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

ton commissioners.
8. Every person registered under this
act shall be subject to the same punish
ment for any false statement or other
offense in respect thereto as is provided
In case Of false statement or other oifense
by an elector offering to vote at an cleo
ton.
Section II. (a) After such registry
lists shall have been fully completed as
herein provided, no votes shall be re-
eelyed at any election In such cities If the
name OF the person Offering to vote be
not on the registry lists as completed,
except as provided in sections 8 and 10
OF this act and is hereinafter provided In
this section. Amy person who has not
previously filed a registration card. and
whose name is not on the registry list,
put who is qualified voter in the pre-
clnct where he offers to vote shall, new
! ertheleSS be entitled to vote at such cleo
ton, provided he shall deliver to the in
SpectorS OF election a registry card prop
erly filed out and sworn to by himself,
or II ne cannot obtain such a caro-, an
afudaVit containing the same statements
! as provided on said cards; and provided
that his oath or affidavit is SubStantiated
by the afndavit of two freeholdefs, cleo
tors in such precinct, corroborattng all
the material statements therein. The
board or election commissioners Sflall
provide sufficient number of reglstra-
| ton cards, with the required affidavit
forms printed thereon, and shall distrlb--
ute them to the election inspectors at
the booths, and the inspectors snail
deliver at least one such card to each
voter making application therefor. NO
! compensation shall be paid Or received
for taking or certifying any affidavit re-
CURED by this section. No one free
! holder snail be competent to make at any
one election corroborating affidaVlts Tor
more than five voters. All such afddav-
| It's shall be sworn to before some of1cer
authorized by the law of this state to ad-
minister oaths.
(b) The inspectors shall return to the
rom m ssin IN g.
tration cards filed with them, and said
board shall include in the subsequent
registry lists the names of the persons
who file such cards, provided such per-
the registry list.
Co AT judicial elections. in cities
governed by the provisions of this act.
when registration shall be required as
provided in this act or at any special
election held for the purpose OF filling
vacancy in an office which by law is TO
be filed by q city election, the registra-
ton list used at the last preceding gen
eral or city election may be used; and
the inspectors of election at each polling
place, ON the day of election, shall re-
wise the same by adding thereto the
| missing names of such persons as are
known to them, or as shall be satisfac-
torily shown in the manner provided by
law, to be entitled to vote at such eiec-
names of such as are known to them to
have died or become disqualified since
the last preceding registration.
Section Is. 1. Upon the expiration of
the time prescribed for the revision and
correction Of the preliminary registry
lists the board of election commissioners
shall forthwith cause to be printed there
from, for use at the primary election and
exceed one hundred copies of such COM
plete and corrected registries Of each
precinct, and through the agency of the
police department. shall cause twenty
five copies thereof to be conspicuously
posted in separate places in each pre-
cinct.
2. Six copies Of such precinct registry
lists shall be furnished to each inspector
which two shall be used as check lists
and in lieu of poll lists, at the primary
and at the final election. To this end,
two inspectors at each precinct at each
each voter the serial number of his vote
as the same is polled, and shall hand to
each voter suitable certification slips,
numbered serially, to be furnished by the
board of election commissioners for this
purpose. A special blank column shall
be provided on the final printed registry
lists for this purpose; also form Of GER
tificate setting forth that each list is a
true and complete combined check and
poll list of the respective precincts,
which form shall be filed in and signed
by the three inspectors of election in
each precinct; such combined check and
provided by law.
Section 20. Amy voter may make OBJ
lection before the board of election COM
missioners to the registration of any
person. The election commissioners
shall sit for the purpose of hearing such
objections on the Wednesday of the first
week prior to said election and primary
election between the hours Of nine a. IA.
and twelve M, and between two p. m.
and five p. M, and if all such objections
be not then determined it shall sit dur
ing the same hours OF the next day.
Such DIRECTORS shall appear in person be-
fore the commissioners on said day or
days; they may be further examined by
the commissioners under oath and fur
premises. All cases shall be heard and
decided summary. II the board shall
believe any person so objected to is en-
titled to registration. his name shall re-
name shall be removed, and the inspec-
tors of the proper precinct notified i'm
mediately of such action. Minutes shall
be kept of all objections made and ac-
ton taken at such meetings.
Section p. Any person not regularly
appointed by the board of election COM
missioners, but who shall duly serve as
| inspector or ballot clerk at any election
polling place, shall be exempt from jury
service for six months thereafter
Section %. The board of election COM
missoners shall have power and au-
thority to provide election booths, to fix
and determine the places at which all
elections within such city shall be held,
and to fix and determine the boundaries
of election districts or precincts within
the limits prescribed by law, and the To-
cation of the voting booths therein, and
shall have the custody of and control
over all voting booths and voting ma
chimes, and the common council and the
various departments of the city shall CO.
operate with the board to furnish avail
able space and men and means for the
storage of booths and machines, and for
| setting up and transporting the same,
and said board may arrange with any
officer, ward Or department having
charge Of any public buildings, for the
use of school buildings and other public
| buildings for voting purposes Said board
of election commissioners shall perform
such duties and have such authority as
have been heretofore required by law to
be performed by, or has been vested In
the board of canvassers for city primar-
! les, the common council or the city clerk
! in relation to the conduct of and control
over elections within such city, except as
/ otherwise provided in this act.
Section "a. The board of election COM
! missioners may provide that the official
! voting machines may be used for the
! purpose of voting on all candidates and
| questions at any election or primary
! whether or not the names of such candi-
i dat or Questions rpOnirn0 "a