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

bodily infrmity Of himself or Of some near
relative, residing in the same household,
(giying the name Of said relatively or, ow-
ing to bis absence from the township, on
public or official business. or on his own
business, and withou, intent to avoid or
delay his registration, during tho then last
session OF the board, he has been prevent.
ed from causing his name to be previously
registered and if. Furthermore, some quail.
fed elector Of the township, and not
candidate for any Office at that election,
shall take an oath before said inspectors,
hich oath any Of them may administer,
that be is we'll acquainted with such appli-
cant, that he has in fact resided in the
township ten days previous to such elcc.
ton, and that lie, the frceholder, has good
reason to believe, and does believe, that
all tho statements Of such applicant are
true, the inspectors may, in their discrs
!. ton, direct the clerk 70 register his name
in the proper date; and il such applicant
or such qualified elector shall in said mat
ter wilfully mako any false statement, he
shall bo deemed guilty of perjury, aud, on
conviction, bo subject to the pains and
peudiLles LncreOI.
Sec. is. Any person offering 20 vote at
any such election, in a city, township or
village, and whose name is not written u
the proper register, may DO objected to
and his vote challenged for that cause by
any eleotor present and entitled to vote at
! that poll; and on such challenge being
: made the inspectors shall, if on inspection
, ! nd -, L.
, proper register, refuse the vote. But moth.
ing in this act contained shall be held or
construed in any way to effect to impair
, the right Of any Inspector or elcctor to
challange any person offering to vote, nor
: the effect Of such challange, as now cstab-
S lished by law. or as such right and such
{ effect may hereafter be established Pro.
4 vtded, howeper, That the vote of no per.
t son shall be received whose name is not SO
! registered.
Sec. l6. Amy person knowing that bis
I name is not so registered, who shall vote
or offer to vote at any such election, either
D IN city or township, and overy inspec
3 tor, knowing such name not to be register
Q ed. willfully and corruptly consenting to
= receive such vote, shall, if the votc be re-
l ceived by reason of consent, be, for every
J cffense, punished as above provided in sec.
0 tion thirteen of this act; and on the tria
Of the person SO voting or offering to vote
: tho presumption shall bc that he knew
i that his name was not SO registered.
). Sec. IL. The namo of not person shal
1 be registered in any township or ward
u where he does not actually reside at the
n time of the registration; and every person
:, who shall wifully register, or cause OF
c procure by entcements or other means The
Q name of any person to be registered con
'- trary to the provisions Of this act, shall
y upon conviction Of any such offense, be al
: so punished as above provided in section
!, thirteen Of this act.
" DEATH AND REMOVAL OF ELEcToRs.
Sec. ls. At every session of the boar
!, Of registration of any township or ward af
= ter the year one thousand eight hundred
= and fifty.nine, il shall be their duty 10 re
" view the list Of names in their register, anC
!, il it shall have come to their knowledg
=, that any person whose name has been reg
. istered has died or has removed therefron
"a and ceased to reside therein, they shal
i place the letter "D" against the name o
- the person who has so removed, with tn
- date Of the ontry and tho initials Of th
/; name Of tho member making il, so as t
= show by whom and when made, and there
,, after such uano shall be considered an
i treated az no longer in tho list, and shal
- be omitted in tho copies above provided fol
q Bat if it shall happen that such entry wa
"a enormously made and such person shal
" " thereafter appear at any election and CLAIM
= tho right to vote thercat, his name may
~ ~ on bis application, be again registered, Lu
upon tho following terms he shall, upo
q, his oath or affirmation, which any membo
- Of the Board Of Inspectors or the Board Q
- Registration may administer, declare tha
- he has not removed from, but ia still res
-. ident Of the township or ward, and is oth
J. erwise n qualified elector, and entitled t
6 vote. And on making such oath or afIit
of nation, his name may be registered in tn
- manner above described, either by tn
:. Board Of Registration or the Board of In
u spectors. And if such applicant shal
~ ~ swear or affirm falsely, he shall be liable t
y - the pains and penalties of perjury"
ID Sec. 10. 1t shall DO the duty of any cit
ID or township clerk, except during the ses
n. sion Of the board or GU days of election
ot on the demand Of any qualified elector {
n the ward in such city, or of such township
,e on payment or tender of his legal fees, t
or make out, certify aud at his Office deivc
to such clector true copy OF the rcgste
in Of election of such ward or township; fc
il which he shall be entitled to receive at th
10 rate Of fifty cents for every one hundre
"a names.
~ Sec. 90. Whoever shall wilfnly Gu
e. burn, mutilate or destroy any such registC
r; Of electors, or copy thereof fled for pre-
ny servation, or shall unlawfully take an
n. carry away the same, or unlawfully con
IN cea or refuse or neglect to surrender tn
g. same, with intent to prevent its being use
ID as authorized by law, shall be deeme
,e guilty Of larceny; and whoever shall falls
ms fly any such register or copy, by unlawful
d. erasing or obliterating any name or entr
lg lawfully made therein, or by unlawful
at inserting therein any name, note or memo