the applicant in response to the inquiries made for the purposes of ascertaining his qualifications and filling such columns. Seventh-Under the column "Naturalized" the word "Yes" or "No" or "Native" as the fact may be stated. Eighth-Under the column Date of Papers," the date of naturalization if naturalized, as the same shall appear by the evidence of citizenship submitted or presented by the applicant in compliance with the requirements of this act. Ninth-Under the column "Court" the designation of the court in which, if naturalized, such naturalization was done, as the same shall appear by the evidence of citizenship presented or submitted by the applicant in compliance with the requirements of this act. Tenth-Under the column "Qualified Voter" the word "Yes" or "No" as the fact shall appear and be determined by at least two (2) of the said supervisors, it being, however, required of said supervisors to designate as a qualified voter any person, who, being otherwise qualified, shall not, at the time of making the application be of age, provided the time when such applicant shall be of the age of twenty-one (21) shall be subsequent to the date of his making application and not later than the day of the election immediately following such time of applying. EleventhUnder the column "Date of Application," the month, day, and year when the applicant presented himself for registration.

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SEC. 10. [Same.]-On the days and at the times in this act designated for any revision of any general registration, the duly qualified supervisors of registration shall meet in their respective election precincts, at the places which, in accordance with the requirements of this act, shall have been provided for such meetings, and shall openly and publicly do and perform the following acts, viz: Each and every one of the duties and requirements set forth to subdivisions one (1) and three (3) of section nine (9) of this act. They shall in each election precinct receive the application for registration of such legal voters of the election precinct, whose names are not then borne upon the registers thereof as qualified voters therein, as shall personally present themselves, and who, on the day of election next ensuing, would be entitled to vote therein, and as to all applications made to them, they shall proceed therewith in the manner provided in subdivision four (4) of section nine (9) of this act, provided, that if upon the examination, as in this act provided for, of any applicant for registration, it shall appear that he has, since the last day of any general registration of voters or any revision thereof in cities governed by this act, moved into or become a resident of said election precinct,

the said supervisors shall inquire from where such applicant removed or came; and if it shall appear that such removal was from a place within the said city, they shall inquire if, in the election precinct in which he resided at the time of the last preceding general registration (naming such time), or in which he has resided at any time subsequent thereto, he has been registered, or has applied for registration; and if he shall swear that he has not, then the said supervisors shall proceed with said application as with that of any other person who may apply to them; but if he shall swear that he has been so registered, the said supervisors shall, before proceeding further, require him to present to them a certificate of removal as provided for in this act, so that his name shall not be on the registers of two election precincts; and upon presentation to any board of supervisors of any certificate of removal, the said board shall treat the person presenting the same, in the same manner provided in subdivision four (4) of section nine (9) of this act for applicants for registration.

SEC. 11. [Oath of removal.]-Any person who shall at any time as provided in this act, have personally applied to the said supervisors in any such election precinct for registration, and shall have, in the register thereof, been entered as a qualified voter, and who shall, at any time prior to the close of any general registration, or revision of registration, have removed from the dwelling place under which he shall, as a resident, be borne upon the register, may, upon any day provided in this act for the meeting of said supervisors, personally appear before the supervisors in any election precinct in which he resided at the time his name was entered upon said register, during the hours provided in this act for the meetings of said supervisors, and publicly take and subscribe before one of said supervisors the following oath or affirmation, which shall be known as the oath of removal, viz:

I ......

residing at No. in election precinct No. ...... of the city of. do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am duly entered in the registers of said election precinct, from said residence as a qualified voter and that I have removed my place of residence to No. ...... in election precinct No. in said city, and I do hereby request that the proper entries and records be made as the same are provided for by law, and that a certificate of removal be furnished me at this time."

