The daily Butte record., 1858-08-17
LEGAL NOTICES.


or affirmation 10 the voter; you 10 sve,r
(or affirm) that you are citizen of the Uni. |
ted States;'hat you are Of the age Of twenty.
one years. according to the best of your in.
formal ion and belief: that you have resided
in this State sig months next preceding this
election. and in this county or district, or
township. "a the case may hey thirty days,
and that you have not before voted this
day" N1
FEC. 30. II the person thus challenged
shall take the oath as rendered to him by
the hoard OF Judges. he shall re admitted to
vote, and it snail not he lawful. after be ha.
taken 'uch oa'h or ffi~mation, for said
board to examine any witnesses touching hi-
want OF qua'ifcn'ions: hut il he shall refuse
to take the oath or nffi m ,'on so rendered
10 i'm, his vote shall be ri cted
Sfc.-- If the vote Of any Ierson be chalen-
gel on the ground that he has been corvic-
ell Of an infamous crime. or disfrnnchised
hv any curt # competent jurisdic ion. he
fhali not be required TO answr any ones.
tons respecting such alledged ccnviction;
nd i" the absence f any authenticated re-
cord Of such facts. lit may b competent for
two disinierested wi nesses upon oath to
prove he same.
SIC. 80. When he polls are closed.
I
Ilace Of v tiag, and no votes shall be after
wards received,
ARTICLE V.
COUNTING AND RECEIVING THE voTEs, DE-
CLARING TrE RESULT cr ELLC-
TIoNs. AND CERTIFICATES
OF ELECTION.
SECTION SO As soon as the polls are
closed o" the afternoon Of the day # electi' n
tho judge shall open the ballot box and
omme ce counting the votes, and in no case
shnll the ballot box he removed from the
'ocm |" which any elocin may be held.
until oil the ballots are counted: the count.
ing Of ballots shall in all cnses he public,
The ballots shall be taken out crrefully,
one bv one, by the inspector or one Of tire
judges. who shall open them, and read n
'oud the name of ench person contained
III rein, and u e Office for vhich evetv such
person il voted for, Each clerk shall wri'e
down each fice to he flied and the name e
each person voted for such Office. and hnll
keep the number ~ votes by tallies, IA they
are read a'oud by the inspector or juice.
The c. un ing the votes shall he c"ntir ne
vi hout adjournment until nll are counted
SIC. "a. II two tickets are fnnnd fold d
together. they shall both lie rjec'e.l; and
II u ore persons are designated on my ticket
frany flee than are to he 81, cttd to such
flee, such part of the ticket shni' not b.
C united for any of hem; but no ticket sha
he lost for want Of form, il the hoard nf
Judges can determine to their satisfaction
he Ierson voted for and the office iuten-
ded
srC. 35. As soon as all the votes nre
rfnd II and counted, certificate shall be
drawn M on each # the apes continuing
the poll list aud tnl ifs, or attached there
10, g. ting the number Of votes each per on
voted for has received, md designating the
Office 10 fiji which he was voted for, which
number .hnll be written in words at full
length Each certificate shall be signed by
he clerks, the Judges and Inspector; one of
-ad certificate, With the 10 list and tally
paper TO VIII ch it is attached, shnll tie re-
tanned by the inspector. and preserved "
him at least six M n'hs. The bolots shall
be destroyed by the inspector The other of
said ocrtifo, es, with the p II lit and taiiv
paper to which it is attached, shall be scaled
up by the Inspector, and ind rs"d election
returns, and be di'e eoted aud delivered, or
sent by the Inspector to the county c'erk of
the county in which the election is held.
SIC. 80 The said package shall be de-
lvered 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 -
II sent iy private hand, the person de|ive
ing it shall. before the county clerk. take
and suhscrihe nm affidavit that the package
was delivered to him by one Of the judges,
naming him, that it has not been out of
his possession since il was received. and has
undergone no alteration while in hi4 posses
sion. The affidavit shall be ndorsed on the
rackage. lfsent by mnii, it shall be mailed
by Que Of the judges. and the postmaster
-hall make on It Rn en- lorsement that he re
ceivrd it from Que OF the judges (naming
him.)