The daily Butte record., 1858-08-21
LEGAL. NOTICES.

or affirmation 10 the voter; "IUu TO swear
(or afirm) that you are citizen OF the Uni
ted States;,hat 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 mon hs next preceding this
election. and in this county (r district, or
township. as the case may be) thirty days,
and that you have not before voted this
day" Q1
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 ha-
taken such oath or aft nation, for snid
board to examine any witnesses touching his
want OF qua ifcn'ions; but il he shall refuse
g. lake the oa'h or ttfi III Ition SO rendered
to iu, lis vote shall te rejected
SEc.--If the vote of any person be chalrn-
ged the gr und that he has been corvic-
ted Of an infamous crime, or disfranchised
/ ty any court Of conn etent jurisdlc ION, he
shall not be required TO ansS r any ques
lions respecting such ale1ged convictions;
~ in the absence f any authentic ted re.
cord of such fact. it nay competent for
two disinterested Witnesses upon oath to
prove the same.
SIC. 81. When the polls ave closed,
proclamation thereof shall be made at the
lace of v ting, and no votes shall be after.
wards received.
ARTICLE Y.
COUNTING AND RECEIVING THE vorEs, DE-
cLARING THE RESULT OF ELEC-
Tlons, CERTIFICATES
OF ELECTION.
SECTION 33 AS soon as the polls are
CO sed on the afternoon of tho DIV elec'i n
the judge shall open The ballot-box and
omme ce counting the votes, and in noe e
shal the ballot box he removed from the
'ot m in which auy election may be held
until all the ballots are counted: the coun .
ing OF ballots shall in all cases be public, -
The ballots shall be taken out cnrefully
one bv one, by the Inspector or one of the
Judges, who all open them, and read
loud the nme of each person C ntained
therein and Office for which every suc,
rrr-"n is voted tor. Each cerk shall write
dawn each flee TO be fill ed and the name ID
"nch person vot for such Office, and shai'
keep thr uuWber Of votes by tallies, IA they
are read ~ oud by the inspector or ju lge
The counting f the votes shall be continue
wi hout "djournment until all are counted
SIC 81 II two tickets are found fold
together, they shall both be rejected; and
il " ore Pc sons are de>ignated on any ticket
rany othce than are t. be elected to such
thce, such part of the ticket shall not b
united tor any t hem; but no ticket sha
he lost for want Of form, il the board oi
judges can determine to their satisfaction
the rerson voted 7 and the office iuten
dpd.
SrC 35 A. soon as all the votes ave
r al Fl and counted, certificate shall
drawn up IN each f the arers confirm y
the poll list ~ d tnlies, or at ached there
TO, ating the number # v tes each per ~
ted for has rece vel, and designating the
office to mi which he was voted for, which
number shall be written in Y ords at full
lie gh Each certificate shall be sigued by
he clerks. the judges sBl inspector; one II
said certificate, Nth the pos list aud tall,
r'' or 20 VII lit is attached hall he re
taine by the inspector, and preserved y
h'n nj le'-' IN months. Tne bollot- sha !
he de> rov,d by the Inspector The tier of
SAID certihc, es, with the p.l' lit md tai,
| paper to whlch it is attached. stn be scale
| up hy Tie inspect r, aud iud is,i election
! re,nrn>,' and b. Iii ected end delivered, or
Sen' ny tue lnNl ectO' Ia he county c'erk OF
the county in which the e ctiou is held
SIC. 80. The said pack 'ge shaE be de
livered to the county c'erk by one of III,
Judges or clerks of election in per.on o,
may he sent by private hand, or by mail -
II sent y private hand, the person delive 8.
ing it shall, heio'e the county clerk. take
and suh-crbe an affidavit that the package
was delivered to him by one Of the judges
lnamng him that it has not been nut VI
his possession since it was received, aud ha,
undergone no alteration while in hi posses.
sion. The "tiidavit shall he indorsed va the
package. If sent by mail, it shall be mailed
oy one of the judges, and the postmaster
shall make or it an endorSemnnt that he re.
ceivrd 1T from one of the judges (naming
him)