The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-04-19

vacancy silhlI Oh The same political party
and possess the same qualifications as the person
he succeeds. In all Incorporated Giles or vii
lagos in this state, which are Joined to towns for
state and county purposes, the inspectors of cleo
lions appointed by law in such towns cities or
villages shall, in addition TO the general duties
imposed upon them as such inspectors discharge
the fuTther duties imposed upon the inspeetors of
elections by this act
Secuou 2 The persons authorized by law TO
ACT as las Fectos OF elections in any ward or cleo
uon precilct In any Incorporated city village,
or IN any town IN which is situated any ineorpo-
rated city or village in this state shall constitute
board OF registry for their respective towns
wards, precincts or villages, and their duties as
such boards of registry shall be as follows viz
10 make at such times and in such manner as
hereinafter prescribed, list of all the persons
qualified and entitled TO vote at the then ensuing
election. in the election district of which they
are inspectors The said inspectors shall have
their first meeting on Tuesday four weeks pre-
eeding each general election, at the place where
sald election Is 10 be held, and shall then have
power to sit four days If necessary for the pur
pose OF making such list they shall meet at nine
O'Clock IN the forenoon, and hold their meetings
open until nine O'Clock in the evening of each
day during which they shall so sit and The clerks
appointed by law TO act as clerks Of election shall
act as clerks of the said board of registry
Section g. Said registers shall each contain
Inst OF The persons so qualified and entitled 10 vote
in said election district alphabetically arranged
according TO their respective surrlames so as to
show, In one column, the name at fun length,
and In another column in cities and incnrpo-
rated villages, the residence by the number of the
dwelling, there be a number and the name of
the street or other location Of the dwelling
place OF each person. 1t shall be the duty of said
inspectors to enter in said lists the names of all
persons residing in their election districts whose
names appear on the poll list kept in said dis
srice az Ie last preceding general election, and
IN cites or incorporated villages the num-
Der of the dwelling and name of street or
other location, If the same shall be known or can
be ascertained by such inspectors and for This
purpose said inspectors are Authorized n tale
from the office in which they are filed the poll
lisls made and filed by the inspectors of such
district at the general election held next prior
TO the making of such register In making said
list, the board shall enter therein in addition to
the names on the poyl list the names Of all other
ors IN SAID district and the names of all persons
on said poll list who have died or removed from
tn district shall be omitted from said register
The said inspectors shall com plete as far as prac
rcable the said register at their first meeting as
aforesaid, and shall make four copies thereof
and shall certify the register and each of the
copies to be true list Of the in the district
80 lar Ns the same are known TO them. Within
two days thereafter, the said original list TO-
gether with the poll list taken from the office as
aforesaid, shall be filed by said inspectors in
the ONCE OF the town clerk in the
town in which such election district NAV be,
or II such election district is village then they
snail be filed In the Office of thu village clerk or
II such election district is in a CITY then they
shall be filed In the office Of the city clerk of said
city and one copy Of said list shall be kept by
each of said inspectors and carefully preserved
by him for their use on the day or DAYS
hereinafter mentioned, for the revision and cor
rection Of the same. One copy of said list shall
Immediately after its completion, be posted in
some conspicuous place in the room in which
such meeting shall be held, and be accessible to
any elector who may desire to examine the same
or make copies thereof. The inspectors shall
cause in addition ten printed copies of the list TO
De posted up in ten of the different and most pub
lie places within such election district
section A. In case a new election district shall
be formed by the division of any ward or the in
corporation of city village the inspectors of
election in the new district thus formed may
make their registry of electors on the DAYS pra-
scrlbed by this, in such manner a majority of
the inspectors may direct; and for that purpose
may make n list or cause to be made a certified
copy OF the poll lists or lists of the district or dis
tricts in which such new district is situated
or they may dispense with such list or lists and
proceed TO make register ofelectOrs from the
best means at their command. Said list shall
only embrace the names of such persons as are
known to them to be electors in their district ana
shall be posted up and copies thereof made as
prescribed in the preceding section, and shall be
corrected III the same manner that other lists are
corrected.
Sections S. The said board shall meet on Tues
day, two weeks preceding the general election,
IN Their respective election districts. at the place
designated for holding the polls of election for
the purpose of revising, correcting and com
pleting said lists and for this purpose they shall
meet at nine o'clock in the morning, and remain
IN session until nine o'clock F. NJ. of that day and
The day following.
