Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04


SECTION l. Be IL enacted 6y he Peo-
pie cfthe State Of Illinois, represented IA
The General assembly, That to constitute
residence under the Constitution and
election laws of this State, q permanent
ADORE is necessary, and at all elections,
general or special, held in any town, city,
district or ward, every person offering to
vote who is not personally known to the
judges and inspectors of election to have
such permanent abode and to have resid-
ed in such election district, for the space
ofsixty days Immediately preceding such
election. shall, if his vote be challenged.
10 TAKE the oath now required by law, and
in addition thereto swear or affirm to his
place of residence, specifying the partic-
ul,r place and house in which he re-
sides aud stating how long he has there
resided, and his business or employment;
and if he has not resided in such house
for sixty days Immediately preceding
such election, he shall state where and in
what house he has resided for the last six
ty days; and, in addition thereto, such vo-
ter, SO challenged, shall be required to
produce two witnesses, both of whom are
personally Known to said judges of said
election and resident in the precinct, dis
trict or ward, or shall be proved by some,
ASShA NOiCA VI fVtcTb Va ITcGtiCb vi us
triet in which such vote is offered to be vo-
ted therein, who shall be known to said
judges. and each of whom shall take the
following oath, to be administered by one
of the judges of said electiod
FORM OF OATH.
IL do solemnly swear Tor affirm as the
case may be) that am a resident of this
election distric. and entitled to vote at
this election and that / have been a resi-
dent of this election district for one year
past, and that l am we'll acquainted with
the voter whose vote is now offered: that
be is an actual and bona fde resident OF
this election district. aud that he has re-
sided in this State for one year last past"
DUTIES OF JUDGES OF ELECTION.
SEC. 2. If any judges of any election
shall permit any vot.r to vote, whose vote
is so challenged, withou. the proof reduir-
ed in the first section of this at, or snail
knowingly and wilfuly permit any per-
sou 60 testify as a witness contrary to the
provision OF this act he shall be deemed
guilty ct high misdeanmor, and on canvics
tion thereof. shall be fned in the sum of
one thousand dollars and imprisoned in
the county Jail for six months.
PUNISHMENT FOR PERJURY.
SEC. 3. If any witness or voter, whose
vote is so challenged and sworn under
the provisions OF this act, shall knowingly,
willfully, and corruptly swear falsely, he
shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and, on
conviction thereof, be imprisoned ia the
penitentiary for any time not less than
three or more than twenty years.
ILLEGAL VOTING.
SEC. 4. IL any person shall vote more
than once at aay election held under the
authority of the laws of the State, or
shall vote ut any such election, who is not
q qualified voter at the place where he
30 votes, or shall offer to vote, after hav-
ing once voted at such election, he shall.
on conviction thereof, be confined in the
penitentiary for any term, not less than
one or more than FIVE.
ENDORSEMENT OF VOTERS NAME.
SEC. S. At all elections, general or spe-
eial. in this State, whether the vote is by
ballot il the Judges of Election are salts
hrd, under the provisions of this act. and
he other laws of this State relating to
lejtic1s, that the person Offering the vote
Ia q legal voter. he shall endorse on the
back Of the ticket offered, the number
corresponding with the number of the vo-
ter on the poll book, and put said ticket
immediately in the ballot box. and the
clerks Of the election shall enter the name
Of the voter and his name in the poll
book.