and villages, and all precincts located on the line of any railroad, shall be ex-officio registry agents for their respective precincts. Election Register-When and How Kept. SEC. 28. The said judges of election as such ex-officio registry agents, shall require and see that the clerks of election register all electors voting, giving full particulars in the proper columns of the records prepared for them as by this act required. Except that in giving the residence of persons who do not live in cities or towns, the residence of the elector shall be given by legal sub-divisions of land, according to the United States government survey, where it is practicable to ascertain the same. [Sec. 28 as amended by Act of January 21, 1891.] Oath of Elector voting on Election Day-Corroborating Oath. SEC. 29. Each person offering to vote on election day, shall in precincts where prior registration is not required, before registering a vote, take and subscribe the same oath as is required herein, of persons applying to be registered and the same shall be corroborated by the oath of a qualfied elector of said precinct. Such affidavit shall be administered by one of the judges of election without charge and it shall be returned by the judge with the poll lists. [Sec. 29 as amended by Act of January 21, 1891.] When Elector May Vote. SEC. 30. When a qualified elector applies to vote in precincts where prior registration is not required, he shall upon registering as hereinbefore provided, be entitled to vote, but not before. [Sec. 30 as amended by Act of January 21, 1891.] MISCELLANEOUS. General Application of Election Law. SEC. 31. The penalties and other provisions contained in this act with reference to elections and the returns thereof held in incorporated cities and towns and precincts located on the line of any railroad, shall apply to elections held in precincts outside of said incorporated cities and towns so far as the same shall be applicable. When an Elector who has not Registered May Vote. SEC. 32. At all elections each qualified elector who shall not have registered as a voter according to law, shall be entitled to vote thereat, if the failure to register is caused by sickness or absence during the last preceding registration period. But before such person's vote shall be accepted, he shall make an affidavit in writing, duly corroborated by the affidavit of two qualified electors of the precinct at which he offers to vote, that he is a qualified elector of the state and of the precinct in which he offers to vote, giving his place of residence, as near as may be, and stating the length of time he has resided in his county and in the state, and that such person offering to vote was absent or by sickness unable to register during the last preceding registration period. Such affidavit shall be administered by one of the judges of election, without charge, and it shall be returned by them together with the poll lists. [Sec. 32 as amended by Act of January 21, 1891.] Special and Municipal Elections included in Election Law. SEC. 33. The provisions of this act shall apply to all special elections and municipal elections. Form of Oath Required. SEC. 34. Whenever an oath is required by the provisions of this act, the elector shall swear according to the form of his religious faith or belief, or affirm under the pains and penalties of perjury. County Commissioners Shall Furnish Registry Supplies. SEC. 35. The county commissioners of the several counties shall supply the registry agents of their respective counties with all proper and necessary books and stationery and blank forms of affidavits for the voters, and particularly with printed copies of this act. They shall furnish to each registry agent a bound book which shall be known as the "Official Register," which shall be ruled in columns of suitable dimensions to provide for the following entries opposite the name of each elector, to-wit: First-Number of the register. Third-Name of elector. Fourth-Age of elector. Fifth-Where born. Sixth-Name of polling precinct. County Commissioners-Duties of-Special Elections. SEC. 36. First-The board of county commissioners of each county shall make all adequate provisions for elections ordered by the governor and shall carry out all the provisions of law, concerning special elections, the same as if the elections had been called by the said board. Notice of Judges of Election of Special Election. Second-Such board shall within a reasonable time notify the judges of election appointed by them of each election taking place within the county which such judges should officiate. Judge of Election Shall Give Notice of Inability to Serve. Third-Whenever a judge of election knows that he will be unable to officiate at an election, he shall notify the county commissioners in writing within a reasonable period before such election, that he will be unable to serve thereat. [Sec. 36 as amended by Act of January 21, 1891.] Duty of Judges of Election upon Failure to Receive Registry List. SEC. 37. If any registry agent or any county commissioner fail or refuse to furnish the judges of election of any precinct lists of the registered voters in said precincts, as provided for herein, the judges of election are authorized to take a copy of the written list of registered voters in said precinct as provided for in this act, and conduct the election in said precinct in