The Placer herald., 1860-10-27

entered by each clerk, in the column OF his poll
list, headed 'namcs 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 27. Any person Offering to vote may be
challenged unqualified by the Inspector, or
either of the Judges, or any legal voter, and it
shall in all cases be the duty Of the nspe ctOr and
ing to vote whom he shall know or suspect not
to be duly qualified as an eectOr.
SEC 2S 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. II such person shall still insist that
he is entitled to vote. and the challenge shall not
be wthdrawr, the Board of Judges in their dis
| cretiOn, may administer an oath or affirmation to
the voter: You swear (Or atfrm) that you are q
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 resided
in the State six months next preceding the elec-
tOn, and in this county (Or district, or township,
as the case may be) 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, and it shall
not be lawful after he has taken such oath or
atlrmation for said board to examine any wit
ncsscs touching his want of qualifications; but If
he shall refuse to take the outh or affirmation so
| tciutTtu W ulIIl, MS NOtc SilUll Dc TtJcCItu.
SEC. 81. II the vote of any person be cha len
ged on the ground that he has been convicted of
an Infamous crime, or disfranchiscd by any court
OF competent jurisdiction, he shall not be requir-
to answer any questions respecting such alleg-
ed conviction: and in the absence of any authen-
tcated records of such fact. it may lie competent
for two disintcrestcd witnesses upon oath to prove
| the same.
SEC. 32 When the polls are closed, procama-
ton thereof shall be made at the place of voting,
and no votes shall be afterwards received.
Sec 49, AS soon rs the polls are closed on the
afternoon of the day of the election, the judges
shall open the ballot-box 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 the ballots are counted; the
counting of ballots shall in all cases 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 filed and the name of
each person voted for, for such office, and shall
| keep the number of votes by tallies as they are
read aloud by the Inspector or Judge. The count
ing of the votes shall be continued without I'd
journment until all are counted
| SEC "a. If two tickets are folded together,
they shall both be rejected; und.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 satisac-
| tiOn the person voted for and the office intended.
SEC. IS. As soon as the votes are read of and
counted, certificate shall be drawn up on each
of the papers containing the poll list and tallies,
or attached thereto stating the number OF votes
each person voted for has received and designa-
ting the office to fill which he was voted for,
which number shall be written in words at full
length Each certificate shall be signed by the
| Clerks the Judges, and Inspector; one of said
certificates, with the poll list and tally paper to
which it is attached. shall be retained by the In
spector and preserved by him ut 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 tits attached shall be
scaled up by the Inspector and endorsed 'eec'
tiOn returns," aud be directed and devered or
sent by the Inspector to the County Clerk OF the
county in which the election is held.
| SEC. sc The said packages 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 him. that it has not been out OF
his possession since it was received, and has un-
dergone alteration while in his possession.
The affidavit shall be endorsed on the package.
| If sent by mail it shall be mailed by one of the
Judges and the postmaster shall make on it an en-
dorscment that he received it from of the
Judges (namng him.)
The attention of Inspectors and Judges is call
ed to an Act to amend IN act to regulate cleo
tions, passed March 23d, 1865, ON page lGO of the
| Statute of 1855.
LINCOLN PATRIoT-In addition to the
vote of Mr.. Lincoln for the resolution of
Geo. Ashman, offered in Congress during the
Mexican war, which declared that war was
wrong, unjust and unconstitutional. Harp
er's, in biography Of that individual, says
that old Abe voted against a bill granting
one hundred and sixty acres Of land TO each
OF the volunteers who served in it, lie
thus sought to visit his wrath upon the pa.
triotic men, young and old, who at the call
of their county marched to the battle field.
This act was worthy Of tory Of the Ameri
can revolution.
EB- The Yreka Journal independent says
Of the speech of Douglas orator in that
place recently that it was "as uncertain and
untelligible as the enthusiastic whining of
lame coyote"
E9r Col. F. w. Lander, of overland
wagon road notoriety, has married Miss
Jean NJ. Davenport, the popular actress
Miss D.. will retire from the stage. They
have selected San Francisco as their future
place Of residence.
The Sacramento Union advises the Bell
and Everett men of the State to vote for
Douglas!
The Union is like wag whose extinct
shame permits her he unblushingy decoy
the vrtuous to unholy unions.
Old Line Whips vote for Douglas! None