Randolph journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1865-186?, 1867-04-04

said elections in their respective el,.s.
tion districts, at the place designate,
for holding the polls OF the election
for the purpose OF revising and com
pleting SAID list.
See. ;. The proceedings At sai,
board shall he open, and al person,
residing and entitled 10 vote in ,si,
precinct, shall be entitled To be hcarc
by the board in relation To correction.
or addition 10 said registry.
See. 9. Ii shall be the duty of saia
board, at their meeting for REVISING
aud correcting said lists. t. erase ia,
name of any person inserted thereia
who shall be proved by the oath oi
two legal voters Of said precinct. 4
the satisfaction Of said board. 10 be !.
nonresident oi said precinct. or other
wise not entitled TO vote. in said pre.
cinct, NJ the election then 10 be- held.
Any eloetor residing in said precinct.
and entitled 70 vote therein. NAV ap-
pear before said boa. and require his
name TO be recorded on said alphabet
ical list. Any person 80 requiring his
name 10 be 10 entered on said list
shall make the same statement a 10
the street add number thereof. and
where he resides, required by the pro-
visions of this act of persons Offering
TO Vote at elections and shall be sub
ject TO the same penalty for refusing
10 give such information, or falsely
giving the same; and shall also be
subjected To challenge. either by the
Judges or inspectors, or either of them.
or by any other elector. whose name
appears on said alphabetical list: and
the same oath may be- administered
by the judges or inspectors. a NOW
provided in case Of persons Offering TO
vote nj AN election, and i'm case no
challenge Is made Of any requiring his
name To be entered OH said alphabet
ical list, or in case of challenge. If.
such person shall make oath that
would entitle him 10 vote in case of
challenge ut an election, and proved
by Al frecholder and registered voter OF
the precinct in which he asks u be
registered, and that he knows him 10
lie resident OF the precinct and en-
titled To be registered, giving the resi-
dence of such person within -uid pre-
cinct, then the name of any such per-
son shall be added 10 the alphabetical
poll list Of the last preceding year.
Sec. 10. After said lists have been
fully completed, the said board shall, |
within three days thereafter, cause !
-four copies of the same to bc made. |
each OF which shall bc certified lN them
to be a correct list of theNotcrs of their
district; one of which shall be de !
in the office Of the townships: or if said |
election districts bc in city. il shall |
be filed in the Office of the cilN clerk; !
and one of which copies shall bc de- |
livercd Ia each of said judges or in>pcc-
tors. 1t shall be the duty of said !
Judges or INSPECTORS 81 receiving >uch |
lists, carefully To preserve the said lists |
for their use on election day, and tn
opening of the polls, to check tie
name of each voter voting in such |
precinct whose name j. on the regis
icr. No vote shall bc received al any
state, county, township, or city clec-
ion III this State, if the name 81 the
person Offering Ia vote hc not on said
register, made on the Tuesday or
W Wednesiay preceding the election,
Unless the person offering To vote shall
urnish To the judges OF the election
lis affidavit, IN writing. stating there
n that he il an inhabitsnt of said
precinct, and entitled to vote therein,
II such election. and prove by the oath
# freeholdcr and registered voter of
he precinct in which h oilers his
rotc, that no knows such person 10 be
IN inhabitapt of the precinct. and, il
n any city. giving the residence of
'uch person within said precinct, The
,ath may be administered by one of
he judges and ins spcctorS OF election.
II ;he l'pll where the Vote shall be Of
areG, OF by ony other peFson author
zeG TO administer oathS. but no lrr-
on shall he authorized 10 receive COM
for dmini,terins the oath.
The affidavit referred 10 in this Sec ]
ION shall be ATTACHED to anc retuTl.ed ;
With said poll lists and registry to the
,ffice 8, the county clerk. Any per /
OH may be challenged, and the SANG
,aths shall be put g. now are, or here
.itcr may be, pres sribed by law.
Sec II provides that the clerk shall I
inter on the poll list minutcly the
acts ascertained with regard 10 vot-
n not registered, and establishes pen
lilies in east amy person shall VI | ully
make false statements in relation
hereto.
Sec. l.. ANY mcmber of the board,
n any contested o.a-c before them in
cg.rd 10 the legality of a voter, may
demand. before fiAal action i had,
recorded vote in the ca>,, and such vote
hall be recorded in the regards Of the
ownship trustee. and, in that case,
,rlv such member who vole'i 10 do tie
wrong contemplated in the preceding
e.tion shall lse amcndabie - il, mel