Year: 1859

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Section l.. The People Of The State Of
AGchigan euact, That there shall be in the
year one thousand eight hundred and fif
iy nine, a registration Of the qualified O.
lectors OF the State. The alderman OF ev.
cry Incorporated city, and the super visors,
treasurer and clerk Of every township, shall
constitute board Of registration for such
city or towsbip; and their duties shall be
as follows: They slall respectively pro-
vide suitable bound books or registers, one
for township and one for each ward, so
made and arranged as to contain an alpha
betical list Of the respective names, chris.
tisn or baptismal, AID surnames, in full. of
all persons declared by the Constitution of
the State to be electors and entitled to
vote, residing in their townships or wards
and the date Of the registration; and, if
tho electors reside in city or Incorporated
villsgc, also his residence by the number Of
the dwelling and the name of the street, if
any. aud if mono, description Of the local
ity Of the same.


REGISTRATION IN CITIES.


Sec. Q. Each city board shall. at least
two weeks previous TO the time of theii
Meeting in each ward cause to be publish
cd in one or moro newspapers printed and
and published in such city, notice that
the board of registration will meet on the
first Monday of October, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and fifty y-nine, at
nine o'clock in the forenoon, to make a
perfect list, as near as may be, of all per-
sons residing in such ward, qualified as g.
leetors under tho Constitution, and desig.
mating the place in each ward whero said
board will meet for that purpose And
they shall also cause haudbills to be pos.
ted in at least twenty conspicuous places
in each ward, containing similar notice
of the time and place of such meeting OF
the board for that ward; which notice shall
also contain true copy Of section ono oi
article seven of the constitution, relative
to the qualifications Of electors. And the
board may divide and classify themselves
that two or more Of them may be assigned
to different wards, the more speedily to
complete the registration; and in case o.
the sickness or absence of any alderman
or his inability or refusal to serve at the
session in any ward, the board shall, ir
writing, under the hand Of their chairman
Immediately appoint the assessor Of the
ward, or any Justice of the peace, to &c
in his stead, who shall be, for the purpos
os Of registration in that ward, deemed {
member Of the board Of ofregistration. They
shall continue in session not less than thre,
nor more than five days in each ward
Ali necessary blanks and instructions to ai(
the board in tho discharge Of their duties
and all other expenses in performing til,
same including the employment of ptin
ters for printing such notices, and the reg
isIry lists shall be provided by the boar,
and be paid forby the city.


Sec. 8. At tho time and place mention
cd in such notice, the board or those mem
bers thereof, so classified and assigned 70
that ward shall meet and proceed to tn
registration in such books which book shal
be called the Register Of ElectOrs, for sucl
ward, Of the names Of persons at the tim
residing in such ward, and SO qualified a
follows, to wit: Their session will be pub
lie, and daring tho first two days Thereof
they shall not write in the register tn
nome Of any person without requst mad
by him personally and in their presence
but s. all allow Inn, if able and willing S
to do, to write his own namc therein in tn
proper place. In case of such request th
name Of the elector shall be plainly writ
ten by a member of the board, who sha
also note his residence as required by sec
ton ono of this act. After the first tw
DAYS of the session it shall be the duty {
such board to proceed to complete the Ii
10y writing in such register, the names {
all the remaining residents Of the war
known by them to De such and to be qua
fled as aforesaid, with tho proper descriE
tion above mentioned; but they shall, dr
ring their whole session, permit any sue
qualified person residing in the ward, who's
name has not already been entered in tn
register, to write it there himself. Opp
site to every name on such register, sha
be noted by the board the day and year
its entry, and during such session and a
future sessions Of the board ir any city {
township, they may, for their better info
nation in making tho registration, ha,
before them the poll list Of the next pr
ceeiing general election, charter election
or township meeting to be returned to Il
proper keeper at the close of the session
aud all such entries shall be made wit
ink. The board at every session shall hav
power and it shall be their duty to qucstic
! every person prcson presenting himself f
registration, touching his residence and otl
er qualifications rs an elector Of the war
and it shall be the duty of the applicant


make truthful answers to all such question
and tho board may, for the more perfect G,
animation Of the applicant, swear and en-
ploy an interpreter, truly anc impartial
to interpret all such questions and answer
and if the applicant shall in his answer
make any material statement which
false, ho shall, upon conviction thereof, pa
} n fine Of not more than one hundred do
lars and be imprisoned in the county ja
not more than thirty nor less than fiv
days.


Sec. 4. The uamc Of no person but :
actual resident Of the ward at the time
, the registration, and entitled under Il
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