Year: 1874

to prevent frauds at elections, ap-
proved March 5th, 1874" is hereby
repealed.


SEC. II. No person shall he entitled
to vote at any election mentioned in
this Act, unless his name shall, on the
day of election, appear in the Check
List -" furnished by the Registry Agents
| to the Inspector of Election of the elec-
ton district mt which he offers to vote;
| and the fact that his name so appears
in the "Check List" and in the copy
of the Official Registry in the possess
sion Of the Inspectors of Election.
shall he primd Jdcie evidence of
his right to vote; prorided, that
when the Inspectors of Elec-
ton shall have good reason to bclive,
or when they shall be informed by a
qualified elec,or, that the person offer
ing to vote is not the person who was
registered in that name, the vote of
such person shall not be received, un-
til he shall have proved his identity, as
the person who was registered in that
name.


SEC. Is. Any person who shall vote.
or offer to vote. at any election men,
toned in this Act. but who shall not
be qualified elector; or any person
who, being Il qualified elector, shall
vote or offer to vote in the name of any
other registered elector, shall be
deemed guilty of a felony, and on con-
victiOn thereof beforeany court of COM
petent jurisdiction, shall be punished
by imprisonment in the State Prison
for not less than one nor more than
three years; and any person who shall
willfully cause, or endeavor to cause
his name to be registered in any other
election district than that in which he
resides, or will reside prior to The day
of the next ensuing election; and anv
person who shall cause or endeavor to
cause his name to be registered know
ing That he is not qualified elector. or
will not he Il qualified elecior on or be-
fore the day of the next ensuing cleo
ton, in the election district in which
he causes. or endeavorS to cause such
registry to he made; and any other
person who shall induce, aid or abet
any such person in the commission of
either of such acts in this section
enumerated and described, shall he
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof before any cour:
of competent jurisdiction. shall be pun
iShcd by Il fine of not less than fifty
dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, or by confinement in the coun-
tv Jail for not less than one month nor
more than six months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment, in the dis
erection of the Court.


SEC. Is. All willful corrupt and
false swearing or affirming before any
Registry Agent shall he deemed per-
jury. and on conviction shall be pun
i,hcd as such. Ifanv Registry Agent,
or any other person in any manner
concerned, shall wlliullv and cor
ruptly violate any Of the provisions of
this Act, the penalty for which is not
herein specifically prescribed, he shall
be punished for each and every otiense
whereof he shall be duly convicted, by
imprisonment in the State Prison for II
term not less than one year nor more
than five years. or by fine OF not less
than one hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars, or both such fine
and imprisonment, in the discretion of
the Court.


SEC. IL. The Act entitled can Act
to provide for the registration of the
names of electors, and for the ascer-
tainnlenf by proper proofs of the per-
sons who shall he entitled to the right
of suffrage, approved February p.
1856, is hereby repealed.