The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-03-08

contents, 10 be BY such county clerk ana
township treasurer fled and preserved IN
his office; for which, when received, he
shall give such township clerk receipt
and such township clerk shall be entitled
to receive therefor from tho township at
the rate Of fifty cents for every one hun.
dred nauies; and such copy, or copy
thereof, certified by the county clerk or
township treasurer, shall be prima facts
evidence OF the contents of the original,
and in case Of the loss or destruction of the
original, shall be used in its stead w
VILLAGE ELEcrlo.s
| Sec. 20. It shall be the duty Of the
president aud trustees Of every incorpora.
ted village, or the persons who are by law
authorized to make bylaws and charged
with the general power to regulate and
contro! the municipal sfaira OF the village.
TO procure from the clerk Of the township
or Of tho townships, respectively, within
which said village may wholly or in part
lie, and it is hereby made his duty TO fur,
nish to them, at the expause of the village,
from the register of electors of the town.
ship or townships within which such village
Is situated, true copy of tho village cleo
ton register, to be certified by such town
ship clerk, and to be delivered to the in.
spectors of election in such village, and
used for the purpose Of the village election,
IN the same manner and to the same effect
as is above provided for the general cleo
tion and township meetings in townships,
rs near as may be; and there are hereby
given to the inspectors Of any such village
election the same power and authority, and
to applicants for registration the same
rights and privileges which are given to
the township inspectors and to applicants
at township elections, respectively. at snch
elections, and such inspectors, and sppli-
cants and other persons mentioned in the
foregoing provisions regulating elections in
townships, nre charged with the same du.
ties and subjected to the same penalties
aud liabilities as are provided in Ike cases
at such elections in townships; and the
vote Of no person shall be received whose
name is not written in such register, or in
the copy thereof used by the inspectors OF
the election. Such copy Of tho village
register shall bo furnished at least ten days
before tho first village election in tho yea,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and
oftoner it the proper municipal authority
shall require it; and the township clerk
shall be entitled to receive therefor at the
rate Of fifty cents for every one hundred
names.
Sec. rs. Ii any person falsely persona
ting auy qualified elector whose name il
registered. shall, at any election vote or Of
fer to vote in the namo of such clector, O.
if any person shall knowingly encourage
or pursuado any such person to vote or Of
fer to vote, or il any person assuming ,
false or fictitious name, shall vote or offe
to vote by that name, or shall enter o
cause to be entered upon the register "a hi
oeu false name, the person so offerin!
shall. for every offense, be punished a
above provided 10 section twelve Of thi
act
Sec. "a. The Recorders court in tht
city of Detroit shall have cognizanco anc
jurisdiction of all offenses under this &C
committed within the limits Of said city
and the offender may 10 all cases be thor
proceeded against by information, as pro
vided by the charter Of said city, or an,
other Statute applicable thereto. In al
, other cases the circuit or district court 70
the proper county shall have cognzance Q
, such offences committed within the county
and in cases where the punishment is b.
such fine or such Imprisonment one o
both, as Justices court may impose, tn
proper Justices court shall have cognizanc
, and jurisdiction thereof.
| Sec. 25. Any wilfnl violation of dut
by any person charged with the execution
of this act or any provision thereof, no
herein particularly provided for, shall b
, deemed misdeanor, and the persons gull
! tv thereof shall bc punished accordingly
{ Aud it is hereby made tho duty Of ever,
. circuit and district court in its charge {
the grand jury, TO call their special atten
ton to the necessity Of making diligen
, and careful enquiry touching ofieuses aris
ing under this act and also, tho duty o
, every prosecuting attorney Whenever h
: shall receive credible information that an
such oifense has been committed, to caus
the samo TO be prosecuted.
, Sec. 20. IL shall be the duty Of ever
city clerk and township clerk, annually, il
the month of November to forward b
mail to the Secretary Of this State, at tn
seat of government, the aggregate mum
= Der Of names, not marked with the lettc
: D. or R., appearing in the registry for sue
/, city or township omitting the names; an
: tho Secretary Of State is hereby require
to keep record thereof in such manner q
/. to show the number Of votes in such cit
/, and township, arranged in alphabetical Of
: der, in book to be kept for that purpose
And he shall, within twenty days from th
approval Of this the act by the Governo
, cause printed copy of the same to be fo
r wardcd by mail, to every such city an
township clerk in the State.
i Sec. 27. Each member Of city boar
+ Of registration, while acting under this &C
9 shall be entitled to receive two dollars
day, for every day ho shall actually serv
in performing his duties, to be paid by tn
= city; and each member Of a township boar
shall receive the same compensation 8
now provided for inspectors Of election.
J Sec %. Each member Of the board {
= yot,istrafion shall befpre he enters upo