The Nevada Democrat., 1862-08-30
ELECTION Law.
EXTRACTS FROM AN
Act TO Regulate Elections iss CALIFORNIA

Of Qualifications and DISABILITIES @ Etecfo's'
syc 10 Every white male citizen of the United
States and every white male citizen oil Mexico VINO
shall have been elected to become citizen OF ule
United States under the treaty OF peace exchanged
and ratified at Qneretaro ON the Both OF May lo4o,
of the age Of twentyo years, who shall nave Deeh
n resident of the State six months next preceding
the election and the county or district in whch ne
claims his vote thirty days, shall be entitled to
vote all elections which now or hereafter may
be authorized BY law.
Of the Pluce Of Holding Elections and also g In7ec
tors Judges and Clerks Of Elections
SIC II. 1t shall be the duty of each Inspector
to be at the place where the polls are TO be opened
in the precinct for which he Is appointed from eght
O'Clock in the morning until sunset on the day oI
election Should such Inspector not appear Mt eight
O'Clock in the morning, the electors present at tne
place where the polls to be opened, may appoint
an Inspector for the precint.
SIC IS. The Board OF Inspectors for each prec'nct
shall before the time Of opening the polls, app"'"'
two suitable persons to act as Clerks. a.
SIC 10. Before any election shall be openeu' thc
Inspector Judges, and Clerks shall each, Delore any
officer authorized to administer oaths, take an oa.h
that he will faithfully and mpartally discharge tue
duties assigned him by law. If there is no person
present authorized TO administer oaths, the inspector
shall administer the to the Judges anu Ciefks,
and one Of the Judges shall then administer the oath
to the Inspector.
SEC 20 The Inspector shall be Chairman Of the
Board and after its organization shall nave power 10
oured in the progress Of the election lie shall nave
power to Gi any vacancy that may occur in the
Board of Judges by absence reusal to serve Ct
either of the Clerks after the polls have been opened
On OpeniaG Lte Polls VotiHg and Challenges
SEC %. At all elections, the polls shall be opened
at eight O'Clock in the morning, and shall continue
open until sunset, at which time the Judges shall
close the polls Pr0U:Ied, That the Judges OF the
election may take recess of one hour at any time
they may think proper during the day, before three
o'clock in the afternoon.
SEQ 23 The Board of Judges, before they com
mence receiving ballots shall cause it to be pro
claimed aloud at the place of voting that the polls
are opened.
SEC. "a The voting shall be by ballot. The bal,
lot shall be paper ticket, containing the names oi
the persons for whom the elector intends to vote ana
designating the Office to which each persOnso named
Is intended by him to be chosen.
SEC. 20. Whenever any person offers to vote, the
Inspector shall pronounce his name in an audible
voice. and if there be objection to the quallhca-
tion of such person az an elector shall receive his
ballot and in the presence of the other Judges put
the same, without being opened or examined,
into the balotbox
SEC 26 The name of each eector whose ballot
has been thus received, shall be Immediately entered
by the Clerk in the column Of his poll list, headed
'names of voters !" numbering each name in the adj
ditona column, as it is taken down, so that IL may
be seen at any time whether the two lists agree
SRc u. Any person offering TO vote may be chal.
enged as unqualified by the Inspector or either OF
the Judges by any legal voter and 1t shall in all
be the duty OF the Inspector anu each oi
Judges to challenge any person Offering to vote whom
he shall know suspect not to be dnly qualified as
an electOr.
SEC 20 If such person shall still insist that he is
entitled to vote and the challenge shall not be with
drawn the Board of Judges in their discretion, may
administer an oath affirmation to the voter:
'You do swear (or affirm that you are citizen
of the United States that you OF the age OF twenty
one years according to the best of your information
and belief that you have resided in this State six
months next preceding this election, and IN this
County Cor District Township, as the case may be)
thirty days, and that you have not voted BEFORE this
day"
SRc 80 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 1t shall not be law
full after he has taken such oath or affirmation Tor
said Board TO examine any witness touching MS want
of qualifications but 1t he shall refuse TO take the
oath or affirmation rendered to him, his vote shall
De rejected.
Of Counting and Receiving Votes, DecIaFagthe Result
Of Election, and Of Certificates Of Election.
SEC. 33. As as the polls are closed on the at
ternoon of the day of election the Judges shall open
the ballot box and commence counting the votes, and
in no case shall the bal0tbox be removed from the
room In which any election may be held until all the
ballots are counted the counting OF baHOts Shall IN
all cases be public
The ballots shall be taken out carefully, one by
by the Inspector of the Judges, who shall open
them and read aloud the name of each person con-
taned therain and the Office for which every person
is voted for.
Each Clerk shall write down each Office to be filed
and the name OF each person voted for such oice
and shall keep the number Of votes by taes, they
are read aloud by the Inspector Judge. The count
ing of the votes shall be continued without adjourn
mcnt until all are counted
SEC "a. Ii two tickets are folded together, they
shall both be reiected and If more persons desg
mated on any ticket for any Office than TO be cleo
for such Office, such part of the ticket shall not
be counted for any of them; but ticket shall be
lost for want of FORM If the Board of Judges can de-
termne to their satisfaction the person voted for and
the office intended.
SEC 35 As soon as all the votes are read OF and
counted a certificate shall be drawn up ON each OF
the papers containing the pollist and talles or at
tsched thereunto. stating the number OF votes each
person voted for has received, and designating the
Office to Gil which he is voted for has received 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 Inspector, and preserved by
him at least six months. The ballots shall be de-
stroyed by the Inspector The other Of said certih-
Gates, with the poll list and tally paper to which it
* attached shall be sealed up by the Inspector and
endorsed Election Returns aud be directed and
delivered sent by the Inspector to the County clerk
of the County In which the election is held.
SIC SO. The said package shall be delivered to
the County Clerk by one of the Judges or Clerks of
election in persoa, may be sent by private hand,
or by mail If sent by private hand, the person de-
Hvering II SHALL before the County Clerk, take and
subscribe an affidavit that the package delivered
to him by one of the Judges (namng him) that it
has not been out of his possession since it was re-
ceived and has undergone alteration while in his
possession. The affidavit shall be endorsed on the
package If sent by mail 1t shall be mailed by
of the Judges and the postmaster shall mako on 1t