Upon such oath or affirmation being made and subscribed as herein provided, it shall be the duty of said supervisors to carefully preserve the same and file it within twenty-four (24) hours after the close of any registration or revision, with the city clerk; and upon any such person taking and subscribing said oath of removal the said supervisors, if satisfied of the identity of the person making the same with the person he claims to be, as the description of said last mentioned person shall appear on the registers; (and if not satisfied therewith, shall at once, by a police officer, or by any one whom said board shall especially authorize, make an examination and inquire at the residence of said person, as the same shall be entered upon the registers as to the fact of the removal of such person from said dwelling place; when, if his removal therefrom shall be found by the report of such person to be a fact), shall immediately proceed to strike from said registers the name of such person, by entering in each of the registers, opposite to and against the name of such person, and in the column headed, "why disqualified," the word, " removed," and in the column headed, "date of erasing name," the month, day, and year of such striking from said registers such name, and in the column headed, "remarks," the words, "transferred to," together with the number of the election precinct to which such person shall, in his oath of removal, state he has removed and the initial letters of the name of each supervisor who shall in each of said registers make such entry, and shall through the name of such person as the same shall appear on such registers, and there only, draw a red line indicative that such name is erased from the registers of that election precinct, and the name of any such person so found stricken and erased from said registers shall as to his name entered under the column "residence," be thereafter considered by all election officers to be stricken from the rolls of that election precinct, and shall be treated as if never entered thereon.

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the dwelling place to which any such person shall have removed be within the boundaries of the same election precinct as was his former residence as shown by the registers in said election precinct, the said supervisors shall, in said registers under the number or other description of the dwelling place to which such person has removed, enter his name, and in the several columns opposite and against the same, such words and figures as, prior to the striking from or erasing of the name of such person in the manner in this section above provided, were in the column similarly headed and opposite to and against the name of such person as upon said register it appeared under the dwelling from which he shall have declared he has removed; and if the dwelling place to which he shall have removed shall be within the boundaries of any other election precinct than was the residence under which he was previously entered on said registers, the said supervisors shall fill up, sign, and deliver to such person a certificate, which shall be known as the certificate of removal, and shall be in form as follows, viz: CERTIFICATE OF REMOVAL.

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Registration place of election precinct No........., in the city of...............this......day of............. To the board of supervisors of election precinct No............in the city of............. This is to certify that the name of......... ...., heretofore residing at No..........in this election precinct, has been by us, the supervisors of registration in this precinct, stricken from the registers of this precinct, and the proper erasures made, upon oath of removal and at the request of said above named persons; and that upon said registers in this election precinct were entered as to him the following statement, viz:

Name......

Residence......

Sworn....

Nativity.

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SEC. 12. [Entries on registers.]-The said supervisors of registration in each election precinct shall on each day of any general registration before adjournment, enter in each of two books prepared for that purpose, one of which shall be known as the public copy of the registers, and the other of which shall be known as the election bureau copy of the registers, all such names and residences, and all such dates, information, and statements as during the day have been entered by the said supervisors in the registers provided in this act, and the whole five books shall on each of said days, after a completion of said copies of the registers, be carefully compared throughout, so that each of said registers, and the copies thereof shall in every respect agree with each other and contain the name and residence of each person who shall have applied for registration and the facts respecting him, as the same shall have been stated by him and entered in said registers, as provided in this act. The said supervisors shall, in the last day of any general registration, certify each of said copies in the same manner as if it were an original register, and within thirty-six hours after their adjournment on said last day of any general registration, the said supervisors shall file with the city clerk the election bureau copy of said registers at his office where the same shall be carefully preserved, and the said supervisors shall on the last day of any revision of registration, and before adjournment make a copy of the registers as they shall then be made up for the election next ensuing, which copy shall be marked and known as a public copy of the original registers as then existing for the election next ensuing; and the said supervisors shall also make, fill, and certify, on blanks to be prepared and furnished by the city clerk for that purpose, the name and all other particulars as shall be entered against or opposite to the name of any person, which, having been once entered upon said registers

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