Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-08-04

tilate, deface, or take by violence from any board of registration, or any mem- Der thereof, or clerk of county court, or from any of the judges of election, or steal or take away any book of reg istration, or list of voters required by this act to made or kept, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprison- ment in the penitentiary not less than two years nor more than five years. SEQ. 19. That any person offering or threatening violence to any one en- gagged in the duty of registration, or disturbing or resisting them in any way in the performance of their duty, or who shall wilfully keep away by intimidation, bribery, imposition, de- ceit or fraud, or use or exert other im- proper or illegal influences to prevent or hinder electors from going to the place of registration, or from register ing, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and upon conviction thereof, be pun ished by imprisonment in the jail or penitentiary house of the state for the term of not less than one nor more than five years.
 SEC. 20. The president of the board of registration shall receive for his ser- vices six dollars per day for each day while actually engaged in the discharge of his duties, and the other registrars shall receive the sum of six dollars per day while sitting as board of review, and the sum of six dollars per day while discharging the duties of the president during his inability to regis ter, to be paid out of the state treasury upon their own certificate, under oath, and countersigned by the governor, upon which the auditor shall issue his warrant for the same. - SEC. 21. The clerks of the county courts are hereby required to make out and forward to the secretary of state, immediately after the completion of the registration in their respective counties, precincts, districts or wards, certified copy of the registration thereof, which certified copy shall be evidence of the facts therein stated, and may be used as such in any con- tested election or other legal pro- ceedings.
 SEC. P. If any qualified voter de- sires to remove out of the county, or out of his precinct, district or ward where he has registered, the registrars, or board of review, and clerks of coun- ty court, shall write on his certificate, Transferred to the county, precinct, district or ward where he desires to locate or vote, in red ink, and transfer his name to the precinct where he de- sires to vote, with like entry on the book of registration, opposite his name, and the registrars, or board of review, and clerks, shall take such cer- tificates as evidence of a qualified vo- ter, and enter his name on the list of qualified voters in the county, pre- cinct, district or ward where he de- sires to locate or vote, if they shall be satisfied, from evidence or in their own minds, that he is a qualified voter used out of the county, must be certi- fled under the hand and seal of the county court clerk, free of charge. SEC. B. In any county of this state where, for any reason, proper regis tration has not been made previous to any general election, the governor, when notified of the fact, shall cause a new registration to be made for the purpose of any municipal. state or county election to be held in said SOuuty suCu lStIdtiOu u D0 EOV. erned, in all respects, as other regular registrations under the provisions of | this act. SEC. A. No circuit court shall have power to issue any mandamus or other process to compel any registrar or board of review to put any persons name on the list of qualified voters, or to strike any off.
 SEQ. 25. On or before the 1st day of August, 1868, there shall be printed in pamphlet form, under the direction of the secretary of state, five thousand copies of this act, together with certifi- oates as contemplated by the provis- ions of this act, and the secretary of state shall apportion to each county as many copies as will supply the per sons entitled thereto with a copy and certificates, and shall transmit the same to the clerk of the county court of each county, and said clerk shall distribute said copies and certificates, giving [one] to each officer charged with carrying into effect the provisions of this act.
 SEC. 26. That any person who will fully or corruptly swears or affirms falsely for the purpose of having his name put on the list of qualified voters, or in regard to any material matter or thing connected with the registration law, or with the execution and enforce ment of the same, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall, on convic- tion, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than two or more than five years.
 SEC. P. That all acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
 SEQ. 28. That this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage.