Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

board OF election commissioners :.
and the board of election commissioners
shall thereupon cause to be issued to
each appointee a suitable certificate Of
his official character and standing.
(D) Every person appointed as an
election officer, failing to take and sub
scribe the oath of office as hereinbefore
prescribed or who shall wilfully neglect
or refuse to discharge the duties, which
he was appointed to perform, SHALL in
addition to other penalties prescribed by
law, be liable to fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars, to be sued for and re-
covered by the board making the ap-
pointment, in court of record. for the
use and benefit Of the treasury of such
city.
4. For the purpose of filling vacancies
which may exist and of verifying or cor
recting addresses in the list of election
inspectors and ballot clerks, the board of
election commissioners shall, ninety days
previous to every election succeeding the
of new list of election officials under
this act cause a careful canvass Of the
list to be made through the agency OF the
police department, and 1t shall be the
duty of the police department to make
careful and correct returns Of such can
yass to said board
Section Z. (a.) Service as inspector
Of election or ballot clerk under this act
voters SO appointed, during full period
of two years, after which they shall be
exempt from further service under this
act until three terms Of two years each,
shall have elapsed; the election. commits
sioners being charged with discretion
and authority in cases of request tor ex-
emption from service as such election Of
ficers at any time.
CD Any employer Of labor who re-
fuses to allow an employee to serve as
election Inspector or ballot clerk, or
makes any threats or offers any induce
ments of any kind to such employee for
0Inyy
from serving as such inspector or clerk,
shall be punished by imprisonment in the
county Jail or house of correction not ex-
ceeGlng nine months, or by fine OF not
more than five hundred dollars and costs
of prosecution.
Section 2. Sections and 10 of chapter
391, laws of 1911, as amended by chap
ter Is, laws of 1912. are amended to read:
the board of election commissioners shall.
ninety days prior to the first election to
be held after passage of this act in cities
governed by the provisions of this act,
and have them distributed through the
agency Of the police department to ev-
cry known male voter. whose name ap-
pears on the last printed list of the reg
1stry held in such cities also to every
presumptive male voter or known pros
pective male voter of such cities; and
ninety days prior to all subsequent cleo
lions to be held, like cards shall be dis
tlioateu DIS III tHlS SSClloIl pfoVlueu, W
voters not on the first registry list, and
shall be collected and listed. and registry
lists shall be printed and posted in the
manner hereinafter provided.
2 Registration Of women voters
shall be made only in the years when
school matters enter into an election.
and shall then be made in following man
ner: Any woman who is entitled to vote
may register at the office of the board
Of election commissioners within ninety
days prior to, and before the last Sat
urday preceding a primary or an election
day, by filing with said board, or by fill
ing upon election or primary day with
the inspectors of election at the booth
where such woman is entitled to vote, a
properly filled out registration card such
as is provided for in this act, but said
board shall not be required to distribute
such cards to women voters except upon
application therefor. All the provisions
male voters and to including their names
in the registry books and in the registry
lists shall apply to the registration Of
women voters so far as the same are
not inconsistent with this section; pro-
vided, however, that the names of women
voters shall be placed upon the registry
lists in separate columns under the head
ing Women Voters in alphabetical or
der.
Section 10. Registration cards shall
be printed in the form Of a request to
the voter to properly fill in the spaces
provided for information for registration
purposes, and notice shall be given
thereon that, if necessary, the blanks
may be filed In by some other person,
except that in the space provided for the
signature, the voter himself must sign
his name Or make his mark. The cards
entries to be made by applicants for
registration: