The Hazel Green herald., 1892-07-29
THE FORCE BILL.
An Act to Prevent Force and Fraud In,
and To Insure Lawful and Peacefui
Conduct of, Elections.

SECTION z. The Supervisors of Elec'
tion appointed under this act who shall
have duly qualified and been assigned TO
duty are, and each Of them is, subject TO
the instructions, directions and detail of
the chief Supervisor of Elections, charg-
ed with the enforcement Of the election
laws of the United States In that por-
tion of the State or Territory in which
is situated the election district, voting
precinct, or other place where their or
his duty is to be performed under such
instructions and detail; they are, and
each Of them is, authorized and required,
subject to the same instructions, direc-
tions and detail, 70 perform and dis
charge at any election; general or special,
at which Representative or delegate in
Congress is to be voted for, all the duties
now imposed by law upon such officers
under sections two thousand aud
seventeen to two thousand and twenty,
both inclusive, and section two thousand
and twenty-five Of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, and shall also per-
form and discharge the following duties
save where the performance of the same
is herein confined to Supervisors serving
in cities or towns containing a designated
population of twenty thousand or up
ward.
First To attend at all times and
places fixed for the registration of voters
and at all times and places fixed for any
revision of any such registration or foI
the adding of any name or names to any
registration book, list or roll, or for The
striking of or dropping from any such
book, list or roll of the name OF any
registered person, or for the hearing
passing upon, or deciding of any ques
tion as to the right of any person to bt
registered, to remain upon the registry
or to have his name changed from one
registry book, list, or roll to another
whether in the same city, town, county
Congressional district or other place IL
the State or Territory.
Second-To challenge, in his discretion
the right to register of any person offer
ing himself for registration whose righ
he doubts; also the right Of any persoI
found upon any registry book, list or rol
to be or remain thereon, and TO requir
of any officer in charge, or who has tn
custody of any such registry book or list
to mark the name of any person foun'
thereon for challenge.
Third - To personally inspect, exam
inc and scrutinize. at any time. when s.
directed by the chief Supervisor Of Fl
ections, the original books, rolls or list
Of any registration system which doe
not require, prior to each election, tn
personal appearance of all the elector,
for the purpose of being registered am
all other or subsequent books, rolls, lists
applications, appeals, decisions, or othe
papers of any kind or character connect
ed with the making of the original regis
tration books, rolls or lists, with tn
addition thereto or with the dropping O
striking therefrom Of any name or names
and to make full, complete and perfec
copy of said book or books, roll or roll'
list or lists, aud Of all papers which j
any manner relate to or affect the regii
try of any person to be or not to be upo
, the registration books, rolls or lists.
oANvllLE MEN IN LUCK.