The Nevada Democrat., 1859-08-31
counted; the counting of ballots shall in all ca

counted; the counting of ballots shall in all ca
ses 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 eaeh. person contained therein, and the ofiee
for which every person is voted for. D lI
Each Clerk shall write down each Office TO be
filed, and the name of each person voted for
such office, and shall keep the number Of votes
by talles, 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.
SEC. "a. If two tickets are folded together,
they shall both be rejected; and if more persons
are designated on any ticket for any othce than
are to be elected for such Office, such part of
the ticket shall not be counted for any of them;
but no ticket chall be lost for want of form, If
the Board of Judges can determine to their sat-
isfaction the person voted for and the Office in
tended. NTGCo we
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 poli-llst
and tallies, or attached therennto, stating the
number Of votes each person voted for has re-
ceived, and designating the Office to fill which
be is voted for has received, which number shall
be written in words at full length. Each GER
tifcate shall be signed by the Clerks, the Judg-
es and Inspector; oue of said certificates, with
the poll-list and tally-paper to which 1t is at
tached shall be retained by the Inspector, and
preserved by him at least six months. The bal
lots 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 seal
ed up by the Inspector, and endorsed 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.
Sec SO. The said package shall be deliver
ed 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. Ifsent by private
hand, the person delivering it shall, before the
County Clerk, take and subscribe an affidavit
that the package was delivered to him by one
Of the Judges, (naming him) that it has not
been out of his possession since 1t was received
and has undergone no alteration while in his
possession. The affidavit shall be endorsed on
the package. If sent by mail, it shall be mail
ed by one of the Judges, and the postmaster
shall make on it an endorsement that he re-
ceived it from one of the Judges, (namlng him.
SEC. 81. No tally-paper, poll-st or certii'
cate, returned from any election, shall be set
aside or rejected for want of form, nor on ac-
count of its not being strictly in accordance
with the directions of this act, if the same can
| be satisfactorily understood. ........
| SEC 80. The person having the highest num-
Der of votes given for each Office to be filed by
the votes of single county, or of a township,
shall be declared elected and the County Clerk
| shall Immediately make out and deliver, or
send TO him, q certificate of election, signed by
said Clerk, und authenticated with the seal of
the County Court
Of Penalties for Misconduct at Elections, and for "
oIations of certdian provisions Of this Act.
SEC. SO. If any person shall, directly or in
directly use any threats, menace or force or
any corrupt means or device, at, or previous to
any election held pursuant to this act, towards
any elector, to hinder or deter him from vot-
ing at such election or shall attempt by any
means whatever to awe, restrain, hinder or dis
turb any elector in the free exercise of the right
of suffrage, he shall. upon conviction thereof,
be fined in any sum not exceeding five hum
dred dollars. .r
SEC. 80. II any person shall furnish any
electOr, wishing to vote at any election, held
pursuant to the provisions of this act, who can
not read, with ticket, such person informing
or giving such elector to understand that it
contains the name or names which are written
or printed thereon, such person shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
An ACT, recomnendi,,gt to the Electors ofMe State
to vote for or against a Convention TO TeUtsc and
change the Constitution Of the State.
The People of the State of California, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SEo l. 1t is hereby recommended to the
electors of the State, at the first election for
Members of the Legislature had after the pass
age of this act, to wit on the first Wednesday
in September eighteen hundred and ffty-nine,
to vote for or against calling Convention to
revise and change the Constitution of this State.
The ballots used at such election may contain
the words, "For Convention" or the words,
ga gainst the Convention" or words to the
same effect, written or printed thereon and
the Inspector and the Judges of Election, at
each and every poll in the State, shall ascertain
and make returns of the number Of votes cast
in favor of Convention, and the number of
votes cast against Convention as aforesaid in
like manner, and with the same particularly,
as other votes are required by law to be count
ed and returned and an abstract thereof, as
well as an abstract of all the votes cast in each
County of the State for Members of the Legis-
lature, shall be transmitted, by each and every
County Clerk of the State, to the Secretary OF
State, in the same manner, and at the time that
votes for State officers are now by law required
to be transmitted
[Approved April IL, 1881