Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

fer or deliver, or contributed, or offered or
promised to Contribute to smother. to he
paid or used, any iiloncy or other valuable
thing ms n compensation, inducement or
reward for the, registering or abstaining
from registering Of amy one qualified to
register, or for the giving or withholding,
or in any manner influencing the giving
or Withholding, a vote at such election.
Such oath or affirmation shall be con-
elusive evidence to the election officers Of
the truth Of such oath or affirmation; but
if any such oath or affirmation shall be
false, the person making the same shall
he guilty of perjury, and no conviction
thereof shall bar any prosecution under
Section 8 of this Article.
Section 4. The General Assembly shall
provide by law for uniform biennial
registration of the names of all the voters
in this State who possess the qualifica-
tons prescribed in this Article. which
registration shall be conclusive evidence
to the election officers of the right of every
person so registered to voteat the general
election next thereafter. who is not dis
qualified under the provisions of Section
3 of this Article; but no person shall vote
at such election unless his name appears
in the list of registered voters.
| Such registration shall be commenced
not more than ninety days nor less than
sixty days before and be completed not
more than twenty days nor less than ten
| days before such election. Application
| for registration may he made on at least
| five days during the said period; provided,
| however. that such registration may he
| corrected rs hereinafter provided, mt any
| time prior to the day Of holding the cleo
| ton. +sf
| Voters shall be registered upon personal
| application only; and each voter shall, ut
| the time of his registration, pay regis
| tration fee of one dollar. :
| From the decision Of the registration
officers granting or refusing registration,
| or striking or refusing to strike n name
or names from the registration list, amy
person interested, or any registration Off
GER may appeal to the resident Associate
Judge of the county, or in cuse of his disa-
bility or absence from the county. to any
| judge entitled to sit In the Supreme Court,
| whose determination shall be final; and
| he shall have power to order any name
improperly omitted from the said registry
to be placed thereon, and any name i'm
| properly appearing on the said registry
| to be stricken therefrom, and any name
| appearing on the said registry, in any
| manner incorrect, to be corrected, and to
make and enforce all necessary orders in
the premises for the correction of the said
registry. Registration shall be required
only for general biennial elections at
which Representatives TO the General As
sembly shall be chosen, unless The Cen
eral Assembly shall otherwise provide by
law. ahT
The existing laws in reference to tho
registration of voters, so far as consistent
with the provisions of this Article shall
continue in force until the General As
sembly shall otherwise provide by law.
The existing laws in reference to the
registration of voters. 50 far as consistent
with the provisions Of this Article, shall
continue in force until the General As
sembly shall otherwise provide.
Section 5. Electors shall in all cases, ex-
ccpt treason, felony, or breach of the
peace, he privileged from arrest during
their attendance at elections, and in going
to and returning from them.
Section G. The presiding election officer
of each hundred or election district shall
on the day next after the general election
deliver one of the certificates of the cleo
ton, made and certified as required by
law, together with the ballot boxes. con-
l
election and such other papers as shall by
law be required therein, TO the Prothono-
tary of the Superior Court of the county,
who shall at twelve o'clock noon on the
second day after the election present the
same to the said court. which shall con-
vene for the performance of the duties
hereby imposed upon t;and thereupon the
said court. with the aid of such of its
officers and such sworn assistants as il
shall appoint, shall publicly ascertain the
state of the election throughout the coun-
ty, by calculating the aggregate amount
of all the votes for each office that shall
be given in all the hundreds and election
districts of the county for every person
voted for for such Office.
In case the certificate Of election of any
hundred or election district shall not he
produced, or in case of complaint under
oath of fraud or mistake in any such ccr-
tificate, or in case fraud or mistake is
apparent on the face of any such ccrtiti-
cate, the court shall have power to issue
summary process against the election off
GERS or any other persons to bring them
forthwith into court with the election
papers in their possession or control. and
to open the ballot boxes and take there
from any paper contained therein, and to
make a recount Of the ballots contained
therein, and to correct any fraud or mis-
take in any certificate or paper relating to
such election.
The said court shall have all other the
jurisdiction and powers now vested by
law in tho boards Of canvass. and such
other powers as shall be provided by law.
After the state Of the election shall have
been ascertained as aforesaid, the said
court shall make certificates thereof, I'M
der the seal of said court in the form re-
quired by law. and transmit. deliver and
lodge the same as required by this Con,
stitution or by law, and deliver the ballot
boxes to the sheriff of the county, TO he
by him kept and deliyered as required by
law.
No act or determination of the court in
the discharge of the iduties imposed upon
it by this section slfill be conclusive in
tho trial of any contested election.
For the purposes of this section the SUI
perior Court shall consist in New Castle
county of the Chief Justice and the resi-
dent Associate Judge: in Kent county of
the Chancellor the resident Associate
Judge; and in Sussex county of the resi-
dent Associate Judge and the remaining
Associate Judge.
Two shall constitute quorum. The
Governor shah have. power to commission
a judge for the purpose of constituting a
tquorum when by reason Of legal exception
to the Chancellor or any Judge, or for any
other cause, u quorum could not otherwise
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