Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-08-28
LAWS OF IOWA.
TINS nEolsrEu law.
CHAPTER III.

TINE nE0lSTEU law.
CHAPTER III.
AN ACT for the registry cf electors and I,
prevent fraudulent votiug.
Sr-. |. n. il enacted Nv the General A..
seni6iy ~ ne State Of l,scd, That il shall be
the duty of the township assessors at every
! annual assessment. to record IN separate
book Of suitable sixe, to be provided oy the
boar. u supervisors OF the county, the full
nssre and place ofVsttenes Of every rs-
dens vOsss in shc township who is or who
msy tseoms, . qualified ssecsos pssvisus 10
the next feseAl sssctioa. Said ist, prop.
srly certified, shall b delivered 10 The Town.
ship elssk on or before the LIST day OF July
10 each year, AFTER the year A. p, ls6s.
SIC. :. The township trustees and clerk
shsll constitute board OF registry for their
respective sownships, and shat! meet after
the yssr ls6s, annually, .; the ofics Of the
township clark % the 6rs, Nosday in Sep
,ernbsr, ., , o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose
Of making . l.st 81 ell qualified electors in
their respective townships. This list shall
be called and known ~ the register Of slee>
tions.
Ssc. ;. The register Of eections shall
contain tho Names in fpn., alphabetically ar.
isneed, sseoscins 10 their sarsanss, % -
70 sdo~ IN one column the sans q full
engtb, AID 10 another column opposite, in
! cis'ee end iueorposAesd Villages, The resi-
denee by number Of dwslliag, there b .
. aunabsr, end the name Of the ssrest OF other
location Of the dwelling plscs Ct each per-
| son- The segissss shall Be nsos from the
assessoris list and FROM the poll books Of The
| nexs psssious election. 0sa ssgisssf shall
b kept By the township clerk, Who shsll,
within svo tays ajtsr Vie sdousunsus Of We
board, sanss certified cory 0f said regis.
~ 20 BE- posted up IN . conspicuous place
IN he eGeV, which shall be secsssibls 70 any
slec;er of he township Who msy desire 70
sssniss shs same.
SIS. 4 rhs board u ssr&ry shall bold
. meeting ss ~ plsos where the last gen.
asI slscsso0 sss held, or, II from sny cAuse
Is cannot b Aell 1t sssh plses, then -
soSs siass 70 10 dss.gnatsd By notice Pub.
4sass " o issss ore paper printed in The
'ssssiip. % posssd A. Of least three public
PISCES 4eFein. eH The Tuesday preceding
he gsGs.sl s.ssnoa o: each ysss, q which
tssy shss revise, ssssecs, AID complete the
r-sisss u Ssssions, sad they shall hear any
evidence ,sasEsy - brought before them
N reference sosseh correction. They shsu
70 n sSAson 10, sb.s purpose from O'clock
4. y, snll r ", sod iron day - day
1sssAhss AID sns. ,Ssy shall deem shs reg
is;sr properly soDpessa.
SE. 5. 10 sssss q corpossGsn slsc, |
t0ss sAAA Be- &c asy q shs eIesh OF the |
e.sy = tSsG ~ pss1Ass, from Ne poll>books |
q he ~ pssss>ssoS annual election Of said |
eesposssieE. - AphsbsssSsl register u The |
s:ses@ss - provided il section > 81 this Act,
ssd shsI pos ~ ons :opy kss~of in each
sasd 81 the place she's the las: preceding
ssssaoa 80 held, one ninth presiding sscL
sasctson. and furnish NE original " he board
VI ssGisvy - tbsis Ds1s ces,ins The board
Of Registry fcs sid cities sui souas shall COO.
eIss II the mayor, asssssor, serk, sId mar.
