The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-08-24

The attention of Elcc;or, an / Judges OF Flee
ton is called to the following provisions Of An
Act to regulate Elections;
SEC. II. 1t shall he the duty of each Inspector
to he at the place where the polls to u. open
c,l in the precinct for which he isappointcd. from
eight o'clock in the morning until sunset on the
day of elect Oh Shonll any Inspector not APP
pear at eight O'Clock in the morning. the electors
present ut the place where the polls are to be
opened may appoint an Inspector for the precinct.
SEC. Is. Th: Board ol Inspectors Tor each pre-
cnct shall. before the time OF opening the polls.
appoint two stitall" persons to act rs clerk.
SEC. 49, Before any election shall he opened
the Inspector. Ju lgrs aud Clerks shall each. oe
fore any oli.,r author u to minister ",ths.
take an oath that he will faithfully and impair
tally discharge the daiir~ assigned him Ivy law.
II there is no person present authorized to at
mil lister oalhs. til" Inspector sh III administer
the same To the Ju igcS and clerks. AMI one OF the
Judges sh ;t'lmi lister tn" oath TO The Inspector
SEC. 20. The Inspector shall nc Chairman 1f
the Board. and after its organic dion shall have
power to administer all necessary oaths which
may he required in the progress OF tn" election
lie may also have power to i'll amy vacancy that
may occur in III" Board OF Judges. or by absence
refusal 60 serve OF either OF the Clerks. alter
the polls have been opened.
SEC. %. At all elections the polls shall be open
ell ut eight ocGtk in the morning. and shall con-
time open until sunset. when the judges shall
close lie polls Provided. 1T the Judges of h"
election my take recess Of one hour at @!y
time they may think proper during the day before
three o'clock in the afternoon.
SEC. %. The Eotrl OF judges. before they
commence receiving h,ilos. shall c use it TO he
proclaimed loud at the place OF voting that the
polls are opened
SEC. "a The votn! shall he Ivy ballot 60 the
ballot shall Inc paper ticket containing the
names ,f the persons for whom the clcctor in
tends to vote. and designating the Office to which
each person so named is intended by him to be
chosen.
SEC. %. Whenever any pcrsoa oilers to vote
the Inspector shall pronounce his name in IN an
dihlr voice. and if there he no objection to the
qualifications Of such pcr>ol in elect0r. shall
T. crivc his ballot. and in presence OF The Other
Judges. put the same. without being opened Oh
examined. into the ballot box
SEC. rs. The maine OF each elrctor whose ballot
has been received. shall b. I'm n .diatcly entered
by each clerk, in the column OF his poll list.
headed .ntmrs OF vCtcrS. mum crng caGl, name
in the additional column as it is t'k"n down. so
that il may he seen ut any time whether the TWO
lists gree.
See. u. Any person ofrlny TO vote my be
challenged as unuu ,liicd by the Inspector or
either of the Judges. or any legal voter ami II
shall in all cases be the duty of the Inspector and
each o. the Judges to ch 'lln &c any person o cr-
inc to vote whom he Shall know Or suspect not 10
| he duly qualified as an eicc0r.
| SEC -. When any person offering to vote Is
| challenged it shall be duty OF the Board OF
Ju res to dcctr. to him tn a tllli ;,tols OF an
| circtOr.
SEC 80. If snch person shall still! insist that ne
is entitled TO vo,r. and the challenge shall not De
withdrawn. the Board of Julg.s. in their diScrc-
| tou NAV administer an oath or affirm ttion 10
the voter: - You swear Tor a!irm) th.it you are
citizen OF the United States that yon are o: the
are of twenty one years according to the best OF
your inio m .tion or belief; that ynu have resided
in the State six months next preceding the cleo
lion and in the county (or district, or township
AS the case may bc) thirty days, and that you
have not before voted This day"
SEC 80. If the person thus challenged snail
take the oath as rendered to him hy the Board OF
Jud~cs. he shall be admitted TO vote, and 1t snail
not be lawful, after he has taken such oath or
affirmation for S lid hoard to examine any VII
ne.ses touching his want OF qualification mt II
he shall refuse TO take the oath or affirmation so
,rndrred TO him. his vote shall be rejected.
SEC 81 IT the vote of amy person he ch'',
len oed on the ground that he has been conVicte'
Of IN infamous crime, or DISTINGUISHED ny any
court of competent Jurisdiction he shall not ne
required to answer any qnest'ols resp cl''9 S''cn
alleged conviction and in the absence OF any
authenticated records of Sill h Fact. 1t MY be com
petcnt for two disnterested witnesses on oatn 10
prove the same.