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


township at the rate of fifty cents for
every one hundred names: and such
copy, or copy thereof, certified by the
county clerk or township treasurer,
shall be prima .facie evidence of the
contents of the original, and in case of
the loss or destruction of the original,
shall be used in its stead.
VILLAGE ELECTIONS.
Sec. %. 1t shall be the duty of the
president and trustees Of every incor-
porated village, or the persons who are
by law. authorized to make bylaws and
charged with the general powers TO
regulate and control the municipal
affairs of the village, to procure from
the clerk. of the township or of the
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 expense OF the
village, from the register of electors of
the township or townships within which
such village is situated, a true copy of
the village election register, to be cer-
tilted by such township clerk, and to
be delivered to the inspectors of cleo
ton 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 elec-
ton and township meetings in town.
ships, as near as may be; and they
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 elections, respectively, at
such elections; and such inspectors,
and applicants and other persons men,
toned in the foregoing provisions reg
ulating electors in townships, are
charged with the same duties and SUBJ
lected to the same penalties and liabili-
ties as are provided in like eases at
such elections in townships; and the
vote of the 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 the village register shall be
furnished at least ten days before the
first village election, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and sixty, and
as often as once in two years thereafter,
and oftener if the proper municipal
authority shall require it; and the
township clerk shall be entitled to re-
ceive therefor, at the rate of fifty cents
for every one hundred names.
Sec. %. If any person falsely per-
sonating any qualified elector whose
name is registered shall, at any cleo
ton vote or offer to vote in the name
of such an elector, or if any person
shall knowingly encourage or persuade
any such person to vote or offer to
vote, or if any person assuming false
or fictitious name, shall vote or offer to
vote by that name, or shall enter or
cause to be entered upon the register
rs his own, false name, the person so
offending shall, for every such offense,
be punished as above provided in Sec
ton twelve of this act.
Sec. "a. The Recorders Court in
the city of Detroit shall have cogni-
zance and jurisdiction of all offences
under this act committed within the
limits of said city, and the offender
may In all cases be there proceeded
against by information, as provided by
the charter of said city, or any other
statute applicable thereto. In all other
cases the Circuit or District Court for
the proper county shall have cognizance
of such offenses committed within the
county; and in cases where the pun
ishment is by such fine or such impris-
onment, one or both, as a Justices
court may impose, the proper Justices
court shall have cognizance and juris-
diction thereof
Sec. 25. Any willful violation of duty
by any person charged with the execu-
ton of this act or any provision thereof,
not herein particularly provided for,
shall be deemed misdemeanOr, and
the person guilty thereof shall be pun
ished accordingly. And it is hereby
made the duty of every circuit and
district court in its charge to the grand
jury, to call their special attention to
the necessity of making diligent and
careful enquiry touching offenses aris-
ing under this act /; and also, the duty
of every prosecuting attorney whenever
he shall receive creditable information
that any such offense has been com
mitted to cause the same to be prose-
cuted.
Sec. 26. 1t 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 State of
this State, at the seat of government,
the aggregate number of names not
marked with the letter ID or r, appear
ing in the register for such city OF
township, emitting the names; and
the Secretary of State is hereby re-
quired to keep a record thereof in snch
manner as to show the number of
votes in such city and township, ar
ranged in alphabetical order, in book
to be kept for that purpose. And he
shall, within twenty days from the APP
prevail of this act by the Governor,
cause printed copy of the same to
be forwarded by mail, to every such
city and township clerk in the State.
Sec. 27. Each member of city
board of registration, while acting
under this act, shall be entitled to re-
ceive two dollars a day, for every day
he shall actually serve in performing
his duties, to be paid by the city; and
each member of a TOwnship BOARD