The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-18


In this state, or to procure himself to
be registered thereat as a voter; and
1t shall be unlawful for any person to
make any false statement liz any appli.
cation that he may present to the
board Of registration for the purpose of
procuring himself to be registered, and
1t shall be unlawful for him to present
any, application knowing it contains a
false statement. Any person violating
any Of the provisions of this section
shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in
the state prison not less than one ID
year nor more than five 90 years and
fined in any sum not more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00).
PenaIty-Subscribin Name
of Other Person.
Sec. 20. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to subscribe the name of any
other person to an application for
registration in any precinct of this
state, if such person knows such ap-
plication to contain a false statement.
and it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to subscribe the name of any other
person to any such application for reg
istration without writing his own name
thereon as an attesting witness. Any
person convicted Of violation of this
section, shall be imprisoned in the
state prison not less than one nor
more than five years and fined in any
sum not exceeding five hundred dol
lars (s5O0OO).
Penaity-Board Making
False Registration.
Sec. II. 1t shall be>unlawful for any
member of the/board of registration
of any precinct in this state to register
or cause to be registered in the regis
tration books of any precinct, the
name Of any person, unless such per-
son has presented in his own proper
person to such board while in ses-
sion, at the time provided for in
this act for the purpose of regis
tering voters, an application duly
signed. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this section shall, on convic-
ton. be imprisoned in the state prison
not less than one, nor more than five
years, and fined in any sum not more
than five hundred dollars ($5OO.OO).
PenaIty-NegIect of Duty.
Sec. %. Any member of the board
Of registration or any public officer,
upon whom any duty is imposed by
this act, who shall willfully neglect to
perform such duties, or do any act
prohibited herein for which punish
ment is not otherwise provided, shall
be deemed guilty OF a felony, and upon
conviction shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the state prison for not
less than six months nor more than
three years, and by fine of not less
than fifty dollars $500 nor more than
five hundred dollars (s5O0), and be dis
franchised and rendered ineligible of
holding any Office for any determinate
period, not less than five years.
Books and Papers at Election Polls.
Sec %. At the time tickets and
OtASi supplies dlc IeCe1Neu w the III
spector for the November election, he
shall also receive from TIE auditor the
registration books, regist alton appli-
cations and affidavits returned by the
registration board, and shall have
those present ct the election precinct
on the day of the election, and within
three days thereafter shall return
them to the auditor.
ChaIIenge-Not Registered.
Sec. "a In addition to the grour.s
Of challenge of voter or prop
voter at the election, it shall. here
after, be ground of challenge that the
person offering to vote is not regis
tered. The person so challenged shall
not be permitted to vote until he make
and present an affidavit that he is
registered and that he is the identical
person who is registered under the
name under which he intends to vote
Upon such challenge, the election Off.
application for registration, and il
they be satisfied that the affidavit OF
such person is false, they shall order
his arrest at once: Provid ed, That nc
person shall be allowed by the officers
to vote at the election whose name il
not registered, even though there be
no challenge on that ground
City Registration.
Sec. %. In an election in any city
OF this state, of more than fifteen thou
sand inhabitants according to the last
preceding United States census, there
shall be required a registration c.
voters, complying with the provisions
Of this act; except that in the regis
tration Of voters therein the inspector
of registration shall be appointed by
the clerk of the city and the clerk OF
the city shall perform all the duties
required by this act Of the auditor OF
the county. The duties herein requir.
ed of the board of commissioners shall
be performed by the city council, and
the rights or nomination of election
officers by chairmen of political par
ties OF the county in this act, may be
exercised by chairmen of the city CON-
mittees Of the political parties. if such
there be- The city officers shall be re-
CURED to perform the various duties
herein prescribed for the county Off
GERS in whose stead they act, subject
to the same penalties and provisions
herein prescribed as to such county