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SEC. 61. To John Van Ginkel & Co., for printing the biennial message, inaugural, and special message Dutch, $151- in the Holland language, one hundred and fifty-one dollars and seventy cents.

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Reward for
arrest of a
murderer,
$250.

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SEC. 62. To Townsend Hall, for arrest of Wm. Thomas, alias Cumquick, in pursuance of a proclamation of Governor Grimes offering a reward of one thousand dollars for the arrest of said Cumquick, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, in full for all demands against the State for his services in the premises.

SEC. 63. To George F. Work for seven days' serviadjournment, ces as postmaster forwarding mail matter to members $35. after the adjournment, the sum of thirty-five dollars.

SEC. 64. This act being deemed of immediate imTaking effect. portance shall be in force from and after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Evening Statesman, papers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved April 8, 1868.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Daily State Register April 18, 1868, and in The Iowa Evening Statesman April 18, 1868.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

APRIL 9.

CHAPTER 168.

SALARY OF THE TREASURER OF STATE.

AN ACT Fixing the Compensation of the State Treasurer.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the salary of the Treasurer of State shall be two thousand dollars per annum, to salary $2,000. be audited like other claims on the State, and paid out

Treasurer's

of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and this shall be his only compensation.

SEC. 2. Section eighty-two of the Revision of Sec. 82, Rev., 1860, and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with &c., repealed. the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This act, being deemed of immediate im

portance, shall take effect and be in force from and Taking effect. after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved April 8, 1868.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The
Iowa Homestead April 9, 1868, and in the Daily State Register April 9,
1868.
ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 169.

SALARY OF THE REGISTER OF THE STATE LAND - OFFICE

AN ACT in Relation to the Salary of the Register of the State
Land Office.

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APRIL 8.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That hereafter the salary of the Register of the State Land - Office shall be eighteen hun- $1,800. dred dollars per annum.

SEC. 2. Section 100 of the Revision of 1860 is § 100, Rev., hereby repealed.

repealed.

SEO. 3. This bill shall take effect and be in force Taking effect. from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and The Iowa Evening Statesman, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved April 8, 1868.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The Iowa Evening Statesman April 8, 1868, and in the Daily State Register April 9, 1868.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

APRIL 8.

$600 appropriated.

CHAPTER 170.

FURTHER APPROPRIATION FOR SALARY OF REGISTER OF
STATE LAND - OFFICE.

AN ACT Making further Appropriation for the Salary of the Register of the State Land - Office,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That there is hereby appropriated for the payment of the salary of the Register of the State Land - Office, for the two years and three months ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1870, in addition to the amount already appropriated, the sum of six hundred dollars or so much thereof as he may be entitled to by law.

Approved April 8, 1868.

CHAPTER 171.

REGISTRY LAW.

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voters.

AN ACT for the Registry of Electors and to Prevent Fraudulent
Voting.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That it shall be the duty of the Assessors to township assessors at every annual assessment to record take lists of in a separate book of suitable size, to be provided by the board of supervisors of the county, the full name and place of residence of every resident voter in the township who is or who may become a qualified elector previous to the next general election. Said list, properly certified, shall be delivered to the township clerk on or before the 1st day of July in each year, after the year A. D. 1868.

Board of regSEC. 2. The township trustees and clerk shall conistry meet in stitute a board of registry for their respective townSeptember. ships, and shall meet after the year 1868, annually, at the office of the township clerk on the first Monday in September, at 9 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of mak ing a list of all qualified electors in their respective townRegister of ships. This list shall be called and known as the Register of Elections.

Elections

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SEC. 3. The register of elections shall contain the names in full, alphabetically arranged, according to their surnames, so as to show in one column the name

at full length, and in another column opposite, in cities and incorporated villages, the residence by number of dwelling, if there be a number, and the name of the street or other location of the dwelling-place of each person. This register shall be made from the assess how made; or's list and from the poll books of the next previous to be kept by tp. clerk; election. Said register shall be kept by the township clerk, who shall, within two days after the adjournment

of the board, cause a certified copy of said register to copy posted be posted up in a conspicuous place in his office, which up. shall be accessible to any elector of the township who may desire to examine the same.

