The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-08-13

ballot shall be paper ticket containing the
names of the person for whom the eector intends
to VOTE and designating the office to which each
person so named is intended by him to be chosen.
SEC. 20. Whenever any person offers to vote
the Inspector shall pronounce his name in an
dbe voice, and if there be no objection to the
qualifications of such persons as an elector shall
receive his ballot and in presence OF the other
Judges put the same, without being opened or ex-
amined into the ballot-boX.
SEC &c. The name of each elector whose bal
lot has thus been received. shall be Immediately
entered by each clerk. in the column Of his poll
list, headed "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. 81 Amy person Offering to vote may be
challenged a. unqualified by the Inspector, or
either Of the Judges, or any legal voter. and it
shall in all cases be the duty of the Inspector and
each of the Ju lges to challenge any person offer
ing to vote whom he shall know or suspect not
to be duly qualified as an eector
Sec. %. When any person Offering to vote is
challenged, it shall be the duty of the board of
Judges to declare to him the qualification of an
elector.
SEC 30. If such persons shall still insist that he
is entitled to vote and the challenge SHALL not be
withdrawn. the board of Judges, in their discre-
ton. may administer an oath OF Affirmation to
the voter: You swear Cor affirm that you are
citizen of the United States that you are of the
age of twenty-one years. according to the best OF
your information or belief: that you have resi-
del in the State months next preceding the
election, and in this county Cor district. or town
ship, as the case may be) thirty days and that you
have not before voted this day.
SEC 80. If 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 wit
nesses touching his want OF qualifications: but if
he shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation
rendered to him. his vote shall be rejected.
SEC. 81. If the vote Of any person be challeng-
ed on the ground that be has been convicted of
an Infamous crime or dsfranchsed by any court
Of competent jurisdiction, he shall not be required
to answer any questions respecting such alleged
convictions: and in the absence of any authenti-
cate records Of such facts, it may be competent
for two dsinterested witnesses upon oath to prove
the same.
SEC 80. When the polls are closed proclama-
ton thereof shall be made at the place OF voting,
and no votes shall be afterwards received
SEC SO. As soon as the polls are closed on the
afternoon Of the day Of the election, the judges
shall open the balotbox and commence counting
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 counted;
the counting Of ballots shall in all case be pub
lie. The ballos shall be taken out carefully, one
by one. by the Inspector or one OF the judges,
who shall open them, and read aloud the anne 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 an the
name Of each person voted for. for such Office,
and Shall keep the number Of votes by talies, as
they are read aloud by the Inspector 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 Office than
are to be elected for such off e, such part of the
ticket shall not be counted for any of them; but
no ticket shall be lost for want Of form, il the
Board of Judges can determine to their satisfac
ton the person voted for and the Office Intended.
SEC. 50. AS soon rs the votes are read oil and
counted, a certificate shall be drawn up on each
of the papers containing the poll list and talios,
or attached thereto. stating the number OF votes
each person voted for has received, and designat-
ing the Office to fill which he was voted for, wch
number shall lie written in words at full length.
Each certificate shall be signed by the Clerks,
the Judges and Inspectors one of said certificates,
with the poll list and tally paper to which it is
attached shall be retained by the Inspector. and
preserved by him at .eust six months The bal
lots shall he destroyed by the Inspector. The
other of said certificates with the poll list and
tally paper to which it is ATTACHED shall be sealed
up bv the Inspector and endorsed "elcction re-
turns" and be directed and delivered. or sent
by the Inspector to the County Clerk of the coun
ty in which the election is held.
SEC So. The said package shall be delivered
to the County Clerk by one of the Judges or
Clerks of the election in person, or may be sent
by private hand, or by mail. If sent 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 hm) that it has not been out of
his possession since it was received, and has uu-
dergone no alteration while in his possession.
off shall Ia nn6o m the I ocko
If sent by mail, it shall be mailed by one of the
Judges, and tn. postmaster shall max on it an
endorsement that he received it from one of the
Judges (naming him.
The attention of Inspectors and Judges is call
ed to an Act to amend an act to regulate cleo
tions. passed March 23d, 1885 on page 100 of
the Statute of 1855.