The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-02-22

before said inspectors, which oath any one
Of them may administer, tina. he Is we'll ac-
qaanted with such applicant. that he has
in fac: resided in the township ten days
previous to such election, and that he, the
freeholder, has good reason TO believe. and
does believe, that all the statements Of such
applicant are true. the inspectors may, IN
their discretion, direct the clerk to register
his name in the proper place, with the prop
err date and if such applicant or such quail
flied elector shall in said matter wilfully
make any false statement, he shall be
deemed entity Of perjury. and, on conVic-
ton. be subject TO the pains and penalties
thereof
SEC. Is. Any person Offering to vote at
any such election, in any city, township or
village, whose name is not written In the
proper register, may BE- objected to and MS
vote challenged for that cause by any elect
or present and entitled to vote at that poll;
and on such challenge being made the III
spectors shall, If on Inspection they fad his
name no, 50 written in the proper register,
refuse tn vote But nothing Ia this act
cant..ine,. sinai. De held or construed in any
way to affect or impair the right OF any IN
spcctor or elector to challenge any person
Offering to vote, nor the effect of such chai-
lenee. rs now established by iaw, or as such
rig.t and such effect may hereafter be Is
tabiished Pyorided, hOicerer, That the
vote OF 10 person shall b. received whose
name is not 80 registered.
SEC. IL. Any person knowing that his
name is not 80 registered, who shall vote or
Offer TO vote a, any such election, either IN
city or township, and every inspector,
knowing such name not 10 be registered,
wilfully and corruptly consenting to receive
such vote. shall, If the vote he received by
reason Of snch consent, be, Tor every such
oHense, punished a above provided IN sec
ton thirteen Of this act and on the trial OF
the person 50 voting OF offering to vote the
presumption shall he that he knew that his
name was not So registered.
SEC. L. The name OF no person shall he
registered in any township or ward where
he does not actually reside at the time Of
the registration and every person who shall
wiifiliy register, or cause on procure 10y en-
tic.mentS or other means the name of any
person 10 be registered contrary to the pro-
visions Of this act shall, upon conviction Of
any such oifense, he also punished as above
provided in section thirteen Of this act
DEATH AND REMOVAL OF ELECTORS
SEC Is At every session Of the board
of registration Of any township or ward at
ter the year one thousand eight hundred
and fitty-nine. il shall be Their duty ia 70
view the list of names in their register and
if it shall have come to their lDowledc"
tina. any person whose name has been reg
istered has died or has removed thercfr0m
aud ceased to reside therein, they shall
place che letter D. against the name Of
the deceased person. and the letter X
against the name of the person who has 81
removed, with the date of the entry and
the initials Of The name Of the member max
ing it, so as to show by whom ard when
made, and thereafter snch name shall be
considered and treated as no longer In the
list and shall he oWi.teu IN snv uvps' '.,,,
provided for Hut ii IT shal! happen that
such entry was enormously made and >uci
person shall thereafter appear at any elec-
ton and claim the right To vote thcreat, MS
name may, on his application, be again reg
istered upon the following terms he shall,
upou mis- oath or affirmation, which any
member of the board Of inspectors or the
hoard Of registration may administer, de-
clare that he has not removed from, but is
still resident of the township or ward, and
is otherwise qualified elecior and entitled
to vote. On making such oath or aiirma
ton, his name may be registered IN the
manner above described, either by the board
Of registration or the board Of inspectors
And if such applicant shall swear or affirm
falsely, he shall be liable to the pains ana
penalties of perjury
SIC. 10. 1t shall be the duty Of any city
or township clerk, excapt during the session
Of the board or on days of election, on the
demand Of any qualified elcctcr of the ward
in such city, or of such township, on pay
men, or tender of his legal fees, to make
out. certify and at his office deliver to such
elector true copy of the contents of the
register OF election Of such ward or town
ship; for which he shall be entitled 10 re
ceive at the rate of fifty cents for every one
hundred names
SEC. 20. Whoever shall wilfully cut,
burn. mutilate or destroy such register of
elections, or copy thereof fled for preserva-
ton. or shall unlawfuiy take and carry
away the same, or unlawfully conceal or re-
fuse or neglect to surrender the same, with
intent to prevent its being used as author
lied BY law. shall be deemed guilty of lar
ceny and whoever shall falsely any such
register or copy. by unlawfully erasing or
celebrating any name or entry lawfully
made therein, or by unlawfulIy inserting
therein any name. note or memorandum.
with intent thereby to affect the result of
any election or to defraud any person of an
election TO office, shall be deemed guilty of
forgery; and the party so offending shall
for every such offense be punished by i'm
prisonment in the State Prison not more
than FIVE years, or by fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, and imprisonment in
the county Jail not more than one year nor
less than ninety days
SEC. 2l. To the end that the contents of
such registers may not be lost. it shall be |
the duty OF every township clerk, within
twenty days after each general election, to
make, certify and transmit To the comfy