voter is registered shall also be cited to appear at the same time and place at which the citation of his alleged lodger is returnable.

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1095. In the great register the clerk must, as hereinafter what regprovided, enter the names of the qualified electors of the county. must show. 1096. Such entry must show:

1. The name at length.

2. The age, omitting fractions of years.

3. The occupation.

4. The height.

5. The visible marks or scars, if any, and their location. 6. The country or state of nativity.

7. The place of residence (giving ward and precinct); and in municipal corporations, by specifying the name of the street, avenue, or other location of the dwelling of such elector, with the number of such dwelling, if the same has a number, and if not, then with such description of the place that it can be readily ascertained and identified. If the elector be not the proprietor or head of the house, then it must show that fact, and upon what floor thereof, and what room such elector occupies in such house.

8. If naturalized, the place of naturalization.

9. The date of the entry of each person.

10. The post office address.

11. The fact whether or not the elector desiring to be registered is able to read the constitution in the English language and to write his name, and whether or not the elector has any physical disability by reason of which he cannot mark his ballot; and if he cannot mark his ballot by reason of physical disability, then the nature of such disability must be entered. 1097. No person's name must be entered by the clerk, Qualifica

unless:

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1. Upon the production and filing of a certified copy of the tion. judgment of the superior court directing such entry to be made. 2. If a naturalized citizen, upon the production of his certificate of naturalization, which certificate must be issued ninety days prior to the succeeding election, or upon his affidavit that it is lost or out of his possession, which affidavit must state the place of his nativity and the time and place of his naturalization, together with his affidavit that he has resided in the United States for five years, and in this state for one year next preceding the time of application, and that he would be an elector of the county at the next succeeding election; provided, however, if such naturalized citizen shall have been previously registered as a qualified elector in any of the counties, or cities and counties of this state, his name must not be entered by the clerk unless he produces a certificate of such registration, issued by the party authorized by law to issue. such certificate, which certificate shall be prima facie evidence of his naturalization.

3. If born in a foreign country, upon his affidavit that he became a citizen of the United States by virtue of the naturalization of his father while he was residing in the United

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States, and under the age of twenty-one years, and that he is or would be an elector of the county at the next ensuing election.

4. In other cases, upon the affidavit of the party that he is or will be an elector of the county at the next succeeding election. Such affidavit must be made before a county clerk or officer charged with the registration of voters or their deputies.

5. In every case the affidavit of the party must show all the facts required to be stated in the entry on the register, except the date of the entry.

1103. The clerk must preserve all affidavits used before himself or his deputies for the purpose of procuring registration. 1105. There must be left opposite each name in the great register a blank for cancellation. Cancellation is made by writing in such blank the word "canceled," and a statement of the reasons therefor, and by writing in red ink across the face of the affidavit used in procuring such registration the same words as are used in making the cancellation in the great register.

1113. Within fifteen days after the last day of registration, of registra the clerk shall arrange the affidavits of registration for each precinct alphabetically by surnames, and number the same, beginning with one in each case, and bind the same, or cause them to be bound, into a book by fastening the left-hand edges together with a staple, wire, thread, or other suitable material; he shall at the same time treat the duplicate affidavits of registration in the same manner.

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1115. Within five days after the binding of the said books, the clerk shall prepare an index of each book, said index to contain the names, ages, address, and numbers as they appear in said books, and shall have at least one hundred copies of said index printed.

1116. The clerk must, before the day of election, transmit and cause to be delivered to the board of election in each precinct, one of such books of affidavits of registration for their respective precinct, which shall constitute the register to be used at such election; he shall also cause to be delivered at the same time five copies of the index to said book.

1130. The following limitations are imposed upon the powers given the supervisors in this chapter:

1. No precinct must be established so as to embrace more than one township, nor in such manner that its exterior limits cross the exterior boundaries of any township, incorporated town or city, or any ward, district, or other territorial subdivision for which local officers are to be elected, except a school or road district.

1204. Any person desiring to vote shall write his name and address (or if he be unable to write, shall have the same written for him) on a roster of voters provided for that purpose, and announce the same to one of the ballot clerks, who shall then, in an audible tone of voice, announce the same, and if the other ballot clerk finds the name on the register, he shall, in like manner, repeat the name and address, whereupon a challenge may be interposed, as provided in

section one thousand two hundred and thirty of this code. If the challenge be overruled, the ballot clerk shall give him a ticket, and the clerk shall write on the register, opposite the name of the voter, the number of the general ticket given him, and also the number of the municipal ticket given him, when any city, city and county, or town officer is to be elected; and the voter shall be allowed to enter the place inclosed by the guard rail, as above provided. The ballot clerk shall give him but one general ticket, and where any city, city and county, or town officers are to be elected. also one municipal ticket, and only one ballot of each kind; and in order to prevent voters from marking their ballots with a pencil, or otherwise, contrary to law, it shall be the duty of the ballot clerk, whenever he shall deliver a ballot to any voter, to then orally, distinctly state to him, so that it may be heard by the bystanders, that he must mark the ballot with the stamp provided by law, or it will not be counted.

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1261. The board must, before it adjourns, inclose in Duty of a cover, and seal up and direct to the county clerk, the copy board. of the register upon which one of the judges marked the word "voted" as the ballots were received, one of the lists of the persons challenged, one copy of the list of voters, one of the tally-lists and list attached thereto, and the roster signed by the voters.

