The Placer herald., 1863-10-10

nee. 81. III the person mus cntlIenged shall
take the oath as rendered him hy the board OF
judges. he shall be admitted to vote, and it shall
not b" lawful after he has taken such oath or
affirmation. for said board to examine any wit
ncsses touching his want OF qualifications but il
ht shall refuse to take the oath Of affirmation so
rendered to him. his vote sh II be rejected.
Sec. 81. IL the vote OF amy person BE- halleng-
ed on the ground that he has been convicted of an
infamous crime. o distranchised by any court of
competent jurisdiction. he shall not be required
TO answer any question respecting such alleged
conviction; anu in the absence of any authenticate
records OF such itcts, it may be competent for
two disinterested wtne,s"s upon oath to prove the
same.
| Sec. 32. When the polls are cl sed. proc!ama-
ton thereof shall be m ,de at The place OF voting.
and no votes shall he afterwards received.
Sec. SO. A. soon as The polls are closed on the
afternoon OF the day OF the election. the judges
| shall open the ballOt-hox and commence counting
| the votes. and in no case shall the btllotboX he
| removed from the room in which election
may lie held. until all the ballots are counted; ;
the countng of ballots shall in all cases hr pub.
lie. The ballots shall be taken OUT carefully one
by one. ,y the Inspector or one of the Judges.
who shall open hem and read aloud The name of
each person contained therein, aud the Office for
which every such person is voted ;or. E ,ch cl rk
shall write down each Office to be- filled and The.
name OF each person voted for. for such Office and
shall keep the nnmr." OF votes by ttlles as they
arc red aloud by the INSPECTOR or Juige. Thr
counting ol votes shall be continued without
adjournm ,nt until all are counted.
See. "a. II two tickets a" folded togel her
they shall both lie r. 'ct'd; and it more persons
are designated Tor any Office than to be Ell ct.
| ed OF such oflce, such part of the ticket shall
not be counted Tor ANY Of them; nut no ticket
sh Ill be lost tor W INT OF form. if the Board of
Judges can dclci mine to their satisfaction the
person voted for ana the Office intended.
| Nuc A., all ,,.,1
and counted, 4 certificate shall he drawn up on
each of the papers containing th" poll list and
ttliie>, or attached thereto, stating the number of
votes each person voted Tor has received. and
designating the oiil;e to llll which he was voted
| fol. which number shall be written in words at
| full leugth. Each certificate shall be signed by
the Clerks Judges and Inspector. One OF said
certificates. with the poll list and tally paper to
which 1t is attached shall be retained 10y thn Ia
sp"ctor. aud preserved by him 1T least six months
The ballots snail he strung upon II chord or thread
by the Inspector during the counting OF the bl
lots. in the order in which they are entered upon
the tally ti-t by the Clerks and said, b,llo. to-
geIher with the other OF said cert fcttes with The
poll list aud tIlly paper to which it is attached.
| Sh Ill he sealed up by the Inspector in the pres
ence Of the Judges and Clerks, and nlorsad
"Eec ion Returns and be directed and delivered
or mt by the Inspector to the County Celk OF
the county in wh Gu the election is held, and the
Suttil " hfpt Iui III c'tSt SIN 1l1n'nS
hy said Clerk; and il any person be OF the opinion
III It the vote o any precinct shah not have been
| correctly counted, he IN " appear on the dry up
pointed Tor the Board Of supervisors to open the
returns. and drntn Il recount Of the vote OF said
precinct and the Board of Sup'rv sors sh, pro-
coed to recount the vote ol the precinct that is so
cliiincd to h "" b,eu iucOrre lily counted
Sec. So. The said pack 'ge Shall he delivered
TO th" County Cl"rk Ivy ohe of tha Judges "r
| Clerk of the election in person. or m " he sent
hy private hand. or by mail Ii sent hy private
hand the rson delivering it shall, before the
County Clerk take aud subscribe an ,ill wit that
the package delivered 10 him by one o tn"
Judges (nlming hm) that it has not been ont of
his p"sSesson since it was receive I. ant has un-
dcrgone no alteration while in his possession
The affidavit shall he endorsed on tn pick re.
If sent by mail, it shall he IN ,ed Ivy one Of the
Judges aud the postmaster shall IN k" on il "a
endorsement tn he received it from one Of the
Judges (ntmng him
Sec l0i Ii ahy Inspector. Judge. Or Clerk
of an election shall previous to putting tn bal
lot Of any rlecor in the blloi-box. attempt to
pry into or find out any nam" or names on such
ballot which shah have neen handed in Ivy said
rlrctor in folded form. or il any Inspector
Jud .e or clerk OF any election shall op D. or SUI
fer the folded ballot of any eector which has
| been hanled in to the 30 al OF Judges. TO he
opened or examined into previous to pntihg the
| same into the ballot box. or if any Inspector,
Judge clerk of i'm election shall make or place
any mlrk or d"vice on any Iolle ballot which
has been handed in to The Board OF Judges bv
nny elcctor with the view TO ascertain tn. ,me
OF amy person or persons for whom such crctOr
shall have voted 1t any such election. or il any
Inspector. Judge or clerk of an election. without
the consent of the clectOr sh I'll dis lose the
OF any person or persons which such Inspector.
Judge or clerk. shall have roudnl,.ntly or Illegal
ly discovered to have been voted for by such elrc
,.t all cnnt, t,.i..
or clerk at ah election Offending. upon convic-
ton thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than
fifty nor more than five hundred dOll,rs. Every
p'r>On who shall forge or counterfeit returns OF
an election purpOrting To htve been held 1T pre-
cinct. town or ward, where no election was III
fact held. or shall lully substitute Iorgel Oh
counterfeit returns of election in the pl ICE Of the
true returns. for II precinct. town or rd, VIII
an election was actu lily held, shall upon convc
| lion. be punished 10y imprisonment III the State
Prison for term not less than two years. and not
NOR. than ten years Every person who sh I'll
wllluly adj to or sn'tricI from tn" vo'es actu I'll
ly cast 1T an election. in any returns OF slch lee
ton whether such person be IN officer Of such "A,
| election or not. every officer OF elections who
| shall wilul y IN Ike false aud Fraudulent returns
| in any inanuer VIII, ever. OF an election b Id in
any precinct. town or ward. and any person
whOmsor yer. whether officer or not. to whom or
| throu gh whom any such returns are required ny
Clerk. Messenger. Secretary OF State, or other
person. who shall alter such election returns,
shall. upon conviction, be punished by imprlson-
menl in the State Prison for II term not less Than
one nor more than five years.
Every person who shall aid CT ahet in the com
mission OF the offences mentioned in this section
or who, being present at or cogniz mt OF tn" com
mission OF either of the OtlrGses, and sh I'll not
give Information thereof us soon as practicthle
to tn" Dslri: Attorney, or Grand Jury OF The
proper county, shall, for every such ofiense. be
pu lshel upon conviction thereof, by imprison
ment in The County Jail fer the period OF s'
months or in the State Prison for u term OF moi
more than two years
The attenti III 0i Inspectors and Judges is call
ed to an Act to amend an act TO regulate elections
pissed March 23d. 1855. OH page l60 Of the Stat
utes OF 1855.
The age Of young lady is now expressed