Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-28
Election Regulations.

The attention Of Inspectors and Judges of
election is respectfully solicited to the follow
ing extract from "AN ACT to regulate cleo
tons, +" to wit:
SEc 10. Every white malo 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
with Mexico, Of the age oi9twenty-onc years,
who shall have been q resident Of the State
sic months next preceding the election, and
the county or district in which he claims his
vote, thirty dUys, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections which 3rc now or hereafter may
be authorized bylaw.
Sec II. For the purpose of voting, no per-
son shall be deemed to have gained or lost
residence by reason of his presence or absence
in the service Of the United States, nor while
engaged in the navigation of the waters of
this State or Of the United States, or of the
high seas, nor while kept at any aims house
or other asylum, nor while confined in any
public prison.
SEC -. No idiot or insane person, or per-
son convicted Of any infamous crime, shall be
entitled to the privileges of an elcctor.
SEC IL. Absence from this State on bust
| ness Of the State, or Of the United States,
shall not affect the question of residence Of
any person.
Sec. IA. 4 crime shall be deemed infamou !
which is punishable by death or by imprison.
ment in the State prison.
SEC. ~. When an election il ordered tho
Board of Supervisors shall appoint for each
precinct, from the qualified electors Of the
township in which such precinct lies, 0as In
spectOr and t'cO Judges, who shall constitute a
board Of judges of election. In case said
board be not appointed for any precincts by
the Board Of Supervisors, the electors present
on the morning Of the day Of election, at the
place where the polls were opened on the day
OF the last previous general election, may ap-
point board Of judges for such precinct.
| SIC. II. 1t shall be the duty of each inspec-
tor to be at the place where the polls are to
be opened in the precinct for which he is ap-
pointed from 8 o'clock in tho morning until
sunset on the day Of election. Should such
Inspector not appear at SO'clOck in the MORN
ing, the electors present at the place where
the polls are to be opened, may appoint an
Inspector for the precinct
SEC. l8. Tho board Of inspectors for each
precinct shall, before the time Of opening the
polls, appoint two suitable persons to act as
clerks.
SEC. 19 Before any election shall be opened,
| ttC MoHCStOA1 JuuSCS uuU ClCThSa SuHII GsCLIO
before any officer authorized to administer
oaths, take an oath that he will faithfully and
impartially discharge the duties assigned him
by law. If there is no person present author
lied to administer oaths, the inspector shall
administer the same to the judges and clerks
and one of the judges shall then administer
the same to the inspector.
Sec. 30. The inspector shall be chairman
Of the board and after its organization, shall
have power to administer oil necessary oaths
which may be required in the progress of the
election. He shall also have power to till any
vacancy that may occur in the board of Judges,
or by absence or refusal to serve, of either of
! tho clerks, :cftcr the polls have been opened
Sec. %. At all elections the polls shall be
opened at 8 o'clock in tie morning. and shall
continue open till sunset, at which time the
Judges shall close the polls: Provided, tnai
| the judges of the election may take recess Of
one hour at any time they may think proper
during the day, before three o'clock in the
Afternoon.
SEC %. The board Of judges, before they
commence receiving ballots, shall cause it to
be proclaimed aloud, at the place Of voting,
that the polls are opened.
Sec. "a. The voting shall be by ballot
The ballot shall be paper ticket containing
tho names of the persons for whom the cleo.
tor intends to vote, and designating the Office
to which each person SO named, is intended by
him to be chosen.
Sec. %. Whenever any person offers to vote,
the Inspector shall pronounce his name in an
audible voice. and if there be no objection to
the qualification of such person as an elector,
shall receive his ballot, and in the presence Of
tho judges put the same, without being OPEN
ed or examined into the ballot box.
SEC. 26. The name Of each elector whose
bollot has been thus received, shall DO imme.
diately entered by each clerk, in the column Of
his poll list, headed "names Of voters, num-
bering each name in the additional column,
as it Is taken down, so that it may be seen at
any time whether the two lists agree.
SEC 81 Any person offering to vote may
be challenged as unqualified by the inspector,
or either of the judges, or by any legal voter,
and it shall, in all cases, be tho duty Of the in.
spectOr and each Of the judges to challenge
any person Offering to vote whom no shall
know or suspect not to be duly qualified Is an
elector
: SEc 9s. When any person Offering 10 vote
is challenged, it shall be the duty of the board
Of judges to declare to him the qualifications
Of an elector.