Year: 1867

20. Every board of registration shall
nave power to preserve order in and
around the place of holding their meet
ings while they are in session, and may
cause the arrest and IMPRISONMENT OF
any disorderly person or persons fol
such length of time as they may deem
necessary, not exceeding twenty-fouT
hours at any one time, and may use
the jail of their county as the place OF
Imprisonment. 1t shall be the duty OF
every sheriff and constable to arrest
any such disorderly person or persons,
when ordered TO do so by the board
and to summon any necessary assist
ance to enable him to execute such
order. Any officer or person who shall
refuse to obey such order or summons,
without lawful excuse, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty
dollars.


21. Any person who shall, by false or
fraudulent representations, procure
himself or another TO be registered as a
voter when he is not entitled to vote,
or who shall vote at any election with
out being registered, shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, be fined not less than fifty dol
lars or imprisoned not less than ninety
days, at the discretion Of the jury.


D. Any person who shall knowingly
swear false before any board of regis
tration, in answer TO questions pro
pounded to him, or otherwise, shall be
guilty of perjury, and may be convicted
thereof in any court having Jurisdiction
of the offenss.


3. The Governor may remove any
board of registration, or member there
OF, whenever he may deem it proper 10
do SO, and shall I'LL any vacancy in
said hoard for rha III
But in case of any vacancy in such
board, from any cause whatsoever, the
remaining members thereof, or u ma
jority of them, may fill such vacancy
until the same is filled by the Governor.


p. Every board of registration shall,
at the expense of the State, procure the
necessary stationery TO enable them 10
discharge the duties of their office, and
all such stationery in their possession
at the expiration of their term of office,
together with the records of their pro-
ceedinps, shall be delivered by them TO
their successors in office.


IS. 1t shall be the duty of the board
of registration in each county to see
that the provisions of this act are faith
tuIly carried into effect, and for this
purpose they may hold meetings at
any time or place they may deem pro-
per. They shall report 10 the prose-
cutting attorney any violations of this
act which shall come to their knowl-
edge, with the names of the witnesses
TO prove the same; and it shall be the
duty of the prosecuting attorney to
cause such witnesses to be summoned
and sent before the grand jury at the
next term of the circuit court thereaf-
ter.


&c. Each member of the board of reg
istration shall receive for his services
tHo dollars per day for each day he
EfNs he. ~ IL
charge of duties of his office. But no
member of the board, except the clerk,
shall receive compensation for more
than twenty days in the year 1867, or
more than twelve days in any subse-
quent year The clerk of said board
shall not receive compensation for
more than thirty days in the year 1867,
or more than twenty days in any sub
sequent Year,


%. The clerk of the board of regis
tration shall be entitled to fee of fifty
cents for each summons issued by him
for witnesses, and OF ten cents for each
name inserted therein at the request OF
any person other than the board of reg
istration or some member thereof, and
he may require the payment of said
fees in advance. Every person apply
ing for such summons, whose right TO
vote is disputed, shall file with the
clerk an affidavit stating the names OF
such witnesses, and that they are neces-
sary and material witnesses for him
upon the question of his right to vote,
a nd no officer shall be required to serve
such summons unless his fees are paid
in advance by the person applying for
the same.


Is. All claims for services, books and
stationery arising under this act, except
those mentioned in the preceding sec
ton, shall be paid out of the treasury
of the State upon accounts verified by
the claimant, and approved and certi-
fed by the board, and also by the
circuit court of The county.


y. It shall be the duty of the judges
of the circuit courts in this State, TO
give this act strictly in charge to the
grand juries-


so. The act of the legislature of this
State passed February 10th, 1866, enti-
tied IAN act to regulate the registration
of voters" !" IS hereby repealed. But the
several boards of registration appointed
under said act shall remain in force
until their successors are appointed
and qualified, and may until such time
do and perform any of the duties re-
q uired by this act. When any three of
the board of registration appointed
under the provisions of this act shall
qualify they shall superceds the for
mer board. The records and proceed
ings of any such former board, or q
copy thereof, certified by the clerk of
said board, shall be received in evidence
in any court in this State, wherein the
acts or proceedings of said board, or
any member thereof, may in any way
be called in question, and shall have
the same force and effect in all respects,
as the records and proceedings, or the
certified copies thereof, of the boards OF
registration appointed under this act.