The daily Butte record., 1858-08-30
LEGAL NOTICES.

or affirmation to the voter; "f0u do swear
Tor affirm) that you are q 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" III
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 be 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 Lin, his vote shall be rejected.
SEc.--lf the vote Of any person be chalen-
ge1 on the ground that he has been convic
red Of an infamous crime, or disfranchised
by any court Of competent jurisdiction, he
shall not be required 10 aDsw'r any ques-
tions respecting such ailedged conviction;
and 10 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. 80. When The polls are closed,
proclamation thereof shall be made 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-
TIoNs, AND CERTIFICATES
oF ELECTION.
SECTION 33,--As soon as the polls are
closed o" the afternoon of the day of election
the judge shall open the hallotbox and
commence 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 saall in all cases lie public
The ballots shall be taken ont carefully.
one bv one, by the inspector or one of the
judges, who shall open them, and read a.
loud the rame Of each person contained
tn rein, and the Office for which every such
person is voted for. Each clerk shall wire
down each Office to be fiji ed and the name Of
each person voted fer such Office, and shall
keep the number Of votes by talles, IA they
are read aloud by the inspector or ju lge.
The counting of the votes shall be Continued
without adjournmeut ntil all are counted.
SIC. 81. 1.-TWO tickle 9 are forna 'ol 'rd
together, they shall both lie rejected; nd
if more Icrsous are designated on any ticket
for any office than are to be elected to su, h
office, such part OF the ticket sha not be
C united TOR any of them; but no ticket sha |
be lost for want Of form, if the board of
judges can determine to their satisfaction
the person voted for and the office iDten.
ded.
SEC. 35. Az soon as all the votes are
read off and counted, certificate shall be
drawn up on each of the apers containing
the poll list and tallies, or attached there
to, stating 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 at full
len 9Th Each certificate shall be signed by
the clerks, the judges and inspector; one of
said certificates, with the poll list and tally
paper to VIII ch it is attached shall be re-
tanned by the inspector, and preserved ty
him at least six months. The bolots shall
be destroyed by the inspector. The other of
said certificates, with the poll list and tally
paper to which it is attached, shall be sealed
up by the inspector, and 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
SIC. SO The said package shall be do
livered to the county clerk by one Of the
judges or clerks of election in person, or
may be sent by private hand, or by mail =
lfsent by private hand, the person delive
ing it shall, before the county clerk, take
and subscribe an affidavit that the package
was delivered to him by one Of the judges,
tnaming him that it has not been out of
his possession since it was received, and has
undergone no alteration while In hi posses
sion. The affidavit shall be indorsed on the
package. II sent by mail, it shall DC mailed
by one of the judges. and the postmaster
shall make on it an endorsement that he re
ceived it from one of the judges (naming
him.)