The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-08-13

NO. 80.
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shall deem the register properly COM
pleted.
as. In cases Of incorporation elections,
1t shalt bs the duty Of the clerk Of the
city or town to prepare, from the poll.
hooks Of the last preceding annual cleo
ttou Of said corporation, al alphabetical
register Of the electors - provided In
section 8 OF this act, and shall post up
one copy thereof In each ward ut the
place where the last preceding election
was held, one month preceding such
election, aud furnish the original to the
board Of registry ut their next meeting.
The board Of registry for said cities and
towns shall consist Of the mayor, aassss-
or, clerk, aud n'arshall, who shall meet,
for tho purpose Of correcting the regis
try, ono week before such election, at
tho usual place Of meeting Of the city
council or trustees, and after having
corrected the registry Of voters In each
ward, ~ contemplated In the general
provisions Of this act. said board shall
cause . certified copy Of said registry for
each ward In said town or city, TO be de-
liversd to the election board Of such
the polls. After the csnvassiny or tn0
votes, tho registries shall bs attached to
the poll books and died In the ONCE Of
the clerk Of the city or town for the uso
Of the succeedinR board Of registry. The
general provisions Of this act shall ex-
tend to Incorporate towns and cities %
far - the same may b applicable. The
names Of oil persons not qualified a.
electors shall be stricken from the reg
lister, aud any person appearing to reg
lister his name may be challenged by
any elector or member Of the board, aud
In case Of such challenge shall be exam
ined on oath touching his qualifications
, as an elect0r, which examinations may
or may not, In the discretion Of the
board, bs reduced to writing; and II It
shall appear upon such examination that
the person IL entitled to be registered, In
the opinion Of the board, or II after such
examination the said person will take
an oath that he 10, or will be ut the cleo.
ton for which the registry 10 made, =
legal voter, stating the Ward, District,
or Township, In which he resides, and
complying In other respects with the
requirements Of the oath now admins
tered to IN elector In case Of his being
challenged, then the board shall cause
the name Of said person to be registered,
s6. The register Of elections shall al
oil times. be open to inspection at the
office Of the township clerk without
charge.
a.. The board Of registry may appoint
. clerk In the absence Of the township
cases coming before them for action.
} IS. 1t shall be the duty Of judges o.
elections to designate one Of their num-
Der to check the name Of every persOl
voting, whose name isss on the register
; No vote shall be rsceived vt any genera
or special election hereafter held in thi
State from any person whose name doe
not appear on the register, unless tn,
person offering to vote shall furnish tn
judges Of election his affidavit, shown,
that he il q qualified electos, aud |
proper reason for not appearing befor'
, said board ON the day for correcting sai'
! register, and prove by the affidavit Of
person whose name il Oh said registe
} that he knows such person to bs . resi-
dent Of such township, and IL in q cit,
} or incorporated village. giving the plac
OF residence In the manner required 4
be entered on the register, which sal.
anidavits shall be filed in the Office .
the township clerk.
10. The members Of the board Of reg
istry shall receive the same colnpensa
} ton "a is allowed by law for judges q
election, for each day actually employees
} In making, completing, and posting sal
register. The necessary blanks aud ma
terials to carry out the provisions Of thi
, act shall be provided the same ~ othe
election blanks aud materials.
I 10. Any person who shall cause hi
nam. to be registered, knowing that h
IL not or will not become 4 qualifie
, voter in the township where his nam
10 registered, previous to the next gen
} eral election. or who shall wrongful
} personate any registered voter. and Ill,
person causing, aiding. or ahetting an
person in any manner IN either Of sal
acts, shall he guilty Of = felony, and up
on conviction thereof shall be punisle
for each and every OfYense by imprison
ment in the state prison not less thsI
| one year. Any person who shall swea
falsely before said Board to materis
facts ~ to his qualifications as an electol
shall be deemed guilty Of perjury, an
on conviction thereof shall DO punishe
~ provided by law.
IL. After the canvass Of votes at eac
election, one Of the poll books and reg
listers Of election shall be attached tc
gether and filed in the Office of tn
township clerk for the use of the boar
/ OF registry ut their neyt annual election
Il. The township p trustees and town
, ship clerk shall meet at the Office of tn
township clerk on the first Monday Il
September, 1868, at 8 o'clock a. M, an
proceed to make a list Of the qualine
: voters in their respective townships a
/ provided for in section three Of this sct
! except as to the residence, which ma.
|. be omitted.
l3. The board shall procure and hav
: before them the poll hook o. the previ
. Gus election, in the absence OF the asses
! .or's list, as provided for in section on
Of this act and they may add the name
Of any persons residing in tho townshi
whom they believe to be qualified elce,
ors; and the register shall within tw
!, days after the adjournment of the boar
, deposited in the manner provided for il
section three OF this act, and such regis
ter shall for the first year be, for all in
. tents and purposes, the register provid
: ed In section three, and shall be revise
. and corrected at the meeting Of sal
: trustees at their meeting on the Tuesda
! preceding the general election In eacl
: year.