The daily Butte record., 1858-08-19
LEGAL NOTICES.

or affirmation 20 the voter; "You 70 sve
(or atiirm) that you are citizen o. the Uni. |
ted Staies;'hat YOU are of the age Of twenty
one years, according to the best Of yonr in-
formation and belief; that you have resided
in this State six months next preceding this
election, and in this county (rr dist ict, or
township. a. the cnse may he) thirty davs,
snd that you have not before voted this
day" ~
SEC. 80. If the person thus challenged
shall take the oath as rendered 10 him by
the hoard OF Judges. he shall he ndmitted to
7"te, and it shall not he lawful after he ha-
taGen uch cath or affirmation. for said
board tn examine any Witnesses touching his
want ot qua ifcn'ion>: but he shall refuse
to take the oath or ntii III ,iion so rendered
to i'm, his vote shall he rejected
Fc.--lf the vote of any person be chalcn.
ged o. the ground that nc has been couvic.
ed OF an infamous crime, or distranchised.
any urt # competent jurisdic ion. he
shall NOT be required TO an>w any ques.
'i"ns respecting such alledged conviction;
and in the absence 4 any authenticated re.
cord Of such facts, it may b competent for
two disinierested Witnesses upon oath to
prove he same.
SEC. 80. When the polls are closed
proclamation thereof shalt he mnde ut he
( place Of voting, aud no votes shall be after.
wards received.
ARTICLE V.
COUNTING AND RECEIVING THE voTEs, DE-
CLARI>G THE RESULT OF ELtC-
IIoNs, AMI CERTIFICATES
.. OF Ell CTIoN.
SECTION 33 AS soon "a the rolls are
closed o" the afternoon Of the day Of elect n
the judge shall orPn the hallot-b, and
romne ce counting the votes, and in no case
shall the ballot box he remuved from the
-oom in which any eloc'i'n may he held.
until all the ballots are counted: the count =.
ing Of ballots shall in all cases be public -
The ballots shall be taken out corefully,
one bv one, by the inspector or one Of the
judges who shall open them, and read n =,
| 'oud the name Of each person contained
therein, and the office for which evp,v such
person il voted for. Each clerk shnll wri e
down each 'fice to be fl ed and the name #
each person voted for such Office. and hall
keep the number u votes by tallies, ~ they
are read a'oud by the inspector or iudye
The c"un ing { the votes shal be C ntinue I
without "djournme"t until all are cou"ted
SEC. "a. Ii two tickets are fonnd told d
together, they shall both he rejected; and
If nore persons are designated on any ticket
rnny office than are Ia he elected to such
fiice. such part of the ticket shat not b.
united tor any If hem; but no ticket sha |
he lost for want Of form. if the board Of
judges can determine to their satisfaction
he person voted for and the office iuten-
ded
SEC. 35 AZ soon as all the votes are
rad II and counted, n certifcn'e shall be
drnwn NJ on each # the apers contninin 2
the poll list aud tnl'ies, or attached there
! m ct tha. l.
voted for hns received, and Designating the
Office to fill which he was voted for, which
number shall be written in words at full
lie 9Th Each certificate shall he sgned hy
he clerks the judges and inspector; one #
aid certihc'te-, with the poil list md tally
! paper TO VIII ch il is attached, shall he re.
| tanned by the inspector, and preserved v
him at least six m"nths The hnllots sha
be destroyed by the inspector The other of
SAID c"rtihc' Is, with the poll list and tai
paper to which it is attached. shall he scaled
up hy the Inspector, and ind rs"d election
retnrns,' and BE- di ected and delivered. or
sent by the inspector TO the county C ERIK of
the county in which the election is held
Sc. SO The said pack ,ge shal he de-
ivered to the county cerk by one bf the
judges or clerks OF election ia person. or
may he sent by private hand or by nail -
II sent private hand, the person delive
ing 1t shall, heioe the c,unty clerk take
and suhecrihe an afii lavit III / the ,nckace
w"s delivered to Him by one Of the ind res.
lnaming him that il has not been cut Of
ms POSSESSION since il was received and has
undergone no alteration while in hi posses.
SION. The affidavit shrll he indorsei on The
package. lfsent by mai, it shall be mailed
by one of the judges, and the po-tmns er
shall make on 1t an enforcement that re re
ceivrd it from one OF the judges (naming
him