The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-06-06

lCe TeetuenL Oi the UnlJSu states, SUCH |
voter, on the production Of his certificate
Of registration, shall be entitled to vote on
makiug oath as provided in section i've Of
this act, but shall not be allowed to vote for
district or beat officer Of said county.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That sec
ton 373 Of the Revised Code of 1871 be,
and the saine is hereby SO amended as To
read as follows, to-wit Registration shall
in all cases be prima lacia evidence Of the
right to vote, and on the day oil election no
person shall be challenged at the polls 10
his right to vote except for his identity /;
and N the event Of any citizen of ring his
vote who may have lost or misplaced his
certificate Of registration, the judges OF
election shall examine the books Of said
precinct, and If the namo Of such applicant
shall appear registered on such registration
book, the said voter shall be allowed to vote
IS though he was in possession Of his
registration certificate, on making oath az
provided in section I've Of this act.
Sec. S. BE it further enacted, That it
shall bs the duty Of the several boards OF
registrars of this state to procure and far-
nish to the inspectors OF election Of the
several voting precincts in their counties as
many bIauk oaths az, IN their Judgment,
may be needed to enable the voters With
out delay OF loss Of time, to comply with
the provisions Of the third and fourth sec.
tions Of this act and when such oath has
been sworn to and signed by such voter in
presence Of the inspectors Of election, or
other officer qualified by law 10 administer
oaths shall be irnly attached to the ballot
Of said voter and placed in the ballot box,
said blank oaths to be in the following
form, to-wit:
Il, ----, do solemnly swear that
am tho ideAtica -----, whose name ap-
pears on the registration book, or on the
certificate OF registration. as the case may
be; that have not voted At this election,
nor will attempt tosvoto at any other
precinct in this county
Sec. 6. Be it fusther enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the several boards Of
Supervisors to allow tho accounts Of the
board of registrsra, when certified by the
president Of said board, for tho cost of
printing the blank oaths pSovided for in
section five Of this act, ana the same shall
be paid out Of the county treasury.
Sec. {. Be it further enacted, That the
board Of registration small also establish
election precinets in their respective conn,
ties, at least one in every supervisors dig
tTict, and may alter change or abolish the
game as they deem e1Pelie1t and proper,
and no voting precinct sEall be established
or abolished between tho time Of pnblica-
ton Of the u.ual notice Of the election, as
required BIZ law, and the election to be next
holden Provided, it shall be the duty Of
the board OF registrars to establish the
precn.s as far as practicable so as not to
contain over six hundred registered voters
at oue precinct
Sec. s. Be n further enacted, That any
person making oath required TO be made
under any provisions Of this act who shall
swear or affirm falsely shall be deemed
gailty OF perjury, and shall, upon conyic
ton by any court having competent juris
diction, be punished by imprisonment il
the county jail not less than six months mol
more than one year, and sentenced to pa,
oil costs Of prosecution, and shall stanc
d.. committed until said costs are paid.
See. 9. Be it further enacted, That NJ
person shall be entitled to register who hai
been convicted Of any Infamous crime il
any State or United States court.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That th
act shall take effect and bo in force from
and after its passage, aud that oil ts 0
parts Of acts in conflict with this act, be
aad the same are hereby repealed.
Approved April 10, 1913.