The daily Butte record., 1858-08-24
LEGAL NOTICES.

or affirmation to the voter; "You do swear
Cor afiirm) that you are citizen Of the Uni
ted States;that 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 (or district, or
township, as the case may be) thirty days,
and that you have not before voted this
day" N1
SEC. 80. If the person thus challenged
shall take the oath as rendered to him by
the board of judges, he shall he admitted to
vote, md it shall not be 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 80 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 If competent jurisdiction, he
shalt not be required to answer any ques.
tions respecting such alledged convictions;
and 10 the absence e any authenticated re-
cord Of such facts, it may b. competent for
two disinterested Witnesses upon oath to
/ prove The same.
| SEC. 80. When the polls are closed,
! proclamation thereof shalt be made at the
/ place of voting, and no votes shall be after
wards received.
ARTICLE V.
COUNTING AMI RECEIVING THE VOTES, DE-
cLARING THE RESULT Of ELtC-
TIoNs, AND CEkTIFicATLs
OF ELECTION.
r SECTION SO AS soon as the polls are
closed on the afternoon of the day Of electi n
the judge shall open the hallot-b K and
omue ce counting the votes, and in no case
shall the ballot box lie removed frcm the
room H. which any election may be held
until all the ba ilot- are counted; the count
ing Of ballots shall in all cases he public, -
The bal.ts shnll be taken cut carefully
one by one, by the inspector or one of the
judges. who shall oren them, and read a.
loud the name of each person contained
tn rein. and the offic for which every such
person is voted for. Each c'erk shall wri
down each office to be fill ed and the name OF
erch person voted for such Office, and shall
keep the Dumber Of votes by tallies, as they
are read aloud by the inspector or judge
The counting of the votes shall be cuntinueI
without adjournment until all are counted
SEC. "a. If two tickets are found fold
together, they shall both lie rejected; mud
il ore persons are designated on any ticket
for any Office than are 10 he elected to sucl
flee, such part Of the ticket shall not b.
C united for any of hem; but no ticket sha
be lost for want Of form, if the board o.
judges can determine to their satisfaction
the Ierst voted for and the office iLten
ded.
SEC. 35 As soon as all the votes nre
read fl and counted, certificate shall be
drawn mp on each # the aIets containing
the poll list aud tnllies, or attached there
to, stating the number If votes each person
voted for has received, ard designating the
4 Office to fill which he was voted for, which
number shall be written in words at full
lie 9Th Each certificate shall be signed by
he clerks, the judges and inspector; Ole Of
snid certificates, with the poll list and tally
parer TO VIII ch it is attached, shnll he re-
tan'd by the inspector. and preserved ly
him at least six months. The bollots shall
be destroyed by the inspector The other of
said certifica'es, with the poll lit and tally
paper to which il is attached shall be scale
up by the inspector, and ind rscd election
returns and be directed and delivered, or
sent by the inspector to the county clerk of
the county in which the election is held
SIC. 3G The said package shall be de-
livered to the county clerk by one of the
judges or clerks Of election ia person, or
may be sent by private hand, or by mail -
lfsent ty private hand, the person deIive--
ing it shall, before the county clerk. take
and subscribe an affidavit that the package
was delivered to him by one Of the judges,
[namiug him. that it has not been out of
his possession since it was received, aud has
undergone no alteration while in hi posses
sion. The affidavit shnll he indorsed on the
package. If sent by mai, it shall be mailed
by one of the judges, and the postmaster
shall make on it an endorsement that he re.
celved it from one of the judges (naming
him.)