Section g. The proceedings of said boald shall
be open, and all persons residing and entitled TO
vote in said district shall be entitled 10 be heard
by said inspectors in relation to corrections or
additions TO said register one of the lists kept
oy inspectors as aforesaid shall be used by them on
the days of making corrections or additions for
the purpose of completing the registry for said
district
Section 7. II shall be the duty of said INSPECT
orS at their meeting for revising and correcting
said lists 10 erase therefrom the name of any per
son inserted therein who shall be proved by the
oath of two legal voters of said district, to the
satisfaction of said inspectors to be "a non-resi-
dent of said district, otherwise not entitled to
vote in said district, at the election then next 10
be held Any elector residing in said district and
emitted To vote therein, may appear before said
board of inspectors, and require his name TO be
recorded on said alphabetical list Any person
so requiring his name to be entered on said list
snail make the same statement as To the street
and number thereof and where he resides re-
CURED by the provisions of this act of persons of
ferlng their votes at the election. and shall be
subject to the same penalties for refusing to give
such information, or for falsely giving the same
and shall also be subject to challenge either by
the inspectSrs or either of them, by any other
elector whose name appears on said alphabetical
list ana the same oaths may be administered by
the inspectors now provided against persons
offering TO vote at an election and in case no
challenge is made of any person requiring his
name to be entered on said alphabetical list or in
case OF challenge, If such person shall make an
oath that would enttle him to vote in ease of
challenge at an election then the name of any
such person shall be added To the alphabetica |
poll list of The last preceding year. ANY person
VINO Is not twenty-one years of age on either Of |
these days when the register is completed but |
will be if he should live to the day of election |
may have his name put on the said register pro |
vlded he is otherwise qualified to be an elector |
Section s. After said lists shall have been duly |
completed upon the days before mentioned no |
names shall be added thereto by any person or |
upon any preteXt, and the said inspectors shall |
within three days thereafter cause four copies of
the same To be made, each of which shall be GER
titled by them to be a correct list of the votes of
their district, one of which shall be filed in the
office of the town cleyk of towns in the Office of
the village clerk in villages, and in the office of
city clerk in cities and one of which copies shall
be delivered to each of said inspectors Said in
Spectors shall in addition to the foregoing cause |
TO be printed within one week from the com pie
ton of said register such number as they NAV
determine, but not less than fifty nor more than
one hundred copies of such register, together
with the residence of any person whose name ap-
pears thereon. and of the lists of names so printed
one half shall be delivered not later than Wednes-
day preceding each election to the respective |
chalrnen of the town, village, or ward commit
tees of the principal opposing political parties
ii shall be the duty of said inspectors receiving
such completed lists as aforesaid carefully to pre-
serve the said lists for their use on election day,
and to designate two of their number at the opcn-
ing of the polls TO check the name of every voter
voting In such district whose name is on the reg
ster. No vote shall be received at any general |
election in this state unless the name of the per
son offering to vote be on the said register as
completed on Tuesday, two weeks preceding the
election; and Wednesday the day following. as
he last day for completing said register, and be
ore such election become qualified voter of the
election district, he shall have the same right to
vote therein at such election as he would have
had II his name had been duly registered in said
register proriSed, he shall before or At the time
he offers To vote deliver to the inspectors
his own affidavit, in which he shall state the
facts showing that he has since the completion of
said register become qualified elector Of such
district, and the facts showing that he was not
such elector on the day said register was COM
pleed, and he shall also deliver to such inspect
ors, with his own affidavit the aiiidavits of two
Of two freehoders of such election district cor
in detail the material statements in
his Own affidavit. No one freeholder shall be
competent 10 make st any one election corrobo-
rating afiidayits foy more than three voters All
Of said afdavits s all be to before some Of
fcer, authorized ly the laws of Wisconsin to take
dispositions. Tie inspectors shall keep a list of
the names and residence of the electors voting
whose names are not on said completed register.
aud attach such list to the register and return it.
together with all the sffidsvits aforesaid to the
town, village or city clerks Office in which such
election district may be. Any person whose name
is on the register may be challenged and the same
oarhs shsll be put now or hereafter may be pre-
scribed by law.
Section 9. The clerks at each poll. in addition
to the duties now prescribed by law shall enter on
the poll list kept by them in columns prepared for