of the election, when and where such vote was polled. Should a person present himself to vote without a certificate of registration, whose name appears upon the register, but who has lost said certificate or had the same destroyed, the person so applying shall make oath to the fact, and be allowed to vote.

SEC. 19. The books of registration, deposited with the district clerks, stall be kept and preserved among the records of the court, except when otherwise disposed of, as hereinafter directed.

SEC. 20. The judges of election shall, after each and every election, deliver to the registrar the list of voters used by them at the election, which shall remain in his custody, and be disposed of by him as hereinafter directed.

SEC. 21. For the purpose of keeping a list of qualified voters complete, the registrar shall, twenty days before any special election, apply to the district clerk for the registration books, and the district clerk shall deliver such books to the registrar, who shall immediately proceed to register the names of such persons as have become qualified voters after the closing of the former registry. He shall, whenever an election is to be held in his county, certify to the judges of election the additional names registered by him, along with the general list made out at the preceding general registry. He shall complete said books of registration ten days prior to said special election. In making such registration, he shall be governed by the provisions of the constitution, and of this act, as applicable to the general registration.

SEC. 22. If any person duly registered in any county shall thereafter remove his residence to another county, the registrar, upon the application of said person, and upon being satisfied that such removal is bona fide, shall issue to him a transfer to the county to which he has removed, and shall mark opposite his name, on the list of voters, the word "removed;" and the registrar of the county to which said person has removed, shall, upon presentation of said transfer, enter the name of said person upon the list of voters, and write opposite his name thereon the word "transferred," and the name of the county from which he was transferred.

SEC. 23. All registrars, while discharging their duties, shall have and exercise the powers of a judge of the district court for the preservation of order at and around the place of registration, and may summons and compel the attendance of witnesses for the purpose of ascertaining the qualifications of persons applying for registration, and to that end may issue subpoenas, attachments and commitments to any sheriff or constable, who shall serve such process as if issued by such judge, and shall receive the same fees therefor as are allowed by law for such services in State cases, to be paid by

the person who applies for the process in the first instance, and finally by the unsuccessful contestant, or out of the county treasury, but no registrar shall charge any fee for issuing any such process.

SEC. 24. If any registrar shall knowingly enter upon the register of voters the name of any person not entitled to registration, or shall wilfully and corruptly exclude therefrom the name of any person applying for registration, and lawfully entitled thereto, or shall in any manner willfully violate any of the provisions of this act, he shall be punished as hereinafter provided in section twenty-five of this act, and shall be subject to all the penalties imposed upon offenders against the provisions of said section twentyfive.

SEC. 25. Any judge of election, member of board of appeals, registrar or clerk, convicted of any offense under the the next three preceding sections, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than seven years.

SEC. 26. If any person shall alter, change, mutilate, or in any manner deface any book of registration, or shall take and carry away the same from the office of the clerk of the District Court, registrar, or judge of election, or other place where the same may be lawfully deposited, or from the lawful possession of any person whomsoever, with intent to destroy, suppress, alter or conceal, or in any wise mutilate or destroy the same, so as to prevent the lawful use of such book or books of registration, such person shall be deemed guilty of felohy, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed in section twenty-five of this act.

SEC. 27. Registrars shall receive twenty-five cents for each voter registered under this act, to be paid by the person registering. SEC. 28. Any person who may by threats, intimidation or violence, resist or impede a registrar, or board of appeals or revision, in the discharge of their duties, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment of not less than sixty days or more than six months in the county jail. Any registrar who, by violence or threats, is impeded in the discharge of his duty, shall report the same to the sheriff, who shall furnish a sufficient force to enable him to proceed in the discharge of his duty.

SEC. 29. The members of the boards of appeals and revision shall be paid five dollars per day during the days of their session as such board, or while sitting as judges of election, which shall be paid out of the county treasury.

SEC. 30. The accounts of members of boards of appeal and revision shall be drawn upon the county treasurer, who shall pay the same out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated. The said accounts shall be sworn to by the members of the board.

