The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-02-10

falsely.he shall be subject, on trial, to
fine of not less than S5 nor more than
800, and to be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than nor than so
days. 81. e....s. .s-
Sec. provides that no person, not
a fully qualified voter, shall be allowed
to register his name nor cause it to be
done by any third person or member
of the Board. Any person offending
against this section shall be fined not
less than S25 nor more than $50, and
be imprisoned not less than 10 nor more
than go days.
Secs. 2, 8, and A, you will preceive,
contain provisions relative to registra-
ton in cities exclusively, and for the
gear 1859.
Sec. provides that on the Thursday
Friday and Saturday next preceding
the general election, after the gear 1859
and on the Thursday and Friday pre-
ceding the regular charter election and
during two days, Sundays excepted)
preceding any special election, the
Board, complying with all the provis-
ions already stated relative to notices,
their own membres, &C., shall meet to
complete their register by inserting the
names of all qualified electors for that
election not already on the list, under
the same regulations, restrictions and
penalties.
Section provides that at least two
weeks prior to such election mentioned
in December s, notices shall be printed
in evening or morning papers, and
posted, by handbills, in at least ten
conspicuous places in each Ward, Civ
ing notice of the time and place of
their sessions, and the handbills shall
contain true copy Of the list of names
then on the register of the Ward. AT
the close of the election all new ad-
ditional names placed upon the register
shall be written out by the clerk of the
Board of Inspectors and under their
direction, and be attached to the printed
handbill bet fore MeUotes shall be ecounted.
1t shall be certified and filed with the
County Clerk and shall be used instead
of the original in case that shall be lost
or destroyed. a'5ft ~ {s1
Section Z provides that at the close
of each session the lists shall be GER
tilted by the Board and filed with the
City Clerk.
Section provides that at any such
general, special, or charter election,
the City Clerk shall furnish each Board
of Inspectors with the Register be-
longing to their Ward, and no mans
vote shall be received in the Ward
whose name is not in the register, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided for town
elections.
This closes the specifications relative
to city elections. Next follows those
relative to registration in towns.
Section provides for the constitu-
ting of the Town Board as already
stated in Section l, filing any vacancy
with the Justice of the Peace not hold
ing the office of Supervisor or Town
! Clerk whose term of Office will first
expire. The registration is to be carried
on in a manner similar to that already
prescribed, emitting the designation
{ of streets, but adopting any other brief
and intelligible mode when practicable.
Section 10 provides that in the year
1859, at the annual meeting of each
township on the lst Monday of April,
the town treasurer shall have a book OF
registration, at convenient place OF
! access to the electors and as near as
possible to the polls, when each quail
fled elector i'm the town may write his
name, or the treasurer shall write it at
his request, the date to be affixed to
each name. The township poll-list OF
the next preceding general election
shall be used for the better information
of the Board, to be returned at the
} close. The Supervisor, or other per-
sons charged, by law, with the assess
ment of property in the town for the
purpose of State taxation, shall, while
making such assessment and in connec-
ton with it, in theyea 1859, have with
him the said register, and shall allow
each qualified elector, whose name is
not already entered, to enter it, or shall
!, do it himself at the request of such
elector, and after completing his assess
4 ment, shall file the register on or before
/ the lst day required by law for review
ing the assessment THIS is for the
gear 1859.
Sec. IL provides that after the gear
+ 1859, on the Thursday, Friday and
Saturday next preceding the general
election, and on the same week days
next preceding the annual town elec-
ton, and during the three days (Sun-
days excepte0 preceding any special
election, the Town Board of Registra-
ton shall be in session at the Office of
, the Town Clerk, from A. M. to 5. p.
NJ, to enter the name of any person
entitled to vote at the approaching elec-
. ton, whose name is not already down;
and the Board shall have power to ques-
ton and administer eaths, as hereinbe-
fore provided, and the same penalties
: shall attach thereto.
i Sec. IL provides for the punishment,
by penalties previously stated, of any
person who shall register his name, or
order it done or whose name any MEM
ber of the Board shall enter, the same
not being entitled to vote. IS ..t 81
Sec. l3 provides that the Town Clerk
shall give to the. Board of Town In
spectors the register at the opening of
tha ,o1lS au6 no parsou shall he uar-