The Nevada Democrat., 1859-09-07
OF Qualifications and pisabilitis. Of Electors.

United States. ana every Wnlte male cltlzcn Vi
Mexico who shall have been elected to become
Q citizen of the United States under the treaty
of peace exchanged and ratified at Queretaro,
on the 30th day of May, l64S, of the age OF
twenty-one years, who shall have been resi-
dent Of the State six months next preceding the
election, and the county or district in which he
claims bis vote, thirty days. shall be entitled
TO q vote at all elections which are now or here
after may be authorized by law. v
SEQ. ii. For the purpose of voting, no per-
son shall be deemed to have gained or lost
residence by reason of bis presence or absence
on the service of the United States, nor while
engaged 10 the navigation of the waters Of this
State or the United States, or of the high seas;
nor while student of any seminary OF learn
ing; nor while kept at any almshouse or other
asylum, nor while confined in any public prison.
OfMs Place of Holding Elections, and also Of In
speters, Judges, and Clerks of Elections.
Sec 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 be is appoint
ed. from eight O'Clock in the morning until
sunset on the day of election. Should such In
spector not appear at eight o'clock in the NOR
ming, the electors present at the place where
the polls are to be opened, may appoint an To-
spector for the precinct.
Sec 18. The Board of Inspectors for each
precinct shall, before the time of opening the
polls. appoint two suitable persons to act as
Clerks.
SEC. 10. Before any election shall be open
ed, the Inspector, Judges, and Clerks shall each
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 ad-
minister the same to the Judges and Clerks,
and one of the Judges shall then administer the
oath to the Inspector.
SEC. 20. The Inspector shall be Chairman of
the Board, and after its organization shall have
power to administer all necessary oaths, which
may be required In the progress of the election.
He shall also have power to fill any vacancy
that may occur In the Board of Judges, or by
absence or refusal to serve of either of the
Clerks after the polls have been opened.
On Opening The Polls: Of Voting and Challenges.
SEo. %. At all elections, the polls shall be
opened at eight O'Clock in the morning, and
shall continue open until sunset, at which time
the Judges shall close the polls Provided, That
the Judges of the election may take recess of
one hour ut any time they may think proper
during the day before three O'Clock in the af-
ternoon. st,t.- l..,f..-f .H. er
SEC. 20. 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. -ra.-r
SEc. "a. The voting shall be by ballot. The
ballot shall be paper ticket, containing the
names o: the persons for whom the elector in
tends to vote, and designating the Office to
which each person so named is intended by him
to be chosen.
Sec. rs. Whenever any person offers to
vote, the Inspector shall pronounce his name
ia an audible voice, and if there be no objec-
tion to the qualification of such person as an
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ence of the other Judges put the same, without
being opened or examined, into the ballot-box.
Sec rs. The name Of each eector whose
ballot has been thus received, shall be immedi-
ately entered by the Clerk in the column of his
poll list headed "names of voters" numbering
each name 10 the additional column, as it is
taken down, so that it may be seen at any time
whether the two lists agree. otce w
SEC. 27. 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 the duty Of the In
spector and each Of the Judges to challenge any
person offering to vote whom he shall know or
suspect not to be duly quafedas an elector.
Sec 20. IF such person shall still insist that
be is entitled to vote, and the challenge shall
not be withdrawn the Board of Judges in their
discretion, may administer an oath or afirma-
tion to the voter:
''You do swear (or affrm) that you are a cit
ixen Of the 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 Tor District, or
Township, as the case may be) thirty days, and
that you have not before voted this day"
SEC. &c. If the person thus challenged shall
take the oath as rendered to him by the Board
Of Judges, he shall be admitted TO vote, aud it
shall not be lawful, after be has taken such
oath or affirmation, for said Board to examine
any witness touching his want of qualifications;
but if he shall refuse to take the oath or affirm
alton so rendered to him, his vote shall be re-
jeoted.
Of Counting and RecsiUang Votes, Declaring the
Result Of Elections, and Of Certificates Of Election
SEQ 33. AS soon as the polls are closed on
the afternoon Of the day of election, the Judges
shall open the ballotbox and commence count
ing the votes, and in no case shall the ballot
box be removed from the room in which any
election may be held, until all the ballots are
counted; the counting of ballots shall in all ca
ses be public. ...., ....r .srr
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 person is voted for.
Each Clerk shall write down each Office 10 be
filed, and the name of each person voted for
such office, and shall keep the number of votes
by tallies, as they are read aloud by the In
spector or Judge. The counting of the votes
shall be continued without adjournment until
all are counted tu.tf.serV
See. 81. If two tickets are folded together,
they shall both be rejected; and if more persons
are designated on 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 sat
isfaction the person voted for and the Office ia
tended.
SEC. 35. AS soon as all the votes are read
off and counted, certificate shall be drawn up
on each of the papers containing the poll-list
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