The daily Butte record., 1858-08-31
LEGAL NOTICES.


or affirmation to the voter; "You do swear
(or affirm that you are a 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, nd in this county (or district, or
township, as the case may be) thirty days,
and that you have not before voted this
day" III
SEC. 30. If the person thus challenged
shall take the oath as rendered to him by
| the board OF judges, he shall lie admitted to
vote. and it shall not be lawful. after he has
taken .uch oa'h or affirmation, for said
board to examine any witnesses touching his
want Of qualifications bnt ifhe shall refuse
to take the oath or affirmation so rendered
TO i'm, his vote shall be rejected
Sfc.--lf the vote of any person he chalen.
Ged on the ground that lie has been convic
ed Of an infamous crime, or disfranchised
hy any court If competent jurisdiction. he
shall not be required to answer any ques-
tions respecting such alledged conviction;
and in the absence of any authenticated re-
cord Of such acts, it may be competent for
two disin'crested witnesses upon oath TO
prove the same.
SEC. 81. When the polls are closed.
proclamation thereof shall be mode at the
wards received.
ARTICLE V.
COUNTING AHD RECEIVING THE VOTES, DE-
GLAZING THE RESULT OF ELEC-
TIoNs, AND CERTIFICATES
CT ELECTION.
SECTION SO As soon az tho polls are
closed on the afternoon Of the day of election
the Judge shall open tie ballot-box and
CONNER &c counting the votes, and in no case
shah the ballot. box tc removed from the
-ocm in which any election may be hcld,
until all the ballots are counted, the count.
ing Of ballots SHALL in all cases be public
The ballots shall lie taken out carefully.
one by one, by the inspector or one Of tho
judges, who saa'l oTen them, aud read a.
ioud the Dnne of each person contained
tn rein, and Il e Office for which Cveiv such
person is voted for. Each ERIK shall wri g
down each ,hicc to he filled and the rame f
cach person voted for such Office. and shal
keep tha number Of votes 10y tallios, as they
are read aioud by the insI ector CT judge
The {, uniting # the votes shall he coutiuuc !!
vi hout adjournment until all are counted
SiC 81. II two tickets are touud fold 4
together, they shah both lie lticc;e J, and
III more ersohs are designated On any ticket
f rnuy flee than arc to be elected to such
united for any of hem; but 10 ticket sha !
he lost for want Of form, il the board Of
Judges can determine to their satisfaction
: 'he Ierson voted for and the Office iLten-
ded.
SIC. 35. AZ soon as all the votes are
road II aud counted, a certificate shall he
drawn Up tn each If the alers containing
the poll list and tnlies, or attached there
to, stating the number Of votes each per-on
voted for has received, and designating the
Office to fill which he was voted for, which
number shall be written in words at full
le 9Th EIch certificate shall be signed by
he clerks, the judges AMI inspector; one Of
1lid certit,nte~, with the 20 list aud tally
paper to wh ch it is attached, >hnll be re.
tanned 10y the inspector, and preserved by
him Mt least >ix months. The hol .ots shall
be destroyed by the inspector The other Of
said certiiicl'es, with the pal, lit aud tahv
paper to which it is attached, shall be s2nled
mp by the inspector, and ind rsed election
returns aud be directed and delivered, or
sent by the inspector to the county clerk Of
the county in which the election is held
SIC. SO The said package shall be de-
livercd to the county clerk by one Of the
Judges or clerks of election in person, or
may be sent by private hand, or by n,nl --
Ifsent by private hand, the person dclive
ing it shall. before the county clerk. take
md subscribe nn affidavit thst the package
was delivered to him by one Of the judges
lnaming HIM, that it has rot been out of
bis POSSESSION since it was received, and has
undergone no alteration while in his possess
sion. The affidavit shall he irdorscl on the
/ package. ltsent by mail, it shall he mailed
/ by one of the judges, AMI the postmaster
shall make on it an endorsement that lie re.
ceived it from one Of the judges (naming
him.)