The Placer herald., 1857-08-15


polls are opened. '"e
Sec, "a. The voting shall be by ballot ~.
ballot shall be paper ticket CONTAINING ne .ne
names of the persons for whom the electoS, we W.
tends to vote, and designating the Office to rN!s
each person 80 named is intended by him to 'Sa ~
chosen. oe
Sec. 26. Whenever any person oaers "a
the inspector shall pronounce his name IN 'o'e
andible voice, and If there he no obiect;on "a y.
the qualifications Of such perons as an elon.W w
shall receive his ballot, and in the pre,ono"
the other judges put the same, without hs;.' y.
opened or examined, into the ballot box. 'Ds
Sec. 26 The name Of each elector whose ~,
lot has been thus received. shall be immed;..sS1r
entered by each clerk, in the column of his "n;,
list headed "names of voters" numbering a..n .Ui'
name in the additional column as IL ia ,saa saea
down, SO that it may be seen at any time vhesSaaa
the two lists agree. "er
Sec q. Any person Offering to vote NAV H..
challenged as unqualified by the inspector q,
either of the Judges, or by any legal vote, ..s ~,
it shall in all cases be the duty OF the nsnccsOSs
and each of the judges to challenge any per."n
offering to vote whom he shall know or spsn"a, m,sva
not to be duly qualified as ON eector. 'p'''
Sec. %. When any person Offering to vote 10
challenged, it shall be the duty Of the board os
judges to declare to him the qualifications ~ W W
eleotor.
Sec. 20. II such persons shall still insist th..
he is entitled to vote, and the CHALLENGE sh.,,
not be withdrawn the board of Judges, in ths;.
discretion, may administer an oath or a6irmstn1
to the voter: You do swear (or afirm) tbs.
you are a citizen Of the United States; that W."
are Of the age OF q years, according to The
best of your information or belief that VIM
have resided in the State 6 months next nrecsa
ing the election, and in this county Tor distric,
or township, as the case may be) thirty dave
and that you have not before voted this d.v "
Sec: 80. If the person thus challenged shah
take the oath as rendered to him by the board of
Judges, he shall be admitted to vote, and Il sh.I
not be lawful after he has taken such oath y,
affirmation, for said board to examine any vii.
nesses touching his want of qualifications. hn,
if he shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation
SO rendered 10 him. his vote shall be rejected
Sec, 81 If tho vote of any person he chall.
enged on the ground that he has been convicted
Of an infamous crime, or disfranchised by ,nv
court of competent jurisdiction, he shall not he
required to answer any questions respecting such
alleged conviction; and in the absence of any nm
thentcated record Of such facts, it may be COM
pctent for two dsinterested witnesses upon oath
to prove the same
Sec. 80. When the polls are closed. proclaim.
alton thereof shall be made at the place of yo
ting. and no votes shall be afterwards received.
Sec. 33. AS soon as the polls are closed on
the afternoon Of the day of election, the iudpe,
shall open the ballot box and commence counting
the votes, and in no case shall the ballot box
be removed from the room in which any elec.
ton may be held until all the ballots are count.
ed the counting of ballots shall in all cases
be public The ballots shall be taken out care.
fully, one by one, by the inspector or one of
the judges, who shall open them, and read aloud
the name of each person contained therein and
the Office for which every such person il voted
for. Each clerk shall write down each office
to be filed and the name of each person voted
for, for such Office, and shall keep the number
nj h,
the inspector or jndge.-The counting of the
votes shall be continued without adjournment
until all are counted.
Sec. 81. If two tickets folded together
they shall both be rejected; and if more per.
sons are designated on any ticket for any Office
than are to be elected for such Office. such part
Of the ticket shall not he counted for any o:
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.
Scc. 80 AS soon the votes are read VI
and counted, certificate shall be drawn up on
| each OF the papers containing the poll lst and
iaIlies. or attached thereto, stating the number
of votes each person yctcd for has received and
designating 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
by the inspector, and preserved by him at least
six months The ballots shall be destroyed by
the nspector-Thc other of said certificates with
the poll list and tally paper to which it is attach
ed, shall be sealed up by the inspector, and en-
dOrsed ELECTION returns" and be directed and
delivered, or sent by the inspector to the county
clerk of the county in which the election Ii
held.
Sec. SO. The said passage shall be delivered
to the county clerk by of the judges or clerks
of election in person, or may be sci by private
hand or by mail. If sent by private hand
the person delivering it shall, before the county
clerk, take and subscribe an affidavit that the
package was delivered to him by one of the judy
es (naming HIM. that it has not been out Of his
possession since it was received, and has under.
gone no alteration while in his possession. Ibc
affidavit she'll be endorsed the package !.
sert by mail, it shall be mailed by one Of the
judges and the postmaster shall make on 1t an
endorsement that he received it from one OF the
judges (naming him.
The attention of Inspectors and Judges is called to
an Act to amend an act to regulate elections, pass
ed March %, 1855, Oh pa l60 OF the Statue
of 1855. Also to an act to provide for paying
certain equitable claims against the State OF Ca,
ifornia, and to contract funded Debt for that
purpose, approved April 2S, 1857.
AN ACT.
Recommending to the Electors to vote for or
against, Convention to revise and change the
Constitution Of this State. (Approved March
81, 1851.
The People Of the State of California, rep
resented IN Senate and assembly, do enact
las folloDs:
SECTION /. The electors of the State are lec'
commended to vote at the next election iol
members of the Legislature, to be held on the
first Wednesday in S. ptenber next for or agans'
calling Convention to revise and change 'ne
Constitution of this State. The ballots used ~
such election, may contain the words "for
Convention" or the words Against Convex:
printed thereon, And the Inspector and Jud:
ges of election, at each and every poll n W.
State, shall ascertain and make returns OF 'ns
number of votes cast in favor of a Conyenuon'
and the number of votes cast against CohVen, tla
ton as aforesaid in like manner, and win wy 'us
same particularitY as other votes are REQUIRED