The daily Butte record., 1858-08-27
ARTICLE II.

days, shall he esfitled to vote at all elections
which are now or hereafter may be auihori.
lied by law
SEC. IL. For the purpose Of voting, no
person shall be deemed to have gained O,
lost residence by reason of his presence or
absence on the service of the United States
nor while engaged in the navigation nf thf
waters Of this State or of the United States
or Of the high seas nor while student OF
any seminary of learning nov while kept n,
any almshouse or any other asy um. 10,
whilo confined in any pubic prison.
SEC. 10. No idiot or insane pers n. OF
person convicted of any infamou. c, in,e
shall be entitled to the privileges OF
elector.
SEC IA. crime shall he deemed infa
nous which is punishable ty death or by i'm
prisonn ent in the State Prison.
ARTICLE III.
OF THE PLACE OF HOLDING ELECTIONS, ANT
ALSO or INSPECTORS, JUDGES, AND
CLERKS OF ELECTIONS.
srcTIoN 16. When an election is ordered
the County Judge shall appoint for each
precinct, from the qualified elee,ors of the
inspector and two judges, who shall consti-
tute a board of judges of election In case
said board be not appointed for any precinct
by the county Judge. the electors present on
the morning of the day of election, at the
place where the polls were opened on the
day Of the lnst previous election, may ap.
point board Of judges for such precinct.
SEC IL. 1t shall be the duty of each in
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are to be opened in the precinct for which
he is appointed, from eight o'clock ia the
mo ming until sunset on the day of election
Should such inspector not arrear at eight
O'Clock in the morning, the electors present
at the rlace where the polls are to be opened
may appoint an inspector for the precinct
SEC Is The board of inspectors for each
precinct shall. before the time of opening
the polls. appoint two suitable persons to aci
as clerks.
skc: 10. Before any election shall be
opened, the Inspector, judges ard clerks
shall each, before any officer authorized TO
administer oaths, take an oath that he will
faithfully ard impartially discharge the du,
ties assigned him by law If there is no
person present authorized to administer
oaths. the inspector shall administer the
y
the judges shall then administer the oath to
the inspector.
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 e ect'on. He shall also have power t.
fill any vacancy tha t may occur in the b ard
Of judges. or by absence or refusal to serve
Of either of the clerks, after the polls have
been opened.
ARTICLE
OF OPENING THE POLLS; OF VOTING, AND
CHALLENGES.
SECTION % At all elections the polls
shall be opened at eight o'clock in the morn
ing, and shall continue open until sunset. at
which time the judges shall close the polls:
provided that the judges Of the election may
take recess of one hour at any time they
may think proper during the day, before
three O'clock in the afternoon.
SEC %. The board of judges, before they
receiving ballots, shall cause it to
he proclaimed aloud al the place of voting
that the polls are opened.
SEc. "a The voting shall be by ballot
The ballot shall be paper ticket con tanning
the names Of the persons for whom the elec-
tors intend to vote, and designating the of.
fee to which ench person so named is in.
tended by him to be chosen.
SEc. 25. Whenever any person offers to
vote, the inspector shall pronounce his name
in an audible voice, and if there be no OBJ
lection to the qualification Of such person as
an elecior. 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. 20 The name of each elector whose
ballot has been thus received, shall be i'm
mediately entered by each clerk in the col
unit of his poll list, headed "names of vo
ters,' numbering each pane in the addition
a' hmm. as il is taken down, so that il
may be seen at any time whether the two
lists agree
SRc. 27 Any person Offering to vote
may be challenged as nnqual fed by the in
spector. or either Of the judges, or by any
legal voter, and it shall. in all case he the
duty of the inspector and each Of the judges
TO challenge any person Offering to vote
whom he shall know or suspect not 10 be du-
ly qualified as an elector
Src % When any person Offering to vete
ls challenged, il shall be the duty Of the
board Of judges to declare 70 him the quail |
hcations of an elector.
SIC. 20 II such person shall still insist
hat he is entitled TO vote, and the challenge |
hall not be withdrawn the board Of judges |
q their discretion, may administer On oath !