Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-05-11

Sec gisters ball each contain list ofthe
pefsoDs qualified and entitled to- vote sal
election district, alphabetically arranged accord
ing to their respective surnames, to show ia
one column the name at full length, and in anoth-
er column, in cities and 10 cocporated villages
| residence by the number of the dive ling If there
be a u lumber, and the name of the street other
location OF the dwelling place of each perron. 1t
| shall be the duty OF ssid inspectors to enter il
said lists the names OF all residing ia their
election district whose anes appear on che poll
list keptin said district at tfelast preceding
al election and in cities or incorporated viii ges,
| the number OF the dwelling and name OF street or
| other location, if the same shall be known to or
| can be aseertained by such inspectors; and for
this purpose, said inspectors authorized to take
from the Office in which they filed, the poll lists
made flied by the inspectors of such district
che general election held prior to the making
of such 'gister. In making said list, the board
/ shall enter thereon, IL addition to the names
| on the poll list, the names OF all other per-
| sons who we'll known to them to be electors in
said district; and the names of ali persons ia said
| poll list who have lied removed from the
| district, shall be omitted from said register The
said inspectors shall complete, far praetica
Die, the said register the day of their meeting
aforesaid, and shall make four copies thereof aud
certify the register and each OF the copies to be
true list of the voters in their districts far
| the same are known to them Within two days
after the said original list toge with the
lists taken from the Office aforesad, shall be filed
by said inspectors in the Off of the clerk of
the town in which such election district may if
such election district is avillage then they shall be
filed in the office OF the village clerk, if such
election district is in city then it shall be fled in
the ONCE OF the city clerk OF said city; and
copy said lis. shall be kept by each of said in
spec and carefully preserved by him for their
use on the day or days hereinafter mentioned, fer
the revision and CORE action of the same. One copy
of said list sh all mmeda after its compile
be posted in some conspicuous place in the room
in which such me ting shall be held and be
sibIe to any elector wac may desire to examine the
same or make copies thereof The inspect may,
in their discretion, caufe printed copies of SAID
list TO be posted up in such places they may d.
rect, and may cause the same to be published in
some newspaper in the county in which such dist
ret Is situated, at any expense not exceeding one
cent for each name said list.
Sec. 3. In election district shall be
formed by the organization of town. or by
the division of any town or ward, the iueorpora-
ton OF city village the inspectors of election
in tae new district thus formed, may make their
registry of electors the days prescribed by this
act IL such manner as majority of the inspectors
may direct, and for that purpose, may make list,
or cause to be made certified copy of the pol Hist
or lists of the district districts in which
district is sit uated they dispense with such
iist lists, and procee to register of cleo
tors from tho best means at their command. Said
list shall only embrace the names OF such persons
as are known to them to be electors in their dis
made as prescribed in the preceding elton, and
shall be corrected in the same manner that other
lists corrected.
See. A. The said board shall me ct on the Tuesday
Of the week preceding TIA general election in heir
respective election districts the place designated
for holding the polls of election, for the purpose
OF revising, correcting and completing said hsts
and for this purpose in cities, they shall meet at
eight O'Clock in the morning, and remain in session
until nine O'Clock z. M OF that day and the day
following; aud in other districts, they shall meet
a nine O'Clock IN the morning, and remain in ses
sion until seven o'clock z. NJ. of that day.
Sec. D. The proceedings of said board shall be
open, aud ali persons residing and entitled TO
in sal district, shall be entitled be heard BY
said Inspectors in relation to corrections or add
tiOus to said ulster. One of the lists so kent by
Inspectors afore said shall be used by them on
the day days for making corrections additions
for the purpose of completing the registry tor
such district.
