The Placer herald., 1857-08-22

TOWNSHIP No. l0-C0r's Ranch-Inspec tor,
Paul Cox; Judges T. l.. Chamberlain, John Will
son.
Groys Ranch.-Inspector. S. B. Wyman. Judges
F. Hariord, Chas Barnhart.
By order of the Board of Supervisors
j. X. CATE, President
The attention of Electors and boards of Judg-
es of Election, is called to the following provs-
ions of
An Act to Regulate Elections.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of each lnspec
tor to be at the place where the polls are to be
opened in the precinct for which he is appoint
ed, from eight o'clock in the morning until sun
set on the day of election. Should such inspec
tor not appear at eight O'clock in the morning
the electors present at the place where the polls
are to be opened, may appoint an inspector for
the precinct.
Sec. Is. The board of inspectors for each pre-
cinct shall, before the time Of opening the polls,
appoint two suitable persons to act as clerks.
Sec. l9. Before any election shall be opened
the Inspector, judges, and clerks shall each. be
fore any officer authorized to administer oaths,
take an oath that he will faithfully and impair
TALLY discharge the duties assigned him by law.
If there is no person present authorized to adj
minister oaths the inspector shall administer the
same to the judges and clerks, and one of the
judges shall administer the oaths to the in
spector.
Sec. 20. The inspector shall be chairman of
the board, and after its organization, shall have
power to administer all necessary oaths which
may be required in the progress of the election.
He shall also have power to ill any vacancy
that may occur in the board of judges, or by
absence refusal to serve of either Of the
clerks, after the polls have been opened.
Sec 22. At all elections the polls shall be
opened at eight o'clock in the morning, and
shall continue open until sunset, at which time
the Judges shall close the polls; Provided, that
the Judges of the election may take a recess Of
one hour at any time they may think proper
during the day, before three o'clock in the at
ternoon.
Sec. 23 The board of judges. before they
commence ceving ballots shall cause it to be
proclaimed aloud at the place of voting that the
polls opened
Sec "a. The voting shall be by ballot-The
ballot shall be paper ticket containing the
names of the persons for whom the elector in
tends to vote, and designating the Office to which
each person so named is intended by him to be
chosen
Sec. %. Whenever any person offers to vote
the Inspector shall pronounce his name in an
audible voice. and if there lie no objection to
the qualifications of such perons as an elector.
shall receive his ballot. and in the presence of
the other Judges put the same, without being
opened or examined into the ballot box.
Sec. 26. The name of each elector whose bal
lot 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
the two lists agree.
Sec. u. Any person Offering to vote may be
challenged as unqualified by the inspector or
either of the Judges, or by any legal voter, and
it shall in all cases be the duty of the inspector
and each of the judges to challenge any person
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not to be duly qualified as an elector.
Sec. 2S. When any person offering to vote is
challenged, it shall be the duty of the board Of
judges to declare to him the qualifications of an
elector.
Sec. 20. If such person shall sill insist that
he is entitled to vote, and the challenge shall
not be withdrawn, the board Of judges in their
discretion, may administer 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 Il years, according to the
best of your information or belief; that you
have resided in the State month next preced-
ing the election and in this county (or district
or township, as the case may be) thirty days
and that you have not before voted this day"
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 wit
if he shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation
so rendered to him, his vote shall be rejected.
Sec 81. If the vote of any person be chall-
enged on the ground that he has been convicted
of an infamous crime, or disfranchised by any
court of competent jurisdiction, he shall not be
required to answer any questions respecting such
alleged conviction; and in the absence of any au-
thenticated record Of such facts, it may be com
petent for two dsinteresed witnesses upon oath
to prove the same.
Sec. 32. When the polls are closed, proclaim
alton thereof shall be made at the place of vo-
ting, and no votes shall be afterwards received.
Sec. 49, AS soon as the polls are closed on
the afternoon of the day of election. the judges
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 cleo
tion 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