The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-10-10

Districts where they reside. at the
General Election, to be held in the
month of November, 1862, and at all
subsequent General Elections. DUR
ing the continuance of the present
war.
BE it eaacted by the Legislature Of the state Of
Minnesota:
SECTION /. That all persons who now are, or
may hereafter be regularly enlisted into the Mil
itary Naval service of the u nted States, or who
have volunteered into the military service of this
State, and who have been for the space of ten
days next proceeding the time when they are mus
tered into the service of the United states of
this state, resident of any Election District in
this State and entitled TO vote therein, or who
were actual residents at the time of enlistment,
and who have since arrived at the age OF twenty
one years, and whose names are or may be enter
ed upon the registrv list of such District, shall be
entitled TO vote in such District AT the next ensu-
ing Annual Election, and ut all subsequent Elec-
lions during the continuance of the present war,
Ger all officers which are or may be elected at such
Annual Election, in the following manner:
SEC. >. Such person whether within or with
1at this state shall deposit his ballot, printed or
written, or partly printed and partly written, and
properly folded, in an envelope and seal the same
with sealing wax, and shall direct stch envelope
to the Judges of Election of the Election District
whore he resided at the time of his entering the
service OF the United States or of the state of
Minnesota, together with the name of a post Of
fee in said election district, and in case there is
TO post office in said election district then the
name Of the post Office at which the mails for said
election district are usually received, and shall
endorse thereon his name, witt. designation of
the Company, Eegirnent., or service to which he
is attached He shall take the said envelope, so
sealed endorsed and directed before a Commits
soncr to be appointed as hereinafter provided,
and shall acknowledge the same to be his free and
voluntary to be cast N the election to be
designated by him.
SIC 3 That said commissioners one Of
them, shall upon presentation OF the envelope
containing the ballot of amy person claiming the
right TO vote under the provisions of this act, be-
fore receiving and certifying the envelope con-
-aining the ballot of such person claiming the
right to vote under the provisions of this act,
tender to and require such person to make oath
(which oath either Of said commissioners are au-
Jorized 10 a,lminister) in the following fcrm
" You do swear (or affirm, as the case may be-
that you citizen of the United States, of the
age OF twenty one years, or have declared your
intention to become such citizen, confOnnably to
the laws OF the United States on the subject of
naturalization, that you have been an inlabitant
OF this State [of NinnesOta) for four months i'm
mediately proceeding this election (at which you
offer TO Vote,) and am actual resident Of this cleo
ton district lin which you offer to rote,) for the
ten days immediately preceding this election (at
which you offer TO vOte) And thereupon in case
said oath is taken and not otherwise, said conf
nissioners shall certify, without fee, upon the
back Of such envelope in the following form:
Headquarters, specifying the regiment, battal.
ion, detachment or service, l, insert name of
commissioner certify that insert the name of
person proposing to vote, whose ntsne is endors-
ed on this envelope, is the identical person who
is engaged in the insert military or naval as the
case NAV be i service of the United States from
the State OF Minnesota and that he has personal.
iy acknowledged before me- that the enclosed bal
lot is his free and voluntary vote which he desires
cast at the general election to be held on here
insert the date in the State of Minnesota, and
that he has taken the oath prescribed by this act.
Dated at insert placel this day of A.D.
signature of commissioner.
And thereupon such person shall be entitled to
vote at such election, and his vote shall be- receiv
ed Notwithstanding he may have been challenged
before the Judges of the Election.
SEC; Inc person , desiring g TO vote ] snaii then
dorsed and certified as aforesaid, with said com
missiOners who shall deposit the same, with the
postage prepaid, in any post office, deliver the
tame to the Judges Of Election of the election
district where such voter resided al the time of
his entering the service of the United States, or
of this state the judges, upon receiving the said
envelope, shall keep the same unopened until the
opening of the polls, at the said election, when
they shall examine the registry list of their dis
trict. and upon finding the name of the person
endorsed upon such nNclope said registry list,
they shall open the said envelope, and unless the
person whose naincis endorsed upon the envelope
Snail i!yc died after rhe certifying OF the same,
small deposit the ballot contained therein,
opened, in the proper box or boxes. and canvass
the same with the other votes cast at such cleo
tion in way distinguishing the same from the
other votes cast, and shall dpp0site the envelopes,
with the direction and certificates uninjured, in
the office Of the town clerk of the district, and it
shall b the duty uf the Judges Of Election III each
election district, on the day next preceding such
election to make diiigemt inquiries at each post
Office titStiIct to Which letters are uSu
ally directed for such district for any mail matter
which may be directed to them as such Judges of
election receive the same.
SEC. ,. It shall be the duty of the Judges of
Election in the several election districts OF this
State in making up the registry list for any gene
raj election to insert therein the names of all per-
qualified to vote at such election III their
spective election districts, although such persons
be at tn" time absent i'll the service of the United
States, or Of this state, at the same time and in
the same manner as the names of other electors
entered under the general election law And
if any such absent person whose name is put upon
such registry list or whose name is proposed to
be put thereon shall be challenged as hay ing
right TO be put thereon, the Judges of Election
shall strike such name from said list refuse to
enter the same therein, as the may be, unless
the person 50 challenged is known to each OF the
Judges 10 be qualified elcctor in such district
unless qualified elector shall, before the day
OF election, make oath before suc judges that
the person challenged is known TO him TO be
citizen of The United States, of the age of twenty
one years, or has declaredhis intention to become
such citizen, conformably to the laws Of the Uni
ted States, the subject of naturalization that
he has been inllabitant of the State of Mime
sofa for four months immediately preceding such
election and an actual resident of such election
dstric. for ten days Immediately preceding the
election, i'll either of which excepted cases the
name Of the person so challenged shall remain
or be placed upon the registry list, as the
may be, and he shall be allowed to vote at such
election PrOc1}ed kOtrecer, That the name of
any absent elector whose vote shall be received
by such judges accompanied with the certificate
of the oath provided by section three of this act
shall be inserted in said registry list on the day
of election, and such elector snail be allowed to
vote, whether challenged under this act or not
SEC. G. That there shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of
the senate, two commissioners for the Eastern
and Middle States and for such of the Southern
States lie east of the Western line of the States
of Virginia, and North and South Carolina; two
for the Western and the remainder of the South
States, and two for this State; said commits
sioners TO be selected equally from the two recog
nized political parties of the State, whose duty it
shall be to visit the several regiments, battaOns,
and service within ti!ejurisdciions for which they
may be respectively appointed in which found
volunteers other soldiers from this State for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this
act, each of the said commissioners shall before
entering upon the duties of his Office take and
subscribe an oath 10 be filed with the Secretary of
State, to honestly faithfully and impartiay dis
charge all the duties imposed upon him under
this act and that he will not directly or indirectly
attempt 10 influence the vote of any soldier enti-
fled to vote under the provisions of this act. The
said commissioners shall take with them to the
regiments companies and detachments they visit,
q sufficient number OF the ballots of the different
candidates to be voted for at the next election,
far as the may be furnished them free of
expense, and also sufficient quantity of envel-
opes, paper and sealing wax 20 be furnished at the