6. 1t shall be the duty of said inspectors, a.
their meeting for revising and correcting said lists
to therefrom the name of any person insert
therein, who shall be proven by the oath of two
egal voters OF said district, the satisfaction of
said spectors to be nonresident of said district
otherwise et entitled to in said district ct
the election then next to be held Any eector
residing in said DISTRICT aud entitled to there
in, may appear before said board OF inspectors
lire his name to be recorded said alphabetc-
al list Any person so requiring his name be
tered on said list, shall make the same statement
as to the street and number thereof, and where he
resides required by the provisions of this act of
persons Offering their votes at the election and
shall be subject to the same penalties for refusing
to give SUCH information, for falsely giving the
same, and SD all also be subject challenge either
by the iuspe ctors, or either of them, by any
other eieetor whose name appears said alphabet,
cal list, and the same oaths may be administ cred
by the inspectors as now provided against persons
offering TO vote at election; al IN chal-
lenge rs made of any person requiring his to
be entered said alphabetical list, in case of
challenge, If such person shall make oath that
would entitle him 10 vote in case of challenge at
an election, then the name of any such person
shall be added TO the alphabetical poll list of the
last preceding year.
See I After saidIist shall have been fully com
pleted, the said inspectors SHALL within three DAYS
thereafter, cause four copies of the to be
be made, ca ch of which shall be certified by them
to be correct list of the of their district
of which shall be filed in office If the town
clerk of towns, in the Office of village clerk of viii
lagos. and in the office of city clerk of cities, and
one of which copies shall be delivered to each of
the said inspectors 1t shall be the duty said in
spectors receiving such list, carefully TO pre-
serve the said list for their election day. and
to designate two OF their number at the opening of
the polls, to check the name of every voter voting
in such district, whose name IS the register. No
vote shall be received at any annual election in
this state, unless the name of the person Offering
to vote be on the s. Id registry, made the Tues
day or Wednesday preceding the election unless
the person Offering TO vote shall furnish to the
board of inspectors his affidavit in writing, giving
his for not appearing the day for
ing the alphabe teal list, and by the oath of
householder of the district in which he offers his
vote, that he knows such person to be an inhabi-
tant the district, and if in any Incorporated vii
Iage city, giving the residence of such person
within said district. The oath may be administered
by any one OF the Inspectors OF election, at the
poll where the vote shall De offered. by any
other person authorized to administer oaths, but
no person shall be authorized TO receive compensa-
ten for administering the oath. Said oath shall
be and filed in the office of the town VII
Iage or city CLERK. Any person whose name is on
the registry, may be ch alenged and the oaths
shall be put az now are or hereafter may be pre-
scribed by law.
Sec 8. The clerks of each poll, in addition to the
duties now prescribed by law, shall enter on the
pol list kept by columns prepared for that
purpose, opposite the name of each person voting,
the same statement minute as hereiubefore
CURED of inspectors in making the registry; but
such entry not be made by them, If the is
try contains correctly the name and residence of
such voter and in all the said clerk shall
ter in r column, opposite the name OF each person
not r gistered the words ''not registered Every
eIecter The time of Offering his vote shall truly
state the street in which he resides, and If the
house lodging tenement in which he resides IS
numbered. the number thereof, and the clerks of
polls shall truly enter in the appropriate coll
of the poll list, opposite the name of the elec
tor the which the eector resides, and the
number, in the house, lodging or tenemen Mt is
numbered; and if the same is not numbered, then
the clerks shall enter "not numbered, in the col
umn of the poll list for entering the number. In
case of refusal TO make the statement as aforesaid
the vote of such elector shall not be received Any
person who shall willfully make any false state
in relation thereto, shall be deemed guilty OF
unisd ueanor az shall, upon conviction. be pun
ished with tine of fifty dollars, or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail for period of ten days, or by
both such hne and Imprisonment
9 After the canvass OF the votes OF SAID
poll lists and said registers kept and checked as
aforesaid shall be attached together, and shall. on
the following day. be filed in the town, village, or
city clerks office Cor as the case may beg in which
said district may be, be used by the inspectors
in making the list of voters at the next general
election The other of said poll lists and registers
so kept and checked shall be returned to the Office
of clerk the board of supervisors of the county
in which such district may be, at the same time
the returns of the election are made.
The said board NAV. if necessary.