River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-04-19

son who shall willluily make any false state
ment in relation thereto, shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor, aud shall upon con-
VictiOn be punished with fine of iity dol
lars or by Imprisonment in the county jail
OF the county, for period Of ten DAYS. or by
both such hne and Imprisonment
Section 10. After the canvass Of the votes,
one OF said poll lists and said registers so kept
and checked as Aforesaid, shall be attached
together and shall on the following day be
fled in the town, village or city clerk office
tas the case may Tel, IN which said district
ing the list OF voters at the next general cleo
ton. The other Of said poll lists and regis
ters, so kept and checked, shall be returned
- the Office Of the county clerk Of the county
IN which such district may be, II the same
time the returns OF the election are made.
Section II. The registers shall at all times
be open TO public inspection at the Office Of
the authorizes in which they shall be depos-
tied without charge.
Section - The members of the board OF
registration and their clerks shall each re-
ceIve the same com pensatiOD as is now allowed
by law fnr inspector Of election for each day
actually employed in the making and COM
pletiOn OF theIegistry, 70 be paid TO them at
lie time and in the manner IN which they
are paid their other tees.
section i3. The said board shall have and
exc else the same power Tor preserving order
az their meetings under this act as Is given 70
inspectors OfeleetiOn Tor preserving order on
election days.
Section "a. ANY person who shall cause
his name to he registered in more than one
election district or who shall cause his name
L he registered, knowing that he Is not
qualified voter in the district where such
registry il made, or who shall falsely person
ate any registered voter, and any person caus-
ing, aiding or abetting any person IN any man
ner in either OF said acts, shall be punished
for each and every Cffense by imprisonment IN
the state prison tor not less than one year
III false swearing before such board OF regis
tratiOn, or in making sfhdavIts required 10y
this act shall lie dermed Eilliul and corrupt
perjury, and Oh conviction punished as such.
iiany member or officer OF said board shall
williully violate any OF the provisions OF this
act, or be guilty OF any fraud in the execu-
ton OF the duties OF his office, he shall be
punished TOR each and every ofense by i'm
pFisOnment III tie state prison Tor not less
Section IT, The secretary Of state shall
cause his law to be printed in pamphlet form
With tuitable forms and instructions Tor car
rying IL into effect, together with the general
election law Of the state, aud sufficient num-
Der OF copies thereof Gent to each clerk OF the
board OF supervisors in every county in this
state. 10 supply each Of the officers named IN
this act with copy; and II shall be the duty
Of each OF said clerks immediately 70 trans
NIT copy OF tie same TO each OF the inspect
OTIS Of election in his county.
Section 10. The necessary blanks for max
Ing the registers required by this law shall be
prepared by the secretary Of state and trans
mitted to persons entitled to receive them in
the same manner that blank returns OF cleo
tons are BOW Transmitted.
Section IL. Chapter as, of the laws Of 1861,
chapter 800, Ofthe laws OF 1871, chapter 232,
OF the laws OF 1865, chapter 100, OF the laws OF
1866, chapter 1874, OF the laws Of 1876,
and chapter 3G2, OF the
laws OF 1876, are hereby repealed, and section
one (Il OF this act, shall be taken and held to
be an amendment in respect to the matter
contained therein, OF every city and village
charter in this state.
Section IS This act shall take effect and
be in force from and alter its passage.
Approved March s, 1877.