River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-04-19
approved March 8, 1877
Published March %, 1877
CHAPTER Of

AN ACT to guard against the abuse OF the
elective franchise and to preserve the purity
of elections by regulating the appointment
of inspectors Of election and requiring reg
istration OF electors in certain cases, and to
repeal chapter AS OF the laws 1864, chap
ter 296 of the laws oil 1866, chapter l26 OF the
laws OF 1866, chapter 1874 OF the laws OF 1871,
chapter 232 of the laws OF 1915, and chapter
500 OF the laws Of 1876 and amendatory
OF certain city and village charters therein
referred to.
sented in Senate aud Assembly do enact as
follows:
Section /. The mayor OF every incorporat-
ed city and the president OF every incorporat-
ed village in this State, except IN the cases
hereinafter mentioned, shall present 70 the
,ommon council OF such city, or TO the board
- trustees of such village, at their first regu-
lar meeting in September of each year, and in
case such common council, or board OF trus.
tees, hold no regular meeting during Septem-
Der, then at special meeting OF such COM
mon council, or board OF trustees, which shall
be held the last Tuesday in September OF each
wear. the names OF three persons or inspec-
tors OF elections, and the names OF two per-
sons for clerks OF elections, Tor each election
precinct in said city or village. Such lnspec-
Tors shall be electors in the ward tor which
they shall be appointed inspectors; shall be
able to read and write the Epgligh language
be voted for at auy election tor which they
may be appointed inspectors and not more
than two OF such inspectors shall belong 70
the same political party. such clerks snail
be electors in the ward tor which they shall
he anpointed clerks shall be able TO Ye ID
and write the English language understand
inrIy: shall not be candidates to be voted Tor
at any election for which they may be ap-
pointed clerks, and shall be OF opposing po-
iitical parties. Such common council, or
board OF trustees, upon presentation oil such
nominations for inspectors and clerks OF elec-
tions, shall Immediately proceed to approve
or disapprove OF the same, and In case a ma
iority of said common council or board oil
trustees shall disapprove OF any person SO
nominated, the mayor or president snail lhen
and there nominate another person Tor sucn
posltiou. and shall 30 continue TO do until
said board OF three inspectors and two clerks
for each election precinct in said city or VII
laoe shall have been nominated and confirm
ed and such nominations and COMBINATIONS
shall be made and concluded on the day
aforesaid, and when so made and concluded,
such board of inspectors and clerks shall pos
sess the qualifications, and be composed oil
persons known TO belong to the different po-
fitical parties as hereinbeiore provided. The
persons appointed inspectors and clerks oil
election shall hold their positions during one
year they shall act as inspectors ana CLERKS
at every general, municipal or speclal elee-
ton held within their precinct during such
time they shall receive such compensation
for their services, and be liable TO such pen
alties for any violation Of their duties, as Is
provided by law for inspectors and CLERKS OF
elections in other cases. Such board OF IN
spectors shall have power to fill vacancy in
their number, or In the number OF the clerks,
but the persons so appointed to Ill a vacancy
shall be OF the same political party, and pos
sess the same qualifications as the person he
succeeds. In all incorporated cities or VII
lagos in this State, which are joined TO towns
for State and county purposes. the inspec-
tors OF elections appointed by law IN such
towns. cities or villages shall, in addition to
the general duties imposed upon them Is
such inspectors, discharge the further duties
imposed upon the inspectors OF elections by
this act.
Section 2. The persons authorized by law
10 act as inspectors OF elections In any ward
or election precinct, in any Incorporated CITY
or village, or in any town IN which = si-
uated any incorporated city or village IN this
State. shall constitute q board OF registry LOT
their respective towns, wards, preclncis or
villages. and their duties as such boards OF
registry shall be as follows, VIZ 10 make a.
such times and In such manner as herelnai,
ter prescribed a list OF all the persons qualinf1
and entitled to vote at the then ensuing e,ec-
ton, in the election district OF which tne( are
INSPECTORS. The said inspectors shall nave
their first meeting on Tuesday, Jour weeks
preceding each general election, at the Place
where said election is to be held, and shall
then have power to sit four days, II necessa-
~, for the purpose OF making such list !; they