The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-04-04

e~lo0A NeW ReSistry Law. -
The Aliowinsfs an sastr.e, Of the Rsxis,zy Lag
passed1y the ID lndan. LeSisl.aare
SHc.a- BonA fse sssid-nce in = sovnship. CITY OF
vara. Or swensy day. before the secros. ensisies
persos to vote. Ell
SEC .. Boards or County commissioners, twenty
days after the passage Of the Act and annually in De-
eemher shessAfter. shall appoint I've freehoders in
each township. who with the township trustees %
such nshp, shall constitute board of registry for
said township and each city council shall appoint !
three freshsidersin each ward who shat constitute
she board for he registry Of The yates es said city,
There shall be officers Of elections, and shall be chosen
from each political party The boards Of registry
make the registration of voters, performing the
in making said register, and have power to employ
clerk and have 70 the poll eooks Of the preee
ding elections 70 aid them in making said list. No
person shall be appointed to register said votes
voters who shall have resided SAID township
two and who cannot read and speak English
| language rnderstandinxly. tUsf-
/ SEC. ). Said registers shall each contain list OF
persons qualified and entitled in said election
precinct alphabetically arranged, according to their
respective surnames, as 10 show, in one column,
the names at fun length, and in another column. in
cities, the residence by the number of the dwelling, If
there be number and the of the streesor other
/ location of the dwelling place of each person.
SEC. {. In making the registry lists the Board shall
the previous poll lis., emitting the names of all
known TO have died renewed, and adding all known
to the Board TO be legal Copies of the lists
be posted in the precinct in accessible places fur
nished to the township trustees and kept by each
1 member of the Board for revision.
SEC. establishes the penalties for tearing down
such posted lists and also provides for the printing
and publishing Of them at the option of the Board
A.. r .t.pxx han,
new eiectnn precints formed.
SIC 4 Tue said Board shall az ain meet Tuesday
of the week preceding the said elections in their re-
spectve election districts the place designated for
holding the polls OF the election, for the purpose OF
revising, correcting and completing said lists.
SEC. 5. The proceedings of said Board shall be
open and all persons residing aud entitled to vote in
said precinct. shall be entitled to be heard by said
Board in relation to corrections addition to said
register.
SEC O. II shall be the duty of said Board, Al their
meeting for revising and correcting said lists tn
the name of any person inserted therein. who shall
be proved by the oath of legal OF said pre-
cinet, to tis satisfaction OF said Board, to be nom
resident of said precinct otherwise not entitled to
vote, said precinct, at the election then To be held
Any e,ector resting said precinct and entitled to
therein, may appear before said Board and re-
quire his to be recorded said alphabetical
ANY person so MS uatne 10 De 50 Gu
tered on said list, shall make the statement
the street and number thereof and where he resides
required by the provisions Of this act of persons Of
fering elections and shall be subject to the
penalties for refusing 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 eector whose name
appears said alphabetical list; and the oaths
may be administered by the Judges inspectors, as
now provided in Of persons Offering to vote at
election. and in case no challenge is made of any
quiring his name to be entered said alphabetical
list in Of chaeoge if such person shall make
oath that would ene him to vote in of challenge
at election. and proved by the oath of freebooter
and registered voter Of the precinct which he asks
to be registered and that he knows him to be resi-
dent Of the precinct and entitled to be registered
giving the residence Of such person within said
cnct, then the of any such person shall be added
to the alphabetical poll list Of tbs last preceding
year.
SEC. 10. After said lists shall have been fully
pleted the said Board SHALL within three days there
after cause four copies OF the same to be made each
of which shall he titled by them to be a list
of the voters of their districts of which shall be
filed in the Office of the township trustee of town
ships; If said election districts be in city, it
shall be filed in the Office of the city clerk and
| Of which copies shall be delivered to each Of said
judges or inspectors 1t shall be the duty Of said,
judges inspectors receiving such lists carefully
preserve the said lists for their election day
and to designate two Of their number at the opening
of the polls, to check the of every voter voting
in such precinct whose name is the register. No
vote shall be received At any State, county, nshp
or city election in this State, if the of the per-
son Offering to vote be not said register, made
Tuesday Wednesday preceding the election, unless
the person Offering to vote shall furnish the judges
OF the election his affidavit in writing stating therein
that he is inhabtan: of said precinct and entitled
to vote therein at such election and prove the oath
of freebooter and registered voter of the precinct in
which he offers to vote that he knows such person
be nh.btant of the precinct, and if in any city,
giving the residence of such person within said pre-
| cinct. The oath may be administered by of the
judges inspectors Of election, at the poll where the
vote shall be offered, or by other person author
Used to administer the oahs, but person shall be
authorized to receive compensation for administering
the oath. The affidavit referred in this section
shall be attached TO and returned with said poll lists
and registry to the Office of the county clerk. ANY
person may be challenged, and the oaths shall
be put are, hereafter may be prescribed oy
law.
SEC IL provides that the clerk shall enter on the
poll list infinitely the facts ascertained with regard 70
voters not Registered, and establishes penalties in
case any person shall wuily make false statement,
in relation thereto.
SEC L. Any member Of the Board in any coz
tested case before them in regard the legality Of
voter, may demand, before final action is had re-
Ted vote in the case, and snch shall be record
ed IA the records Of the township trustee and in that
case, only such members voted to do .ae wrong
contemplated in the preceding section shall he amend.
able to its penalties, and case no such vote is de-
manded and no record made of the action of the
Board. then all the members OF tie Board shall be
deemed equally guilty and separately indicted Cor said
offence.
! SEC IL provides for the fling away and preservs-
ton after The election of the checked registry aud poll
lists. -9
SIC IA provides for clerks for the board. on work
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