as payment of so much of said assessment: Provided, that when bonds have been issued by said district, such contractor shall have an order on the funds in the hands of the treasurer for said amount. "Section 73. The act to which this act is an amendment, except as herein expressly provided, shall apply to 'drainage and levee districts' and districts organized for the purpose of establishing a combined system of drainage independent of levees." § 8. That sections numbered from 50 to 65, both inclusive, of the act to which this act is an amendment, be and the same is [are] hereby repealed; but the repeal of said sections shall not affect any suits that may be pending or any rights that may have accrued at the time this act shall have taken effect; and this section shall not be construed to repeal sections forty-eight and forty-nine of said act, known in this act as sections fifty and fifty-one, and above recited as amended in full; nor shall this section be construed to repeal sections numbered from fifty-two to sixtyfive, both inclusive, which are above recited at large, as additional sections of the act to which this act is an amendment. This act shall not be construed to interfere with the execution and enforcement of other laws on the subject of drainage passed by this General Assembly. APPROVED June 30, 1885. ELECTIONS. CLERK CRIMINAL COURT OF COOK COUNTY. $ 1. Amends sec. 20, act 1872, by changing time of election to November, 1886. AN ACT to amend section 20, of an act entitled "An act in regard to elections, and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices," approved April 3, 1872, in force July 1, 1872. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That section 20, of an act entitled "An act to provide for the filling of vacancies in elective offices," approved April 3, 1872, and in force July 1, 1872, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 20. The clerk of the criminal court of Cook county shall be elected on Tuesday next after the 1st Monday of November, 1886, and every four years thereafter. APPROVED June 30, 1885. CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES. § 7. Tally sheets used by judges and clerks of election. § 8. § 9. § 10. Returns of election made in triplicate; § 11. Penalties imposed for neglect of duty or for interfering in any unlawful manner with the returns, by judges or clerks of election. § 12. Officer in charge of returns guilty of theft thereof, when; penalties. § 13. Other offenses in the conduct of elections under this article, regulated by the laws of the State. § 14. Adoption of this act by any incorporated town or village in this State; petition. $ 15. After adoption of this act by any city, town or village; laws applicable. ART. 2.-ELECTION COMMISSIONERS. § 16. Appointment of election commissioners by the county court; term of office; vacancies. § 17. Selection of commissioners from leading political parties. § 18. Removal of county court. $ 24. Appointment of judges and clerks of election in each precinct. $25. Notice to judges and clerks of selection and examination; term of office; record of names of judges and clerks; exemption from jury duty; penalty for refusing to serve if qualified. § 26. Judges and clerks selected from each of the two leading political parties in each precinct; veto power of the commissioners; in disagreements in regard to appointments, how selected; refusal to serve as judge or clerk; prosecution by commissioners; in default of which, liable to removal. § 28. § 27. Representation of leading political parties in the selection of judges and clerks of election in each precinct. Confirmation of appointment of judges and clerks by the county court; notice of application for confirmation by publication; objections to be filed; filling vacancies if any exist; commission shall issue upon confirmation; judges and clerks officers of the court; appointments when too late for confirmation by the court; removal of judges or clerks by the commissioners for neglect of duty; appointments and confirmation must be made 30 days before the election; appointments or removals within five days of an election. commissioner by the § 19. Organization of the board of commissioners; oath of office and bond; office opened; business hours; county clerk shall turn over to the board all election books, papers, etc., in his hands relating to elections. § 20. Registry books, ballot boxes, poll books, tally sheets, blanks and stationery provided by the board of commissioners. Election days declared legal holidays under this act. § 37. Appointments of judges and clerks of election at the expiration of their term of office. Boards of registry shall meet four weeks before the day of election, for registration of voters; three books shall be furnished; form of registry books; proceedings of the board of registry; (1) sessions of the board; oath of applicants for registry; (2) entry of names by clerks; (3) form of entry; (4) qualification; (5) alphabetical list, ruling and headings of register. § 41. Certificate of each day's registration made by judges. § 42. "Public register" exposed to public inspection; challenge of voter; oath of voter as to qualification. § 43 Boards of registry shall meet three weeks before the day of election for the purpose of adding to, revising and correcting registry lists; list of ''suspects;" "public register" hung up at place of registration for public examination, and the other two registers returned to the office of commissioners. § 44 Clerks of election constituted canvassers of the precinct; house-to-house canvass; police protection; refusal