The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-13

provided herein. one OF Ine County oo"iu VI
registration, to be designated as hereinafter
nrovided shall before any general election, in
at least one place in each election district, and
for at least one day in each place, after giving
the notice for the time and in the manner pre-
scribed in section 3 Of this Act, register all
persons qualified therefor and not previously
registered. closing said registration, with moi
less than four days at the county site, and not
exceeding five days before the time hxed py
law for such general election. That at the
registration at the county site the county
board of registration shall correct all errors IL
the registration books, whether made by them
selves or previous county boards, by eraslns
therefrom the names of such voters, as is shown
by satisfactory proof to have died, removed
from the election district in which registered
to any other election district in the county, OF
from the State or county, or to have been con
victed Of bribery, perjury, forgery, or othel
infamous crimes whose names should iron
any other legal cause be stricken from the
re gistration books and shall note opposite the
name erased, the cause of such erasure, anc
shall, if the names have been copied IN the
copies of the registration books, as provided
herein, erase the same therefrom.
Sec. TO- Be ut further enacted, That the
county board of registration after the notice
and call of any special election shall proceed
to register the qualified voters who have moi
previously registered and to revise the registra
ton books, as hereinbetore provided, sad reg
istration and revision to be had alone, at the
county site, and to be for not less than three
days, and to close not exceeding three days
before the time fixed in the call for such specia
election, five days notice of the same, and place
for such registration and revision to be giver
in the manner provided in section 3 Of this
Act. .7'sSs-i@i ~ s,s't s
SEC IL Be 1t further enacted That whe1
any voter shall remove from the election dis
trict in which he was registered to another IL
the same county, he shall not be registered II
the election district of his then residence unit
his name is erased on the registration books,
and copies on the district in which he was frs
registered.
SEC. u. Be 1t further enacted, That the
county board of registration at the first meet
ing after their appointment, shall select one o
their number as president of the board, who
shall register all the voters, and attest Their
signatures on the registration books, and shall
perform the duties specified in the third anG
ninth sections of this Act. Any two of the
county board Of registration may discharge al
the duties, and shall have the same powers al
the entire board The members of the county
board of registration shall not be candidates
for any county office.
Sec 10. Be 1t further enacted That if the
registration books of the county shall be los
or destroyed thenit shall be the duty of the
county board of registration, before the mex
election after such loss or destruction, to pro
coed to make a general registration of the vo
ters of the county under the provisions of this
Act, and should the book of any district be los
or destroyed, they shall proceed, in the same
manner, to make general registration of such
district. And should at any time it be deemed
advisable to change the boundaries of one OF
more, or all Of said election districts in county
the county board of registration SHALL upon
such change being made, proceed to make q
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 1t further enacted, That the du.
ties required by 1854 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 sc
amended that the duty of providing suitable
ballot boxes shall be performed by the county
board Of registration.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further enacted That s 81 Of
the Revised Code Of 1871 be, and the same is
hereby amended SO as to read as follows
When such inspectors are qualified they shall
proceed to open the polls by proclamation
thereof by one of their number, or by some
officer or other person deputed by the inspee
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 fine
the name as given, and announced in 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 so on unit
all the qualified voters have voted
| SEC. Is. 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 as ar
elector exception the registration book of the
election district of his residence, or shall reg
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