The Placer herald., 1858-08-14

~. bfoyS FrecWcf-nt Wyman' s-1nspector,
Arnold Denton; Judges, Smith Wordcn and
George Sewcll
AZ. Cor's Ranch Inspector Paul Cox: Judges.
>. Z. Dameron and l. 7. Chamberlain.
W. +. MILLER
R. S. EGBERT. Board of Supervisors.
WIN. DUCK.
Attest-TABB MITCHELL, Clerk.
Auburn August 10TH 1858
The attention OF Electors and boards of ,Judoes
of Election is called to the following provisions
An Act to Regulate Elections.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty of each Inspector
to be at the place where the polls are to be OPEN
ed in the precinct for which he is appointed
from eight Q oclock in the morning until sunset on
the day Of election. Should such inspector not
appear at eight o'clock in the morning the cleo
tors present at the place where the polls are to be
opened, may appoint an Inspector for the pre-
cinct.
SEC. Is. The Board of Inspectors for each pre-
cinct. shall, before the time of opening the polls
appoint two suitable persons to act as clerks
SEC. 10. Before any election shall be op, ned
the Inspector Judges. and Clerks. shall each be-
fore any officer authorized to administer oaths
take an oath that he will faithfully and imparti
ally discharge the duties assigned him by law
II there is no person present authorized to ad-
minister oaths, the Inspector shall administer the
same to the Judges and Clerks. and one of the
Judges shall administer the oaths to the Inspector.
SEC. 20. The Inspector shall he 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 election.
re Shall also have peWer to fill any vacancy
that may occur in the Board of Judges or by
absence or refusal to Of either of the clerks
after the polls have been opened.
SEC. % At all elections the polls shall he
ot ni n 'n1o in I 1eb.,
continue open until sunset, at which time the
Judges shall close the polls: Provided, that the
Judges of the election may take a 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
commence receiving ballots, shall cause it TO be
proclaimed aloud at the place Of voting that the
polls are opened.
SEC. q. The voting shall be by ballot-The
ballot shall be paper ticket containing the names
of the person for whom the elector intends to
vote. and designating the office to which each
person named is intended by him to be chosen.
SEC. %. Whenever any person offers to vote
the Inspector shall pronounce his name in an au-
dible voice. and if there be no objection to the
qualifications of such person as an elcctOr, shall
receive his ballot and in presence Of the other
Judges put the same, without being opened or
examined. into the ballot-box
SEC. % The name of each clcctor whose bal
entered by each clclk. in the column of his poll
list. headed "namcs Of voters" numbering each
name in the additional column as it is taken
down, so that it may be seen at any time whether
the two lists agree.
SEC. =. Any person offering to vote may be
c. allengcd as unqualified by the Inspector, or
either of the Judges. or any legal voter and it
shall in all cases be the duty of the Inspector
and each Of the Judges to challenge any person
Offering to vote whom he shall know or suspect
not to be duly qualified as an elector
SEC. 2s. When any person Offering to vote is
challenged, it shall be the duty of the board of
Judges to declare to him the qualifications of an
eector
SEC. %. IF such persons shall still insist that
he is entitled to VOTE and the challenge shall not
he withdrawn, the board of judges. in their dis
cretion. may administer an oath or affirmation to
the voter: You swear Cor afirm) that you are a
citizen of the United States that you are of the
age Of twenty-cne years according to the best of
your information or belief: that you have resided
sn the State months next preceding the election,
and in this county Cor district. or township the
case may be) thirty days and that you have not
before voted this day"
SEC. so. 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 he has taken such oath or
affirmation for said board TO examine any wit
nesses touching his want of qualifications; but if
he shall refuse to take the oath affirmation so
rendered to him. his vote shall be rejected.
SEC 81. If the vote of any person be challen-
ged on the ground that he has been convicted of
an infamous crime, or disfranchised by any court
of competent jurisdiction, he shall not be requir-
ID to answer any questions respecting such alleg-
ed convictions: and in the absence of any authen-
icated record of such facts, il may be competent
for two disnterested witnesses upon oath to prove
the same.
SEC. 32. When the polls are closed, proclama-
tiOn thereof shall be made at the place of voting.
and no votes shall be afterwards received.
Sec. 49, AS soon as the polls are closed on the
afternoon of the day of the election. the judges
shall open the hallOt-bOX and commence counting
the votes, and in no case shall the ballotbox be
removed from the room in which any election
may be held, until all the ballots counted; the
counting Of ballots shall in all cases be public.
The ballots shall be taken out care fully, one by
one, by the Inspector or one of the Judges, who
shall open them. and read aloud the name of each
person contained therein. and the Office for which
every such person is voted for. Each clerk shall
write down each office to be filed and the name
of each person voted for for such office, and shall
keep the number Of votes by talies, as they are
read aloud y the Inspector or Judge. The count
ing of the votes shall be continued without ad-
journment until all are counted.
Sec "a. If two tickets are folded together,
thay shall both lie rejected; and if more persons
are desi gnated on any tivket for amy office than
to be elected for such Office such part of the
ticket shall not be counted for any oil them; but
no ticket shall be lost for want of form, if the
Board OF Judges can determine to their satistac-
tion the person voted for and the office intended
Sec IS. AS soon as the votes are read off and
counted Il certificate shall be drawn up on each
of the papers containing the poll list and talles
or attached thereto, stating the number of votes
each person voted for has received, and designat
ing the Office to fill which he voted for. which
number shall be written in words at full length.
Each certificate shall be signed by the Clerks
the Judges, and Inspector; one of said certificates
with the poll list and tally paper to which it is
attached, shall be retained by the Inspector, and