SEC. 2. Sections ten hundred and ninety-eight, ten hundred Repealed. and ninety-nine, eleven hundred, eleven hundred and one, and eleven hundred and fourteen of the Political Code are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on the first day of January, Anno Domini nineteen hundred.

CHAPTER LIV.

An act in relation to municipal elections where the same are held separate from general state elections, and elections held under the authority of section eight of article eleven of the constitution, to elect boards of freeholders, or to vote upon proposed charters or upon amendments to existing charters, and to repeal an act entitled an act in relation to elections held under the authority of section eight of article eleven of the constitution, approved March 31, 1897.

[Approved March 4, 1899.]

The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1. Except in the particulars otherwise provided for Municipal in the constitution, all municipal elections, where the same are held separate from general state elections, and all elections rate from held under the authority of section eight of article eleven of elections, the constitution, to elect boards of freeholders, or to vote upon how proposed charters, or upon amendments to existing charters, shall be conducted under the provisions of this act.

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Registration.

Board of election.

Register to be used.

SEC. 2. The boards of municipalities charged with the conduct and carrying on of elections may district and subdivide the municipalities into municipal election precincts, for the holding of the elections mentioned in section one of this act, and change and alter such precincts, and redistrict the municipality for such elections as often as occasion may require.

SEC. 3. In establishing such municipal election precincts, said board may consolidate the precincts which existed for the holding of the last preceding general state election to a number not exceeding six for each municipal election precinct, and shall number the municipal election precincts so established consecutively, and each precinct as established shall be known as "municipal election precinct number

SEC. 4. All persons shall be entitled to vote at the elections mentioned in section one who come within the terms or comply with the requirements of this act.

SEC. 5. Every person who was a qualified elector at the general state election immediately preceding the holding of any of the elections mentioned in section one of this act, and who was upon the great register of the county, or city and county, where any such municipality is situated, as a qualified elector of any one of the precincts which compose a municipal election precinct, and who continues to reside within the exterior boundaries of such municipal election precinct until the time of the holding of the election herein provided for, shall be entitled to vote at said election without other or additional registration.

SEC. 6. All other persons claiming to be entitled to vote at any of the elections provided for in this act must be registered upon the great register of the county, or city and county, within which such municipality is situated, as an elector of and within one of the precincts which compose the municipal election precinct wherein he claims to be entitled to vote. Such registration must take place at least twenty-five days prior to the election; and it shall be the duty of the county clerk of the county, or city and county, within which such municipality is situated, and in those counties or cities and counties wherein the county clerk is not the officer charged with the duty of registering voters, then of the officer so charged, to keep his office open for at least thirty days prior to the twenty-fifth day preceding any such election, for the registration of voters who may desire to vote at such election.

SEC. 7. The boards of municipalities charged with the conduct of elections shall appoint a board of election for each municipal election precinct, to consist of two inspectors, two judges, two clerks, and two ballot clerks, who shall apportion among themselves the work and labor required to conduct such election within their respective municipal election precincts. But one poll-list need be kept, and but one register. These shall be returned to the proper officers as a part of the official returns. SEC. 8. The register used in each municipal election precinct shall consist of a copy of the register of the county, or city and county, used at the general state election immediately preceding the holding of the election provided for in this act

in the precincts which compose the municipal election precinct, together with the additional names of the persons who, by registration had since such general state election, are entitled to vote at any of the elections herein provided for within the municipal election precinct. In the event that precinct registers were used at the last preceding general state election, then it shall be the duty of the county clerk, or persons clothed with the authority for the registration of voters, to furnish a copy of the precinct register of each of the precincts which compose said municipal election precinct to the board of election for each municipal election precinct and the additional registrations above mentioned.

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SEC. 9. No person shall be entitled to vote at any election Qualificaprovided for in this act unless his name appear upon the great register or precinct register as a voter within the exterior boundaries of the municipal election precinct, or unless, according to the constitution and laws of this state, he is entitled to vote thereat.

SEC. 10. The provisions of law which would be applicable to the elections mentioned in section one of this act, but for the passage hereof, shall, nevertheless, control the said elections as to the matters for which no provision is herein contained. SEC. 11. The act approved March thirty-first, eighteen hun- Repealed. dred and ninety-seven, entitled an act in relation to elections held under the authority of section eight of article eleven of the constitution to elect boards of freeholders, or to vote upon proposed charters, or amendments to existing charters, is hereby repealed.

SEC. 12. This act shall take effect immediately.

CHAPTER LV.

An act to establish a camp of instruction for the national guard of the state of California, and to authorize the acquisition, by donation, of a site for the same.

[Approved March 4, 1899.]

The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. There is hereby established, at or near the city of Santa Cruz, county of Santa Cruz, state of California, a camp of instruction for the national guard of California.

SEC. 2. The adjutant-general, major-general, and the senior brigadier-general of the national guard of the state of California, are hereby appointed commissioners for the purpose of selecting a suitable site for said camp of instruction, at or near said city of Santa Cruz. They shall, within ninety days after the passage of this act, examine the different tracts of land offered by the city of Santa Cruz and the county of Santa Cruz,

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