The Shasta courier., 1863-08-22
ELECTION LAWS.
Extracts roman Act toRegnla tie Elections.

SEC. 10. Every white male citizen OF the
United States and eTery white male citizen of
Mexico who shall have been elected to become
citizen OF the United States under the treaty
of peace exchanged and ratified at Quereiaro
on the Goth Of MAY. l64S, of the age of TWENTY
one years, who shall have been resident OF the
State six months next proceeding the election.
and the county district in which he claims
his vote, thirty days, shall be entitled to a vote
q. all elections which are now or hereafter NAV
be authorized BY law.
SEC. IL. For the purpose of voting, no per-
son shall be deemed TO have gained or lost a
residence by reason Of his presence or absence
on the service of the United States, nor while
engaged in the navigation of the waters of this
State or the United States, or of the high seas /;
nor while a student OF a seminary of learning ;
nor while Kept at an almshouse or other asy-
lum, nor while confined in any public prison.
SEC H. No idiot or insane person, or per-
sons convicted of any infamous crime shall be
entitled to the privileges of an elector
SEC. l3. 4 crime shall be deemed infamous
which is punishable by death or by imprison-
ment in the State Prison.
0ftls Place Of Holding Elections, and also of In.
spectors, Judges, and Clerks Of Election.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty of each I4spec-
tor to be at the place where the polls are to be
opened in the precinct for which he is appoint
ed, from eight in the morning until sunset on
the day of the election. Should such Inspector
not appear at eight O'Clock in the morning, the
electors present at the place where the polls are
to be opened, may appoint an Inspector for the
precinct.
See. Is. The Board of Inspectors for each
precinct shall, before the time of opening the
polls, oppoint two suitable persons TO act
Clerks.
SEC. 10. Before any election shall be open
ed, the Inspector, Judges and Clerks shall each,
before any officer authorized to administer oaths.
take an oath that he will faithfully ard impair
tally discharge the duties assigned him by law.
If there is no person present authorized To ad-
minister oaihs, the Inspector shall administer
the same to the Judges and Clerks, 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
have power to administer all necessary oaths,
which may be required in the progress Of the
election. He shall also have power to fill any
vacancy that may occur in the Board Of Judges,
OF by absence or by refusal to serve of either of
the Clerks, after the polls have been opened.
On opening the Polls: Of Voting and Challenges.
SEC. %. At all elections the polls shall be
open at eight o'clock in the morning, and shall
continue open until sunset, at which time
the Judges shall close the polls prouided,
that the Judges of the election may take
cess of one hour at any time they may think
proper during the day before three O'Clock in
the afternoon.
SEC %. The Board eff Judges, before they
commence receiving ballots shall canse it to
be proclaimed aloud at the place of voting that
the polls are open.
SEC. %. Whenever any person offers 10 vote,
the Inspector shall pronounce his naU;e in
audible voice, and if there be no objection to
the qualification of such person as elector,
shall receive his ballot and in the presence of
the other Judges put the same, without being
opened or examined, into the ballot box.
Sec. 26. The name ofeach elector whose ball
lot has thus been received, shall be immediate
" entered by each Clerk in the column of his
poll list, headed snames of voters numbering
each name in the additional column as il is te-
ken down, SO that it may be seen at any time
whether the two lists agree.
SEC. 81. ANY person offering to vote may be
challenged as unqualified, by the Inspector. or
either of the Judges, or by any legal voter; and
it shall, in all cases, be the duty of the Inspcc-
tor and each Of the Judges to challenge any
person offering to vote whom he shall know or
suspect not to be duly qualified an elcctor.
Sec. 2s When any person Offering to vote is
challenged, it shall be the duty of the Board of
Judges to declare to him the qualifications OF an
elector
Sec. %. II sueh person shall insist that he
is entitled to vote, and the challenge shall not
be Withdrawn, the Board of Judges in their dis
erection, may administer an oath of affirmation
TO the voter:
You do swear (or AFFIRM that you are a cti-
zen of the United States; that you are 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 or District or
Township, as the case may bel thirty days, and
that you have not before voted this day.
Sec. 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 it
shall not he lawful, after he has taken such an
oath or affirmation, for said Board to examine
any witness touching his want ofqualifcations :;
but if he shall refuse to take the oath aiiirma-
tion so rendered to him, his vote shall be rejec-
ted
Sec. 81. If the vote ofany person be chal
lenged on the ground tha, he has been convic-
ted of an iufamus crime, disfranehised by
any Court ofcompetent jurisdc ion, he shall not
be required to answer any questions respecting
such alleged conviction; and in the absence of
any authenticated record of such facts, 1t may
be competent for two dsinterested witnesses
upon oath to prove tka same.
Sec 50. When the polls are closed, procla-
nation thereof shall be made at the place of vo-
ting, and no votes shall be afterwards received.
Of Counting S1d Reeeipiag The Votes, Declaring
The Result Of Elections, and Of Certifcates Of
Eleciion.
Sec. So. As soon as the polls are closed on
the afternoon of the day of the election, the
Judges shall open the balot-box and commence
counting the votes, and in no case shall the
ballot-box be removed from the room in which
the election may be held, until all the ballots
are counted; the counting ofbaliots shall in all
cases be public.
The ballots shall be taken out carefully one
by one by the Inspector or one Of the judges.
who shall open them, and read aloud the name
of each person contained therein and the Of
fec for which every such person is voted for.
Each Clerk shall write down each Office 10 be
filed, and the name Of each person voted for
such office, and shall keep the number of votes
BY tallies, as they read aloud by tie Ia
spector Judge. The counting of the votes shall
be continued without adjournment Until all
are counted.
Sec. 81. If two tickets are folded together,
they shall both be rejected; and if more per-
sons are designated on any ticket for any Office
than are to be elected tor such Office, such
par. of the ticket shall not be counted for any
of them; but no ticket shall be lost from want
of form, if the Board of Judges can determine
to their satisfaction.
Sec 35 As soon rs all the votes are read