Year: 1868

twelve of this act, and to receive and
act upon original applications for regis
tration when the applicant shows gooo
cause fer not having applied to the reg
istrar of his township or ward. Any
board of registration, at any sucl
regular session, may examine OIL
oath any party appealing from
the decision of n registrar, appearing
upon notice or upon original applica'
ton; and upon such examination may
ask him such questions touching his
right to vote as they may deem neces'
sary to enable or assist them to decide
whether the party SO examined Is
qualified voter. And they may, for the
same purpose, consider such evidence
and examine on oath such witnesses as
the board may deem necessary, or the
party interested may produce, touching
the legal right of such party to vote;
and if, upon hearing any party npon an
appeal from the decision Of registrar
or upon an original application and
their witnesses, if any, it shall appear
that such party is qualified voter, the
board shall register his name, but II
otherwise, the board shall reject his ap-
plicatiou. The board shall, IN no case,
register the name of any person If they
doubt his loyalty, until he has sworn
to and subscribed the affidavit set forth
in section four of this act. lfany per-
son upon whom notice has been duly
served, as provided in section
twelve of this act, shall fail to
appear, or if he shall appear and fail to
produce satisfactory evidence to the
board of registration that he is quail
fed voter, said board shall thereupon
strike his name from the register.


Ia. If the business before the board
at any meeting or regular session is
such that they cannot dispose of the
same in one day, they may adjourn from
day to day until all the business before
them is completed. Any member of the
bolrd of registration, or the clerk
thereof, is hereby authorized to admin
lister any oath necessary to the dis
charge Of their duties.


Il. No person who has heretofore vol
untecred into the military or naval ser
vice of the United States, and who shall
present an honorable discharge there
from, shall, if otherwise qualified to
vote, be required to take the affidavit
required by this act, or be questioned as
to his loyalty to the government OF the
United States, but shall be registered Us
qualified voter.


Ii. The board may summon and COM
pc the attendance of witnesses, either
on their own behalf or upon the appli-
cation of any person whose right to
vote is questioncd; and for this purpose
they shall possess and exercise all the
powers possessed and exercised by the
circuit courts of this State. Summons for
witnesses and notices to parties under
the twelfth section of this act shall be
issued by the clerk of the board, and
served by any sheriff on constable in
said county, or by such other person as
the board may appoiat for that purpose,
and the officer or person serving the
same, and the witnesses attending in
obedience thereto, shall have the same
fees therefor as arc made by law in cases
before justices, to be paid by tho party
for whom such services are rendered.
Any person failing to attend as n wit
ness before the board when summoned
as aforesaid, without a lawful excuse,
or if attending shall refuse to testify in
relation to any matter pending before
the board when thereto required, shall
bo fined by said board not exceeding
twenty dollars, and in case of refusal
to testify may be imprisoned in the
county Jail not longer than ten days.


II. The board shall, after examining,
correcting and certifying registers, cause
to be delivered to the inspectors OF
proper officers of the election of every
township or ward in the county, o copy
of the register of voters for such town
ship or ward; and to the council of
every city or town, cJpy of the regis
ter for such city or town, or if it be
divided into and vote by wards, copy
of the register for every such ward; all
of which copies shall be delivered be-
fore sunrise OH the day of tho next sue.
ceeding or any special election. The
clerk of the board of registration shall
carefully preserve one copy of each reg
ister returned by the registrars, and ut
the expiration of his Cilice deliver the
same to his successor. si..-L fl!


(Sec. Is amended. See Act March a,
1861 ls. .FEE... | G.


10. If an officer at an election know
ingly permit any person to vote whose
name is not registered rs required by
this act, such officer shall forfeit not
less than fifty nor more than two hun.
drcd dollars for every such offence.


20. If any person knowingly vote at
any election without having been regis
tered rs required by this act, or by false
or fraudul mt representations procure
himself or another to be registered, not
entitled to be registered, he shall for
felt not less than twenty nor moro than
fifty dollars for every such offence.


(Sec. 81 amended. Sec Act March 4,
1869 ...r.


%. The board of registration for each
county shall have the sole jurisdiction
to try and determine tho right of any
person to vote therein under the Con-
stitution and laws of this State, and
their decision shall be final, except in
cases of contested elections before either
House of the Legislature.


90. No fereign born applicant for reg
istration shall be Registered unless he
produce his naturalization papers, with
proof of his identity if required, or in
case of the loss of such papers, upon
other satisfactory proof of his natural
ization, and show himself otherwise
qualified.


"a. Any person who shall knowingly
swear falsely btfore any registrar or
board of registration shall be guilty Of
perjury, and may be convicted thereof
in any court having jurisdiction of the
offence. f'i ''.<. q"


%. Any persoS who shall unlawfully
change, alter or destroy any register OF
voters, or who shall tear down, deface,
alter or destroy any notice posted mp by
any registrar or board of registration,
under the provisions of this act, shall
he guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be fined Eot
more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned
no. moro than three months, at the dis.
cretion of the jury.


26. Any person who shall threaten
disturb or obstruct, or who shall at.
tempt TO istimidatc any registrar OF
board of registration, or member there
of. i'm the discharge of his official du.