, 1861-02-26
Qualification OF Voters, and to Pre-
vent Illegal VOtfnHs

vent Illegal Voting.
AN ACT to Provide for Aacertaining the Qualfa-
cations OF Voters and to Prevent Illegal Voting.
WnsREAs, The right Of snarage y the highest
With pFoper Vigilance ssainst Intrusion and fraud;
Tor the purpose therefore, Of ascertaintns theper-
sons WIN may be entitled to vote at the several
elections held Under the laws Of this State and to
prevent illegal voting thereat, :.
Sspseseatsa ( 1s M d<asrat AsssmSiy;
the Constitution and election laws Of the State,
permanent abode Is necessary. and st a.! elections
general special held IN any town, city district
personally known to tho Judges and Inspectors Of
Election to have such permanent abode and to
have resided In snch election district for the space
sh.Il, Il his vote be challenged, take tie oath re-
qnired BY law, and in addition thereto. swear Or
a1 @ to h. pss 61ss Ct 5ssdsns L eB 81 IT,
stating how long he has there resided, and hls
business or employment and II be has not resided
g Il f1sa spsh os he Wha
houses he has resided for the last sixty days ana
In addition thereto such voter so challenged sha!
whom are personally known to said Judges Of ID
election and residents N the precinct 1r m or
Ss s ss oe dyres hy q a
vote is offered to be voted therein, who ahall 30
known to such Judges and eaea Of them. ahala tako
Judges Of said election:
II do aole1nniy swear or affirm {as the case may
"be1 that a resident of this .e ELECTION district
shave beena resident of this election district for
one year last past, and that am well acquainted
ais an actual and bong de resident OF this elect
ion district and that nc has resided III this State
"for one year last past
sEc ~. : Hany Judge Of any district h shall permit
any voter to vote whose voto IL 80 challenged with
ont the PROOF required III the first section Of this
act, or shall knowingly and wifally permit any
person 20 testlty as witness contrary to the pro-
visions Of this act, he shall be deemed gnilty OF
1lsn mlsdeReanor, and on conviction thereof,
Ehali be fined IN the sum of one Thousand dollars,
ana imprisoned IN the county jail for sf1 months
Saaliensea and sworn under the provision Of tho
INT section Of this act shall knowingly, wilfully
ann corEuptly swear falsely, he ehall be deemed
gnilty q perjury: and upon conviction thereof, In
Rrlsoned in the Penitentiay for any term not less
tnaa an three nor more than twenty Zone years.
at sEG shs sote than m oTse &C..
laws OF this State, shall vote ut any such Cleo
who 1s not qualified voter at the place where
ne 60 rotes, or ehall offer vote after having once
70 voted at such election, be shall, on conviction
t4ereot, be confined in the pentteniary for any
time not less than one nor more than five years.
~, sEs; 8: At all ELECTIONS general Or special In
q ee tions are satisfied, under the provisions Of
this act and the other laws of this State relating to
ieeefSas ias has The offering Tie Eote f. he
offered, the number corresponding with the vote /
On the poll book, and put such ticket iun edfately
shall enter the name OF the voter and his number
In the poll book
SEC. g. At the close Of the po]ls. the polt books
shall be signed By The Judges, and attcetcd by the
clerks Tie name. n r,s{n cnrt ~ ShsiI ,ban hs
counted, and the number set down At rho ioot of
the poll books. wv A'
SEC. I. Ali the ballots counted by the Judges of |
election, shall after being read. Be strung on q |
strong thread or t,yiue in The order In which they
have been read; and shall then be carefully c1i- |
vel sped and sealed IN by the Jui7es Who shall d.