The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-09-25
LAWS OF IOWA.
CHAPTER 20.
ELECTION FOR SOLDIERS.

Fut isSchtOy O/ ne Sthte OF lOlC0, Ina
every white male cltizen of the Unites
States, of the age of twenty one years
and who shall have been resident o.
Iowa six months, and Of some county
therein sixty days next preceding
bis entering the military service o.
this State, or of the United State.
sha. be entitled to vote ut all the elcc
tions authorized by law, as provided il
this Act, aud every such citizen sbal
thus be entitled, iu the manner hereir
pres cribed, whether at the time of voting
he shall be within the limits of the State
or not.
! 81. Every volunteer or soldier in the
military service ofthis State or the United
States, including officers and their staff
surgeons and assistant surgeons, chap
laius aud commissioners appoint d under
this act, shall, If possessed of the qualif.
cations set forth in section one Q) of
this act, be entitled to the benefit of the
provisions thereof
S3. Each clcctor voting by virtue Of the
provisions Of this Act, shall be consider
ed as voting in the county in which he
has resided for sixty days next preceding
his entering the military service; that is,
he shall have the tight $50 far as autho.
rized by this Act, to vote for the same
officers, and no others, that lie mi ght law.
fullj have voted for in the county in
which he had resided at the time of his
entering the military service.
4. TIE elections under this Yet
shall be held on the same day that is pro-
vidcd for by Title four Of the Revision
for similar ch ctions within the State.
>. At the election to be held on the
second Tucsd y of October, A. ID. 1867,
each ol, ctof authorized to vote by this
Act shal! have the right to vote for the
following officers, to-wit: Secretary of
State, Auditor Of State, Treasurer of
State, Attorney General, Register Of the
State Land Office, Member of Congress
of the proper District, Judges Of the
District Court, District Attorney and
Member Of the Board of Education for
the proper District, and Clerk Of the
District Court, or any County officer cx-
cept Cons,abIes, Justices of the Peace
and County Supervisors.
At the general election for A. D. 1868,
aud afterwards at other elections, all
persons authorized to vote under this
Act, SO long as it shall be in force. may
vote for all the ofliccr to be chosen at
such elections, except Coustables, JUS
tees of the peace, Township officers and
county Supcrvisors.
g. The provisions of Title four of the
Revision Of 1850, SO far as applicable,
and not qualified by the provision. of
this Act, shall be applied to all elections
held under and by virtue Of this Act.
s.. The Governor of the State is
hereby charged with the duty Of seeiug
that this Act shall be properly executed
and carried out, and for that purpose is
authorized aud required to take such
steps from time to time as may be neces
sary, not inconsistent with law for this
Act.
S. At the elections herein provided
for, poll shall be opened at every place
whether within or without the State,
where regiment, battalion, battery or
company Of Iowa soldiers may be found
or stationed and at such election all per
sons may vote who are thereto entitled
by law and by the provisions of this Act.
50. A poll shall lie opened for each
regiment OF Iowa soldiers at the same
place
Any company or detached portion OF
a regiment may if not pra a;ticablc for al!
to vote together, open separate poll and
the electors present shall choose from
their number three Judges of Election
from the qualified electors present whose
duty it shall be to act
1t is the object and design of this Act,
that every regiment and every company
on detached service shall have the oppor-
tunity to enjoy its privileges, aud to this
end any such regiment or company are
authorized to open polls as aforesaid,
whether they have been visited or seen
by the Commissioners herein provided
for or not.
s 10. The Judges Of the Election shall
appoint the clerks of the election.
5 IL. Before opening the polls, leach OF
the Jud ycs and Clerks shall take the fol-
low ing oath: l, A. b, do solemnly
swear that | will impartially and to the
best of my knowledge and ability perform
the duties of (Judgc or Cleric of this
Election and will studiously cndeavor to
prevent fraud, deceit and abuse in con-
ducting the same
s II. Each Commissi ioner and each
Judge of the Election is empowered to
administer olths; aud the Judges of the
election may administer the oath to each
other. The oaths of the Judges and
Clerks shall be entered in the pol! books,
subscribed by the persons taking the
same and certified to by the Commission
er or Judge of the Election administering
it.
S l3. The polls shall be opened at 8
A. NJ, or sooner if necessary, or as soon
thereafter as practicable and shall remain
open at least three hours and if necessary
in the opinion of the Judges in order to
receive the ballots of all the electors they
may keep the polls open till six o'clock
P. NJ. Proclamation thereof shall be made
at or before the opening of the polls and
ore hour before closing them.
5 d. The Judge shall prepare boxes
or other suitable receptacles for the bal
lots.
s Is. The ballots to be voted at the
election held under this act, shall have
printed or written at the top Of each bal
lot tho name Of the county in which the
per on Offering to vote is a voter. Each
ballot, in addition to the name Of the
county, shall have printed or written on
it all of the officers which may properly