Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-09-03
Election laws.
EXTRACTS FROM AN ACT TO REGULATE ELECTIONS.

Of qualifications and Disabilities of Electors.
SEC. 10. Every white male citizen OF the Uni
ted States, and every white male citizen of Mex
leo who shall have been elected to become
citizen of the United States under the treaty of
peace exchanged aud ratified at Queretaro, ON
the 30th day of May, 1913, OF the age Of twenty
one years, who shall have been resident of the
State six months next preceding The election, and
the county or district in which he claims his vote,
thirty days, shall be entitled to a vote at all
elections which arc now or hereafter may be au-
thorzed by law.
SEC. IL. For the purpose of voting, no person
shall be deemed to have gained or lost residence
by reason Of his presence on absence on the ser
vice OF the United States, nor while engaged in
the vigatOn Of the waters of this State or the
United States, or OF The high seas nor while u
student of any seminary OF learning nor while
kept ut any amshousc or other asy lum, nor while
confined in any public prison.
Of the Place of holding Elections, and also Of In
spector8, Judgea, and C!erhs Of Elections.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty Of each Inspector
to bc at the place where the polls are to be open.
ed in the precinct for which he Is appointed, from
eight o'clock in the morning until sunset on the
day of election. Should such Inspector not ap-
pear at eight o'clock in the morning, the electors
present at the place where the polls are to be
SEC. Is. The Board Of Inspectors Tor each pre-
ciuct shall, before the time OF opening the polls
appoint two suitable persona to act rs clerks.
SEC. Is. Before any election shall be opened,
the Inspector, Judges and Clerks shall each, be-
fore any officer authorized to administer oaths,
take an oath that he will faithfully aud impair
TALLY discharge the duties assigned him by law.
If there isno person present authorized to admin
lister oaths, the Inspector shall administer the
same to the Judges and Clerks, and one of the
Judges shall then administer the oath to the In
spector
On opening Tie PoHs; Of Tofing and Challenges.
SEC. %. At all elections the polls shall be
opened at eight o'clock in the morning, aud shall
continue open until sunset, at which time the
Judges shall close the polls ProvMel, that the
Judges Of election may take recess OF one hour
at any time they may think proper during the
day before three O'Clock in the afternoon.
SEC. %. 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
SEC. 70. Whenever any person Offers to vote
the Inspector shall pronounce his name in an AIT
dbe voice, and if there be no objection to the
qualification Of such person rs an elcctor, shall
receive bis ballot and in the presence Of the other
Judges put the same, without being opened or
examined, INFO the ballot box.
SEC. 2G The name of each elector whose ballot
has been thus received, shall be Immediately en-
tered by each Clerk in the column Of his poll list
Ecaded % names Of voters,' numbering each name
in the additional column, as it is taken down, so
that it may be seen at any time whether the two
lists agree.
SEC. II. Amy 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 Inspector
and each Of the Judges to challenge any person
Offering to vote whom he shall know or suspect
not to be duly qualified as an elector.
SEC. Z8 When any person Offering TO vote is
challenged, it shall be the duty Of the Board of
Judges to declare to him the qualifications of an
elector
SEC. 20. If such person shall still insist that he
is entitled to vote, and the challenge shall not
be withdrawn, the Board of Judges, in their dis
cretion, may administer an oath or Affirmation to
the voter:
/" You do swear Cor affirm that you are citi-
zen 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 re-
sided ia this State six months next preceding this
election, and in this County (or District or Town
ship as the case may bo,) thirty days and that
you have not before voted this day"
SEC 30 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 he has taken snch oath or
affirmation, for SAID Board to examine any wit
ness touching his want Of qualifications and if
lie shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation so
rendered to him, his vote shall be rejected
SEC. 81. When the polls are closed, procama-
tion thereof shall be made at the place Of voting,
and no votes shall be afterwards received
Of Counting and Receiving The Votes, DECLARING
the ResaH Of Eicctoas and If Certificates Of
EecttoR.
SEC 49, As soon as the polls are closed on the
afternoon OF the day OF election the Judges shall
open the ballotbox and commence counting the
votes, aud in no case shall the bailotbox be re-
moved from the room in which any election may
be held, until all the ballots are counted the
counting of ballots shall in all cases be public.
The ballots shall BE- taken out carefully, one