Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-07-24
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CHAPTER Ill.

AN ACT for tho registry Of electors aad to
| prevent fraudulent voting.
Sec |. Be it enacted by the General As
! sembly o; the state Of Iowa. That it siali be
| lie d ty OF the township assessor al every an.
NAL assessment to gecord in separate bo k
II suitable size. to be provided by The beard
ofsupe: visors Of the county, the full name an |
place Of residence OF every resident voter in
! lie township who is or may become quail
. fed elec;os previous to he next general elee-
! ten, said list, properly certified hail be
delivered 10 tie township clerk on OF before
he Isl day Of July IN each. year, after tie
year 4 y. 1853.
Sec 2. The township trustees aul clerk
shall constitute a board Of registry for their
respective townships, and shall NEE; after the
year 1868, annually, at the Office of tho town
| ship clerk on the lst Monday in September
Al o'clock, a. m, for the purpose Of making
list ofall qualified electors in ihor respects
i've townships. This list shalt he called and
known The register Of elections.
| Sec 3 The register of elections sh II con
tain the names in full. alperbe ically arranged
according to their surnames 50 as to STOW in
one column opposite, in cite. and incptpor.
ated villages, the residence by the number OF
! dwelling, fthere be number, and the name
Of the street OF other location OF the d. cling
! place Of each person. The register shall be
made from the assessor list and from the
poll books of the next previous election. Said
register shall be kept by the township clork,
who shall. within two days after sljournme nj
OF the board, cause certified copy Of said reg
tier to be posted up in a conspicuous place ia
hi. office, which shall be accessible to aa
elector Of the township who may desire to ex
anime Il e same,
Sec j. The board Of registry shall hold y
meeting at the place where the last general
election was held or, if from any cause it can
not be held at such place, then nj some place
20 be designated by not e pull is d in at lea.,
one paper printed in II. TOW shi ,, or ted
in at least three pub places therein, on tbs
Tnesday preceding the general election o
each year At which they shall revise co:rec,
. and complete the register Of elections, an the,
shall hear any evidence that may be troueh
: bef, re hem il ference to such correction
They shall be in session for this purpose from
, clock, n m. until p m ard from day II
i lay thereafter and until they shall deem tn
i e1ster properly completed.
\ sec. ). In cases Of corporation electi rs, i
, shall be the duty Of tie clerk Of the city o
town to prepare, from he pollhooks Of iii
g last preceding annual election of said zorro
: ration. an alphabetical register of the e!eetor
: rayided in section 3 of this act and shall
post up one copy thereof il each ward at tn
e place where the last preceding election va
: led, one month preceding such election, an,
/ furnish the original to the board Of rsgs.r,
d at their next meeting. The board Of regstr,
4 for said cities and towns shall consist Of tn
mayer, assessor, clerk and msrshal, who ehal
meet, for the purpose of COZ Getting The regis
try, one week before such election at tn
e usual place Of meeting Of the city council 0
i trustees, and after having corrected the regis
try of voters in each ward, as contemplated il
Z the general provisions Of this act, said boar,
. shall cause certified copy Of said registr,
j. for each ward in said town or city, to be de
e livsred to the election board of such ward Q
Y or before the time Of opening the polls. Ate
It the canvassing of the votes, the regestrie
q shall be attached TO the poll books and filed il
r the Office Of the clerk of the city or town 70
the use Of the succeeding board of registry
i The general provisions Of this act shall extern
) to incorporate towns and cities 30 far as tn
y same may be applicable. The name; of al
b persons not qualified as electors shall b
n stricken from the register, and any perso
" appearing to register his name may be cha
. lenged by any elector member of the boarc
II and in case Of such challenge shall be exam
Of ined or oath touching his qualifications as
:. elector, which examination may or may no
). in the discretion of the board, be reduced
'e writing; and if it shall appear upon sue
y To be continued.