The daily Butte record., 1858-08-19

[PAssED MARCH %, 1861
The People Of the State Of California, re.
presented in Senate and assembly, do
enact as foiio,os
ARTICLE II.
OF THE QUALIFICATIONS AND DIs6BILITIrs
tF ELECTORS
SECTION 10. Every white male citizen
OF the United States, and every white male
citizen Of Mexico who shall h"ve elected to
'ecome citizen Of the United States urder
the Treaty Of Peace exchanged and ratified
At Queretaro on the Goth day Of MAY, IS49,
OF the nge Of twenty-one yenrs. who shall
have been resident Of the State six months
n'xt rtectdirg the election md the county
or distric' in which he Claims his vote, thi,tv
days, shall he esiitled to vote at all elections
which are now or hereafter may be aut thori-
lied by law
SEC IL. For the purpose of voting, no
person shall he deemed to have gained or
lost residerce by reason of his presence or
absence on the service of the United States
nor while engaged in the Navigation Of the
wnters Of this State or of tho United States.
or Of the high s'as nor while a student of
any seminary of learning nor while kept at
any almshouse or any other a.y 'um, nor
whilo cor fined in any public prison.
SEC. -. No idiot or insane pers n, or
person convicted of any infamous crime,
shall be entitled to the privileges OF al
elcct'r.
SIC IA. A crime shall he deemed inf, :.
mons which il punishable by death or by i'm.
prisonment in the State Prison.
ARTICLE Ill.
oV THE PLACE. or HOLDING ELECTIONS, AND
ALSO OF INSPECTORS, JUDGES, AND
CLERKS OF ELECTIONS.
SECTION l6. When an election Ia ordered.
the County Judge shall aproint for each
precinct, from the qualified electors Of the
township In which snch precinct lies, one
in>I ector and two judges, y no shall C n.ti-
tute board of judges of election IL case
said board be no. appointed for any precinct
ny the county judge. the electors present or
the morning Of the day Of election, at the
pace where the polls were orened on the
day Of the 81 previous election, may an
point board Of judges for such precinct.
SIC II. 1t sh" u he the duty of each in
eP'ct'I W oe AT 'he pihce where the polls
are TO be opened in the precinct for which
he is appointed. from egh, clock in the
orning until sunset on the day Of election
Should such inspector not appear at eight
o'clock in the morning, the electors present
Mt the rlnce where the polls are to be opene,l.
may appoiut an inspector fr the precinct.
SrC. 18 The board of inspectors for each
precinct shall, before the time of o. eninp
the polls, appoint two suitable ersons to act
rs clerks.
SIC. 49, Before any election shall he
opened, the Inspector, judges and clerks
shall each. before any officer autho,zed TO
administer oahs, take mn oath that he will
faithful y ard impnrtially discharge the dn
ties assigned him by law If there il no
person present authorized 10 administer
oaths, the inrpector shall admins er the
same to the judges and Gle ks, and one of
the ju lges shall then administer the oath to
the insp ctor.
Src 20. The inspector shall be chairman
Of the board, and after it, organization.
shall have power to administer all necessary
onths which may he required in the progress
OF the ectiou. He shall also have power b.
hl any vacancy tn may occur in the b ard
of judges, or by abltnce or refusal TO serve
either of the clerks, after the polls have
been opened.
ARTICLE ".
OF OPENING THE ePoLLs OF VOTING, AND