Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-21

spectors shall be put upon the said box
les, So as to cover the holesin the lids
thereof; and the boxes shall then -ss-
.deiiveredatc such other Of the inspect
ors, attending such election, as majo-
rity of them shall direct, who shall
carefully keep the same, and shall, with
out suffering the same TO be opened, or
the said seals to be broken or removed,
deliver the said box at the election ia
bic, between the hours ofninc andt ten
of the clock in afternoon of the next
day, or q soon thereafter as may be.
and IN all things proceed in the same
manner as is provided in the seventh
section of this act.
4 SEC. s. That whenever any person
shall present himself to give his vote
Or ballot at any such eiection,and eith-
5er Of the, SAID inspectors shall suspect,
or any Sberperson shall challenge him
. to be unqualified Ger the purpose, the
inspectors shall tender and administer
to him the following OATH: Il.
do snlersa.aas- ard ssee:> = ear and
declare Tor |, do solennly and
sincerely affirm and declare, that / am
ia natural born citizen OF the United
.states, Tor a naturalized citizen Of the
United States, as the case may be,) Of
the age OF twenty-one years, according
to nv best knowledge and belief, and
that have not voted before, in any
part Of this territory, at this election"
and thereupon,. the said inspectors
shall receive the vote OF the person so
taking the oath as aforesaid: and in
case such elector shall refuse to take
such oatil or affirmation, he shall not
bePermitted to vote at said election.
"SEc. z. That after finally closing
the poll Of saysuch election, the clerks
books or poll lists shall be carefully
compared in the presence of the inspcc-
tors, and any mistake in either Of them
shall becorrected according tothe iudg-
ment of a majority of the inspectors;
vhereapon. the inspectors of the sew
eral townships shall proceed without
delay, publicly to open the box or box
es eontainingthe ballots, and first count
the said ballots unopened. and if the
number of ballots in any box shall ex-
coed the number Of electors contained
IN the poll lists, the said inspectors
shall draw out and destroy, unopened.
so many Of the said ballots as shall A.
mount to the said excess, and such num-
bers agreeing, or being made to agree.
The SAID inspectors shall proceed to
canvass and estimate the said ballots.
and II two or more ballots are folded
or rolled up together, none Of the bal !
lots SO folded and rolled, shall be esti-
mated, and the said inspectors shall
complete the said canvass and estimate
on the day subsequent to the closing of
the poll. or sooner, and thereupon, shall
set down IN writing, the names of the
several candidatesvoted for at any such
election, with the number of votes. j.
words at fuillcngth, given for any such I
at any such election, and
shall certify and subscribe their own
proper names thereto; and the said in
spectors shall, by one of their number.
to be appointed BY majority Of them. (,
CSC. la. That if any person shall,
directly OF indirectly, give or promise
any meat, drink, Or other reward, will, /,
an intention to procure his election, or
the election of any fayorite candidate. !
ne e. shall forfeit and pay, for every such .
,hencc, sum not exceeding five hun
ired dollars; and if any person shall !,
urnish an elector who cannotread. with
ticket, informing him that it contains !.
name or names, different from those
which are written or printed therein /,
With an intent to induce him to vote /,
ontrary to his inclination, he shall for ,
cit and pay sum not exceeding one /.
.undred dollars; and if any person
hall, by bribery or menace, directly
r indirectly, attempt to deter any G.
sctor from giving his vote, and shall /,
G thereof convicted such such person shall 5
'rfeit and pay, for every such offence. f.
sum not exceeding two hundred dol ,
lrs.'
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A REMARKABLE YANKEE. le
A young gentleman, by the name Of .