The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-06-07
statement, in a book to be provided

at Jne expense OIL Tile proper LOWn-
ship, city or village, for the purpose,
and kept by the register open at all
times to public inspection and ex-
animation, which statement shall
contain the name of the last preced-
ing place of residence of such per-
son, the voting precinct or ward in
which he expects to vote, and the
place of residence therein, the date
of his removal thereto, his age, and
whether married or unmarried, and
shall be subscribed by such person.
Such statements shall be dated and
numbered consecutively, beginning
with Nc. l at the beginning of each
year. And the register shall make,
over his W signature, and deliver
to every person so registered before
him, a corresponding statement with
a like number and date, which such
person shall present to the judges of
election when he offers to vote. No
person shall register at any other
time or place than as above designat-
ed.
SEC. 6. That if any person Oh per-
sons shall willfully make, or author
ize to be made, any statement here
in required, false in any particular,
or shall violate any provision of this
act, every such person or persons
shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum, not less
than twenty o more than three
hundred dollars, or to be imprisoned
in the county Jail not to exceed six
months, or both, at the discretion of
the court.
SEC. 7. Registers, at least ten days
before any general election afore-
said, shall make an alphabetical list
for their voting precinct Of all per-
sons registered as residing therein
and before so listed, giving with each
name the date of removal to such
precinct, andthe last preceding place
of residence, which list he shall forth
with post, or cause to be posted up,
conspicuously, at the usual place of
holding elections in such precinct;
and a copy thereof, with the proper
number and date of registry in each
case added, he shall deliver, or cause
to be delivered, to the judges of cleo
ton of the proper precinct, on every
such election day, and before the
opening of the polls; and az persons
so listed shall present the statements
aforesaid, evidencing their registry
and vote, their names shall be check
ed off on said list: Provided, Any
person having duly registered in
another precinct and removed, as
provided in the second proviso of
Sec. l, to the precinct wherein he of
fers to vote, and being otherwise
qualified, shall, on presenting such
statement of registry in such former
precinct, and stating under oath that
the same is true and correct, be EN-
titled to vote. The judges of cleo
tion shall cause such disposition to
be made Of said lists as will render
them convenient for reference at sub
sequent elections.
SEC. s. If any register shall fail to
perform any duty herein required he
shall be liable to a penalty of 500,
to be recovered on complaint of any
person, before any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, and if any register
or judge of election shall willfully
neglect or disregard any duty here
in required, or make, Or permit TO be
made, any registration, statement or
list except at the time and place and
in the manner prescribed in this act,
or shall knowingly make, or permit
any person to make, any false state
ment, as aforesaid, every such regis
ter or judge of election shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be fined or
imprisoned, or both, as provided in
Sec. g..
SEC. 9.-Registers shall be allowed
by their respective townships, cities
and villages, for their services under
this act, such compensation as is
allowed by law for similar services.
SEC. 10.-The word "ward' as u.s.
ed in the preceding sections for the
purposes of this act, means, and shall
be held to mean, any municipal ward
not subdiYided as hereinafter pro-
vided, and any subdivision of a
municipal ward so subdivided.
SEC. 11.-In every city of $4,000 OF
more inhabitants at the preceding
census, having any ward in which
more than 600 ballots are cast at any
election, the Council thereof shall,
Immediately after the taking effect
of this act, and whenever, thereafter.
an occasion may arise, divide by
ordinance every such ward into sub.
divisions for election purposes q
compact territory, bounded by streets
or alleys, or both so that each subdi.
vision shall contain as nearly as
practicable 800 electors residing
therein, and shall designate in such
ordinance, as wards, such subdivis.
ions by letters of the alphabet in theil
order, with the number of each mu.
nicipal ward added, as, for illustra
tration: Ward A, 1: Ward B. l:
r Ward A, 2; Ward B, 2, and so on
If the Council of any such shall fail
: for sixty days, to divide any suct
) ward so divisible for election purpos
es under this act, the Mayor of suct
| city shall thereupon divide the same
: in accordance herewith, and give
: notice thereof by proclamation, con
2 tanning the boundaries and designa
ton of every subdivision, and thu
places of holding elections therein
: which proclamation shall be publish
S ed forthwith in some newspaper pub
E lished and of general circulation il
such city and shall be recorded il
the ordinance record thereof.
SEC. 12.-In every municipal ware
e so subdivided all elections shall b,
held by and in the subdivision
thereof, and the judges of election