Year: 1866

L pCISOu IudN uCSIlCl W NObSl Ol 4Ao Nlpl


cation to the proper registrar.


Z. The county board of registra tiol


shall have power, whenever they deem
it necessary or expedient, to change tn
time or increase or diminish the numbe


of DAYS on which the registrars CT thei


respective counties shall sit for the pur
pose of amending and correcting th,


registration,


s At least ten days preceding The


next election after the registration~o o.
voters under this act, and at least ter


days preceding any election thereafter


the registrar shall make out four copies


of his registrar books, one copy of which


he shall lodge with the county board o.


registration, one copy with the board OF


supervisors, one copy of the registry


books of each ward with the conncil OF


such city or town, and one copy with


the inspectors of elections at each of the


polls in his ward, township or district


1t shall be. the duty Of the county


board of Registration to examine such


book. aud ifthey are satisfied that any


person has ueen registered who has been


guilty Of any Of the acts enumerated in


the affidavit contained in the third sec


tion of this act, or is in any way dis
qualified to vote, under the provisions


thereof, it shall be the duty of the said
Board, upon proof Of any such act or
disqualification, to exclude the name Of
such person from the list Of registered
voters. But the party whose name is
proposed to be excluded, shall have due
notice of tho time and place Of taking
the evidence to prove his Disqualified
tions, which evidence he shall have the
right to rebat, and shall have his name
restored to such list if improperly strick-
en- therefrom.


9. The county board Of registration
may employ clerk, who shall be allow
ed as compensation two dollars per day
for each day such clerk may be actually
and necessarily employed in such ser
vice The board shall procure book in
which shall be accurately kept the
minutes and proceedings of such board,
the appointment aud removal Of regis
trars. and the review of their proceed
ings. ANY person feeling 'aggrieved or
dissatisfied with the action or decision
of any registrar, may have the action or
decision reviewed or corrected by the
board according to the requirements Of
this act. For good Canse shown the
board may remove any registrar in
their county, and, for official misconduct,
or other causes, the Cover
nor may remove any member of the
board. Vacancies occurring by such re-
noval shall be filed a hereinbefore
provided


10. Every registrar shall preserve or
der 1T and in the vicinity OF the place OF
registration, and may direct any disOrd
erly person to be removed therefrom.
and, if necessary or proper to he taken
into custody, aud held until sunset of
the next day, or for any shorter tine
which may be done ~ any constable Of
the township, OF other person or persons
designated by the registrar upon his
" variant or authority III Whiting Any
such offender, Notwithstanding his hay-
ing been in custody as aforesaid shall be
liable to any penalty or punishment for
his offence prescribed by law And any
person being thereto commanded by the
written authority of the registrar who
shall fail OF refuse TO assist, TO the nt
most OF his power III whatever may he
n eCessary OF proper TO prevent lntlmtda
ton, disorder or violence AZ the place Oh
registration. shall be guilty Of a misde.
M eanor ana Oh conviction thereof shall
he fined not less than fyo noI moro thou
cFt dollars


II Any registrar who shall Tlltully
or maliciously reject from registration,
or register any person, contrary to the
provisions of this act, shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and on convic
tion thereof shall he fined not less than
fifty nor more tlan one hundred dollars
and to be liable TO the party injured for
damages, but no registrar shall he held
liza bic for any mrre error Of judgment ~
The discharge of his duties.


- No person shall be allowed to vote
At any election hereafter held IN this
State, after the first registration shall
have been completed according to the
provisions of this act unless he shall
have been registered ~ herein before |
and the inspector OF every |
election shall allow only those 10 vote |
whose names shall appear on the rogls |
.ry books returned by the proper regis
Irar. and any inspector Or supervisor |
who shall violate any Of the provisions |
Of this act shall be deemed guilty Of
and, on conviction there |
Of shall be fined not less than fifty nor
more than wo hundred dOllars or im-
prisoned not less than ten nor more
than ninety days, OF both at the dlscre
ton of the court for every such offence


I3. Annually after the first appoint
mpnt of officers under this act, they
shall be renewed by appointment az
provided, and each retiring
officer shall transmit TO his successor IN
Office, all books, papers, documents and
property belonging 10 his office.


IL Any officer OF other person who
shall change, alter, amend or destroy
anv books or lists of registration, shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay
fine not less than fifty nor more than two
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than three nor more
than twelve months


II As soon as the result Oi any cleo
tisp is determined al the polls, the iu'
snectors shall return, with their ceTtih.
Gates. poll books and ballots. the regis
tTy books OF such election, 70 the board
of supervisors, unless it be a municipal
election in which case, the inspectors
of each ward shall return, with the Ger.
tifcates, ballots and poll books, the
registry book Of such ward 10 the prop
er Judges of such municipal election:
The board Of supervisors, the House Of
Delegates, the Senate and the Governor.
and the final Judges Of any election