The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-01


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40 ACT for the registry Of electors and to pre-
vent fradulent voting
& SRcr,oy1 Re Il enacted B. IA General A.
.emSiv of he Sxafe 81 Iora. That il shall be the
dntr of tia fornshin aaaeaaor n ersry annual a.
-. 81 q record n ,epayntc book 81 saifable
sise. TO be provided by the Board Of Supervisors
n the county. - fuIl name and place Of resi-
dence of everv resident voter in the township whr
i o. Who may bsooms qualified elector previous
to the next general election. Said list properly
certified. shall BE- delivered to the township clerk
on - befors the 1st dAy ef July in each year. after
the year 4. D. 1858.
6sc. g. The township trustees and clerk shall
constitute board 81 re1is4y for their respective
tonnships, and ss,al1 u1ek slNR the ysAf 1868 an
nuallv a the oaice u thu toRnahi clerk, on tho
6rst Monday il SGpAsntss, at o'clock :. M, for
the v~spoae sf makins = list Of al qualified cleo
torsin thsir rsspe0liye This Hat shall
Be called aad knoNn r. ~ register Of elections.
SEC :, The feGigt1e4 n A3eetions shall contain
tho masses h fall alDeabstisAIly arranged, ac-
cordinR 70 thei1 sulua1se. - - 70 show in one
column the $50 u fill length, and In smother
colua,a eppoeatA ii cities Ard Incorporated vii
lagos, resldeoeo ~ number Of dwelling, If there
h. Z nunhay. ana II name Of the street or other
location 81 the dwelling place Of each person.
The rsttstsr shall - n1ds from the assessors list
and from The psIl books Of the next previous elec
ton Sail reRistef shall ba kept by the township
clerk. Who shall, within two days after the ad-
ournnent Of the beard cause certified copy Of
said register to b posted mp in conspicuous
place in his Office which shall be accessible TO any
elector Of tho township who may desire TO examine
| the same.
SEC. 4. The board of registry shall hold
meetini II the place whore the Last general cleo
ton Va held, o. il from any cause It cannot be
held st such place, then at some place to be dsig-
nated ~ notice published in ct lsast one paper
nrinted In the or poeted in 1t least three
p.hlic plaess therein, ON the Tuesday preceding
the Rsassal election Of each year, ut which they
shall revise correct and complete tho register Of
elcetisns.. and they shall hear any evidence that
may b. hgoueht bsforc them in reference to such
correction. They shall be In session for this pur>
| pese, fnoM O'Clock 4. NJ until r. n, and from
day 20 day thersAter and until they shall deem the
| register properly completed.
| SEC. S. In the case Of corporation elections it
shall DO the duty OF the CLERK Of the city or Town 10
prepare from the poll books Of the last proceeding
annual election Of said corporation, an alphabetical
register Of the electors provided in section Of
| this act and shall post up one copy thereof in
each ward 1t the place where the last preceding
election was held, one month preceding such cleo
ton, and furnish tho original to the board ofreg
istry 1t their next meeting. The board of regis
try for said cities and towns ehall consist Of the
mayor, assessor, clerk and marshal, who shall
meet, for tbs purpose Of correcting the registry,
ono week before such election, At the usual place
Of meeting OF the city council or trustees, and
after having corrected the registry Of voters in
each ward, q contemplated in the general pro-
visions Of this act, said board shall cause eerti,
fed copy Of said registry for each ward in said
town city, to be delivered to tho electi board
Of such ward At or before tho time Of opening the
polls. After the cany assing of the votes the reg
istres shall be attached TO the poll books and filed
in the Office Of the clerk of the city or town for
the use of the succeeding board of registry. The
general provisions Of this act shall extend to in
cornornte owns and cities 40 far as the same NAV
be applicable. The names Of all persons not
| qualified - electors shall be stricken from the