Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-08-15

tered. knowing that he is not a quail
fiei slector, or will not he a qualified
slector on or before the day Of the
next ensuing election. IN the election
district in which he causes or endeaN-
ors To cause such registry to he made,
and any other person who shall IN
duce, aid or abet any such person ~
the commission Of cit her Of such act =
in tins section enumerated and de-
scril,ed, shall be deemed guilty .Of n
misirmeanOr, and ON conviction
thereof bef0re any court Of competent
jurisdiction shall lie punished by a fine
ri not less than fifty dollars. nor
NOR. than five hundred dollars, or 10y
confinement IN the county Jail Tor not
less than One month nor more than
six months, or 10y both such tine and
imprisonment in the discrst ion Of the
court.
Sec. 16. All willful, corrupt and
false swearing or affirming before any
registry agent, shall le deemed perjury
and on conviction shall lie punished
as such. II any registry agent, or any
other person in any other manner
concerned shall wilfuIly and cOrruptly
permit any person not enti tied to reg
list rat ion or to n certificate Of regis
tration, to be registered or have a GER
tliicate of registration or who delays
or fails io deliver the certified copies.
of the official register and the CHECK
list" to the judges OF election rs re-
quired by this act, or who permits
any person to register after the date
on which the registration books shall
close, or who shall otherwise wilfully
and corruptly violate any Of the pro
visions of this act. the penalty for
which is not herein specifically pre-
scrie'l, he shall I've punished for each,
aud every Ofiense whereof he shall he
duly convicted by imprisonment in
the penitentiary for term moi less
than one year nor more than five
years, or by fine not less than one
hundred or more than one thousand
dollars, or by both such fine and i'm
prisOnment in the discretion Of the
court.
Sec. Is. In order to carry into full
force and effect the provisions ri this
act and to provide for the registrati ion
Oi voters for the election Of state
officers and other purposes, to be held
within Montana territory on the first
Tuesday OF OctObsr, 1889, pursuant
to the terms OF any act Of Congress
relat to the admission of Montana
and other Territories approved Feb.
ruary 22d, 1880, and to permit and
require the reeist ration Of voters
prior to, and Tor The purposes Of such
elect ion, the registry agents to tse
appointed in June, 1889. or the sue
sn S....t. NJ s.x ~ al.o
enter upon their dutis les not later than
August LIST, 1889; aud. they shall at
any time they may lie calletl upon to
10 50, at their offices between the
hours OF two =. NJ. and eight p. NJ. on
all legal days from and after the iii.
teenth day Of August, 1889. to the
fifth day al September, 1889, and he.
tween the hours Of 10 A. NJ. and "a
T.. NJ. from the fifth day Of September
to and lnclusiing the fifteenth day oi
September, 1889, previous to sch
elect ion, receive and register the names
of all persons legally qualified and
entitled To vote at such election
according to the provisions Of the
act oi Congress hereinbefors cited and
| the provisions of this act, and the
law under which such election may lie
held. The registry agents shall pub
lisi nOthss as to when registrati ion
will close for twenty days before the
eNpirat ION Oi the time provided fOf
registration prior To sucl electiO as
- provided for in section five Of this
act; and they shall Wit hin seven days
after the glstration Of electors il
closed, that is the day within sev Ell
days after the fifteenth h day OF Sepiem
her, 1889, prepare and cause to he
written ar printed the list oi names
reg siered by them IN tho manner and
way prescribed 10y seci ION nine Of this
act. They shall also give notice IN the
hist al voters prepared as herein pro
vni-'i, that they will receive object ions
tn he right Ia vote on the part O
any person registered, until six O'Clock
i. NJ. ON he seventh day previous to
tins first Tuesday Of Oct Ol,er. 1889, il
the manner generally provided for il
secl ION nine oi this act, and no per
son shall he permitted to vote at sucl
elss'iiO unless registered or posstsset
Oi n registry cert itrate as by tn,
terms and provisions Of this act re
qulred. Registry agents shall f0rwar
the verified copies Of such lists O
voters tn the county clerk and shal
make up their copies Of official reg
listers and check lists and deliver tn,
same with aiiidavits and cert ities
cert iiicates and all other papers re
quired by this act to he delivered Il
the ll,,lecs oi elect ion and shall do an,
and all other acts requisite and neces
sary To he done in the manner gener
ally prescribed by this act, and the,
shall he governed hereby. All return
ol such elections shall he made on
and canvassei and cert iiied to accord
ing to the election laws OF MOntani
then in force, and absi racis Of vote
shall be made and certificates iss,ie'
accordingly.