Year: 1868

TO AMEND THE LAW PROVIDING FOR THE


REGISTRATION OF THE QUALIFIED


VOTERS OF THIS STATE, PASSED JULY


2S, 1865. .-....


BE it enacted By he Legislature Of Hest
the act passed February twenty-fifth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, enti-
tied "An Act providing for the registra-
tion of the qualified voters of this
State" are hereby amended and rc-en-
acted, so as to read as follows


&c. Each registrar shall, on or before
the third Monday in September in each
year, make out in alphabetical order,
and return to the clerk of the board Of
registration of his county, one copy of
his register of vetcrs for each place of
voting in his township, or ward, and one
for the board of registration, containing
the names of all persons who were upon
tho register of his township, or ward, rs
made ont, and approved by the board of
registration, for the last preceding cleo
ton, except the names of such persons
rs have since died, or removed from the
township, or ward, and such rs have in
any way since their registration become
disqualified to vote therein; and con-
tanning also, the names of all other per.
sons who are bona fde residents, in his
township or ward, known By him to be
qualified voters therein or who will be-
come such at the first election occurring
after the completion of his register by
reason of aye, residence as aforesaid, or
otherwise. He shall npon application
register the name OF any qualified voter
in his township or ward, or of any per-
son who will become such as aforesaid,
at any time before returning his
register to the clerk of the board
of registration. Bat no person i'm
the military, naval or marine service Of
tho United States shall be deemed q
resident of this State, or of any county
or township thereof, by reason Of his
being stationed therein, nor shall any
person in the employ of any incorpo-
rated company be deemed resident of
any county or township by reason of
his being employed therein; and if any
person be \ resident of any county or
township at the time he enters such
service, or the service of this State, or
the employment of any incorporated
company, his residence, unless he makes
known his intention to change the
same, snaIi 10 ovpsidsrod 90 osnt ain u
in the said county or township during
the said service, although he be sta
toned or employed elsewhere"


"l2. The board OF registration shall
meet at the court houses of their re.
spective counties on the third Monday
in September in each year, 10 examine
the registers of voters returned by the
registrars as hereinbefore provided, and
il upon su0h examination they shall be
OF opinion that any person whose name
has been registered is not qualified
voter, they shall cause a notice to DO
served upon such person TO appear at
the regular meeting of said board to be
held as hereinafter provided, TO show
cause, if any he can. why bis name
shall not be stricken from the register
of voters. Such notice shall be served
at least three days before the return day
thereof, and may be served in the same
manner in which other notices may by
law be served If from any cause
such notice can not otherwise be served
the service may be made by posting 4
copy thereof ut some conspicuous place
on the premises where an election is
held in the township or ward in which
such person is registered. Upon the
failure of any person upon whom such
notice shall be served as aforesaid to
appear before the board at the time
specified therein, or in case he shall ap-
pear, and upon his appearance fail to
prove TO the satisfaction Of the board OF
registration that he is qualified voter
in the township or ward in which he
has been registered, the said board shall
strike his name from the register of yo-
tiers. And no person so stricken from
the register of voters shall afterwards
be registered except upon application
to the board Of registration, as provid.
ed in this act.n