The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-14


ceiving such lists, carefully to pre-
serve the said lists for their use on
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 precinct whose
name is on the register. No vote
shall be received at any State, County,
Township, or City election in this
State, if the name of the person
offering to vote be not on
said register, made on the
Tuesday or Wednesday preced-
ing the election, unless the person Of
fering to vote shall furnish to the
Judges of the election his affidavit, in
writing, stating therein that he is an
inhabitant of said precinct and enti-
tied to vote therein, at such election,
and prove by the oath of freeholder
and registered voter of the precinct in
which he offers his vote, that he
knows such person to be an inhabi-
tant of the precinct, and, if in any
city, giving the residence Of such per-
son within said precinct. The oath
may be administered by one of the
Judges or Inspectors of Election, at
the poll where the vote shall be offer
ed, or by any other person authorized
to administer the oaths, but no person
shall be authorized to receive COM
pensation for administering the oath.
The affidavit referred to in this Sec
ton shall be attached to and returned
with said poll lists and registry to the
Office of the County Clerk. Any per-
son may be challenged, and the same
oaths shall be put as now are, or here
after may be. prescribed by law.
Sec. IL. The clerks at each poll, in
addition to the duties now prescribed
by law, shall enter on the poll list,
kept by them in columns prepared for
that purpose, opposite the name of
each person voting, the same state
ment in minute as hereinbefore re-
quired of the Board in making the
registry; but such entry is not to be
made by them if the registry contains
correctly the name and residence of
such voter, and in all cases such clerk
name of each person not registered,
the words notregistered." In cities,
every elector, at the time of offering
his vote, shall truly state the street
in which he resides, and if the
house, lodging or tenement in
which he resides is numbered,
the number thereof. And the clerks
of the polls, in case the name of such
elector is not registered, shall truly
enter in the appropriate column of
the poll list, opposite the name of the
elector, the street in which the cleo
tor resides, and the number, In case
the house, lodging, or tenement is
numbered; and if the same is not
numbered, then the clerk shall enter
not numbered in the column of the
poll list for entering the number,
Any person who shall wilfully make
any false statement in relation there
to, shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and shall, upon conviction,
be punished by fine of fifty dollars,
or by Imprisonment in the county Jail
in the county, for a period Of 60 days,
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment. eu
/. Sec. II. Any member of the
Board in any contested case before
them in regard to the legality of a
voter, may demand, before final &C
ton is had, recorded vote in the
case, and such vote shall be recorded
in the records of the Township
Trustee, and, n,that case, only such
member who voted to do the wrong
contemplated in the preceding Sec
ton shall be amenable to its penalties,i
and In no case no such vote is de-
manded and no record made of the
action of the Board; then all the
members of the Board shall be deem
ed equally guilty, and separately in
dicted for said offense.
4 SEC. ID. After the canvass of the
votes, one of said poll lists, and said
register so kept and checked as afore-
said, shall be attached together, and
shall, on the following day, be filed
in the Trustees or City Clerk office,
In, which such precinct may be, or in
case there be no such Trustee or
Clerk, then such poll lists and regis
ter Shall be filed with and preserved
by the Judges or inspectors. to be
used by the Board Of. Registry in
making the list of voters at the next
election, the other Of said poll lists
and registers. so kept and checked,
Except in town and city elections, J
shall be returned to the Office of the
County Clerk of the county in which
said precinct may be at the same time
the returns of the election are made.
SEC. IA. The said Board may, if
necessary, on the day or days of
making and of the correction Of such
lists, appoint Clerk to assist them in
the discharge Of their duties required
by this act; and the same oath shall
be taken by such Clerk as is required
by law of Clerks of the polls or of
elections
SEC. Is. The registers shall at all
times be open to public inspection, at