The daily Butte record., 1858-08-26
LEGAL NOTICES.

or affirmation to the voter; "You do swear
Tor afhrm) that you are a citizen of the Uni. !
ted States;that you are Of the age of twenty
one years, according to the best of your in
formation and 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
day" Ol
SEC. 80. If the person thus challenged
shall take the oath as rendered to him by
the board Of judges, he shall he 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 affirmation so rendered
to him, his vote shall be rejected.
SEc.--lf the vote OF any person be chalen-
ged on the ground that he has been convic
ed Of an infamous crime. or disfranchised
by any court Of competent jurisdiction, he
shall not be required TO answer any ques-
tions respecting such ale3ged conviction;
and in the absence of any authenticated re-
cord of such facts, it may be competent for
two disinterested witnesses upon oath to
prove the same.
SEC. 81. When he polls are closed.
proclamation thereof shall be rRade at the
place of voting, and no votes shall be after.
wards received.
ARTICLE V.
COUNTING AND RECEIVING THE VOTES, DE-
CLARING THE RESULT OF ELEC-
TONS, AND CERTIFICATES
OF ELECTION.
SECTION 33,--As coon as the polls are
~ . ba of e ! IN Of ~,
the judge shall open the ballot-box and
CONNIE ce counting the votes, and in no case
shall the ballot.box he removed from the
room in which any election may be held,
until all the ballots are counted: the count.
ing of ballots shall in all cases be public, -
The ballots shall be taken cut carefuliy,
one by one, by the inspector or one Of the
Judges, who Shall ofen them, and read a
loud the name Of ench person contained
tn rein, and the Office for which every such
person is voted fer. Each cerk shall write
down each Office to be flied and the name of
each person votid FIR such oeicc. and shall
keep the number Ct votes hy tallies, rs they
are read a'oud by the inspector or Judge.
The un ing Of the votes shall be Continued
without adjournment until all are counted.
SIC. 81. II two tickets are found fold, d
together, they shall both he rtjectc l. and
it more persons are designated on any ticke,
for any Office than are to be elected to such
office, such part of the ticket shall not be
counted tor any Of 'hsm; but no ticket sha |
be lest for want Of form, If the boa d OF
Judges can determine to their satisfaction
The ers II voted for and the Office iuten-
ded.
SEC 50. AS slon as all the votes arc
read Oft and counted, n certificate shall be
drawn up on each of the apers containing
the poll list and tnllies, or attached there
to, sating the number Of votes each per-on
voted for has received. and designating the
office to fill which he was voted for, which
number shall be written in words Mt full
lie 9Th Each certificate shall be signed by
he clerks, the judges AMI inspector; one Of
laid certificates, with the mol list and tally
paper to VIII ch it is attached, shall he re
tained by the Inspector. and preserved
him at least six months The b0llots shall
be destroyed by the inspector The other OF
said certifica es, with the poll list and tai ,
paper to which il is attached, sha' l be sealed
up by the inspector, aud ind rsed election
returns aud be directed and delivered, or
sent by the inspector TO the county clerk of
the county in which the election is held
SEC. 36 The said pncksge Shall be de
l'vered to the county clerk by one Of ,h'
Judges or clerks of election in person, OF
may be sent by private hand, or by mail -
lfsent by private hand, the person deliver-
ing it shall, before the county clerk. takt
and subscribe an affi filavit that the package
was delivered to him by one of the judges
tnamng him. that it has not been out of
his possession since il was received. and ha.
undergone no alteration while in hi posses
sion. The affidavit shall be irdorsel on tn
package. ltsent by mai, it shah be mailed
by one of the judges, and the postn,as' e,
shall make on 1t an endorsement that lie re
ceved it from one of the judges (namiug
him)