to answer questions of canvasserspenalties; correction of ''suspect' list by canvassers. § 46. § 45. Comparison of list of canvassers with register; notice to "suspects" to appear and show cause why name should not be erased from register. Boards of registry shall meet 2 weeks before election to revise registry; no new names added; examination of "suspects" under oath; erasure of names; restoration of names; further examination and inquiry by canvassers; neglect of duty by clerks-penalties; disability of clerk to servesubstitute. § 47. At the close of last session of boards of registry after comparison and correction, judges shall sign and add certificate; "public register" hung up for public examination; copies of registers; printed lists for distribution to voters; publication in newspapers. § 48. Application to have names erased; affidavit; notice to person whose name is desired erased. § 49 Docket of applications for registration or erasure; hearing of such applications by commissioners; precinct3 taken up for hearing in numerical order; notice of hearing given newspaper; applications received too late for entry on docket, heard on last day of session; decision of commissioners. $ 50. County court shall sit on Monday or Tuesday before election to hear applications for registry; affidavit of applicant; applications filed and docketed; hearing; order of court for registration; closing and delivery of registry books to judges on the day prior to election; registration by order of the court shall not protect against false registration or voting. § 51. Appeals from county to Supreme Court. § 54. INTERMEDIATE REGISTRATION. At elections held between the general registration provided for in sec. 53, the last general registration shall be revised and used; meetings of boards for revision, 3 weeks before election; names added; transfer of names from one precinct registry to another; certificates of removal; form of certificate; application for certificates; change of residence in the same precinct; correction of register accordingly. $ 55. Board shall erase all names of persons dead, convicted criminals not pardoned and removed from precinct; list of erasures; classification of "suspects;" clerks shall make lists. § 56. Registers compared and made to agree at close of session; judges shall sign each page of the registers and add certificate; two registers returned and public register" hung up at place of registration; list of names for canvassers. § 57. House-to-house canvass and examination of list as in general registrations; notice to suspects;" correction of registry; police protection of canvassers. § 58. $ 59. Boards of registry meet to revise lists 2 weeks before election day; report of canvassers; no new names added. At each meeting all the registry lists shall be revised and corrected; evidence shall be heard as to qualification; names of persons on "suspect" list erased unless an appearance is entered, § 60. Registers compared and made to agree and signed by judges at bottom of each page; registry closed; certificate of number of voters attached; public register hung up, and return made of the other two. § 62. § 61. Board of commissioners shall copy immediately upon their return the registers for printing and distribution of the same as for the general registration, as set out in sec. 47; also supplemental lists, as set out in sec. 52. Application to commissioners to have name refused by judges, entered on register; application by any voter to have names erased; proceedings as in general registration; decision of commissioners; application for review by the county court; persons whose names are not on register shall not be allowed to vote; registers shall be delivered to judges the day before election; one to judge judges of opposite political parties. Public register taken possession of by judges on election day, and the three registers returned by judges to the commissioners the day after election; in case of mutilation of public register, copy shall be made, and corrected, so that three registers may be had for use at next meeting of board in each precinct. § 63. or § 64. Special and judicial elections no revision shall be made of registry; affidavits of voter accepted at such elections; no person not on register allowed to vote except upon affidavit of change of residence. § 86. Ballots voted attached to returns; rejected ballots attached. § 87. Poll books placed in ballot box; ballot box locked; how sealed up. § 88. One judge shall take charge of ballot box and another the key; the two judges not in possession of ballot box shall take envelopes containing statement of votes cast; clerks shall take tally sheets; delivery to board of election commissioners and officers, addressed. $ 89. $ 90. § 91. § 92. § 93. § 94. § 95. § 74. One judge shall receive the ballot and the other two check the name of voter on the registers; challenge; cause of challenge to be stated by challenger; examination under oath; challenged party, if his vote is rejected, may by affidavit of himself and a registered voter in the same precinct, establish his right to vote, if his name is on register. $75. No one shall vote whose name is not registered. § 76. Challengers-appointment, duties and privileges; rights and privileges of political parties to be represented at the polls by challengers and watchers of the canvass. $77. Judges of elections preservers of the peace, and may cause arrests. §78. Judicial elections; appointment of ticket holders-duties, and liability for neglect. § 79. Canvass of the vote by judges; police protection; who may be present. 