shall. sbs shsil meet Tor the purpose of cor
recsins the ssesssry, one ssSx before such
elsctiss. ss The ssssl plses Of nsssiss of the
city eosnesl OF trustees, and sAes having
convicted the ssststsy Of voters h sssh sssd,
- eoussE plsssd in the general provisrons
of Ihis ses, ssid boasi shall eassea certified
copy u sid sasis9y TOT sch vaN n sid
so0p " sisy. 70 b. aslivsssd TO ~ election
board u sseh vas1 q os before TIA tine of
opening Vie psllS- Aftss the ssuyasing of
tie vo:sA the rsgis,riss shall b astsiAsd 10
the poi.-books and FLED 10 the Office d ,he
esss u The city o. town for the use Of the
suet eediGg board u registry. The gsnssl
provisions Vi tbN scs shall extend 70 inco.
pofass sovns and cities % 6s - The sam | ,
may be spp.icstIe. The names Of Oh peril ,
,ons nos qsal.isd - electors shall b ssrisk-
"a from the ssgissss, and s1y psrsos sp-
pessins u segisssr hS same may b sAal.
soged By any eieetof os member Of the
board, snd 10 cass Of such challengs shall
be sxaEnined on oath touching bic quali6es-
.ions - ~ sleetos, which examinss,on may
or may not Ia shs discsssion u the board,
Be redsced 70 vrisins; and If 10 shall appear
spon suck examination that she person 10
entitled to be registered. 10 tie opinion Of
be boArd, or il After sseh examination the
mid person viii take ~ oath that - 10, or
si.l BE- 81 The election for vbieh Ne registry
. rasds. . legal voses, ssasiag the ward, die
siet or township, 10 vAi<A - resides, saA
:omplyias 10 other sespscss With The ~.
,airsmsnts Of the oash aoV sdmisisssse9 V
N elsc,or in caSs Of bic bsiDg challenged,
hen the boasd shall sssss The osns q ssid
1ssson 70 be registered.
SEC. 6. The register Of elections shall
i al tinss be open 10 inspection u the Of
Ice Of the township clsrk without charge.
Sac. I. The board Of registry msy ap-
,oias . clerk in the ahsenes Of the sosnship
:isrE, and Insy administer oaihs ~ oil ca
~ ooaainS before them for action.
ST.. :. II shall be the duty OF Judges Of
,lecsions 10 dssignsts one Of thor number
% check the name VI every porson voting,
whose name 10 Oh the rsgissss. No vote
hall BE- received 81 any general OF special
.lection hereafter hsld in this State from
my person whose name does not sppsss on
- register, unless the person sArriag 10
vois shall furnish the jsdges Of election bis
lf6dsvis, .houing that that be is a qualified
.Iector, and proper reason for NOT appear
ng before said board on The day for cor
'scsing said register, and prove bv tho aii>
iasit Of psrssa whose ssme 10 on said
register tha, he knows such persos TO De .
resident " sach township, and If in city or
village, giving the place 0. res.
dsncs IN the manner required 20 be entered
On the regis; 81, which ssid shidasits shall
be flsd in the Office of the towssnip clerk.
SEC. .. The members Of tie board Of
registry shall receive the same compsnsa-
lion 81 is allowed By law FOR judges Of s!ec-
hon, for each day sc.saily employed in ma
king, completing. And posing SAID register.
The necessary blanks and materials TO car
~ out the provisions Of this act shall lie pro-
vided the same IS ether e.se.ion blanks and
ms.efisis.
SEC. 10. Any person Sho shall caIss
his name 10 Be registered, knowing that hs
is not or viii rot become . qualified voter ,
in she township where hi. name Is register |
cd, previous TO the next general election, or |!
Who stan ~rongfaliy persons,e any regis |
tered voter, ard any pesson causing, aiding, |
Or sbeising any person in any manner IN Ell !
Their Of said acts. shall be guilty Of . felony, |
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished for each and every ofease By impris-
onmsut in the State prison 10, less than one
year Any person Who shall swear falsely
before said board TO material facts as 20 Lie
qualifications A. NJ elecsor. shall be DEAN
cd guilty Of perjury. and on conviction there
o. shall be punished as provided BY law.