The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-16
ELECTION D ! Law, =
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Ofthe Qualifications and DISABILITIES of
Electors. - 80 Z.


citizen of Mexico who shall have elected
to become a citizen Of the United States
under the treaty of peace exchanged and
ratified at Queretaso, on the 3Oth day Of
May, lo4s, of the age of twenty-one years,
who shall have been "a resident of the
state SIX months next prece,hng the cleo
ton, and the county.or district in which
! he claims bis vote thirty days. shall be en-
Titled TO vote at all elections which are
now or hereafter may be authorized by
4 law. @
4 Sec, II. For the purpose of voting. no
! person shall be deemed 10 haye gained or
/ lost a residence By reason Of his presdhce
oe absence on the serYiase, of fAe United
/ States nor while. engaged in,,le naviga-
l.tions Of the wators Of this state.er of the
4 United States, or Of the. high seas; nor
1:while student ofany semnarysof learn
ling; nor while kept at;any alnshouse or
other asylum, nor while coifned in any
public prison. - - 'a -
1 Sec. II. No idiot or insane person. or
iperson convicted Of any infamous crime,
shall be entitled to. the privileges; of an
lielector ..a,
| Sec. l3. Absence from this state on
business Of the state, or. of the United
States, shall lnot affect the question ofres-
Edence of any person. .s3ee
| Sec. IA. A crime shall be deemed infa-
nous which is punishable by death or by
imprisennlentin in the state prison.
ARTICLE III.
I Of the Placc Of koid;ae Elections, and also
Of Inspectors, Judges and Clerks Of
| Elections.
/ Sec Il. It shall be the duty of each
Inspector to beat the place where the
/ polls are to be opened in the precinct for
I which he is appointed, from eight o'clock
in the morning until sunset on the day of
| the election. Should such Inspector not
appear at eight o'clock III the morning,
| the electors pres, Mt at the place where the
'|poll8 are to be opened, may appoint an ia
|.spector for the precinct
Sec. is. The board Of inspectors for
each precinct shall, before tie time Of
opening the polls, appoint two suitable
persons to act as clerks.
Sec. 10. Before any election shall be
/ opened, the inspector, Judges, and clerks
Shall each, before any officer authorized to
| administer oaths, take an oath that he will
faithfully and impartialy discharge the
duties assigned by law. If there is no
| person present authorized to administer
oaths, the inspector shall administer the
same TO the judges and clerks. and one Of
the judges shall then administer the oath
to the inspector.
See. 20. The inspector shall be chair
man OF the board, and after It's organza-
ton, shall hare power. TO administer all
necessary oaths which may be required III
| the progress Of the election. He shall al
50 have power to iill any Vacancy that
| may occam i" the board of Judges, or by
absence OF refusal to serve OF either of the
clerks, after the polls have been opened.
ARTICLE ".
Of Opening tie Potis; Of Voting, and
Challenges
Sec. y. At al elections the polls shall
be opened at eight o'clock in ths morning.
ana shall continue open until sunset, at
which time the judges shalFclose the polls:
Provided, that the Judges of. the election
may take Il recess Of one hour at amy time
| they may think proper, during the day, be-
| fore three o'clock i'll the afternoon.
Sec. 23. The board of judges, before
| they commence receiving ballots, shall
cause it to be proclaimed aloud at the
place Of voting that the polls are opened.
Sec. -. 'fhe voting shalt be b. ballot.
The ballot SHALL be.a paper ticket con-
tanning the names Of tae persons for whom
the clector iatends to vote, and designa-
~ the oliea to Waieh each person so
named is intended by HIM to- be chosen. sa
/ Sec %. II henexer any person offers to
| vote, the inspector shall pronounce his
name in an audible voice. and If there be
ino objection to the qualification of sucl!
person rs IN 'eiector, Shall receive lis bal
lot, and inthe presence Of the other Judges
put the same, without being opened or.
feXamlned, into the ballot box. =.
Sec. 2G. The name, OF each electer
whose ballot has been thus received shall
be immediately entered by each clerk, in
the column of his poll list. headed names
of voters numbering each name in the
additional column, as it is taken down. so
that it may be seen at any time whether
iho TWO llStS AGREE.
! Sec. 81. Any person Offering to vote
may be challenged as unqualified by the
inspector, or either of the Judges, or bv
a legal voter, aud it shall, in all cases, be
the duty of the inspector and each of the
judges to challenge any person Offering to
vote whom he shall know. or suspect not to
l be duly qualified as an elector. ~
Sec. %. When any person offering to
| vote IS challenged, it shall be the duty of
| thehoard ofjudges to declare to him the
qualifications OF an elector
| Sec. 30. II such person shall still insist
that he Is entitled to vote, and the chal
lenge shall not be withdrawn. the board
! Of judges, in their discretion, may admins
| ter an oath or Affirmation to The voter;
"You do swear lor affirm that you are a
citizen Of the United States: that YOU are
| Of the age Of twenty-one years, according
to the best of your information and belief;
that you have resided in this state six
months next preceding this election. and
in this county Tor district, or township. as
the ease may bel thirty days. and that
you have not before voted this day
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