Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-20

nateu Ior holding the polls of election for the
sad st Oh revising, correcting and completing
ST. 9 80 ana Tor this purpose 1t shall meet at
mtue CLOCK In the morning and remain in SEES
slon Until nine O'Clock P. M, on that day and
the Gay following.
Section g. The proceedings of said board shall
po oPeh ana all persons residing and entitled to
Sote III sad district shall be entitled to be heard
Dy said inspectors, in relation to corrections or
SadutGIons TO said register. One of the lists so
t ept ny inspectors as aforesaid, shall be used by
t tilen on the days of making corrections addi-
for said district
section 7. 1t shall be the duty of said inspect
oIs ~ tnelr meeting for revising and correcting
SAID lists to erase therefrom the name of any per
son inserted therein, who shall be proved by the
oa oI TWO legal voters of said district to the salts
lacslon OF said inspectors, to be nonresident Of
sai9 oisCrct or otherwise not entitled to vote in
sao olsCrlct at the election then next to be held.
ly eleCtor residing in said district, and entitled
~ VIZ tnereln, may appear before said board of
m pc and require his name to be recorded
Oh saio alphabetical list. Any person so requir-
ing ms name to be entered on said list shall
naAS the same statement as to the street and
h hu no. thereof and where he resides, required
by Inc provisions of this act of persons offering
!helr votes at the election and shall be sub
Jee n 10 the same penalties for refusing to give
the same and Shall f"r also 5aSf by gbyi a
10 challenge either by the inspectors or either
OF them, or by any other elector whose name ap-
pears on said alphabetical list and the same oaths
may be administered by the inspectors as now
Provided against persons offering to vote at an
electlen, 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 entitIe him
10 vote In case of challenge at an election, then
the name of any such person shall be added to
the alphabetical list of the last preceding year.
ANY person VINO is not twenty-on years of age,
on either Of these days when the register is COM
peted, but will be If he should live until the day
OF election, may have his name put on said reg
lister provided he Is otherwise qualified to be an
elector.
Section g. After said lists shall have been fully
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
tined by them TO be correct list of the voters of
their district, one of which shall be filed in the
once OF the city clerk and one of which shall be
delivered to each of said inspectors Said inspect
oTs shall, in addition to the foregoing, cause to
be printed within three days from the completion
OF said register not less than fifty copies of such
register together with the residence of every per-
son whose name appears thereon and of the lists
OF names so printed, ten shall be delivered not
later than Saturday preceding each election to
the respective chaiImen of the ward committees
OF the principal opposing political parties. 1t
snail be the duty of said inspectors SO receiving
such completed lists aforesaid carefully to pre-
serve the said lists for their use on election day,
ana 10 designate two OF their number al the open
ing OF the polls, to check the name of ever voter
voting in such district whose name is on the rer-
lister. No vote shall be received at am general
election unless the name of the person Offering to
vote be on the said register as completed by the
board or registry as provided in section OF this
act Any person whose name is on the register
may De cha lenged, and the same oaths shall be
put as now or hereafter may be prescribed by law
Section 9. The clerks at each poll, in addition
10 the duties now prescribed by law, shall enter
on the poll list kept by Them in columns prepared
for that purpose opposite the name of each per-
son voting, the same statement or minute as
hereinbetore required of inspectors in making
the registry Every elector, at the time of offer
t11lL hn OF in TUh oh
he resides, and if the house, lodging or ten
ement in which he resides is numbered, the
number thereof, and the clerks Of the polls
shall truly enter IN the appropriate column
of the poll list opposite the name of the elector,
the street in which the elector resides,
and the number, in case the house. lodging or
tenement is numbered, and If the same is not
numbered. then the clerk shall enter mot num-
bered' in the column of the pole list for entering
the numoer. In case OF refusal 10 make the state
ment as aforesaid the vote OF such eector shall
not be received. Any person who shall wilfully
make any false statement in relation thereto,
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and shall,
upon conviction, be punished with fine of fifty
dollars or by imprisonment In the county jail of
the county for period of ten days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Section 10. After the canvass of the votes one
OF said poll lists and registers so kept and checked
aforesaid shall be attached together and shall,
on the following day, be filed in the city clerks
office, to be used by the inspectors in making the
list of voters at the next general election. The
other of said poll lists and registers kept and
checked shall be returned to the Office of the
county clerk in which such district may be, at
the same time the returns of the election are
made. All ballots cast at such election shall be
carefully preserved and returned with the ballot
box to the office of the city clerk where they shall
be kept until the official canvass is made.
Section II. The registers shall at all times be
open to public inspection, at the Office in which
they shall be deposited, without charge.
Section u. The members of the board of regis
tration shall each receive the same compensation
as is now allowed by law for inspectors of cleo
tion, for each day actually employed in the max
ing and completion OF the registry, to be paid to
them at the time and in the manner in which
they paid their other fees.
Section ID. The said board shall have and ex-
efcise the same power for preserving order at its
meetings under this act, is given to inspectors
OF elections for preserving order on election day.
Section IA. Any person who shall cause his
name to be registered in more than one election
district, or who shall cause his to be regis
tered, knowing that he is not a qualified voter in
the district where such registry Is made or who
shall falsely personate any registered voter, and
any person causing, aiding or abetting any person
In any manner in either of said acts shall be pun
lshed for each and every oHense by ina pTisonmeRt
in the state prison for not less than one year. All
false swearing before said board Of registration or
in making afdayits required by this act, shah be
deemed w1llful and corrupt perjury, and on con-
viction punished as such. 1t any member or
officer of said board shall Willfully violate any Of
the provisions of this act or be guilty of aay
fraud in the execution of the duties of his Office
he shall be punished for each and every offense
by Imprisonment in the state pIison for not lee
than one year.
Section 15 he secretary OF state shall eause
this law to be printed in pamphlet form with
suitable forms and instructions Tor carrying 1t
into effect together with the general election law
OF this state, and a sufficient number OF copies
thereof sent to each clerk of the board of super
vlsos In every county in this state to supply
each OF the officers named in this act with copy;
and 1t shall be the duty of each of said clerks
Immediately to transmit copy of the same to
each OF the inspectors of election in his county.
section 16. The necessary blanks for making
the registers required by this law, shall be pre-
pared by the secretary of state and transmitted
10 the persons entitled to receive them, in the
same manner that blank returns of elections are
now transmitted.
Section II. Itshall be the duty of the city clerk
In all cities, coming within the provisions of this
act, to give at least ten days notice of the time
ana place OF the meetings of the said board of
registry, by publication in some newspaper pub
Ilshed in the city in which he resides and it
snail also be the duty Of the said city clerk to
prepare and furnish to the inspectors the blanks
lot the adav1ts mentioned in sections of this act.
eecuon Ii! All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this act hereby re-
pealed, and this act shall be taken, and held to
pc an amendment in respect to the matters con-
alneo therein of every city charter in this state
TO which it may apply.
Section 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
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