Wilmington journal., 1876-08-25
NO. 81

! register of deeds, or sheriff failino or nar
Letting to make the returns and perform
the duties required of him by this chapter
for the on-performance of which no pen
atty has been hereinbef0re imposed, shall
be fined not less than five hundred nol
more than one thousand dollars. or i'm
prsoned not more than six nor less than
two months, at the discretion of the court
so. Any person who shall with intent to
Commit fraud, register or vote at more
than one box or more than one time or
who shall induce another TO do so, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, aud on con-
viction shall be imprisoned not less than
six nor more than twelve months, or fined
| not less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars, at the discretion of
the court; and any registrar of voters, or
any clerk or copyist who shall make any
| entry or copy with intent to commit a frauj
shall be liable to the same penalty.
81. Any person who shall falsely and
cOruptly take the oath prescribed for vot-
ers in section twelve or fifteen of this chap
ter, shall be deemed to be guilty of per
jury, and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than five hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars, and be impris
oned at hard labor in the penitentiaiy not
less than two nor more than five years
30. The Secretary of State shall, on or be-
fore the first Monday in October. 1876, fur
nish the County Commissioners of each
county with d sufficient number of copies
of this chapter to supply each county com
missioner, register of deeds, sheriff. regis
trar Of voters and2jndges Of election with
one copy thereof.
$50 AcT OF 1S73-74.
Il. That all elections herein ordered
shall be conducted in all particulars in
such manner and form, and under such
rules and regulations, as are prescribed in
chapter one hundred and eighty five, acts
of one thousand eight hundred and seventy
one and one Thousand eight Hundred and |
seven'y-two, and one hundred and twenty |
four, ac of one thousand eight hundred |
and seventy-twO, both of which, so far as \
they are not mcOnSiSien with the DrOyis-
ions of this act, are hereby re-enacted
PfOcided, that any electOr shall be eligi- |
bic as registrar for their several townships
in all such elections, and any provisions of
chapter one hundred and eighty-five. laws
of one thousand eight hundred and seventy
one and one thousand eight hundred and |
inconsistent with this proviso |
are hereby repealed. That when voter is
at the polls, upon demand of |
any citizen of the State, it shall be the
duty of the inspectors of the election to
require said voter, before being allowed to |
vote, to prove bV the oath of some other |
person, known to these judges, the fact of
his residence for thirty days previous |
thereto in the county in which he propo-
les to vote.
ACT of 1S74-75.
5. That all elections herein ordered |
shall be conducted in all pa ticnlars i'm
such manner and form, and under such |
Jules and regulations, except as to the time !
If holding the same, rs are prescribed in |
chapter fifty-twO, Battles Revisal, entitled |
General Assembly," and in chapter one |
hundred and thirty two, laws of one thous- |
md eight hundred aud seventy-tm tmee and
Ine thousand eight hundred and seventy !
our, entitled % An act concerning cleo
ions i'll this State" ratified fourteenth |
February, one thousand eight hundred aud
'eventy-four, both Of which, so far as they |
ire not inconsistent with the provisions of
his act, are hereby re-enacted.
6. That officers whose terms of office |
would expire did the election occur on the
irst Thursday in August, one thousand
light hundred and seventy-six, are hereby |
and directed 10 hold over in |
he same until their successors in office are |
elected aud qualified under this act.
7. That the Secretary of State shall |
ll1ish the county commissioners Of each |
# Ihe counties of the State with copies of
his bill, whose duty it shall be to advertise
he same at the court t-houSe door of their i
espective counties and at each of the !
oting precincts of the townships for three | !
months before the said day of election.