Nebraska advertiser., 1862-02-13

And each Clerk shall take one OF SAID
duplicates and enter thereon the name Of
each person voting; Immediately after
his vote shall be deposited In the ballot
box; and Immediately after the close of
the election, the above certificate, signed
as therein specified, shall be appended to
each duplicate poll book.
SEC. 2. One of the Judges of Election
shall receive each ballot from the person
offering to vote, at the same time an
nouncing the name of such person in a
clear, distinct voice; and, unless the vote
be challenged, shall Immediately deposit
/ the same in the ballot box.
SEC. 8. After the polls are opened, on
the morning Of the day of election, the
ballot box shall not be removed from the
view Of the electors present until the polls
are closed, and all the votes shall have
been counted or canvassed; nor shall two
Of the Judges be absent from the room or
building in which the election is held, at
the same time, during such voting and
canyassing and at the opening of the
polls the ballot box shall be locked, and
shall not be again unlocked until after the
time of closing the polls.
SEC. 9. Immediately after the closing
of the polls the Judges shall commence
to count and canvass the votes, one Of the
Judges taking them singly from the box
and reading with a clear and distinct
voice the name of each person voted for
on such ballot with the Office such person
is designed to fill and one of the other
Judges shall look over and inspect each
ballot during the reading thereof, and
Immediately thereafter it tshall be handed
to the third, who shall place it in its Or
der on a string provided for that purpose.
SEC. TO- During the canvassing Of the
votes, each of the clerks shall keep tally
list, having thereon the names Of the
different offices to be filed, and the name
of each person voted for in connection
with each office and as each name Is
announced by the Judge, they shall place
opposite such name on their tally list
distinct mark, is such a manner as that
the same shall be conveniently counted.
SEC. IL. When all the votes shall have
been examined and counted, the clerks
shall set down on their tally list, or on
some paper attached thereto, the name
of everv person voted for written at full
length, the Office for which such person
received such vote or votes, and the
number of votes he received, which num-
Der shall be expressed In words at full
length; such entry to be made in the fol-
lowing manner and form as nearly as may
be, to-wit:
"At an election held in --- precinct
in county, and Territory Of Ne
! braska, on the -- day Of ----- A.
D. lS-, the following named persons
received the number of votes annexed 20
their respective names for the following
described office, to-wit:
A. B. had one hundred votes for Del
egate to Congress.
G. H. had seventy votes for Delegate
to Congress-,
G. D. had sixty-fve votes for Terrific
rial Treasurer.
E. F. had ninety-two votes for Terri
toriaI Treasurer.
J. K. had fifty votes for County Com
missioner.
m. had eighty-one votes for County
Commissioner.
(And in the same manner for any 9TH
er person or persons voted for.
Certified by US this -- day Of
A. d. 16-.
Attest, A. B.
G. H. CD.
ii. E.F.
Clerks. Judges Of Election.
SEC. II. The Judges of the Election
shall then close one of the Poll books and
tally lists in an envelope or cover, and
seal the same and direct it to the Clerk
of the County in which the election is
held and the packet thus sealed shall be
conveyed to the said Clerk by one of the
Judges or Clerks Of Election within four
days from the close of the polls and the
other poll book and tally list shall be de-
posted with the senior Judge of Election,
and shall be subject to the inspection of
any elector who may wish to examine it.
SEC. 13. The ballot-box and ballots, at
the close of each election, shall be depos-
tied with the senior Judge of Election.
who shall take charge of the same, be
responsible for its safe keeping, and
shall convey it or cause it, to be conveyed
to the place of holding elections, at all
elections while he acts as such Judge
and the County Commissioners of each
County are hereby required to furnish
each Precinct with a substantial ballot
box, unless such an one has already been
furnished.
SEC. IA. 1t shall be the duty of the
senior Judge of Election, to preserve the
poIl-books and tally lists, and hand them
over to his successor; and he shall care
fully preserve the ballots or tickets of
each election for six months after such
election shall have been held.
SEC. Is. Whenever the Judges Of
Election shall End two or more ballots
rolled or folded together they shall reject
the whole Of such votes as fraudulent
aud whenever a ballot shall contain a
grealsr number of names for any Office
than the number of persons required TO
fill that cfiCs, it shall be deemed fraudu-
lent as to the whole of the names for that
Office, but no further; and no ballot shall
be deemed Fraudulent because it contains
a less number of names than are author.
lied 70 be inserted.