Wilmington journal., 1874-07-17

acted in section 12, of the act of as
sembly, above recited
(Chapter 1S5, Acts of AsseH,OIy
| 1S71-'72.) --
| ! SECTION 6. Registrars shall be fur
nished with registration books, and it
shall be their duty to revise the ex-
isting registration books of their pre-
cinet or township in such manner that
said books shaH show an accurate list
of electors previously registered in
such precinct or township. and still
residing therein, without requiring
such electors to be registered anew;
and registrars shall also between the
hours of sunrise and sunset
on each day (Sunday's S excepted) from
the first Thursday in July, 1872. up
to and including the day preceding
the first Thursday in Augu t, 1872,
keep open said books for the registra-
tion Of any electors residing in such
precinct or township and entitled to
registl alton whose names have never
be ore been registered in such precinct
or township or do not appear in tie
revised list.
Sec. 7. No c1ector shall be entitled
to register or cote an ony other pre-
Icttt vi tcoHHI"l' 'ttt ttt o'tC orc
aOI.ich he is on actual iona .fde resi-
dent on the dag Of election and no GER
ifcutcs of registration shall be giccn.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
registrars and Judges of election to
attend at the polling place of the town
ship or precinct with the registration
books on the Saturday preceding
the election from the hour of 8 o'clock
A. M. until the hour OF 5o'clock 2. NJ,
when and where the said books shall
be open for the inspection of the cleo
tors of the precinct or township, and
any said electors shall be allowed to
object to the name of any person ap-
pearing in said books. In case of any
such objection, the Register shall Ell
ter upon his books, opposite the name
of the person objected to, the word
''challenged, and shall appoint a time
and place OH or before the election
day where he, together with said
Judges of Election, shall hear and de-
eide said objection, giving due notice
to the voter so objected to. PiOCidCd
that nothing III this section contained
shall be construed TO prohibit the
right of any elector to challenge or
object to the name of any persons
registered or offering to register at
any time other than that above spcci-
fed. Ii any person challenged or OBJ
iected to shall be found not duly quail
flied, as provided in this act, or as pro-
vided in the constitution, the Regis
trar shall erase his name from the
books.
Sec. II. No REGISTRATION shall be al
lowed on the day OF election, but if
any person shall give satisfactory evil
dcnce to the judges Of the election
that he has come OF the age Of twenty
one years on the day OF election, or
has for any other reason become on
that day entitled to register, he shall
be allowed to register and vote.
Sec. Is. Imme 1iatcly after any clec-
ton the judges of election shall de-
post the registration books with the
Register of Deeds for their respective |
counties.
Sec. IS. When the election shall be
finished the registrar and judges of |
election, in presence of such of the !
electors as may choose to attend |
shall open the boxes and count the |
ballots, reading aloud the names of |
the persons who shall appear on each |
ticket; and if there shall be two or !
more tickets rolled up together or any |
ticket shall contain the names of more !
persons than such elector has right |
to vote for, or shall have device upon
it, in either of these cases such ticket |
or tickets shall not be numbered in
taking the ballot, but shall be void, |
and the said counting of votes shall be
continued without adjournment until |
completed aud the result thereof de- |
c,ared.
Sec. %. The registrar shall receive |
one cent for each name copied from |
the original regulation book and three |
cents for each new name registered.
Sec. %. Any registrar or judge or
judges of election, appointed under
the provisions of this act, or any county |
sheriff failing or neglectlng to hluke |
the returns and perform the duties re-
1uired of him by this act for the non
performance of which no penalty has
been hereinGefore imposed, shall be
fined not less than five hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars, or I'M
prisoned not more than six nor less
than twelve months at the discretion
of the Court.
Sec. 80. Any person who shall with
intent to commit a fraud register, or
vote at more than ole box or more
than one time, or who shall induce
another todo so. shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, aud on conviction shall be
imprisoned not less than six nor more
than twelve months. or fined not less
than one hundred nor more thmt five
hundred dollars at the discretion OF the
Court and any registrar Of voters orany
clerk or copyist who shall make any
entry or copy with intent to commit
fraud, shall be fable to the same
Denalty