The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-07

and authority to hear evidence and determine the
abIished Said presiding officer at the request Of any
member shall cause any party or witness appearing
before the board to be sworn; any member OF the
board may administer oaths and the board shall have
power to compel the attendance of witnesses to pun
ish for contempt and to issue all processes necessary
to the performance of the duties of the board.
SECT 6. Any person who shall knowingly and
wilfuly testify falsely to material facts in any
pains and penalties of perjury now provided by law
SECT. I. All meetings of said board shall be open
and public and shall close each day anime O'Clock in
the afternoon, except the last day of its session, at
FIVE O'Clock in the afternoon record shall be kept
in said cities, and of all other proceedings of said
board each session thereof No shall be added
to stricken from said voting lists except during
open session of the board.
SECT s. Said board of registration appointed in any
several wards in said cities of such persons appear
them to be legally qualified voters therein, at least
thirty days prior to ensuing election for cleo
tors of president and vice president Representative to
municipal Officers in SAID cities Thereafter said
board of registration shall so prepare such lists OF
placing upon such lists all which appear
upon the voting lists for the last preceding election in
died or ceased to reside said city, or shall appear to
said board to have otherwise become disqualified to
certed copy Of ali such lists made In accordance with
this section shall be furnished to the city clerk of said
such elecon and said city clerk shall post said cert
fed copies of said lists of voters in the respective
wards, at the respect ward rooms in said Cities at
SECT. 8. Said board of registration shall be in
from two till five O'Clock in the afternoon, and from
to nine O'Clock in the afternoon in cities of not
less Than ten thousand inhabitants upon each of the
six secular days and in all cities having less than ten
A Of sa the 9es
ing the last day of said sessions when it shall not be
evidence touching the qualification of voters therein
and to revise and correct the voting lists in said cities
revision of the same the name of any person who shall
not personally appear before said board and request
and correct the voting lists in said Cities and the
wardens of said cities shall be governed BY said
to stricken from said lists the day of election and
shall vote at any election whose is not
placed any such list ehenged by any
qualified elector in said city, or when the right Of any
so challenged before said board shall add to strike
ns ehe Sc
ienged and allow him q reasonable opportunity to be
such person by any officer selected by the board by
giving him in hand by leaving at his last and usual
mons, least six hours before the closing of the final
session of the board Said person and said board may
board concerning his right to vote in said city,
appears to gad board that such is not will
they shall his to be erased from said list
under this act shall state the street and so far as prac
tca the number of the street where each resides
voters used at the last preceding election shall be
deemed his last and usual place of abode unless he
a
his residence. The city clerk shall keep record Of all
notices of change of residence which record shall at
all times be open to public inspection.
SECT IN. Any person who shall cause his name to
be placed upon the of voters of more than one ward
in any such city for the election or shall cause
his to placed upon any such lists of voters in
any ward knowing he is not qualified eector therein
0r the election for which the said list is made or who
shall falsely personate any legal voter or any person
causing any such act or aiding abettng any person
In any manner in either of said acts shall be deemed
guilty OF an Oense and punished by for
not less Than SIX months nor more than one year.
q he ifv halIoo
0! the board of registration during session for re-
Vslng said voting lists. He shall be the custodian IF
ne records OF said board and of the corrected and re-
VIsea sts OF voters prepared by it for use at any
wards OF such cities with true attested cOnv Of
sucn lists OF voters in their respective wards for their
use on election day. and shall be his duty to keen
said lists year and furnish certified COPIES thereof
W1tnn ten days thereafter, and for failure so to do
snail be punished as provided by section of
chapter four of the revised statutes. -
SECT r. The members of such board of reoistra+ior
snail be subject to the penalties for misconduct
In office as are by law imposed upon municipal Officers
The president of such board shall receive five dollars
revision OF the voting lists and the other two members
OF said board shall receive three dollars per av for
such time They shall also be paid reasonable com
pensatlon 1Or such time they necessarily en-
voters, together with reasonable and necessary ex-
penses including blank books, stationery and the nee
eSSay assistance OF clerks all of which shall be pad
by the city where such board is established and aach
the sessions of said board and pay for the services Of
such officers as said board may select, and have in
attendance TO preserve order and execute it's precepts
ALI witness fees shall be paid the established rates of
fees before municipal courts.
SECT IL. Notices of the time and place of the ses
SONS Oh Scn board to revise and correct said voting