Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-12


ssndte and assembly, do enact as loitorOs
Section !. Section OF chapter 20 Of the revised
sbasa y merely amended ny adding thereto
river, where they may extend the time to five
Section p This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after It's passage and publication.
Approved March 49, 1873.
Published March 10, 1873.
CHAPTER III
An ACT relating to the elective franchise, aud
nnenIaiery OF chapter "a OF the laws Of Wiscon-
1hc p,opIs n ne state ~ Wisconsin represented IN
senate and assembly, do enact as Jotioius;
section Tlle mayor q every incorporated city
anu me president OF every Incorporated village In
his state except In the cases hereinafter mention
ed bal present To the common council OF such cit
ilrst regular meeting IN September Of each year,
ahd ~ case sucH common council or board OF trus-
then At special meeting Of such common council
nr board ~ trustees which shall be held the last
three persons for inspectors Of elections and the
names Oi Two persons for clerks Of elections, for
Inspectors shall be electors In the ward for which
they shall be appointed inspectors shall be able to
inRy; shall not be candidates to DO voted for NJ any
election for which hey ay De appointed Inspect
belong TO the same political party. Such clerks
shall Gc electors II mo ward for which they shall
the English language Understandings; shall not
be candidates 10 be voted for mt any election for
opposing political parties Such common council
or board OF trustees, upon presentation Of such
silnl Immediately nl0cccdto approved or dlsapproye
81 the same. and in ease majority Of said common
person so nominated, the mayor or president shaft
Then and there nominate another person for such
board 81 three inspectors and two clerks for each
election precinct In said city village shall have
ions ana ohirmatlOns shall be made and concud-
ca on ne day aforesaid, and when SO made
shall possess the qualifications and be composed Of
persons known u belong to the different political
appointed Inspectors and clerks OF elections Shall
nod their positions during year; they shall act
ri spres "cc Hn' hod Within 'rSt rr p If
during such imo; they shall receive such compen-
ales for any violation Of their duties aa is proyld
"a by law for inspectors and CLERKS Of elections In
other caSca %n"'. board OF Inspectors shall have
power to MI any vacancy IN their number or In tho
nllmbcr q ihe clerks but the person ~ appointed
ana possess the same qualifications MS the person
he snscceds In AL incorporated cities Or villages
IN ms Athte, which are Joined To towns for state
and county purposes the inspectors o. elections
sp GG law In S hc towns eTS or village.
upon Them as such inspectors, discharge the FUR
thrIIntlcs Imposed hpon the inspectorso Of elections
by this act.
Section The persons authorized BY law to act
Ms inspectors Of elections IN any ward. or election
precinct In any Incorporated city or village or IN
"y or Village /" ibis State Shall e"sIalr board
Of registry lor their respective towns, wards. pre-
registry shall BE- rs follows, VIZ To make at Such
time aud Ia such manner as hrrlnaftcr prescribed,
Sots ii IL n"n cnsng rsrto IL" aeco%
district of which they are lnspcctors, rho said In
p@r %"c s prcccdnR enc III sToe I'll AZ M
place where said erection is To hc held, and III clrc
prevoTs general section three hundred votes or
less, hoy shall ~ for ohr day, aud In districts 1T
coSsaiy lor me purpose 81 making such list. They
their meetings open unili eight o'clock il thc even.
Ing Of each day during which they shall osit Tho
shall act ny clciks0i the board 81 registry on the
Socllon s. SAID registers shan cach contain i
In said election district alphabetically arranged
show il "nc column lhe name Il ru length, aml
In another column, In cities and Incorporated viii
II There ~ number and the name Of the street 81
other location OF the dwelling " there 10 mum.
Inc dwelling place OF each person. il The electors
residence y Y ne hotel 9, public boarding house,
stated on the registry II shall be the duty Of said
TO enter n said lists thc names Of all
names appear on The po list Kept IN said district 1T
the last preceding general election, aud In cities or
aud name " street or other location. u the same
shall BE- known to q can be ascertain, ~ surh IN
TO take from the Office IN which they
nrc nlcd tho poll lists made and hlcd hy the in
next prior 70 the making Of such register, In max
Ing said list the board shah enter thereon In adi
tlon 10 the n,ncs tho poll list tho names Of all
other persons WAC well known to them to 10
electors In said district; and the names of AL per.
from he district shall be omitted from said regis
ter Ihc said inspectors SHAH complete, rs far rs
rs aforesaid, and shall make four copies thereof,
and shall certify the register md each q tho copies
MS the same are known uthcm. within two days
thereafter the said original list together with tho
Med by the inspectors In the office OF the town
clerk Of the town IN which such election distrc
then they shall he filed In the office Of the village
clerk; or II such election district Is In city, then
they shall he iilcd III the ONCE Of the city clerk OF
said clty and ono copy OF said list shall be kept by
each OF said inspectors and carefully preserved by
for the revision and correction " the
same. ono copy of said list shall. Immediately
GUS place IN the room In which such meeting shall
be held, and be accessible to ANY clcctor who may
desire to examine the same oi make copies thereof.
The inspectors shall cause, In addition, ten printed
copies ~ said list to hc posted w IN ten Of the diff
fcrcnt and most public places within such election
district,
section I. In case new election district shan ho
formed IN the division Of any ward or the Ineor-
lion in the new district thus formed may make their
registry OF electors on the days prescribed by this
act IN such manner ~ majority ot the inspectors
or cause 10 he made accrtitcd copy OF the poll list
or llStSsof the district or districts In which such
new district Is sttmatcd or they may dispense With
such list or lists and proceed 10 make register OF
electors from the best means nj their command.
Satd list shall only embrace the names OF such per-
sous AZ are known to them 10 be electors In their
district. and shall lie posted m and copies thereof
made as prescribed In the preceding section, AMI
shall I've corrected In the Snmc manner that other
lists are corrected.
section il Thc said hoard shall meet on Tuesday.
two weeks preceding the election, IN their respect
I've election districts, NJ the place designated for
holding the polls OF election FOR the purpose " re-
Nisng. correcting and completing said lists. and
for this purpose they shall meet II Aoelock III the
forenoon IN case such election district contains
less than three hundred voters. ~ shown by the
preliminary registry tho board shall completes ITS
registry in the same tlay. hut III ease there are
more than three hundred names on the list, they
shall sit for two days, rhe board shall remain in
session until O'Clock H. NJ.
SCcticn6 The proceedings " said board shall he
OPEN ana all persons residing and entitled tp vote
IN said district shall he entitled to he heard hy said
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