Section 5-216. Registration; assistance to applicant  


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  • 1. If any person
      entitled to be registered shall declare to the board of inspectors  that
      he is unable to read or write by reason of illiteracy or disability, the
      board  shall  provide  assistance  in registering. Such person shall, if
      unable to write, be excused from signing and the board shall  enter  the
      words  "unable  to  sign"  in each space reserved for his signature. The
      board shall also  enter  in  the  remarks  space  on  the  face  of  the
      registration records the reason for his inability to write his name.
        2.  If  the  applicant  be  a  person  who  does not speak the English
      language, he may be assisted by a relative who can interpret for him. If
      the applicant registers with this assistance the board shall put in  the
      remarks  space  of  the registration forms the name and address, and the
      relationship,  of  the  person  so  doing  the  interpreting   and   the
      interpreter shall sign his name in the remarks space.
        3.  If  the registrant needs assistance with registration, he may also
      have the same assistance in order to mark the enrollment blank.