The Arkansas banner., 1846-12-30
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 Sss. q Ne ff eaafffa tg As General aassakiy q fAe Sias ef .bkaAsss That from md aiisr the pas sss q lals ass ,hs nods q voting at all general and laws of ,his Stale. shali be hy ballot.
 Sec. 2. find ts t frfktr sasctoi That ii shali be the duty af the county eeart sa each es the eoan- ties N the Stale. to pr1Fidn st se ex9cnse of the county, good and safssieft ballot box. with lock and key, fer tbs sesaRa ipwtshps ~ places of so- ting in keiE respective counties soF the safe kesF- ing of fe tickets CT haslofs fhal nay Ae given in e the day or days of election held in said township
 Sec. g. -aed es ii artasr eneessd, ihat t sbafi be the duty Of the sAeFiK in ihe several eoaaties in this State, to deliver so enc of the judges of the election. in earh township the hailas boxes 50 pro- vIded by the county eanFt of his county.
 Sec. I. saad be t fagfher seacfed, That if any SheiH shall fail to deliver. or cause tnbe delivered te ballot boxes, provided in third seetA u this act, he shall, npoH conviction thereof hrfofe any court having copetegi jurisdiction be kae,s ia euy sum not exceeding ten dollars fuF each failnre
 Sec. 5 dad be t fHrtssr eaacied, That il shall be the duty of tae judges of the election. any oae of thems immediately before the proclamation is
 made es the opening of the polIs to open te ballot box iu ihe presence ol the people then assembled and tuFp 1t upside down. as to empty fl of every thing t may contain, and then lock t. and 1t shah not be re-opened aatil for the purpose of counting the ballots therein.
 Sec. 6. fad hs t 6srther snaetea, That any fudge of the election who shall, aiser proclamation made of the opening of the polls, put ballot ticket n- to the ballot box, except his own ballot CT such as may be received by hin in the regular discharge og his duty, shalt, conviction thereof. be fined ia l any sum not exceeding tSssi hundred i0ttars
 Sec '. .3sd ks further enacted, That it shall be the duty of each and every voter a any of the cleo tions hereafter to be holden ia itis Saie to write or cause to be written m legibie hand printed, the name or names pi the person persons for whom he votes and the office which said person. or persons, is candidates 10 fiji respectively, on q piece of paper, and hand the same to one oi the ] judges of the election.
 Sec. $. .lad be II further eaaeied Thai any per son who shall furnish any elector who cannot read with ticket ballot. informing him that il con tains a name names different from those which are written or printed thereon, with intent to n- duce hm to vote contrary to fis inclination or who shall lraaduenily change boilot of any electof by which such eeetor shall be prevented from voting fog such candidate CT candidates. as he iusended shall on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.
 Sec. g. Aud be feyihsF enacted, That the judges to whom any ticket shall be delivered, shall, upon receipt thereof pronounce, ia audible voice. the l name of the eiector from whom he received the ticket ballot, and. II no objection be made To him. and the judges be satisfied that he is legally enii- tied agTeeably to the constitution and the laws of this State 10 vote at the election he shall immedi ateiy put the ticket ballot into the ballot box Nih out opening, or in any way inspecting the namss l wriitea or printed thereon.
 1 See 10. .iad be tt f9siher eaacie4 That lt shall be the duty of the clerks of all elections Hereafter to be holden in this State, to register the names of 1 each aud all electors, in the ofder tn which they may present their ticket placing opposite each name it's appropriate number, and endorse on the ticket U such ciectof the corresponding number. Sec. II. Had te t fkrther enacted, That at the closing of the polls, the poll books shah be signed by the judges ant attested by the clerks, and the names therein contained shatl be counted and the number set down at the foot of the poll books
 Sec. F. .gad-be t further caacisa, That after the poll books are signed, the ballot box shall be open ed and the tickets or ballots therein contained shall be taken out, one by one. by of the judges who shall read distinctly, while the ticket remains in his hands, the name or names contained therein, and 1 then deliver it 10 the second judge, who shall ex- amine the same to thst ti.sIe Ge no mistake and pass 1t to the third judge, who shall examine and | saFetpllY preserve the The same method shall be observed in respect to each ofhe tickets in the ballot box, until the number of tickets taken out oi the ballot box are equal 10 the in the poll l books.
 Sec. l3. .dad Ae II farfksr enacted Thatshe clerks of the elections shali enter on list, or poll book | in separate columns, nnder the naIRe names Of the persons voted tor the number of yoes given for each person, as read by the ldges; and shail also write out on said list poll book in aegible hand iae number oi votes given to each person respec- lively.
 Sec. l4. .aad De fl further enacted That where two or nose tickets or ballots found folded to- gether it shall be considered conclusive evidence e their being fraudulent and neither of them shall i be counted.
 ' Sec Is. .3ad be i further eaacted. Ina. if bal tot should be found to contain greater number of names, for any office, than the number ot per- sons required to M said oiice t shall be consider ed fraudulent to the whole of the names designa ted to i'll said office bnt no further Sec i6. dad be it further eaaefed That ballot shall moi be considere, fraudulent for containing a less number of names than authorized 10 be fn- serted.
 Sec. IT. -4ad bs # a,shey eAacted, That after the examination of the tickets or ballots shall be com peted the nunber of votes for each person shall be enumerated under the inspection oi the judges and set down at the foot ot the columns in the list or poll books, and be publicly proelained to the peo- pie present.
 Sec. IS. Had bs fl further eaacted, That. sftes eanvassing the votes aforesaid the judges before they aisperse, shall put under one of the poll books, seal the and direct it to the clerk of the county court of their respective eouaiies; and hc poll book, thus sealed and directed shall he con yeyed by oDe of the judges To the clerk of the eoun- ty court of the proper county in the same manner and under inc same regulations, ss Is pow preser- bed by law.
 ! Sec. i9. fad te H fAfher eaacied That if any judge ot election, in any township, whose duty ii may be, should fail 10 delver to tbe clerk of the county court the return and poll book, ef said eire- hop, within three days as Is now provided by law, that on the fourth day, the clerk of said court shall dispatch messenger tn bring ap the same iq which case the polls shalt not be cogap9red until the se- venth day, and all expenses, incurred by sending tbe messenger, shall be pai15y the deauIdng judges | oE the election.
 i Sec. p. fad 5e II f,rtaer eeqeie@, That il shaIi be the duty of the judges of elections in tue re. speetiyc townships throughout fe State after such election shall have been closed Provid d for in the foregoing sections securely to envelope ali bal 1 lots. which may have been received in accordance with the provisions of this act under seal and re- sarn the satne to the clerk of the proper coaaiy which shall in no event, be opened, ex-eptin case : of eostesied election.
 Sec. 2i- .7ad se t farther eRaeted, That, in addi ton to the oath 10 be taken by he judges and clerks of the elections, they shall be not 10 A4valge directly nor indirectly. for whom any individual vo-