The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-02-22
lister of electors of the township or town.
sbips within which such village is situated,

lister of electors of the township or town.
ships within which such village is situated,
true copy of the village election register.
to be certified by such township clerk, and
to be delivered TO the inspectors oi 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 election and township meet
incs in townships, as near as may be; and
there are hereby given to the inspectors OF
any such village election the same powers
and authority, and to applicants for regis
TRITON the same rights aud privileges which
are given to the township inspectors and to
applicants at township elections, respective
", at such elections; and such iDsI ectors,
and applicants aud other persons mentioned
in the foregoing provisions regulating cleo
tons in townships, are charged with the
same duties and subjected to the same pen
alties and liabilities as are provided IN like
cases at such elections in townships; and
the vote Of 10 person shall be received
whose name is not written in such register,
or in the copy thereof used by the inspect
ors of the election. Such copy Of the vii
Iage register shall be furnished at least ten
DAYS before the first village election in the
year one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
and "a often as once in two years thereaf-
ter, and oftener if the proper municipal au-
thoritv shall require 1t; and the township
clerk shall be entitled therefor at the rate
Of fifty cents for every one hundred names,
SEC. 23 If any person falsely PERSONAL
ing any qualified elector whose name Is
registered shall, at any election vote or Of
fer to v0;e IL, the name of such elector, or
if any person shall knowingly encourage or
pursuldc anv such person 10 vote or offer
to vote. or if any person assuming false or
fictitious name, shall vote or offer to vote
bv that name, or shall enter or cause to be
entered upon the register as his own false
name. the person 50 Offering shall, for ev
cry such olfense, be punished as above pro-
vided in section twelve Of this act.
SEC. -. The Recorders Cour; in the
city OF Detroit shall have cogniZance and
Jurisdiction OF all ofenses under this act,
committed within the limits Of said city,
and the offender may in all cases be there
proceeded against 10y information, as pro-
yided by the charter Of said city, or any
other statute applicable thereto IL all cas-
IS the circuit or district court for the prop
or county shall have cogDlzancc OF such Of
lenses committed within the county; and
in eases where the punishment Is by such
fine or such imprisonment, one or both, a.
The Justices co'... Giay impose, the proper
ius,lcc', court shall have cognizance and ju-
-i,dic'ion thereof.
SIC. -. Any wilful violation of duty 10y
any person charged with the execution of
fhl- act or any provision thereof, not herein
particularly provided for. shall be deemed
n miodrmeanor. and the persons guilty
thereof ,haIl be punished accordingly.
And it j. hereby made the duty Of every
circnt and district court in its charge to the
grand jury, to cali thcir special attention to
she necessity OF making diligent and care
iIi enquiry touching oiieDses arising under
this act and also, the duty Of every pros
ccutine attorney whenever lie shall receive
credible information that any such otienSe
has been committed, to cause the same to
SIC. Is. It SHALL be the duty of every
city clerk and township clerk, annually, in
the month Of November, to forward by mail
to the Secretary Of this State, at the seat
of government, the aggregate number of
names, hot marked with the letter d. or H.,
appearing IN the register for such city or
township. emitting the names ; and the Sec
Rotary Of State is hereby required to keep
a record thereof in such manner az Ia show
the number Of votes in such city and town
ship, arranged in alphabetical order. in a
book to be KEEP; for that purpose. And he
shall, within twenty days from the APPROX
al Of this act by the Governor, cause
printed copy Of the same to be forwarded
by mail, to every sch city and township
clerk in the State
SEC. p. Each member of the city board
of registration, while acting uoder this act,
shall be entitled TO receive two dollars n
pay for every day he shall! actually serve in
performing his duties, To be paid 10y the
oity aud ynoh member Of a township
board shall receive the same compensation
as row provided for inspectors Of elections
SEC. %. Each member Of the board of
registration shall, before he enters upon the
discharge of his duties under this act,
make and subscribe the oath of office con-
tanned in the first section of article eight of
the constitution
SIC 80. Every register shall be of good
paper, well bound and arranged alphabet
lcaiiy, in the following form as near as prac-
,icablc