accordance with the provisions of this act and their returns shall show the reasons for using such written list instead of the registered list of such election. Oath of Registry Agents. SEC. 38. Before entering upon the duties prescribed in this act, the registry agents, including ex-officio registry agents, shall severally take and subscribe before an officer duly authorized to administer oaths, the following oath or affirmation which shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of their respective counties, to-wit: registry agent for election dis "I....... trict No..... .....in the county of Wyoming, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform all the duties of registry agent in and for said election district according to law and the best of my ability, and that in the discharge of my duties as such agent I will honestly endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit or any other manner of abuse of the elective franchise, so help me God (or for which I will answer under the pains and penalties of perjury)." County Commissioners, Publication Registry Proceedings of—Registry Agents, Notification of Appointment of. SEC. 39. The county commissioners and county clerks of the several counties shall cause to be made full and minute entries of all proceedings had under this act and to cause full copies of such proceedings and appointments of registry agents, judges, etc., to be published in a newspaper published within their respective counties as soon after their adjournment as is practicable, and the county clerks of the several counties shall immediately notify, in writing, the registry agents of their appointment. Proclamation of Election by County Commissioners. SEC. 40. The board of county commissioners of the several counties shall issue a proclamation at least thirty days, if possible, prior to any general or special election to be holden within their respective counties, except as otherwise provided in this act, setting forth the names of all the offices to be filled at such election, and the number of persons required by law to fill such offices or vacancies occurring under the law in such offices. Posting and Publishing Proclamation of Election. SEC. 41. The county commissioners of the several counties shall cause such proclamation to be posted in a conspicuous place at every postoffice within their respective counties and shall also cause the same to be published in the official paper of their respective counties (if there be one) at least twenty days, if possible, before the ensuing election. Secretary of Wyoming Shall Notify County Clerks of State Officers to be Elected. SEC. 42. The secretary of the territory shall, between the first and fifteenth day of September in each year in which a delegate to congress or any legislative officer is to be elected for a full term, make out and cause to be delivered to the board of county commissioners of each county, a notice in writing stating that at the next general election the before mentioned officers are to be elected or so many of such officers as are then to be chosen. Resignation of Elective Offices. SEC. 43. Resignation of elective offices shall be made to the officer, court or county board authorized by law to fill a vacancy in such office by appointment or to order an election to fill such vacancy. Resignation of Members of the Legislature. SEC. 44. Resignation of the office of a member of the council or house of representatives shall be made to the governor, who shall issue an order of election as in other cases of vacancies in the same offices. Vacancies in Elective Offices-How Made. SEC. 45. Every elective office shall become vacant on the happening of either of the following events to the incumbent before the end of his term of office: First-His death. Second-His resignation. Third-His becoming insane or non compos mentis. Fourth-His ceasing to be an inhabitant of the territory, or if the office is local, his ceasing to be an inhabitant of the district, town, ward or precinct for which he was elected. Fifth-His conviction of an infamous crime or of any offense involving a violation of official oath. Sixth-His removal from office. Seventh-His refusal or neglect to take his oath of office, or to give or renew his official bond, or to deposit or file such oath or bond within the time prescribed by law. Eighth-The decision of a competent tribunal declaring his election void. SPECIAL ELECTIONS. Special General Elections on Questions to be Decided by State. SEC. 46. Whenever any question is to be brought before and decided by the electors of Wyoming, the governor may call a special election, which shall be conducted the same as a special election called to fill a vacancy in the office of delegate to congress. Vacancy in Office-Who Determines Fact of. SEC. 47.1 Whenever it is alleged that a vacancy in any office exists, the officer, court or county board, whose duty it is to fill the vacancy by appointment or to order an election to fill such vacancy, shall have power to determine whether or not the facts occasioning such vacancy exists. Member of Congress Order of Special Election to Fill Vacancy in Office of. SEC. 48. When any vacancy shall occur in the office of delegate in congress more than sixty days prior to any general election, the governor may issue an order of election to the board of county commissioners of the several |