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

he is entitled to vote and the challenge shall
not be withdrawn, the board Of judges in
their discretion may administer an oath or af-
firmation to the voter.
"YOu do swear or affirm that you are cit
izen ofthc United States; that you are OF the
age Of twenty.One years. according to the best
Of your information 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 on this
day."
SEC. 80. Ifthe 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 40 rendered TO him, his
vote shall be rejected.
SEC. 80. When the polls are closed, procla-
nation theirof shall he made at the place Of
voting, and no votes shall be afterwards re-
ccivcd
SIC. 83. On the closing of the polls, the
judges shall commence counting the votes,
and keep the ballot box in the room in which
any election may DC held, until all the ballots
are counted The counting shall be public.
The ballots shall be taken out carefully one
by one, by the inspector or one Of the judges,
who shall open them and read aloud the name
Of each person contained therein, and the
Office for which every such person is voted
for. Each clerk shall write down each office
to be filled and the name of each person vo-
ted for, for such Office, and shall keep the
number Of votes by tAllics, as they are read
aloud 10y the inspector or judge. The count.
ing of the votes shall be continued without
adjournment until all are counted.
SEC. 81. If two tickets are folded together,
they shall both be rejected; and il more per-
sons arc designated for any ticket for any
office, than are to be elected for such office,
such part of the ticket shall not be counted
for any Of them but no ticket shall be lost
for want of form, If the board of Judges can
determine to their satisfaction, the person vo-
ted for and the Office intended.
Sec. 80. AS soon as all the votes are read
Oft and counted, certificate shall be drawn
up on each Of the papers containing the poll
list and tailics, or attached thereto stating the
number Of votes each person voted for has
received, and designating the Office to fill
which he was voted for, which number shall
be written in words at full length. Each GER
tiicatc shall be signed by the clerks, the
judges, and the inspector one Of said GER
ticates, with the poll list and tally paper to
WHICH, ~ 10 ~euCucuS bIlhH Oc Tetulneu ny tue
inspector and preserved by him at least six
months The ballots shall be destroyed by
the inspector. The other Of said certificates,
with the poll list and tally paper to which it
is attached, shall be scaled up by the inspec-
tor, and endorsed Election Returns" and be
directed and delivered, or sent by the inspcc-
tor to the County Clerk Of the county in
which the election is held
Sec. 30. The said package shall be delivered
to the County Clerk by one Of the judges OF
clerks Of election in person, or may be sent by
private hand or by mail. lfscnt by private hand
the person delivering it shall, before Che county
Clerk, take and subscribe an affidavit that the
package was delivered to him by ono of the
judges, naming him, that it has not beer
out of his possession since it was received,
and has undergone no alteration while in his
possession. The affidavit shall be endorsed OH
the package. lfsent by mail, it shall be mail
ed by one Of the judges, and the postmaster
shall make upon it an Endorsement, that he
received it from one Of tho judges naming
him.