The Placer herald., 1862-08-30

Sec. 27. Any person offering to vote may bt
challenged as unqualified by the Inspector, OF
either of the Judges or any legal voter, and II
shall in all cases be the duty of the Inspec tor and
each ofthe Judges to challenge any persons offer
ing to vote whom he shall know or suspect not tc
| be duly qualified rs an elector.
| SEC. 2S When any person offering to vote is
challenged, it shall lie the duty Of the. Board Of
Judges 10 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withdrawn, the Board of Judges, in their discre-
tion. may administer an oath or affirmation to the
voter: "You swear Cor atfirm) that you are cit
iZen Of the United States that you are of the age
o 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.
lion. and in the county Cor district, township.
rs the case may bc) thirty days, and that you
have not before voted this day.
Sec 80. Ii the person thus challenged shall take
the oath rs rendered to him by the Board of Jutg
eS he shall be admitted to vote, and it shall not
be lawful, after he has taken such oath or affrIna
tion for said board TO examine any witnesses
touching his want OF qualification; but if he shall
refuse to take the oath or affirm ltion so rendered
to him, his vote shall be rejected.
SEC. 81 1t the vote OF amp person be challeng-
ed on the ground that he has been convicted of an
infamous crime, or distranchiscd by any court of
competent jurisdiction, he shall not be required
to answer any questions respecting such alleged
conviction; and in the absence Of any authentic.-
ted records Of such fact it m,y be competent for
two dsinterestel witnesses on oath 10 prove the
same.
SEC. 80. When the polls are closed procama-
tion thereof shall be made at the place of voting.
and no votes shall he afterwards received.
SEC. 81. AS soon as the polls are Clos"d on the
afternoon of the day of election. the Judges shall
opeE the ballot box aud commence counting the
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moved from the room in which any election may
be held. until the ballots are counted; the count.
ing of ballots shall in ali cases he public. The
ballots shall he aiken out carefully, one by one,
by the Inspector or one of the Judges. who shall
open them, and read aloud the nlmrs OF each per-
son contained therein, and the Office for which
every such person is vote for Each clerk shall
write down each office to be filed and the nime
OF each person voted for. for such office. and shall
keep the number OF votes by tnllics, us they are
read aloud by the Inspector or Judge. The count
ing OF the votes shall he continued without ad-
iournment until all are counted.
SEC. 81 II two tickets are folded together,
they shall both he rejected; and il more persons
desi guated on any ticket Tor any ot:e han are
to be selec ted for such office. such part of the tick
ct shall not be counted for any OF them but no
ticket shall be lost or want OF form, if the Board
OF Judges can determine to their satisfaction the
person voted for and The Office intended
SEC. 35 AS soon rs the votes are read off and
counted. n certificate shall be drawn up on each
of the papers containing the poll list and t,lies,
or attached thereto. stating the number of votes |
each person voted for has received and desigua
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; Que OF said certificates, with
the poll list and tally paper to which it is attach
ed, shall be retInciIby thcInspector anl preserv.
ed 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 it is attached shall be sealed up by the In.
direc ed and delivered sent 10y the Inspector to
the County Clerk OF the county in which the cleo
tion is held.
SEC. SO. 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 (namins him. that it has not been out OF
his possession since it was received, and has un-
dergone no alteration while in his possession.
The affidavit shall be endorsed on the packagc.-
II sent by mail, it shall be mailed by one OF the
Judges, aud the Postmaster shall make Oh it an
endorsement that he received it from one OF the
Judges (namng bim.)
The attention OF Inspectors and Judges is called
to an act to amend an ACT to regulate elections,
passed March 23l, 1855, on page l6O OF the Statu-