SEC. 31. Until registrars are appointed by the Governor, it shall be lawful for the Secretary of State to register any qualified voter in accordance with the requirements of this act, and to issue a certificate to such voter, which certificate shall state the county in which such person resides, and the same shall answer, in all particulars, as if issued by the registrar of the county. The Secretary of State shall also furnish a list of such persons so registered to the registrar of the county to which they belong, and the registrar shall put such persons upon his list of qualified voters. The same compensation shall be allowed the Secretary of State as is allowed registrars for State registration, to be applied to the payment of the expense of such registration, and the balance shall go into the State treasury as other fees of said office.

SEC. 32. Any person who shall take and subscribe the registra tion oath falsely, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided by law for the crime of perjury, and any person who shall knowingly and wilfully vote, or attempt to vote, upon the registration certificate of another, or of one who may be dead, shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a fine of five hundred dollars, and in default thereof shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding one year. Any person giving a false name, with intent to deceive a registrar, shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined in a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars, or be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one year.

SEC. 33. The office of registrar shall not be deemed an office of profit, nor shall any county or district officer whom the Governor may see proper to appoint, be disqualified from performing the duties of a registrar as required by this act.

SEC. 34. In case of a vacancy on any board of appeals and revision, or in case any member or members of any such board should fail or refuse to serve on such board, or as a judge of election, and the Governor should fail to fill such vacancy, then it shall be competent for any two of such board to appoint a third, and if only one remain, or all fail or refuse to serve, then, in that case, the district clerk, judge of the police court, and sheriff, shall convene and appoint persons to fill vacancies on such boards of appeal.

SEC. 35. That all registrars and members of boards of appeal and revision shall be free from arrest during the time of registration, or of the revision of the registration, or in going to and return

ing from the place of registration, unless he or they shall be charged with an offense punishable with death or imprisonment in the penitentiary.

SEC. 36. That it shall be the duty of the registrar in each county, at least two days before any election, to cause to be posted up in conspicuous places throughout his county, and at or near the polls or voting place, a sufficient number of copies of this law, said copies to be furnished by the Secretary of State.

SEC. 37. The registrar shall make duplicate copies of the list of registered voters, and deposit them with the district clerk, one of which shall be retained by the district clerk, and the other forwarded to the Secretary of State, who shall keep a record of the same.

SEC. 38. That any person or persons who shall disturb the registrars or boards of revision in the full and fair discharge of their duties, by acts of intimidation, by inciting or encouraging a tumult or mob, or who shall cause such disturbance or encourage or abet any tumult, mob or violence, in the vicinity of any place of registry, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shallk be punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprison ment in the penitentiary for a period not exceeding two years, nor less than six months.

SEC. 39. The Governor shall have supervisory control over all registration, and it shall be his duty to enforce this law. To defray the expenses of the next revision of registration, there is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of seven thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

SEC. 40. That all laws and parts of laws contrary to the provisios of this act, and all laws relating to the same subject matter are hereby repealed; and that this act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Approved July 11, 1870.

CHAPTER XVII.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR PERMANENTLY LOCATING THE COUNTY SEAT OF ROBERTSON COUNTY.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the county seat of Robertson county be and is hereby removed from the town known as Owensville to the town known as

Calvert, and that the said town of Calvert shall hereafter be the legal and permanent county seat of said county.

SEC. 2. That this act take effect from and after its passage.
Approved July 12, 1870.

CHAPTER XVIII.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, The officers under the Provisional Government of Texas, under his Excellency A. J. Hamilton, Provisional Governor, by the order of said provisional government, were entitled to receive their salaries in the specie currency or its equivalent in the paper currency of the United States; and

Whereas, most of the officers, especially those residing near the capitol of the State, were paid according to said order, but some of those who resided distant from the capitol have not been fully paid; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the Comptroller of the State audit the accounts of those not paid according to the original order of said Provisional Governor, and draw upon the Treasurer of the State for the same; and the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to pay said provisional officers; and that this act take effect from and after its passage. Approved July 13, 1870.

CHAPTER XIX.

AN ACT TO ORGANIZE THE COUNTY OF PRESIDIO.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the county of Presidio be organized with the following limits beginning at the south-west corner of El Paso county, thence down the Rio Grande to the mouth of the river Pecos, thence up the river Pecos to the south-east corner of El Paso county, thence