Year: 1872




Amendments 10 the Registration Law.


The General Assembly, at the last regular
session. passed an act, which has been approv-
I'd by the Governor, amending and reelactlng
sections ), !, g. and II of the general regStra-
tiou law SO as to read as follows


Section s. Each registrar shall before entrr-
ing upon the duties of his office. take aud sub
scribe before some officer authorized By law to
administer oaths the oath of office prescribed
in the constitution OF this State which oath
or affirmation h, shall subscribe aud 6le IN the
clerk office of the County or liustlngS Court
of his county or corporation. lie shall receive
a compensation OF two dollars for each day that
lie is sitting as registrar, and one dollar Tor
posting notices, to be paid out ot the county or
corporation treasury.


Section !. Each registrar shall annually, on
the second Tuesday in May. at his voting place
proceed to register the nameS OF all the quail
lied voters within his voting district, not pre-
viuusy registered in the said district, ID accor-
dance with the provisions OF this act, who shall
apply to be registered commencing at sunrise
aud closing at sunset, and shall complete such
registration on the said second Tuesday III May.
Ten days previous to the November elections
the registrar shall sit one day for the purpose
of ameudlng aud correcting the list, at which
time any qualified voter applying aud not pre-
viouSly registered may be added Provided,
That in each city or town having more than
Two thousand inhabitants the registrar may SIT
three days previous to any state, city, county,
or township election The registrars shall give
notice of the time and place of all registrations
for at least ten days before each sitting by post
lug written or printed notices thereof at ten
or more public places iu their town
ships, wards, aud election districts. And the
registrar shall, at any time previous to the reg
ular days Of registration, register any voter
who may apply to him to be registered aud
who will be entitled to vote at the next succeed
ing election and the registrar shall receive the
same compensation for the names 50 registered
on days her than the regular days OF reglstra-
lion that assessors may be entitled to tor listing
births and deaths Ii shall be the duty of the
registrars, within five days after each stung, to
have posted at three or more public places III
their townships, wards, or election districts.
written or printed list of all persons admitted
by them to registration, and also to have writ
ten or printed lists OF all such persous added,
posted On each day of election at each place OF
voting in their townships wards, aud election
districts.


Section g. Whenever registered voter
changes his place of residence from one voting
district 10 another, it shall be lawful for him 10
apply for, in person or in writing. and 1t shall
be the duty of the registrar of his former vot-
iug district at any time, whether 1t be IN L
township, ward, or voting place, to furnish, q
certificate that he was duly registered, and that
his name has since his removal been. erased
from the registration books OF said votlng dis
tllct, which shall be sufficient evidence TO en-
title him to reRister aud the name OF every
>urh person shall be entered upon the reglstra-
fion book of the township, ward, or votlng
place, to which he has removed, by the regis
trar at any time, or by one OF the judges 90
the day of election Provided, That in cities
and towns containing over two thousand iuha-
bitants. The name of such person shall only be
entered by the registrar on the days named IN
the seventh section.


Section - Ii any person shall offer to reg
ister and be rejected by the registrar, he may
take an appeal tu the Judge OF the
County or Hastings court OF his couu-
ty, city, or town, in term time or va
cation, and any elecor may challenge the
tight of any person offering to regis
ter; and if the registrar shall allow such
challenged person to register the said elcctor
may appeal in like manner, to said Judge
And it shall be the duty OF the registrar, on
application of any person so desiring an appeal
to transmit to the judge OF the said court, nav
lug jurisdiction over tile Salu Volius Ii"ee, q
written statement OF the ground relied on by
the appellant, and the reasons relied on by the
registrar, for his action.


1T shall be the duty Of said Judge to hear
evidence offered by the said appellant and ap-
pellee; but in case the appeal is by an elector,
conestiug the right Of any person SO regsterlng
such person shall have reasonable notice OF the
time and place of hearing said appeal; and the
said Judge shall, at least five days previous 10
any election, transmit to the registrar from
whose action such appeal was aiken, his decs-
ion, which shall be entered by the registrar on
his registration books. In any case OF appeal
under this section the court may give or refuse
costs as to it may seem right. ;,


''rhe registrar at each place OF voting shall
deliver to the judges Of election bis registration
books previous to any election to be held at
said voting place; and after such election the
Judges of election shall turn over the reglstla,,
lion books to the registrar, who shall keep and
preserve the same, and the said registration
books shall at all times be open to Inspection
lfthe registration book of any voting place
shall from any cause be lost or destroyed, 1t
shall be the duty of the registrar to report the
fact to his County or Corporation Court Judge,
who shall order reregistration OF the qua'lheu
voters of said voting place, specifying the nun
Der of days that the registrar shall SIT.