Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-11

taiued shall prevent said Commissioners from
hearing proof Srom equally competent testi-
mony contrary 10 contravening the proof
offered and taken In behalf Of said applimnt;
and the said Commissioner shall be Judged Of
the weight Of the conflicting testimony %
far As the same may effect she issuance Of
certificates.
4 SIC. 5. Be IL further enacted, That no
person shall be entitled 10 vote at any Stats,
County, District, or Municipal election, or
any orther election held under the laws Of
this State, unless be shall hsve been regis
tered and shall have received certificate
thereof as provided in this act Aud saY rer-
son swearing falsely 10 any OF the facts 10
quired to be sworn to by the provisions Of
this act; shall be deemed guilty Of perjury,
ard upon conviction thereof shall sufIsr all
the pains and penalties provided by law for
such offence and this oct and all the provis-
ions thereof shall be strictly construed to
prevent evasion thereof, and the Judges ofali
the Circuit and Criminal Courts Of this State
shall give this act specially In charge TO
the Grand Jury at each term of such Court.
SEC. Q. Be It further enacted, That the
Secretary Of State shall have provided, at the
expense of the State, the necessary books for
the registration Of voters, and shall cause 70
be printed the necessary blanks contalning
the necessary forms for the oaths afidAvits
and certificates, as provided for inshis Set
which books and blanks shall be furnished 10
each Commissioner appointed and qualified
under this act, and the expense of supplying
such books and blanks shall bs audited b.
the Comptroller and paid BY the Treasures out
of any money in the State Treasury, .not
otherwise appropriated.
SEc. Z. Be 1t further enacted, That Il
shall be the duty Of the Governor, before any
State or other general or special election, TO
issue writs of election 10 commanding officers
of regiments, batteries or detachments Of Of
ficers aud soldiers, who may be at the timo
In the service Of the State, or Of the United
States Army, wherever located, and Il shalt
be the duty of the officer TO whom such writ
Is directed to open and hold, or cause 70 Re
opened and held, the election required BY
said writ, and make returns thereof 10 the
Secretary Of State, and the votes fsach Of.
GERS aud soldiers shall be counted the sanpo ~
if such votes had been cast In the counties Ia
which said officers and soldiers may reside,
and the returns shall designate the county 10
which said voters may reside. Provided,
That the Governor shall not be required to
issue such writs of election for county, dis
trict or corporation officers.
Sec. 8. Be II further enacted, That all GER
tiiicates heretofore issued under the provis-
ions of the act to which this il amendatory.
are hereby annullcd, and shall not he used at
any future election in this State, ftom and
after the passage Of this oct, except At the
election for county officers, TO be held on tho
first Saturday in March, 1855.
SEC. 8. Be II further enacted, That all can
didates for any official position shall, before
the day Of election, be required, TO take and
subscribe the oath prescribed Ia the Third
Section of this Act, which, In case Of q can.
didate for a county Office, shall be iiled In the
Office of the County Court Clerk, and, for all
other Offices, In the Office Of the Secretary Of
State, and, that the Judges of Elections or
others officers, shall reject and make no re-
turn of the votes cast for any person who has
not so taken and subscribed said oath; and tho
same oath shall be taken and subscribed as
an official oath, by all Judges and Clerks Of
all elections, and all deputies in any Of the
Offices of the State or County. Provided,
that candidates who may have served In, and
been honorably discharged from, the Army
or Navy of the United States since the first
day of January, 1869, or who may have been
appointed and commissioned to any Office by
said Military or Civil Governor of Tennessee,
shall be eligible to office, except political Of
fee, Offices without taking said oath.
SEC. 10. De il further enacted, That In
case any County Court shall fail or rufhse to
induct into Office any of the officers elected
under this act, 1t shall be lawful for the Com
missioner of Registration, upon orders from
Al ~ Il -
administer all necessary oaths, and to take
and approve all necessary official bonds and
the same shall be good and valid in law.
SEC. IL. Be 1t further enacted, That no
election shall take place until the rcgistra-
ton provided for in this q It shall be compile
ted In county, circuit or district in which
said election shall be had, and the report or
reports made to the Governor, except the
said election for county officers In March,
1866.
SEC. IL. Be II further enacted. Thst it
shall be the duty of each Commissioners of
Registration to report to the Governor when
be shall have completed the registration of
his county; and wien said feports arc
all In from any county, district or circuit. or
from the entire State, il shall be the duty Of
the Governor TO issue his proclamation and
writs of election announcing the completion
of such registration, and ordering elections
to fill all the vacant Offices of The State,
counties. circuits or districts
SEo. l3. Be 1t further enacted, That Il
shall be the duty of the Commissioner with
out DELAY to proceed with the performance Of
his duties; and before completing the same In
his county. he shall give ut least ten DAYS
public notice by advertisement In some
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