The Placer herald., 1858-08-21


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 o'clock in the morning until sunset on
the day of election. Should such inspector not
appear at light o'clock in the morning the elcc-
tors present at the place whore the polls to be
opened, may appoint an Inspector fer the pre-
cinct.
SEC. Is. The Beard 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 ope 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 signed him by law.-
1t 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 be 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.
| t'e shall also have power to fill any vacancy
that may occur in the Board of Judges, or by
absence refusal to serve of either of the clerks
after the polls have been opened.
SEC 22. At all elections the polls shall be
opened at eight o'clock in the morning, and shall
continue open until sunset, at which time the
Judges shall close the polls; Provided, that the
Judges of the election may take recess OF one
hour at any time they may think proper during
the day. before three o'clock in the afternoon.
Sec. 23. 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. "a The voting shall be by ballot-The
ballot shall be paper ticket containing the names
of the person for whom the ecctor intends to
vote, and designating the Office to which each
person so named is intended by him to be chosen.
Sec. 25. Whenever any person offers to vote
the Inspector shall pronounce his name in an al-
dible voice. and if there be no objection to the
qualifications Of such person as an elector, shall
receive his ballot and in presence of the other
Judges put the same, without being opened Or
examined into the ballot-box.
SEC. 26. The name of each electOr whose bal
lot has thus been received, shall be Immediately
entered by each clerk, in the column Of his poll
list. headed '!names of voters" numbering each
name in the additional column it is taken
down, so that it may be seen at any time whether
the two lists agree.
SEC. u. Any person Offering to vote may be
c allenged 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 eector
SEC. 20. w ucl dHy pelSOu OHcIilS w Fotc 10
challenged, it shall be the duty of the board of
Judges to declare to him the qualifications of an
elector.
SEC. 20. If such persons shall still insist that
he is entitled to vote, and the challenge shall not
be withdrawn, the board of judges, in their dis
cretion, may administer an oath or affirmation to
the voter You swear (or affirm) that you are a
citizen of the United States; that you are of the
age of twenty-one 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, as the
case may be) thirty days and that you have not
before voted this day"
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 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 or affirmation so
rendered to him, his vote shall be rejected.
SEC. 81. If the vote Of any person be challep-
ced on the ground that he has been convicted o
an infamous crime, or dsiranchised by any court
of competent jurisdiction, he shall not be requir
ed to answer any questions respecting such alleg
ed conviction: and in the absence OF any authen
icated record Of such facts ii may be competen
for two dsinterested witnesses upon oath to prove
the same.
SEC. 49, When the polls are closed, proclama
ton thereof shall be made at the place OF voting
and no votes shall be afterwards received.
SEC 33. AS soon as the polls are closed on th
afternoon of the day of the election, the Judge
shall open the ballot box and commence countin