The Monmouth inquirer., 1895-06-20

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also make order concerning the payment Of th'
expense of such recount, which shall be paid b,
the party applying therefor if the result IS un
changed by such recount, but shall be paid DN
the county in case the result shall be changed
by the recount and he shall order such writs oi
proceedings as may be necessary TO carry said re
count into effect or collect said costs,
IA. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the several county boards of election to sit al
the offices so provided for them on the Saturday
next preceding, and also on the day Of election
from eight O'Clock in the forenoon TIL hyeocloek
in the afternoon Of each said days. and in case
the name of any legal voter in any election pre-
cinet or district has been improperly or inadvert-
entity left of the registry list he may, on said
days, apply to the county board of elections for
the purpose Of having his name placed upon the
registry list, and the county board of elections,
upon application to them for that purpose and
upon proper evidence satisfying them that such
person is a legal voter entitled TO vote at any
such election, may give their certificate TO that
effect, that such voter may present said certlii-
cate to the board of registry and election OF the
district or precinct in which he is entitled 70
vote. and said board shall receive and file said
certificate and add his name TO the registry list
and he shall thereupon be allowed to vote at SAID
election, and no name shall be added to the said
registry list after the last registry day preceding
the day of election, except in the manner pro
yided for in this section; provided. however,
that certificates of transfer may be issued and
shall be accepted as heretofore, in the case OF
any voter, who. after being registered in one
election precinct. shall move into another cleo
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of election.
15 And be it enacted, That if any person shall
on election day obstruct the entrance 10 any
polling place, or shall obstruct or interfere with
any voter, or do any electioneering with one
hundred feet of any polling place, he shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon CON
yiction thereof shall be punished by fine not
exceeding fifty dollars.
16. And be it enacted, That any person not au-
thorized by the proper officers who shall print or
make any envelope of like character and with
the names and words contained on the Official
envelope provided for in this act, or any person
who shall on election day have in his possession
an official envelope or an envelope made in iml-
1tation thereof without being such person as is
authorized by this act to have charge or posses
sion thereof shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by imprison-
ment not exceeding one year.
n. And be il enacted, That if proof be made
before any justice of the peace or police justice
of facts constituting probable for believing
that this act has been violated and that any per
son or persons have knowledge of the circum-
stances connected Herewith it shall be the duty
of said justice to issue process of subpoena for the
appearance of such person or persons other than
the accused before him, to be examined touch
ing the same provided, that the lawful expen-
ses OF such subpoena and examination shall be
paid in the first instance by the applicant there
for, and such evidence shall be filed with the
clerk of the county TO be used before the grand
jury and provided. further, that no such process
of subpoena shall be issued or served. nor any
such examination held on the day of election.
IS. And be it enacted, That when any legal
voter shall apply TO the board OF registry and
election in the district in which he resides and
shall find that his name upon the registry list is
already checked as voting. it shall be lawful fol-
the board of registry and election to receive his
vote upon due proof to them that he is lawful
voter in such district and has not voted in said
election.
10. And be it enacted, That upon any question
or challenge of vote duly registered it shall be
the duty of the board of registry and election and
the privilege of all its members to put ali such
questions are proper to determine the right o.
such voter to vote, and the question as to the ad
mission of such vote shall be put in the follow.
ing form Shall this voters ballot be received
by this board?"
20. And be it enacted, That any person who
shall remove, destroy or mutilate any registry
list or copy thereof, or who shall before such
election close remove, destroy or mutilate any
list of voters posted in accordance with this act
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
punished on conviction thereof by fine not
more than one thousand dollars or Imprisonment
with or without hardlabor for not more than two
years.
2l. And be it enacted That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 25 1895.