SEC. 4. The board of registry shall hold a meeting Meeting of at the place where the last general election was held, board, where or, it from any cause it cannot be held at such place, then at some place to be designated by notice published in at least one paper printed in the township, or posted in at least three public places therein, on the Tuesday preceding the general election of year, at which they Correction of shall revise, correct, and complete the register of elec- register. tions, and they shall hear any evidence that may be brought before them in reference to such correction. They shall be in session for this purpose from 9 o'clock A. M., until 5 P. M., and from day to day thereafter and until they shall deem the register properly completed.

SEC. 5. In cases of corporation elections, it shall be Corporation the duty of the clerk of the city or town to prepare, clerk to preelections; from the poll - books of the last preceding annual elec- pare register; tion of said corporation, an alphabetical register of the electors as provided in section 3 of this act, and [he] shall post up one copy thereof in each ward at the place post copy in where the last preceding election was held, one month each ward; furnish origpreceding such election, and furnish the original to the inal to board. board of registry at their next meeting. The board of registry for said cities and towns shall consist of the mayor, assessor, clerk, and marshal, who shall meet, Mayor, assesfor the purpose of correcting the registry, one week sor, clerk,and before such election, at the usual place of meeting of of marshal, bd. of registry; the city council or trustees, and after having corrected when&where the registry of voters, in each ward, as contemplated in to meet; the general provisions of this act, said board shall cause registry; a certified copy of said registry for each ward in said certified copy town or city to be delivered to the election board of to election such wards at or before the time of opening the polls. board; After the canvassing of the votes, the registries shall be attached to the poll - books and filed in the office of registry attached to poll the clerk of the city or town, for the use of the suc- books. ceeding board of registry. The general provisions of

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this act shall extend to incorporated towns and cities so far as the same may be applicable. The names of Names struck all persons not qualified as electors shall be stricken off registry. from the register, and any person appearing to register Challenge. his name may be challenged by any elector or member of the board, and in case of such challenge shall be Examination. examined on oath touching his qualifications as an elector, which examination may or may not, in the disReduced to cretion of the board, be reduced to writing; and if it writing. shall appear upon such examination that the person is entitled to be registered, in the opinion of the board, or Bd. to cause if, after such examination, the said person will take an name to be oath that he is, or will be at the election for which the registered, registry is made, a legal voter, stating the ward, diswhen. trict, or township in which he resides, and complying in other respects with the requirements of the oath now administered to an elector in case of his being challenged, then the board shall cause the name of said person to be registered.

SEO. 6. The register of elections shall at all times Register open be open to inspection at the office of the township to inspection. clerk without charge.

clerk.

SEC. 7. The board of registry may appoint a clerk, Temporary in the absence of the township clerk, and may administer oaths in all cases coming before them for action. SEC. S. It shall be the duty of judges of elections Voters'names to designate one of their number to check the name of to be checked every person voting, whose name is on the register. on register. No vote shall be received at any general or special election hereafter held in this State from any person whose How a per- name does not appear on the register, unless the person son may vote offering to vote shall furnish the judges of election his affidavit, showing that he is a qualified elector, and a proper reason for not appearing before said board on the day for correcting said register, and prove by the affidavit of a person whose name is on said register that he knows such person to be a resident of such township, and, if in a city or incorporated village, giving the place of residence in the manner required to be entered on the register, which said affidavits shall be filed in the office of the township clerk.

when name is

not on registry.

Compensati'n of board.

SEC. 9. The members of the board of registry shall receive the same compensation as is allowed by law for judges of election, for each day actually employed in making, completing, and posting said register. The necessary blanks and materials to carry out the provisions of this act shall be provided the same as other election blanks and materials.

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