Year: 1866

as hereinafter mentioned, one Clerk of Elections
and two Judges of Elections. who shall hold Of


fee two years, and until their SUCCESSORS shall be
appointed or elected and qualified; and all vacan-
| cles which may exist or occur in either of said
offices, by death, resignation, removal from the
precinct, or otherwise, shall be filed by appoint
ments to be made by the Board of Supervisors of
the proper county; and where the Office is elect
i've, the appointee to fill a vacancy shall hold Of
fee until the next regular election for county
officers, and until the election and qualification
Of his successor. Each Of said officers, before
entering upon his duties shall take the constitu-
tional oath of Office


Sec. IS. The Board of Supervisors shall ap-
point the Clerk and Judges of Elections except


in those counties where said offices shall be de-
clared elective by an order of the Board of Su-
pervisors thereof, to be made and duly recorded
on their records. which may be done on the pet


tion in writing of any number Of the household
ers and legal voters Of the proper county, whose
names are found on the last preceding poll lists


which number of petitioners shall not be less
than one hundred, nor less than one-enth the
whole number OF voters enrolled on said last pre-
ceding poll lists. When elective, the Clerk and
Judges of Elections shall be chosen at the gener-
al election


Sec. l6. In the election of Clerk and Judges
of Elections, where the Office is elective, each
qualified voter in each precinct shall vote FOR one
Clerk and one Judge of Elections only, and the
person having the highest number of votes for
Clerk shall be Clerk of Elections and the two
standing highest on the list, or having the largest
number of votes for Judges, shall be the Judges
of Elections for the respective precinct.


Sec. II. The Clerk and Judges of Elections
shall constitute the Board of Registration for the
enrolment, in their respective districts, of all
the legal voters thereof; and also, besides the
powers and duties by this Act specially conferred
and enjoned upon them. the Clerk OF Elections
Shn plp thn MI nf hn Iucp nf
now provided for by law, with the same powers
duties ard obligations, and the Clerk and Judges
aforesaid shall constitute the Board of Judges of
Elections now provided for by law; and all exist
ing laws not repugnant to the provisions of this
Act relating to Inspectors OF Elections. here
by declared applicable to the said Clerk of Elec-
tions; and all the laws now in lorce applicable to
Judges and Boards of Judges of Elections. and
not repugnant as aforesaid, are hereby continued
in force and declared applicable to such officers
and Boards as constituted by this Act.


Sec. Is. During the period of ninety days
next preceding any election appointed or author
lied by law the Board of Reg istration shall make
out. and on the thrteth day next preceding such
election or, ii that day be Sunday. the day fol-
lowng-shall revise. compile and deposit with
the Clerk of Elections, and within three days
thereafter shall post, in one or more of the most
public places Of their district (Which II there be
more than one precinct in such district. shall be
most contiguous to their respective precincts). an
alphabetical list according TO surnames of all
persons residing in such district and entitled to
be enrolled at their respective precinct. who then
are, by citizenship, and may be on the day OF
such election, by continuous residence, legally
qualified to vote ut such precinct; which list shall
comprehend the names Of all such persons (in-
Gliding those between twenty and twenty-one
years Of age, and who will become of age on or
before the day OF election), who shall have their
bona fde residence in said district upon the thir-
tieth day next preceding such election, and at the
time of the completion and revision of said list.
The list so made out shall be designated and
known 10 law as the Poll List. and shall super
SIDE and be in lieu OF the poll list now provided
for by law. The poll lists shall at all convenient
times. except when in use Of the Board of Judges
ON election days, be open to the inspection of all
legal voters, and Of all persons enrolled or enti
tied to be enrolled thereOn and it is hereby
made incumbent on every person who is, or may
be on the day of such election, qualified 10 vote
thereat, to apply and see that he is duly enrolled
for that puIpose.


Sec. 10. In districts where there is but one
precinct, the Clerk of Elections SHALL during the
period prescribed in the last section for making
out and completing the poll list, and when the
Board is not in session upon his own authority,
enter upon said list, subject to the revision and
correction of the Board. the names of all persons
still residing in his district enrolled in the next
preceding poll list made out in pursuance of this
Act, and also the names Of all persons found upon
the Great Register of the county whom he per-
sonally knows to be. or who, by the oath of any
householder and legal voter of his district known
to him, shall be satisfactorily proved to be bona
fde residents of his district.


Sec. 20. In districts where there are more pre-
cincts than one, the voters shall be allowed to
enroll themselves at either of such precincts
which they may select as most convenient to their
residence on making application. personally or
in writing, to the Board of Registration. or to
the Clerk of Elections when the Board is not 10
session, and making satisfactory proof of resi-
dence and identity. Applications in writing
shall be addressed to the proper Board of Regis,
tration or Clerk of Elections expressing the de
sire of the applicants to be enrolled in order to
vote at the precinct thus indicated, and shall be
Witnessed and the genuineness of the signature
th"rsto, when not known to the said Board or
Clerk, shall be attested by subscribing witness
known to them, who is resident and legal voter
OF the district.


Sec 2l. The registration in the poll list shall
be made by entering therein, in separate columns
appropriately headed, the names at full length
with a number prefixed TO each name, which num-
bers shall run successfully in the order of the
names rs they stand on The list, commencing with
number one; date OF entry in the list; age, omit
ting fractions OF years, except where the person
enrolled is between the age of twenty and twen-
ty-one years; the class of citizenship, whether
native or naturalized; occupation; the particular
locality in the district of the voters residence, if
1t can conveniently and briefly be stated, giving
in towns and cities, rs far as possible the number
of the dwelling and name Of the street, or other
location of the dwelling.


Sec. %. The Board Of Registration shall be in
session on the said thirteth day next preceding
any such election rs aioresaid-or il that be Sun
day, then on the day following-at the Office of
the Clerk of Elections, for the purpose of deter
mining applications on behalf of persons claim
ing the right to be enrolled on the poll list era
sing names improperly entered Or improperly re-
manning thereon, and correcting oil errors in re-
ation thereto. They shall insert and enroll the
name OF every person entitled to be enrolled who
may have been omitted from any cause, aud shall
erase the name of every person improperly
placed or remaining on said list, so far as they
are able 10 ascertain the same; and for that pur-
pose the said Board, and each officer and member
thereof, shall have power, then or at any other
time, whenever necessary, to administer oaths
ana examine on oath any person touching his own
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