Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-14

| one column the name at Iull length, huu
er column, in cities and incorporated villages, the
/ residence by the number of the dive ling " there
| be a number, and the name OF the street or other
location Of the dwelling place Of each person lt
shall be the duty Of ssfd- inspectors to enter in
said LETS the names of all persons residing in their
4 election district whose names appear on the poll
list kept in said district, &C the last preceding gene
raj election aud In cities or incorporated Will ges,
1.-THE humber of the dwelling and name OF street or
| other location, If the same shall be known to or
can be ascert8ined by such inspectors; and for
this purpose said inspectors authorized to take
from the Office in which they filed, the poll lists
made and filed by the inspectors OF sncn dlstric. Al
the general election held next prior TO the making
| of such register. In making said Inst, the board
| shall enter thereon, in addition 20 the names
sons who are we'll known to them 20 be electors in
said district; and the names OF all persons In said
| poll list who have died or removed from the
| district shall be omitted from said register The
said inspectors shall complete, as far as practical
ble the said register on the day of their meeting
aforesaid and shall make four copies thereof, aud
certify the register and each OF the copies to be
list of the voters in their district, so far as
| the same are known to them. Within two days
thereafter the said original list, toge her with the
lists taken from the Office aforesaid shall be MED
by said inspectors in the Office of the town clerk of
the town in which such election district may DC, orn
such election district IL avllage, then they shall be
died in the Office OF the village clerk, or if such
election district is in city then itshal be hed in
/ the office Of the city clerk Of said city; and one
copy of said list shall be kept by each Of said in
specors, and carefully preserved by him Tor their
use on the day or days hereinafter mentioned, Ter
the revision ana correction OF the same Ohe copy
of said list shall Immediately after its completion,
be posted in some conspicuous place in the room
In which such meeting shall be held, and be Access
sble to any elector who may desire TO examine the
same OF make copies thereof. The inspects rs may,
in their discretion, cause printed copies OF SAID
list 20 be posted up in such places they may d-
| rect, and may cause the same to be published in
some ne paper in the county la which such dist
riet is situated, any expense not exceeding one
cent for each name on said list.
See. 3. In new election district shall be
formed by the organization of a new town, or by
the division of any town or ward, or the incorpora-
ton of city village, the inspectors of election
in tie district thus formed, may make their
registry of electors the days prescribed by this
act, in such manner as majority OF the inspectors
may direct; and for that purpose, may make list,
cause to be made certified copy of the pol Hist
or lists of the district districts in which such
districts situated; or they may dispense with such
list lists, and proceed to register OF elec
tors from the best means at their command. Said
list shall only embrace the names OF such persons
known to them to be electors in their dis
trict and shall be posted up, and copies thereof
made as prescribed in the preceding section, and
shall be corrected in the same manner that other
lists are corrected.
See 4. The said board shall meet on the Tuesday
of the week preceding the general election, in their
respective election DISTRICTS at the place designated
for holding the polls of election, for the purpose
of revising, correcting and completing said lists;
and for this purpose in clties they shall meet at
Gig O'Clock in the morning, and remain in session
until nine O'Clock Z. NJ. of that day and the day
following; and in other Districts they shall meet
at nine o'clock in the morning, aud remain in SEES
W.
Sec. 5. The proceedings of said board shall be
open, and all persons residing and entitled to vote
in sal district, shall be entitled to be heard by
said inspectors in relation to corrections addi-
tions to said register. One OF the lists so kept by
Inspectors aforesaid, shall be used by them on
the day days for making corrections or additions,
for the purpose of completing the registry for
such district.
Sec 6 1t shall be the duty Of said inspectors, a,
theiI meeting for revising and correcting said lists
to erase theTefrom the name of any person insert
ed therein, who shall be proven by the oath of two
legal OF said district, to the satisfaction of
said inspectors be nonresident of said district,
or otherwise not entitled in said district at
| the election then next to be held. Any elector
residing in said district, aud entitled to vote there
may appear before said board OF inspectors and
require his to be recorded on said alphabetic
al list. Any person requiring his name to te
| tered on said list shall make the same statement
as to the street and number thereof, and where he
resides, CURED 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, or for falsely giving the
same and shall also be subject to challenge either
by the inspectors, or either of them, or by any
other elector whose name appears said alphabet,
cal list, and the same oaths may be administered
by the inspectors as now provided against persons
offering to vote at an election; al in case chal
lenge is made OF any person requiring his name to
be entered said alphabetical list, or in of
challenge, if such person shall make an oath that
would entitle him to vote in of challenge at
election, then the name OF any such person
shall be added to the alphabetical poll list of the
| last preceding year.
See T. After said list shall have been fully COM
pIeted the said inspectors shall, within three days
thereafter, cause four copies of the same to be
be made, each of which shall be certified by them
to be correct list of the voters of their district,
one of which shall be filed in the office Cf 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 of said
spectors, receiving such list, carefully pre-
serve the said list for their election day. aud
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 on 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 id registry, made ON 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 reasons for not appearing on the day fer
ing the alphabetical list, and prove by the oath of
a householder of the district in which he offers his
vote, that he knows such person to be an inhabi-
tant OF the district, and il in any incorporated viii
iage or 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 be offered. or 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 preserved and filed in the Office of the town, viii
lage or city clerk. Any person whose name is
the registry may be challenged, and the oaths
shall be put as now are or hereafter may be pre-
scribed by law.
Sec s. The clerks of each poll, in addition to the
duties now prescribed by law, shall enter the
poll list kept by themn columns prepared for that
purpose, opposite the same OF eacn person voting,
| the same statement minute as hereinbefore re-
quiTed of inspectors in making the registry; but
such en- try il not be made by them il the re Is-
| try contains correctly the name and residence of
such voter, and in all cases the said clerk shall
ter in a column, opposite the name OF each person
not registered, the words ''not registeredS Every
eIecer at the time of offering his vote shall truly
state the street in which he resides, and il the
/ house, lodging tenement in which he resides is
| numbered, the member thereof, and the clerks of
the polls shall truly enter in the appropriate col
Of the poll list, opposite the name Of the cleo
tor the street in which the elector resides and the
numher, in case the house, lodging or tenement is
numbered; aud If the same is not numbered, then
the clerks shall enter "not numbered" in the coll
umn of the poll list for entering the number. In
case of refusal make the statement aforesaid,
the vote of such elector shall not be received Any
person who shall willfully make any false state-
ment in relation thereto, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, AVID shall, upon conviction, be pun
in the county Jail for period of ten days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec 9. After the canvass of the votes one of said
poll lists and SAID registers so kept and checked as
aforesaid, shall be attached together and SHALL
the following day, be filed in the town, village,
city clerks Office Cor the may be) in which
said district may be, to be used By the inspectors
in making the list of voters at the next general
election The other of said poll lists and registers,
kept and checked, shall be returned to the office
clerk of the board of supervisors of the county
| in which such district may be, at the same time
| the returns of the election are made.
Sec. 10. The said board may, If necessary, on.
the day or days of the making and o. the oorrec-
ton of such lists, appoint clerk to assist them in
the discharge OF the duties required by this
the same oath shall be taken by such clerk as is
required by of clerks of the polls, or of cleo
| tons. 80 Hf3E
sec. IL. The registers shall, at all timesbe open
to public inspection, at the Office of the authori
ties in which they shall be deposited, without