The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-03-04

1.-The other Judges the box
shall record the Vng upon their respective poll books
numbering the the coseutey their
- Inspector Judge of election shall receive such
aquafed Judge Inspector clerk shall attempt
INTO find out the nas or OF any person or persons on any
cket putting Vto the ballot box such ticket the
inspection other person. place mark with view toden
W afterwards he they offending shall such offence forfe
the hundred dollars TO be sued Tor and
faction debt and othe ofthe
SEC ID If doubt arise the night OF person to Vote shall
De settled 0y the ldges ana inspectors who IN oroe 10 90 So examine
other Witnesses well as The offering his voe either dce
Pco who, sea any person relation 10 his qualification
vote, shall administer TO him the following oah Yon do soemny
swear a) the best oyour knowledge niormaton
and Belief notices. have this
year. city months, and this month
ceg this time and that have voted this electon and
who shall be sworn by the inspectors as IN this SECTION men
toned andshal se and coup shall be deemed guilty of
puu upon thereof shall be punished accordingly
Is When polls closed the Inspector and judges shall pro-
coed and estimate the The shall be Pubc
and shall be by comparison The poll books hs and
correction mistake found eren until they shall made the
tickets shall TIM be counted unoPened except so tar as TO that
tickets have been handed in folded ogethe and if two
are found folded together or attached such
manner as pnhe appearance OF but one ticket aud the Inspector and
judges clearly opinion that the handed in ckhey
shall be rejected aud desoyed thep the tickets shall be found
ceed IN number the whole number OF voters whose names are on he pom
books shall be replaced the ballot box and thoroughly shaken and
opned as shall be equal 10 the tickets and poll books be-
ing found agree the tickets shall then be taken out by
each ticket and the Office for which such is voted for and
shall then hand Of the judges who shall string on read AS
clerk shall mark tally the
each individual shall receive and The Office he voted to FILL
SEC 16 When the all counted and read off as aforesaid the
inspector shall declare person greatest number of
councilman duly elected councilman for that ward and shall make
and deliver 10 him certificate that effect signed inspector
should persons be found
equal the number of votes then the nspec
judges shall determine by lot fair and impartial manne who Of
such persons shall be councilman and give him certificate aforesaid
SEC IL In election for the inspector and of
ward shall make out and sign certificate stating IN words at h
of the several voted for for and the number OF votes
by which e6ae s be placed the hands OF one CT
The Judges or the inspector who have signed the ana on me
day succeeding such election between O'Clock A. M and three
oock NJ the of the several wards holding such
certificates shall meet the court house Evansville such
be designated by the council and compare their several
according certificates shall be declared duly elected and
the said judges inspectors shall give him certificate accordng but
number of shall be the inspectors and Judges con-
ened aforesaid determine by lot who suchpeons shall be ayo
and him certificate his under their hand aforesaid
SEC IS be Judges Of every election shall complete the canvass OF votes
and make The certificates heenbee required be made by four
O'Clock NJ of the succeeding the day Of the election; and
1.-The councilman shall be delivered
him left his usual place residence within three days thereafter:
Within period Inspector shall leave OF the
the poll books and tally papers of his ward with the clerk ofthe
paper kept by inspector the
term three months subject all reasonable hours Of every day the in
49, Unqualified city shall arrested within the city
the day which election held his ward except for crime OF
against laws the State offence against the penal
ordinances regulations the city, made ordained y the common
90 person shall threats force violence attempt
by other in his freedom chOce
~ e % If election rive ,rv % % sa, or drink or direct anv
Oaoe e DO So bis bb pg p IG e e IN an apV e or for
himself other offending shall or-
dollars
and for the oh city Evansville before court of competent u
risjiction. -i 3 +-Ha3 ea -a. an-1a
any Judge inspectors clerk eIecton having aiken
mselfb performance of the duties herein required him. shall
wly auduen negleco refuse to discharge the same shall be
guilty any raudor corruption doing such duties be shall forfeit and
money exceeding hundred dollars for such
wrongful commission OMISSION be sued for and recovered in an
action ofdb the the and for the use OF the city OF
Evansville, before of competent jurisdiction
SEC % The council shall sufficient number Of ballot
boxes provided and deposited with the clerk wbo when election
about take place. shall deliver of said boxes the inspector of
after the election concluded shall the the
clerk the same time be delivers the clerk The poll books and tally papers
Sec % Every and councilman before entering the discharge
of his duties such shall oath before authority
faithfully and mparay discharge his dute which oath shall be ce
ed oil certificate Of his election.
councmen qualified herein
CURED shall constitute the council Of the city Evansville but
councmen shall
constitute quorum for the transaction of business They shall be ndg
e ofthe and of the qualifications of their members
shall determine the of their proceedings keep record
of which shall open the examination Of cizen and may
The attendance tabsnt members OF the council such aud
under such penalty they shall BY order establish and prescribe:
The when shall preside all meetings Of the
M question pIoposion shall give The cast