The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30
The Registry E.aw-InstructiOn

| The three judges Of election appointed by
| the county court shall constitute a board o
registry, IN each precinct, whose duty 1t shal
| be
To meet on Tuesday, three weeks belor
any election, at o'clock. a. m
To obtain from the county clerk poll lis
made and filed at the last election.
| Appaiut clerk if necessary, and swea
| him.
| To make from the poll lists u register o
| voters which shal! contain the names alpha
| betically arranged, o. each and every know
legal voters 81 said precinct. Said register
to be completed in one day, where the vote.
given at the last election were not ,rore than
200, and to be complete in two davs iuclud
| ing two copies i'll every other case
To certify. IN writing, upon each, that it Is
true list OF the voters in their precinct
entitled to vote at their polls 50 far as known
to them.
TO leave within two days after completion
(beforc Friday night with the clerk of the
township. village. or city. where such exist
t { poll list taken from tie office of the coun
ty clerk, and the original register of voters
and IN prec nets where there is no clerk OF
township, village or city, to leave them with
one of the judges of election
To keep carefully each one copy Of the
regis ter OF voters.
To post Up in the most public place one
copy o!the register of voters.
TO meet az in Oh Tuesday, the next be,
fore the election, a; o'clock. a. m, a. their
respective polls, and publicly make all
necessary corrections and additions t. one of
the copies Of The register ofvoters Bat no
names can be added, except upon the
demand OF the person him self, aud then only
after making 4 true statement of where he
lives.
To prevent frauds, TIE penalty for which
is imprisonment for ore wear. .
To make within three ddvs after the com>
pietInm oftfe corrected register, four copies.
and Gritty upon each in writing, That it is a
correct lit Of the voters of their precinct
To leave one of the said copies with the
clerk OF the village or citv, if such there
be. and if not. then with the counfr clerk
To retain onc copy each for bis own use
on election dav
To select tSo OF the judges who shall
checa, each on his own register. the name of
every voter as soon he shall vote.
To mar. lpon ever ballot it's number
To remain at the ppI!s, without adjourn
mcnt or recess, until all the ballots are
counted airi the result announced.
i % teJrtt every NDlt uI.Tcl ny any person
whose name Is not upon the corrected regis
ter until he shall furnish. in writing. his ali
davIt that he Is entir.el to vote al sail pol,
and until he shall prove by the oath Of
hJG-.hoii-r. who shah nc a registered 1o;or,
OF the same preriu,t; that he /, an inha1-
I,aut IF the said precinct and entitled to vot.
at sad pol: aud whD 81 III also correctly
aai truly state where said p,,son Offering t.
vote rc-ii-S. giving name of street. if in :;
CITY. and number of hpus If mum 5erei
To deliver said tiilavit I'm ne la. r after
election. and on the same dav. II the clerk of
The c unity. or town, or city Or village, as the
ct-e may require.
To reject the vote Of any and everg person
who shall refuse to make true staten eut.
when asked br any one having the right to
demand It. and Of any and every person WI,
shall max. a false statement. where he
resides The penalty for false ,i-,;4ment is a
:ine Of fly dollar: and imprisonment fJr ten
days.
After the canvass Of vote. to attach to
each of The two registers which are checked.
one Of the poll lists, made hr Ike .leri Of
election.
r. leave one Of sail checked registers
and poll lists with the clerk Of tie county.
or tawn. or city, or village, as the case NAV
require.
To select one Of the iuisas Who shall
retain one of said checked register. for the
next election.