The Shasta courier., 1863-08-15
ELECTION LAWS.
Extracts from an Act toRegula tie Elections.

Extracts from an Act toRegula tie Elections.
Of Qualif and Disabilities Of Electors.
Sgc 10. Every white male citizen of the
United States, and every white male citizen 0i
Mexico who shall have heen elected to become
citizen OF the United States under the treaty
of peace exchanged and ratified at Qnereiaro,
on the 30th of May. lS4S, of The age of twenty
one years, who shall have been resident OF the
State six months next proceeding the election.
and the county or district in which he claims
his vote. thirty dars shall be entitled to- vote
as all elections which ais now or hereafter may
be authorized by law.
SEC. ii. 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 i'll the navigation of the waters of this
State or the United States, or of the high seas
nor while student of seminary of learning
nor while kept at an almshouse or other asy-
lum nor while confined in any public prison.
SEC. IL. No idiot or insane person or per-
! sons convicted Of any infamous crime. shall. be
entitled to the privileges of an elector.
| SEC. ID. crime shall be deemed infamous
| which is punishable by death or by imprison-
ment in the State Prison. ..
Ofthe Place Of Holding Elections, and also Of In
spectors, Judges, and Clerks Of Election.
| Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of each Inspec-
tor TO be at the place where the polls are 10 be
| opened in the precinct for which be 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
SEC. lS. The Board of Inspectors for each
precinct shall, before the time of opening the
polls, oppoint two suitable persons as to &C,
Clerks.
SEC. 10. Before any election shall be open
| ed, the Inspector, Judges and Clerks shall each
before any officer authorized to administer oatbs
take an oath that he will faithfully and impair
TALLY discharge the duties assigned him by law.
! If there is no person present authorized to ad-
minister oaths, the Inspector shall administer
the game to the Judges and Clerks, and one ol
the Judges shall then administer the oath to the
Inspector.
1 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.
Or opening iie PAS; Of Voting and Challenges.
SEC. 22 At all elections, the polls shall be
open at eight oclock in the morning, and shall
continue open until sunset, at which time
the Judges shall close the polls; procided,
that the Judges of the election may take a re-
cess of one hour at any time they may think
proper during the day before three o'clock in
the afternoon.
SEC 49, Tie Board eff Judges, before they
commence receiving ballots, shall cause it to
be proclaimed aloud Mt the place of voting that
the polls are open.
SEC. .25. Whenever any person offers .o vote,
the Inspector shall pronounce his name in an
audible voice, and if there be no objection to
the qualification 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 ballot box
SEC 26. The name of eneh elector whose bal
lot has thus been received, shall be- Immediate
" entered by each Clerk in the column of his
poll list, headed irsames of voters, numbering
each name IN the additional column as it is IT,
ken down, SO that it may be seen at any time
whether the two lists agree.
SEC. "a Any person offering to vote may be
chalengedss 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 as elector.
Ser %. When any person offering to vote is
challenged, tSshall be the duty of the Board of
Judges 10 declare to him the qualifications Of an
elector
Sec 30 If such person shall insist that he
is entitled to vote and the challenge shall not
bo rit trir, ha Inf Ind i,t tnair
cretion, may administer oath of affirmation
10 the voter:
Yon do swear (or afirm) that you are a citi-
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 for District or
Township, rs the case may be) thirty days, and
that you have not before voted this day"
Sec. so. If the person thus challenged shall
take the oath as tetdered to him by the Board
of Judges he shall be admitted to.rote, and it
shall not be lawful, after he has taken sneh an
oath or affirmation, for said Board to examine
any witness touching his want qualifications /;
hui if he shall refuse to take the oath or affirna-
tion so teadersd to him, his vote shall be reJec-
ted.
Sec. 81. If the vote of any person be chal
lenged or the ground that he has been convie-
ted of n IN itIfanus crime, or disfranchised by
any Court Of competent jurisdic ion, he shall not
be recnired to answer any questions respecting
such alleged conviction; and in the absence of
any authenticated record of such facts. it may
be competent for two disinterested witnesses
upon oath to prove the same.
Sec 80. 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 and ReceiUing the Votes, Declaring
the Result Of Electio.s, and Of Certificates Of
Eleciion. -
Sec. 33. As soon as the polls are closed on
the afternoon ofsthe day of the election, the
Judges shall open the ballot-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 ofballots shall in all
cases be public -. 80
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
fee for which every such person is voted for.
Each Clerk shall write down each Office 10 be
filled, and the name of each person roted for
such Office, and shall keep the number of votes
BY tallies. as they are read aloud by the In
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-