The daily Butte record., 1858-08-28
LEGAL NOTICES.


or affirmation to the voter; "You do swear
Tor afhrm) that you are citizen Of the Uni
ted States;tbat 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 Cor district, or
township, as the case may be- thirty days,
snd that you have not before voted this
day" Q]
SEC. 30. If the person TINS challenged
shall take the oath as rendered TO him by
the board of judges, he shall re admitted to
vote, and it shall not he lawful, after he 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 him, his vote shall be rejected.
SEC.--If the vote Of any person be chalen-
ged on the ground that he has been convic-
ted Of an infamous crime, or disfranchised
by any court of competent jurisdiction he
shall not be required to answer any ques-
tions respecting such alledged conviction;
and in 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. 32. 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 Gas soon as the polls are
closed on the afternoon of the day Of election
the judge shall open the ballot-box and
CONNIE ce 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 shall in all cases be public
The ballots shall be taken out carefully.
one by enc, by the inspector or one of the
judges, who snail open them, and read a.
loud the name of each person contained
therein, and the office for which every such
person is voted for. Each clerk shall write
down each oiliee to be flied and the name IF
each Icrs voted FIR such office, and shall
keep tn. number of votes 10y talies as they
are read aoud hy Tic inspector or in lge
The counting OF the votes shall be c,ntinuel
vi lOut adjournment until all are counted.
SIC. 81. II two tickets are found folded
together, they Shall both lie reiecte !; and
if more persons are designated on any ticket
for any office than are to be elected to such
flee, such part Of the ticket shall not be
united for any Of hem; but no ticket sha |
be lost for want of form, if the board of
judges can determine to their satisfaction
The crson voted for aud the office iuten-
dcd.
Src. 50. AZ soon as all the votes are
read fl aud counted, certificate shall be
drawn up On each Of the apers containing
the pol list aud talies, or attached there
to, g ting the number of votes each per- on
voted for has received and designating the
ctfice to fiji which he was voted for, which
number shall be written in words at full
le 9Th Each certificate shall be s;g cd by
he clerks, the judges and inspector; one If
said certiiic ties, With the mol list and tally
paper TO which il is attached, loll Ne re-
tan'd hy the inspector, an1 preserved
him at least six months.} The b i,nts sha'
be destroyed by the nsf cotor The other Of
said r;sce 6, w':h ;t2 , l. i cd tn ~
paper to which it is attached. shn'l be sealed
up by the inspector, AMI iud rs'1 election
returus,' and be directed and delivered. or
sent by the Inspector to 'hc county c'e~k Of
the county in wh"h IA election is h4'd
SC. 3j The said packlge sail be de-
l'vorel to the nty ccrk ty one Of the
J r'g ) or clerks Of clcrtiol in person, or
h'y hc sent 10y rvate hanl. or hy mail =
i's"rt yp'iv'te bqud, the person dclivc
'n- II shoi', helo'e the crunty clerk, take
aud suh-crihe an atii lpvt 'htt the ,nckace
WIS d. Iivered t. him by one Of the Judges.
lnpming HIM Tat it has not been out of
his roSsrs.i,u Stree II was received, and has
undarg n alteration while in hi posses.
sion. The affidavit shall he iudorsed on the
rackage. II sent'hy mai it shall be mailed
by orc Of the judges. and the postmaster
shall make on it an endorsement that he re.
ceiv'd it from oae Of the judges (uaming
him.)