The weekly Placer herald., 1854-09-02


vote is chalenged it shall be the duty of
the board of judges to declare to him the
qualifications of an elector.
Sec. 90 If such person shall still insist
that he is entitled to vote, and the cha-
lenge shall not be withdrawn, the board
Of judges, in their discretion, may admin
ister an oath or affirmation to the voter:
"You do swear Cor affirm that you are
citizen of the United States; that you are
of the age of 81 years, according to the
best of your information or belief; that
you have resided in this State six months
next preceding this election, and in this
county (or district, or township as the
case may be,) thirty days, and that you
have not before voted this days
Sec. 80. If the person thus, challenged
shall take the oath as rendered to him by
the board of judges, he shall be admitted
to vote, and it shall not be lawful, after
he has taken such oath or affirmation, for
said board to examine any witnesses
touching his want of qualifications; but if
he shall refuse to take the oath or atfirna-
nation so rendered to him, his vote shall
be rejected
Sec. 80. If the vote Of any person be
challenged on the ground that he has been
convicted of an infamous crime, or'dis-
franchised by any court ofcompetent iuris-
diction, he shall not be required to answer
any questions respecting such alleged con-
viction; and in the absence of any authen-
ticated record of such facts, it may be
competent for two disinterested witnesses
upon oath to prove the same.
Sec. 80. When the polls are closed,
proclamation thereof shall be made at the
place of voting, and no votes shall be
after va DIS received.
Sec. 39 As soon as the polls are closed
on the afternoon of the day of election,
the Judges shall open the bal! box and
commence counting the votes, and in no
case shall the ballot box be removed from
the room in which any election may be
held, until all the ballots are counted; the
couning of ballots shall in all cases be
public. The ballots shall be taken out
carefully, one by one, by the inspector or
one of the Judge, who shall open them,
and read aloud the name of each person
contained therein, and the office for which
, every such person is voted for Each
clerk shall write down each office to be
feled and the name of each person voted
for such office, and shall keep the number
of votes ny talies, as they are read aloud
by the inspector or Judge. The counting
of votes shall be continued without ad-
journment until all are counted.
Sec "a. If two tickets are folded to-
gether, they shall both be rejected; and if
more persons are designated on any ticket
for any office than are to be elected for
such office, such part of the ticket shall
not be counted for any of them; but no
ticket shall be lost for want of form, if the
board of judges can determine to their
satisfaction the person voted for and the
Office intended.
Sec. IS. AS soon as the votes are read
off and counted, certificate shall be
drawn up on each of the papers contain
ing the poll list and tallies, or attached
thereto, stating the number of votes each
person voted for has received, and desig-
mating the office to fill which he was voted
for, which number shall be- written in
words at full length. Each certificate
shall be signed by the clerks, the judges,
and inspector; one of said certificates, with
the poll list and tally paper to which it is
attached, shall be retained by the nspec
tor, and preserved by him at least six
months. The ballots shall be destroyed
by the Inspector. The other of said GER
tifcates with the poll list and tally paper
to which it is attached, shall be sealed up
by the Inspector, and endorsed "election
returns" and be directed or delivered,
or sent by the Inspector to the county
clerk Of the county in which the election
is held
Sec. So. The said package shall be de-
lvered to the county clerk by one of the
judges or clerks of election in person, or
may be sent by private hand, or by mail.
If sent by private hand, the person de-
hvering it shall, before the county clerk,
take and subscribe an affidavit that the
package was delivered to him by one of
the judges (naming him,) that it has not
been out Of his possession since it was re-
ceived, and has undergone no alteration
while in his possession. The affidavit
shall be endorsed on the package. fsent
by mail, it shall be mailed by one of the
judges, and the postmaster shall make on
it an endorsement that he received it from
one Of the judges (naming him.
NEVADA. AUGUST 21 Last night about
eleven O'Clock, nearly one hundred men
proceeded to every Chinese brothel in
town, and turned the inmates into the
Co.. IN, tha