The daily Butte record., 1858-08-27
LEGAL NOTICES.

or affirmation to the voter; s'You do swear
(or afhrm) 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" Q1
SEC. 30. II the person thus challenged
shall take the oath as rendered to him by
the board of judges, he shall be admitted to
vote, and 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 30 rendered
to him, his vote shall be rejected.
SEc.--f the vote Of any person be chalen-
ged on the ground that he has been convc-
ted Of an infamous crime. or disfrsnchised
ny any court Of competent jurisdic ion, be
shall not be required TO answer any ques-
tions respecting such alledged conviction;
and in the absence Il any suthenticat ed re-
cord Of such facts, it may b. competent for
two disinterested witnesses upon oath to
prove the same.
SEC. 32. When he polls are closed.
proclamation thereof shall be made at the
place Of voting, and no votes shall be after.
wards received.
ARTICLE v.
COUNTING AND RECEIVING THE VOTES, DE-
GLAZING THE RESULT OF ELEc.
TIoNs, AND CERTIFICATES
OF ELECTION.
SECTION 33 As soon az the polls are
closed o. the afternoon Of the day IF election
the judge shall open the ballot-bo and
CONNIE &C counting the votes, aud in no ca "a
shall the ballot box he removed from the
room IT, which any eloc'ion may be hcla
until all the ballot are counted: the coun' e
ing of ballots shall in ell ce1es be public
The ballots shnll be taken ,ut cvrefully,
one h. one, by the rsrector or one of the
judges who S al orer them. nd rcad 81 o
'oud the Hmc # &C person crntninad
III rein and t'e offic. frr which everv suca
% son is v ted for. Fach erk shall wri e
down each flee 10 be fiji od ard the name Of
Zach pers vOt 4 FIR such Office, and shall
keep tn number # votes hy tallies, as they
are read n 'oud by The inspector or Judge.
The C un ing If the votes shall be cnntirue1
without adjourumcut until all are counted.
SEC. "a. II two tickets are found fold,
together, they shall both be rejected; and
if more persons are designated on any ticket
fr any otfce than are to be eecte d to such
office. 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 of
judges can determine to their satisfaction
the person voted for and the Office inten.
ded.
SEC. 35. As soon as all the votes are
read fl and counted, a certificate shall be
drawn up on each Of the apers containing
IN Ia
to, sfnting 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
lie 9Th Each certificate shall be signed by
the clerks, the judges and inepeutur; one of
said certificates, with the pol list and tally
paper to VIII ch it is attached, shall he re
tained by the inspector, and preserved V
him at least six IN nths The bolots shall
be destroyed by the inspector The other of
said certfica es, with the poll l>t AID t,lv
paper to which it is attached, sha i be scaled
up by the Inspector, and ind rspd 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
SEC. 81 The said package shall be de-
llvered to the county Clerk by one of the
Judges or clerks Of election in person, or
may be sent by private hand, or by mail -
lfseut private hand, the person deliver
ing 1t shall, befo'e the county clerk. take
and subscribe an affidavit that the Inckaee
was delivered to him by one Of the judges
tuaming him. that it has not been out of
his possession since it WAS received, and ha.
undergone no alteration while in hi posses.
sion. The ntfidavit shall be iDdorsed on the
package. II sent by mail, it shall be mailed
by one of the judges, and the postmaster
shall make on it an enforcement that he re.
ceived 1t from one of the judges (naming
him.)