The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-05-06
The New Wisconsin Registry Law.


registration Of electors.
The people OF the state Of Wisconsin,
Iepresen, in senate and assembly, do
enac, as follows:
Section 1. The persons authorized b,
law to ACT as inspectors Of election IN any
town, ward or incorporation village ia Thu
stake, shall consirute hoard Of regis
try" for their respective towns, wards or
villages. and their duties shall be as fol
lows: The said board shall proceed t"
make list, "a heteinafsr prescribed. Of
all persons qualified and entitled to vote
At the ensuing general election, in The
.ec,1on district Of which they are in
ar-r' o's The said inspectors at their
frs, meeting on Tuesday. three weeks pre-
c.iiny their g-haYal election. shall have
pnwer. If necessary. TO 81, tvn DAYS for the
impose Of making said li.t: provided
rha IA he annual election next r'i'or TO
SAD mer g he number Of vo;-rs IN 'he
di>sricr Of ~hfch hey are inspectors. tx
ce-9s, fur hunirea.
See. 9. Said register. shall each con sin
l,t Of the persons so qua fled and emil
led 10 vote in said rlec'i N district, al pha-
beta /. arranged according TO their les.
g. = i've sIrnam-. 30 A. To show in one
coltr,r he nsue Al toll length, and in
auother column, II rl'le- and lnC0rp"rs'e'f
villa -ss the residence hs the number Of
he d cling, II there ts a number, AMI
he name Of be street or other location ot
'hr dwelling Dl,ce o. each person. l.
shall b. The Iu,v Of .ard inspectors 70 en-
,ef ~ sad iiss the names "t al p-r-or 4
residing in their election dirrlct whose
name appear on The poll list kept in -aid
districl a. the las, preceding general cleo
ton, and in cite. or incorporated villages,
the number Of The dwelling and name of
stree, or other location if the same sh al
be known 10 or can be a.certained by such
inspectors and for ihia purpose said in
.nac-or. are author led 70 take from the
office in which the, are Sled. the poll lists
ma is and fled hy the inspectors Of such
district at the general election hold next
prior to the making OF such register. In
making said lat, the board shall enter
thereon, in addition to the names on the
poll list, the names Of all other persona
who are veil known 20 them 10 he elec
tors in sad distric, and the nam-s Of al
removed FROM the district, shall be omitted
from said register. The said inspectors
shall complete. as far AS practicable. the
said regis er on the day Of their meeting
aforesaid. and shall make four copies
thereof. and cersifI the register and each
in their district. so far As the same are
known TO them. Within two DAYS there
after. the said original list ,ogether with
the lists taken from he eff 70 n. Aforesaid.
shall be fled nv sa,A ,n-lerl crs in the 1T
Zee o. lie town clerk vi The town u which
eectlon district is villa g. then they
-h-i be fled in the uGre Of the vill.g-
e.. K ii. # sucfr el-r,!on district i. in a
,.l.f hen +. -'-ll h. Fl ~ IN ne "tfi.. of
STA ri,~ clerk 81 -s'd city sud one copy
~ ari hiss snail q" kept b, each Of said
inspectors suA c.retuliv preserved BY him
f4g cir use on he ia Or dave herelnat
Ter mentioned, for the revision and cor
rsclion If The same One copy Of said
III -halt rm'ne'ia ely af, sr IL completion
be posted IN ZONE c"n~plc'ous place IN
the room IN which such meeting shall be
he'd and be arressihle to any elec,or who
NAV de.re 10 examine tn. same or make
copies thereof. The inspectors nav. ~
their discretion. cause printed copies Of
said lis' I" hs p s'ed up in such places n.
they NAV direct. and r.sv cause the same
10 be published in some newspaper in ,h-
county in which such district is situated
81 any expense not exceeding one cent for
each name on sali list.
See 3 In case a new election dis.ric,
shall be formed hy the nrganiz&,ion Of a
new town or bv the division Of snv town
or ward, or the Incorporation OF = city OF
village, the inspectors Of election in the
new distric, thus formed, may make their
registry of electors on the dsvs prescribed
hy this act, in such q manner As a major
itv Of The inspectors may direct and for
tina: purpose, NAV make list, or c.u-e 10
be made certified cop, Of the poll lit
or lists of the al-tric, or Districts in which
such new dis'Yic, is situated: or they
NAV dsprn.e with such list or lists, and
proceed 10 uSk. = register Of electors from
he best mems ~ thei, command. Said
LIS -hati only embrace the name. OF su,.h
persons a. arn known 10 hem TO be elec>
o. n 'helr district. and sh,li be posted
~ 49, r,'t-~ haircf in4 - ~ pra-c Pod
l'ta p-apAu;U[ S-r''"n aud Ala be cor
reed III the -s,ae manner thaI o her ist-
ATE corrected
SEC. 4 The .aid hoard shall meet on
tie TUESDAY Of the week preceding the
gene-a' election n their Respective eiac-
Ito lsr-ir'-, Al The place de.gna ed FIR
.e's! ny 80 pills 81 election. for the pnr
'.n~e Of revising cor5rc'ing and c"np~-
tIng al lists; AMI for t.i- purpose in
,'l',.s they ahsI meet ~ eight O'Clock 10
be morning and remain in session un,ii
njss o'clock p u Of ths: dsv and The
dav faiiu~iug ana in other 'ls,ricfs The,
hal r5se' - me u'ct", < n The morning
AZ. remalr N session uutli seven O'clock
NJ Of ih.t 4ay
Sec 5 The prnre.dings Of said board
shall b.. open. and all person. residing and
entitled 10 vote in aid di.,rict shall be
entitled to be heard by said inspectors IN
relation 20 corrections or ADDITIONS 10 said
register One Of the ii.,- 80 kept bv in
.nectOrs "a aforss.d shaI! 10 used b,