Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-04-27
ILLINOIS ELECTION LAW.


Sec. |. Be ii enacted by the Peohie Of
the State Of Illinois, represented III the
General ASSembiy, That all general and
special elections for governor, lieutenant
governor, representatives TO congress,
senator's and representatives to the gene
raj assembly, and county officers, shall
be conducted in the manner hereinafter
prescribed by this act.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
all elections shall be held al the county
seat, or the places where the courts for
the dlfierent counties OF the state are held,
and at such other places as are herein
after provided for, VIZ: the county COM
missloners' cour, are authorized to estab-
lish any number OF election precincts, in
each county, hot exceeding three, be-
sides the county seat, and designate the
place of holding elections in the same ::
Provided, Ibat no such election pre-
cincts shall be laid out except in pur-
suance OF the petition of not less than
fifty voters, residing within the limits OF
the proposed election precinct.
Sec. 3. Be il fnrther enacted, That il
shall be lawful for any elcetor to vote al
any place OF holding an election within
the district out ofwhich the person offer
ing is to be elected aud il any voter
shall vote more than once 81 any cleo
ton held under the authorize Of THIS act,
he shall be iined III the suIa OF one hun
dred dollars. TO be recovered by indct-
ment before any court having urisdlc-
ton oI the case: and The whole Of such
tine shall be appropriated 10 the use Of
the county treasury OF the county in
which the olf~aco vas committed.
Sec, q, BE il further enacted, Tha.
the county commissioners, at Their cou.t
next precedng any election, shalt APP
point three justices OF The peace for each
place OF holding elections, oil The proper
county, to be Judges OF the election,
whose du,y il shall be TO appoint two
competent persons, possessing the quail
iicauons OF v9ers, as clerks OF the cleo
ton; and tac said justices shai! admins
ter to the said clerks and 10 each o,her
an oath of Office in the following term,
VIZ; |, 4. u. do solelnniy swear (or
affirm, as The case may beg ;hat | will
perform the duties OF fudge Of this elce-
ton Cor clerk as the case may be) ac-
cording to Law, and to the best OF M
abilities, and that | win studiously en-
..5ayo' g r.c.sat fraud, deceit, and
abuse in conducting The same" Aad Il
the jaaticcs appointed by the court shall
fail TO altcad, thcn the clerk OF the couu-
" coun shall appoint any other persons,
being qualified voters, to Eli their place,
to whom hc shall administer the cath
Aforesaid: "f2uiaed. That if the SAID
county cicr,. should be absent, or in cay
wise i,.il 10 attend to tie above prcscrib-
ed duties, ;hen the qualified voters pre-
sent shall proceed 70 select from among
themselves .hrce judges Of the election,
who, aflor having taken the necessary
boath, snail be aad they are heeeby au-
thorized to acl ID all respects as ii they
had been appoiated by The county COM
| nissionegs' clerk as aforesaid.
Sec. 5. Ge il JnrHer enacted, That
the manaer of voting shall BE- by the
electors approaching the bar IN lac cleo
ton roosn,ai any timc when tie poi! Of
lie election is open, and addressing, the
Judges 0: TIC election il lis proper per-
son, aad with al anl!ih,0 voice, to be
heard by ',elnd&es and POI, keepers,ao
mention ~ y sae The ne.soDs he intends
TO vote for To al the different oi;ices
which are to be tlod at the said eiec-
ton; and The pol! keepers shall ener
bis maine and vote accordingly, and then
he shall withdraw.
Sec. s. lie il further enacted, Tina,
when any person shall offer himself to
! give his vote, and either of the Judges
shall suspect that such person does not
possess tao requisite qualifications q an
eector, or il his vote shall be challenged
by any clector who has previously given
bis vote at sach election, the judges OF
the election shall tender to such PERSON
an oath or affirmation in the following
form q a. Il. do solcmnly swear e.,
affirm, as the case may Beg that | an &c.
sident OF hecouniy of ---.-.: that ] have
resided in the state six months in!mc.
diately preceding this election; that
have, to the best Of my knowledge and
belief, attained to the age Of twenty-one
years, and that have not voted at this
election :" and if the person SO Offering
his vote shall take such oath or athrlnG-
ton, his vote slaii be received, unless il
shall be proved by evidence satisfactory
to all the judges, that the said oath or al
| hrmation is false: hnt ilsuch person re
fuses to take such oath or affirmation, his
vote Shall be rejected. And II any per
son shalt take such oath Or affirmation
knowing it to BE false, he shall be deem
ed gully OF wiilul and corrupt perjury