The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-19

or destroyed, they sndlI pIoceeu. III Inc SAME
manner to make general registration OF such
district And should at any time it be deemed
advisable to change the boundaries OF one
more or all of said election districts in county,
the county board of registration shall. upon
such change being made, proceed to make a
general registration either of the whole county
or of such election districts, the boundaries of
which are effected by such change OF districts
SEC II. Be Il further enacted, That the du-
ties required by 364 of the Revised Code of
1871 of the board of supervisors shall hereafter
be performed by the county board of registra
ton, and said section Of the Code is hereby
amended that the duty of providing suitable
ballot boxes shall be performed by the county
board Of registration.
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted That S 81 of
the Revised Code of 1871 be, and the same is
hereby amended so as to read follows:
When such inspectors are qualified they shall
proceed to open the polls by proclamation
thereof by one of their number, by some
officer other person deputed by the inspec-
tors or registrars, and to inquire OF each voter
presenting himself, his name, and shall after
announcing the name, examine the duplicate
register, and poll book for the name of the
voter as given and announced, and if they find
thename as given, and announced i'll such du-
plicate register and poll book, they shall check
said duplicate register as ''voted," and the date
thereof, and shall receive and fold the ballot,
if not already folded, and then deposit the
ballot folded, in the ballot box, and on until
all the qualified voters have voted.
SEC. 1G Be 1t FURTHER enacted, That if any
person shall swear falsely in reference to any
material matter before registrar, or before the
board of registration he shall be guilty of per-
| jury, and if any person shall knowingly regis
| ter, or cause his name to be registered
elector except on the registration book of the
election district of his residence, shall reg
lister, cause his name to be registered more
! than once, or shall register, under different
names, he shall be guilty of a felony, and on
conviction of any person OF either or any OF
the ohenses mentioned in this section, said per
son shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
Penitentiary not less than three, more than
ten years.
SEC IL Be Hfurther enacted, That so much
of section 367 of the Revised Code of 1871 as
requires a copy of said section to be published
and posted with the notice of any general or
special election be, and the same is hereby
pealed.
SEC. IS. Be II further enucted That the
sheriff of the county shall deliver cause to
be delivered to the inspectors at each voting
precinct the duplicate registration book for the
district in which said voting precinct is situa-
ted by the time fixed by law for opening the
polls at any election, and if any sheriff or his
deputy shall willfully fail to perform the duties
required of him as to the delivery of the
duplicate registration books he shall be deemed
guilty of a felony, and conviction, shall be
fined not exceeding five thousand dollars, or
imprisoned in the Penitentiary not exceeding
five years, at the discretion of the court.
/ SEC. 10. BE 1t FURTHER enacted, That after
the county board of registration shall have
amned and determined the result of any cleo
ton, and certified the result thereof, required
! by law, they shall deliver to the CLERK of the
! chancery court the registration books and
copies thereof and take his receipt for the same
and said chancery clerk shall be charged with
the safe keeping of such registration books and
copies until required for by the county
board of registration, who shall receipt the
chancery clerk for the same, and if any chan
ceFy clerk or registrar shall willfully loose de-
str0y, conceal, Qeface or make away with any
registration book, copy thereof, or shall will
fully refuse to deliver the same to the officer
entitled thereto, he shall be deemed guilty of
felony and SHALL conviction, be punished
by line net exceeding five thousand dollars, or
be imprisoned in the Penitert ary not exceed
ing five years at the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 90. BE 1t further enacted, That the reg
istrars shall receive such compensation may
be fixed by the board OF supervisory and pay
able out Of the county treasury, said compen-
sation not to exceed in the aggregate the sum
of six hundred dollars in any county, nor three
dollars per day for each registrar for each day
that he may be actually engaged discharging
the duties of his office.
: SEC. 81 BE 1t turther enacted, That ifon the
election, any two or more of the county board
o. registration shall resign or refuse, or fail to
act, tIien the sbelif Of the county, or in the
event of his resignation, refusal OF failure to
: act, then the chancery clerk shall discharge
the duties, and exercise the powers imposed
and conferred By law on the county board of
registration, and if such resignation, refusal or
failure shall be willful, and with the intent TO
defeat any election, postpone the same, then
such registrars sheriff or chancery clerk shall
be deemed guilty of a felony and, On oonvic-
ton, shall be punished by fine not exceeding
five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in
the penitentiary not exceeding five years, at
: the discretion of the court.
SEC. %. BE 1t further enacted, That chapter
five of the Revised Code of 1871, entitled san
1 Act a. relation to registration of voters" being
: sections $40, 81, o42, 243 344. 345, $40, 347,
34S, $40, $50, 351, $50, 1858, 354 ana 5s5 Of said
Revised Code of 1871, and that an Act entitled
san ct to provide for the registration of voters
and for other purposes" approved July 81,
1875, and that an Act entitled ~an Act 10 Iecu-
late the registration of voters in the State and
1 to repeal sectiQp of an Act approved April
/ 18th, 1878. approved March 9Th 1875, and that
| an ct entitled an A ct to amend the laws in re-
latiOn to registration, and for other purposes.
approved April 18th, lS73, and all acts or parts
Of Acts amendatory of chapter 5 of the Revised
Code of 1871 and all acts in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby repealed
SEC -. De Il fjjfsther enacted, That all the
rights, powers and duties conferred ny CHAPTER
6, of the code of 1871, entitled an Act in treTa
ton to elections on the registrars, be and the
! same are hereby conferred on the county hoard
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