Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-10-27
AR TTCLE I.

SIC l. The inspectors OF each town, ward or
precinct, shall meet al the time and place when
and where election shall have been appointed
10 be held therein, and shall proceed TO organize
themselves as board for the purpose OF presiding
at and conducting said election
SEC , The poll of the said election shall then
be opened and proclamation thereof made, and
proclamation shall also be made of each adjourn
ment and of closing the polls. The poll shall be
kept open in the day time only between the rising
and setting OF the sun.
SEC. B All the opening of the poll in the fore
noon, which shall be at o'clock A. NJ, the IN
spectors shall give notice at what hour on that
dav. and for h NV long the poll VIII be adjourned
II any doh ,nment take place, and also at what
hour the poll OF the election will be closed. Pro-
vded the poll at said election shall not be closed
finally be.cte fye clock in the afternoon of that
day.
ARTICLE II
SEc 1. The electors shall vote by ballot, and
each person offering to vote shall deliver his bal
lot to one of the inspectors in presence OF the
board. The ballot shall be paper ticket, which
SHALL contain written printed. or partly written
and partly p-inted, the names of the persons for
whom the elector intends TO vote, and shah deslg-
nate the Office to which each person so named Is
intended by him 10 be chosen: but no ballot shall
contain greater number of names of persons as
designated TO any office than there are persons TO
be chosen at the election to fill such office.
SIC. 5. On the outer side OF each ballot when
folded, shall appear written printed one of the
following words: state, congress, or county, but
10 ballot found IN the proper box shall be rejected
Tor want OF such endorsement
SEC. 6. The ballot endorsed state shall contain
the names Of the persons designated by the cleo
tor for the offices Of governor eutenant governor,
secretary of state state treasurer attorney eener
as state superintendent, senator and member of
assembly, any or either of them. That endorsed
the of he II arpit for
the Office of representative IN congress. That en-
dorsed county the county officers to be chosen at
such election, any either of them.
SEc. :. If at a general election, there be one or
more vacancies 10 be supplied In the office of SEN
.ator and at the same election senator is 10 be
elected for two years it shall be necessary to des-
,gnate on the ballot of each elector for which
term the person voted for is intended for which
term the persons respectively elected shall serve.
And if at general election any person named IN
4 congress ballot shall be intended TO supply va
cancy in the office of such representative the bal
lot shall designate the congress for which each
person is intended 10 be chosen
SEc. 5. If any person offering 10 vote shall be
challenged as unqualified by an Inspector OF cleo
tons, or by any other person entitled 10 vote at
the poll the board of inspectors shall declare
10 the person 50 challenged the qualifications OF
an elector. If such person shall state himself du-
~ qualified and the challenge shall not be with
drawn, one of the inspectors shall then tender 10
him the following oath
You Go solemnly swear Cor affirm as the case
nav bel that You are a citizen of the United
States OF twenty-one years of age, Cor that you
have declared your intention 10 become a citizen
conformablv TO the laws of the United States on
the subject of aaturalizauon) that you have resi-
ded in this State for one year next preceding this
election that YOU now a resident OF this town,
(vard or precinct as the case may be,) and that
YOU have not voted before at this election or made
any bet relative to, or depending upon the result
of this election.
SEC 9. If any person offering his vote, shall
take such oath his vote si,ail be received unless
il shall be proved by evidence satisfactory TO a
majority of the board of inspectors. that such per
son does not possess the qualifications of an cleo
for, and if any person so challenged shall refuse
70 take the oath so rendered to him. his vote shall
he rejected