The daily Butte record., 1858-08-14

The People Of the State Of California, re.
pvesented in Senate and .4sstn5kv. do
shart as JoHocs:
ARTICLE II.
OF The QUALIFICATIONS DISABILITIES
OF ELECTORS
SECTION 10. Every white male citizen
Of the United States, and every white male
citizen Of Mexico who shall have elected to
become citizen Of the United States under
the Treaty Ct Peace exchanged aud ratified
at Queretaro on the Goth day Of May, lS48,
Of the age Of twenty -one years, who shall
have been a resident Of the State six months
next pteccding the election, md the county
or district in which he claims his vote, thirty
days, shall be esiitled to vote at all elections
which are now or hereafter may be au hori.
lied by law.
SEC. IL. For the purpose Of voting, no
person shall be deemed to have gained or
lost residence by reason Of his presence or
absence on the service Of the United States
nor while engaged in the navigation Of the
waters Of thisState or Of the United States
or Of the high seas nor while student Of
any seminary Of learning; nor while kept at
any nlmshouse or any other asylum, nor
""''" III IuuiIC ltiSUu.
SEC. 10. No idiot or insane person, or
person convicted OF any infamous crime,
shall be entitled to the privileges of au
elcctor.
Src, IA. A crime shall be deemed infa-
nous which is punishable ty death or by i'm.
prisoDment in the State Prison.
ARTICLE III.
or THE PLACE or HOLDING ELECTIONS, AND
ALSO OF INSPECTORS, JUDGES, AND
CLERKS OF ELECTIONS.
SECTION 16. When an election is ordered,
the County Judge shall appoint for each
precinct. from the qualified electors of the
township in which snch precinct lies, one
inspector and two judges, who shall con.ti-
tute board Of judges of election. In case
said board be not appointed for any precinct
by The county judge. the electors present on
the morning Of the day Of election, at the
p'nce whore the polls were opened on the
day Of tho list previous election, may ap-
| point board Of judges for such precinct.
SIC II. 1t shall be the duty of each in
spector to be ht the place where the polls
are TO be opened in the precinct for which
he is appointed. from eight o'clock in the
no ming until sunset on the dry Of election
| Should such Inspect or not aprcnr at eight
O'Clock in the morning, the electors present
| at the llace where ine polls are to tie opened
may appoint an inspector for the precinct.
src. Is. The board of inspectors for each
precinct shall. before the time of opening
the polls, appoint two suitable persons to act
as clerks.
SEC. 10. Before any election shall be
opened. the Inspector. judges and clerks
shall each, before any officer authorized to
administer oaihs, take m oath that he will
faithfully ard mpartially discharge the du-
ties assigned him by law If there is no
person present authorized to administer
oaths, the inspector shall administer the
same to the judges and clerks, and one Of
the judges shall then administer the oath to
the inspector.
SIC. 20. The inspector shall be chairman
Of the board. and after it's organization.
shal have power 10 administer all necessary
oaihs which fnny he required in the progress
OF. the ection. lie shall also have power t.
fill any vacancy thrt may occur in the board
Of judges, or by absence or refusal to serve
# ther Of the clerks, after the polls have
been opened.
ARTICLE
OF OPENING THE rolls; OF vorING, AND
CHALLENGES.
SrcrIoN %. At oil elections the polls
shall be opened at eight o'clock in the morn
ing, md 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 proter during the day, before
three o'clock in the afternoon.
Src %. The board Of judges, before they
commence receiving ballots, shall cause il T.
be proclaimed aloud at the place of voting
that the polls are opened.
Src. "a. The voting shall be by ballot.
The ballot shall be n paper ticket containing
the names Of the persons for whom the cleo
tors intend to vote, and designating the of.
fee to which each person so named is in
tended by him to be chosen.
SEC. 25. Whenever any person offers to
vote, the inspector shall pronounce his namc
in m audible voice. and If there he no OBJ
lection to the qualification of such person ns
an elector, shall receive his ballot, and in
the presence OF the other judges put the
same, Tithout being opened or examined,
into the ballot.box.
Ssc. 20. The name Of each elector whose
ballot has been thus received, sh'>l be i'm
mcdiate'y entered by each clerk in the col
nmn Of his poll list. headed "namcs of vo-
ters." numbering each name in the addition
al hmm. as it is taken down. so that it
may be seen at any time whether the two
lists agree.
SIC. 81 Any person Offering to vote
may bo challenged MS unqualified by the in
specior, or either Of the Judges. or by any
legal voter, and il shall, in all case 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 du-
ly qualified as an elector.
src % When any rerson Offering to vote
is challenged, il shall be the duty of the
board Of judges TO declare TO him the quail
fcatiols of an elector.