The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-29

tionery in their possession, st the expi,
ration Of their term of office together
with the records of their proceedings
shall be delivered by them TO their
SUCCESSORS in office. s
20. 1t shall be the duty of the regis
trars and board of registration in each
county, to report to the prosecuting
attorney any violations of this act
which may come to their knowledge,
with the names of the witnesses to
prove the same; and it shall be the duty
of the prosecuting attorney to cause
such witnesses to be summoned and
sent before the grand jury at the next
term of the circuit court thereafter.
30. Each registrar and member of the
board of registration, and clerk of the
same, shall receive for his services two
dollars per day for each day he shall be
necessarily engaged in the discharge OF
the duties of his office. But no reg
istrar or member of the board shall re-
ceve compensation for more than
twelve days in the year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-seven, or more than ten
days in any subsequent year. Tho clerk
of said board shall not receive compen-
sation for more than fifteen days in the
year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven,
or more than twelve d5ys in any subse-
quent year. .rsr
81. The clerk of the board. of registra-
ton shall be entitled to fee of twen-
ty-fve cents for each summons issued
by him for witnesses, and of five cents
for each name inserted therein at the
req uest of any person other than the
board of registration or some member
thereof, and he may require the pay
ment of said fees in advance. Every
person applying for snch summons,
whose right to vote is disputed, shall
file with the clerk an affidavit, stating
the names of such witnesses, and that
they are necessary and material wit
nesses for him upon the question of bis
right to vote, and no officer shall be re-
quired to serve such summons unless
his fees are paid in advance by the per-
son applying for the same. -
20. All claims for services, books and
stationery, arising under this act, ex-
cept those rendered at tho instance OF
PARTIES other than the board of regis
tration, shall be paid out of the treas
ury of the State, upon accounts verified
by the claimant and approved by the
board of registration, and also by the
circuit court of the county.
80. 1t shall be the duty of the judges
of the circuit courts OF this State to
give this act strictly i'll charge to the
grand jurics.
81. The registrars, members OF the
board of registration, and clerks ap-
pointed under the provisions of this
act, before entering upon the duties Of
their respective offices, shall take the
several oaths required of tho officers OF
this State
35. The act of the legislature of this
State, passed February 2G, lSG6, entitled
"An Act to regulate the registration of
voters" is hereby repealed. But the
several boards of registration appointed
under said act shall continue to act
until their successors are appointed and
qualified, and may until such time do
and perform any of the duties required
by this act. The records and proceed
inys of any such former board, or 4 copy
thereof certified by the clerk of said
board shall be received in evidence in
any court in this State wherein the
acts or proceedings of said board or any
member thereof may in any way be
called in question, and shall have
the same force and effect in all
respects, rs the record and proceedings,
or the certified copies thereof of the
boards of registration appointed under
this act. he'registrars and boards Of
registration appointed under the said
act OF February DC. 1866, shall deliver TO
the boards of registration or thois 40
spective counties appointed under this
act, all books, registers and other pa
pers which have come into their hands
appertaining to tho duties of their re-
spective offices, and any registrar or
member of the board failing or refusing
to do so, shall be fined not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars, to be ascer-
tanned by n jury.
81. Where the registration Of any
township has not heretofore been made,
the board of registration shall, upon
their organization, require the registrars
thereof to make complete registra fion
of the same, under the provisions and
restrictions of this act, and make re-
turn of his register rs hereinbcfore pro-
vidcd. ..#et
81. At all elections tho supervisors
and inspectors of elections shall be gov
rrncd by the last preceding rcgistra-
ton. sif.I
b. Any fine imposed by tho board of
registration under section sixteen, with
the name of the person fined, shall be
certified to the clerk of the circuit
court of their county, who shall issue
execution in the namo of the State
therefor.