North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-09-02


Next Monday the registration of voters
names will begin. The township trustees
will meet to prepare lists. Political CON-
mittces of both parties should attend to
this. Let every man have a fair chance.
The law is a humbug, but it is the Law of
our State and without complying with it
you may not be allowed to vote in Novem-
Der. ATTEND TO THIS AT ONCE,
MIR. VOTER! We give a synopsis of it
taken from tn Muscatine Courier:
lst. The township trustees and township
clerk of each township constitute a board
of registry, and are to meet at the Office Of
the township clerk, on the first Monday of
September, 1868.
I'd. They are to procure and nave before
them. the poll-book of the previous election,
and from it, are to make a list of the full
names of that election. arranged in alpha
betical order, adding to it the names of any
persons whom they believe to be qualified
electors.
Sd. Within two days after the adjourn
ment OF the board, the register"'of voters
made by them shall be posted in tie Office
of the township clerk, in some conspicuous
place, and any elector of the township
shall have the right to examine it without
charge.
4th. The board of registry shall have a
meeting at the place where the last gene
raj election was held, or, if from any cause
it cannot be held at such place, then at
some place to be designated by a notice
published in at least one pa per printed in
the township, or posted in at least three
public places therein, on Tuesday preced-
ing the general election in each year, ut
which they nay revise. correct and COM
plete the register of elections, and they
shall hearany evidence that may be brought
before them in reference to such correct
ions. They shall sit from ga, m. until
5 p. m. and from day to day thereafter,
until the register is completed.
5th. The judges of the election shall
caus. the name of each person voting,
whose name is on the register, to be
checked at the time Of voting. and 10
vote shall be received from any person
whose name is not on the register, unless
such person shall furnish the judges of
election his sworn affidavit showing that
he is a qualified ~elector. and giving rea-
sons for not appearing before the board OF
registry on the day for correcting the reg
lister, and he is also to prove by the aft.
davit of some person whose name is on
the register, that he knows such person
to be a resident of such township, and,
if IN "A city or incorporated village. giving
the place Of bis residence. th:t is, the
ward or district. These afidavits are tC
be filed in the Office Of the township clerk,
9th. Any person causing his name to be
registered knowing that be is not or will
not be a qualified voter in the township
where his name is registered previous tc
the next general election, and any person
who shall wrongfully personate any regis.
tered voter, and any person causing, aid
ing, or ahetting any person, in any man
ner. in either of said acts. shall he guilty
of felony, and on conviction shall be pun
ished by imprisonment in the state
prison not less than one year for each
offence. 1t is made perjury for any one t,
swear falsely befor the board of registry, tc
any material fact as to his qualifications
as an ~clector.