The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-03-24

AOAiO"o, W WIZ. IiciT ScSSlOUS VIII Dc
public and during the first two days
thereof, they shall not write in the
register the name of any person with
out request made by him personally
and in their presence; but shall allow
him, if able and willing so to do, to
write his own name therein in the
proper place. In case of such request
the name of the elector shall be plainly
written by member of the board, who
shall also note his residence as required
by section one of this act After the
first two days of the session it shall be
the duty of such board to proceed to
complete the list by writing in such
register the names of all the remaining
residents of the ward known by them
to be such and to be qualified as afore-
said, with the proper descriptions above
mentioned; but they shall, during their
whole session, permit any such quail
fled person residing in the ward, whose
name has not already been entered in
the register, to write in there himself.
Opposite TO every name on such regis
ter, shall be noted by the board the
day and year of its entry, and during
such session and all future sessions of
the board in any city or township, they
may, for their better information in
making the registration, have before
them the poll list of the next preceding
general election, charter election, or
township meeting, to be returned to
the proper keeper at the close of the
session, and all such entries shall be
made with ink. The board at every
session shall have power and it shall
be their duty to question every person
presenting himself for registration,
touching his residence and other quail
fications as an elector of the ward, and
shall be, the duty of the applicant to
make truthful answers to each question,
and the board may, for the more perfect
examination of the applicant, swear
and employ interpreters, truly and i'm
partially, to interpret all such questions
and answers, and if the applicant shall,
in his answers, make any material state
ment which is false, he shall upon con-
viction thereof, pay fine of not more
than one hundred nor less than five
dollars, and be imprisoned in the county
Jail not more than thirty nor less than
five days.
Sec. A.. The name of no person but
an actual resident of the ward at the
time of the registration, and entitled
under the constitution, if remaining
such resident, to vote at the then next
general or charter election, shall be
entered in the register. Neither the
board, nor any member thereof, shall
write or enter in the register the name
of any person, nor suffer him to write
or enter his name therein, whom they
know or have good reason to believe
not to be such resident and SO qualified;
nor shall any person knowing or having
good reason to believe himself not to
be such resident and so qualified; write
his name therein, or cause it to be done;
and every person SO offending shall,
upon conviction, be punished for each
offense by fine of not more than five
hundred nor less than twenty-five
dollars and be imprisoned in the county
Jail not more than ninety, nor less than
ten days. gs.t..-- t..5
! REGISTRATION IN CITIES AFTER 1859.
Sec. 5. Onthe Thursday, Friday and
Saturday next preceding the general
election, and on the Thursday and
Friday next preceding the day of the
regular charter election of the city, and
during the two days Sundays excepted)
which nextprecede any special election,
after the year one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty-nine, the board of regis
tration of the city, to be constituted
aforesaid, shall be in session at such
places in the several wards as they shall
designate in their notices, to be pub
lished and posted up as hereinafter
provided, from nine O'Clock in the fore
noon until five o'clock in the afternoon,
for the purpose of completing the list
of qualified voters, during which session
it shall be the right of each and every
pe,s2n then actually residing in the
ward, and VINO at the then next ap-
preaching election may be quaiiisoccd quaiincd -
elector, and whose name is not already
registered, to have his name entered in
the register, which shall be done in the
manner above described; and such
board, and each member thereof, and
each applicant for registration is hereby
vested and charged with the same
rights, powers, duties and penal liza
bilities touching the examination of
applicants, as hereinbefore provided.
SEC. 6. At least six weeks previous
to the commencement of any such
session, the board at the expense of
the city, shall cause notice thereof to
be printed and published in one or more
newspapers published in such city,
designating the place of holding the
same and shall also cause the same
notice to be printed in handbill form,
and posted up in at least ten conspicu-
Gus places in each ward; which hand
bill shall also contain a true copy OF
the list Of names then appearing in the
Register for the ward. And Immediately
after the close of the pollzof such cleo
ton, the clerk of the; board of inspec.
tors Of the election and before the
counting of the votes shall, under the
direction and by the assistance of the
inspectors, insert and write upon OF
attach to such printed handbill all the
names of electors appearing on the
register and not on such handbill, sc
that such handbill so corrected shall be