The daily Butte record., 1858-08-13

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waters Of this State or Of the United States.
or Of the high s,ns; nor while student Of
my seminary Of l'arning nor while kept at
any alm'hcuse or any other MY um, nor
whifo confined in any public prison.
Src. 70. No idiot or insane person, or
person convicted Of any infamous crime,
shall be entitled to the privileges Of an
elector.
src. a. A crime shall be deemed ,nfs.
nous which is punishable ny death or by m.
prisonment in the State Prison.
OV THE PLACE or HOLDING ELECTIONS, AND
ALSO OF INSPECTORS, JUDGES, AND
CLEREs OF ELEcrIoNs
SECTION l6. When an election is ordered,
the County Judge shall appoint for each
precinct. from the qualified electors Of the
township in which such precinct lies. one
! nsT cctor and two judges. who shall cln.ti.
tu'c n board Of judges of election In case
said bonrd be not appoint ed for any precinct
by the county judge, the electors present on
the morning Of the day Of election, at the
plnce where the polls were opened on the
day Of the lest previous election. mny ap-
point board Of judges for such precinct
| SIC II. II shall be the duty Of each in
spectoT to bo Mt the place where the polls
are TO be opened in the precinct for which
he is appointed. from eight O'Clock in the
no ming until sunset on the day Of election
Should such inspector not appear at eight
o'clock Id the morning, the electors present
at the lace where the polls are to he opcne
may appoint an inspector for the precinct
SIC Is. The board of inspectors for each
precinct shall before the time OF openinc
the polls, apI ONT two suitable Iersons to act
as clerks.
SEC. 10. Before any election Shall he
opened, the Inspector, judges AID clerks
shall ench. before any officer authorized to
administer oaihs, take an oath that he will
faithfully ard impartially discharge the du-
tics assigned him by law. II there is no
person present authorized 70 administer
oaths, the inspector shall administer the
same 20 the judges and clerks. and one of
the judges shall then administer the oath To
the insp ctor.
Src 90. The inspector shall be chairman
Of the board, and after its organization,
shall have rover to administer all necessary
oaths which may he required in the progress
OF the g ection. He shall also have power t,
fl any vAcnrcy th't mny occur in the board
If judges, or by absence or refusal to serve
cf G ther Of the clerks, after the polls have
been opened.
ARTICLE ".
OF OPENING THE POLLS; OF VOTING, AND
CHALLENGES.
SECTION %. At all elections the polls
shalt he opered At eight o'clock in the morn
| ing. md shall continue open until sunset. at
which time the judge, shall close the polls
provided that the judges Of the election may
take recess Of 'ne hour at any time they
may think proIer during the day. before
three O'Clock in the afternoon.
SIC %. The board Of judges, before they
commence receiving hallois, shnll cause il {
be proclaimed aloud at the place OF voting
that the polls ate opened.
SIC "a The vctirg shall 10 by ballot.
The tai OF shall be paper ticketcontaining
the rames Of the persons for whom tho elec-
tors intend to vote, and designating the Of.
| fee to which c1ch person so named is in
tended by him to be chosen.
| SEC. %. Whenever any person offers to
vote, the inspector shall pronounce his name
in m audible voice. and il there he M OBJ
lection TO The qualification Of such person as
an elector, sholl receive his ballot, aud in
the presence OF the other judges put the
same. without being opened or examined,
into the balot-box.
| sEc 26. The name OF each elector whose
ballot has been thus received, shall be i'm.
mediatey entered by each clerk in the col
umn of his poll list. headed "names Of vo-
ters," numbering each name in the addition.
al hmm. as it is taken down. SO that it
mny DC seen Mt any time whether the two
lists agree.
Sac. -. Any person Offering TO vate
may be challenged as unqualified by the in
spSctor, or either of the Judges. or by any
legal voter, aud il shall. in all case lie The
duty Of the iosTeetor and each OF the judges
to challenge any person offering to vote
whom he shall know or suspect not to be du-
ly qualified as an elector.
Src 20 When any rerson Offering to vote
is challenged, il shall be the duty of the
board of judges t. declare to him the quail.
fcations OF an elector.
Src, 20. II fsuch person shall still insist
that he is entitled 10 vote. aud the challenge
shall not be Withdrawn the board of judges
in their discretion, may administer an cath
or affirmation TO the voter; "You 10 swear
Cor aiirm) that you are citizen of the Uni
ted States;ihat 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 ak months next preceding this
election. and in llis county Cor dstriot, OF
tow uship. as the case may be) thirty days.
and that you haze mol before voted this
day" ul
Src. 80. If the person tins 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 Re- ha.
taken sUch oath or affirmation, for said
board to examine any witnesses touching his |
want Of qualifications; but if he shall reuse /