80. The ballots shall be counted and made to agree in number with the names on poll books; excess, if any, how disposed of; the count, how made; tally lists; straight tickets; "split" and "scratched" tickets; result to be announced. § 81. Ballots when counted shall be strung. § 82. Propositions submited to vote; how canvassed and result declared. 83. Tally sheets and returns of propositions submitted to vote; penalties for neglect. § 96. Ballot box received and opened by the board of election commissioners. ARTICLE 5-GENERAL CANVASS. Canvass of returns by city canvassing board; tabulation by sheets. Result of can yass; abstract entered of record by county court; copy filed with county clerk; returns made to Secretary of State; effect of return. Certificates of election to county and town offices. Certificates of election to city offices. Canvassing board shall declare the election of city or town offices; tie vote, how decided. Canvassing board authorized to investigate changes in returns or suspected fraud; witnesses may be examined. County judge shall be president of canvassing board; majority may declare result. ARTICLE 6-OFFENCES. § 97 REGISTRATION--personating an elector; fictitious name; double registration; false registration or erasure of qualified voter by fraudulent means; intimidation; deception; interference; inducing others to violate the law; punishment. § 98. VOTING-personating an elector; fictitious name; repeating; voting illegally; intimidation; interference; violation of law or inducing or compelling others to violation--punishment. § 99. Judges or clerks-false lists or entries -punishment. § 100. Judges-refusing legal ballot; accepting illegal ballot; omitting to challenge-punishment. § 101. Officer of election making false canvass, false return, or who shall deface, destroy or conceal any returnpunishment. § 102. "Stuffing" the ballot box-punish ment. 103. Officers of election under this act or general laws of the State, violating law-punishment. § 104. Officer in custody of any records or papers guilty of theft, destroying, mutilating, erasing or falsifying, or permitting to be done-punishment. § 105. Any person not an officer, so offending-punishment. § 106. False swearing-punishment. § 107. Inducing others to swear falsely. § 108. Fraudulently changing or substituting a ballot. $109. Unpardoned convicts voting or offering to vote. § 110. Wilful disobedience of any lawful command of a judge of election or board of registry. § 111. Breach of the peace or disorderly conduct at the registration of voters or on election days. § 112. Interfering with or hindering judges § 113. Destruction of ballot box, ballot, poll § 115. Judge of election absenting himself § 116. Ballots within the polling places prohibited. § 117. Intoxicating liquors prohibited in any place of registration or election. § 118. Irregularities in conducting elections. § 119. Offenses further defined; the term "election" defined; the word "householder" defined. § 120. Payment of fines. § 121. Forfeitures under this act, how recovered. § 122. Prosecutions of offenses under this act by the election commissioners. ARTICLE 7.-COMPENSATION. 123. Compensation paid by counties; classification of counties; salaries of commissioners and chief clerk in counties of 1st class; in counties of 2d class; in counties of 3d class, (Cook county); expenses of board paid by city; salaries and expenses audited by county judge and paid by county and city treasurer. § 124. Per diem of judges and clerks and official ticket holders. § 125. Number of days compensation allowed judges and clerks. 126. Cities pay expenses of elections at which city officers are elected. § 127. General State and county elections, counties shall pay expenses. § 128. Claims of judges and clerks and ticket holders for services, audited by commissioners. ARTICLE 8.-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. § 129. Adoption of this act by villages and towns, effect. § 130. Election commissioners in cities shall be ex-officio commissioners of villages and towns in the same county. § 131. Returns of elections for villages and towns; canvass of returns. § 132. Returns of villages and towns for officers other than town officers. § 133. Oaths administered under this act. AN ACT regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, as follows: ARTICLE I.-ADOPTION. 1. SECTION 1. That the electors of any city now existing in this State may adopt and become entitled to the benefit of this act in the manner following: Whenever one thousand of the legal voters of such city, voting at the last preceding election, shall petition the judge of the county court of the county in which said city is located to submit to a vote of the electors of such city the proposition as to whether such city and the electors thereof shall adopt and become entitled to the benefit of this act, it shall be the duty of such county court to submit such proposition accordingly at the next succeeding general State or county election, and if such proposition is not adopted at such election, the same shall in like manner be submitted to a vote of the electors of such city by such county court upon like application at any general State or county election thereafter, and an order shall be entered of record in such county court submitting such proposition as aforesaid. If one thousand shall exceed oneeighth of the legal voters of any such city voting at the last preceding election, then such petition or application need not be signed or made by more than one-eighth of the legal voters of such city voting at the last preceding election. |