The Shasta courier., 1863-08-15

tuau are 10 De elected Tor SEcn oHise. sucii
part 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 as all the votes are read
off and counted, a certificate shall be drawn up
on each of the papers containing the poll list
and talies, or attached thereto, stating the mum
Der of votes each person voted for has received,
and designating the Office to fill which he was
voted for 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 re-
tanned by the Inspector, and preserved by him
at least six months The ballots shall be strung
upon n cord or thread by the Inspector during
the counting of the ballots, in the order in which
they are entered upon the tally list by the Clerks
and said ballots, together with the other of said
certificates with the poll list and tally paper to
which il is attached, shall be sealed up by the
Inspecforin presence of the Judges and Clerks
and indorsed & Election Returns" and be d.
rected and delivered or sent by the Inspector to
the County Clerk of the county IN which the
election is held, and the said ballots shall be
kept for at lesst six months by said Clerk; and
if any person be of the opinion THAT the vote Of
any precinct shall not have been correctly eouu-
| Board of Supervisors to open the returns, and
demand recount of The vote of said precinct,
and the Board of Supervisors shall proceed to
recount the vote ofthe precinct that SO claim
ed to have been incorrectly counted
Sec. SO. The said package shall be delivered
to the County Clerk by one of the Judges or
Clerks of the election in person, or may be sent
by private hand, or by mail. If sent by private
hand. the person delivering it shall, before tie
| County Clerk. take and subscribe an affidavit
that the package was delivered to him by one
of the Judges, (nam;ng him. that it has not
been out OF his possession since it was received
and has undergone no alteration while in his
possession The affidavit shall be endorsed on
the package If sent by mail, it shall be mail
ed by one of the Judges, and the postmaster
shall make on it an Endorsement that he receir.
ed it from one of the Judges, (naming him.
Ofthe Penalties for Misconduct at Elections, and
| for Violation of Csrtain Provisions Of this Act.
Sec. 9s. Ifany person shall, directly or in
directly, use any threats, menace or force, or
any corrupt means or device, at, or previous to,
any election held peIsuant TO this towards any
elector, to hinder or deter him from voting at
such election or shall attempt by any means
| whatever, to awe, restrain. hinder, cr disturb
any elector in the free exercise of the right of
suffrage he shall upon conviction thereof be
fined in any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred
| dollars 5r.
Sec. 90. Ifany person shall furnish any elec-
tor. wishing TO votesat sny election, held pur-
ant to the provissns of this act who cannot read,
with ticket, such person inforRiug oIgiving
such elector to understand that it contains q
name or names written or printed thereon differ.
ent from the name or names written or printed
| thereon such person shall, upon conviction
haE ed Sttp ,anfl lac- hon ftr-
nor more than FIVE hundred dollars.
How Volunteers may Vote In accordance
with the Law of 1868.
Sec. 4. On the day fixed by law for holding
the State election for the year A. D. eighteen
hundred and sixty three, ballot box, or other
suitable receptacle for votes, shall be opened,
and votes received from the electors whose
names are upon said list at each place where
regiment, detachment of regiment a battalion,
squadron, or battery of California soldiers in the
service of the United States may be on that day,
at which time and place the electors whose
names are upon said list belonging to such reg
iment, detachment, squadron, or battery shall be
entitled to vote for all officers for which, by
reason of their residence in the several counties
of this State, they are authorized to vote, as
fully as they would he entitled 10 vote at elec-
tions in the several counties and districts in
such electors at sueh time and place, shall be
considered, taken, and held to have been given
by them in the respective counties of which
they are residents Such ballot box, or other
receptacle for votes shall he opened and such
votes received under the supervision alid charge
of the three highest or senior officers i'll COM
mand of such regiment, detachment squadron,
or battery, in which shall be deposited by said
electors ballots for all officers for whom, under
the provisions of this Act they are entitled TO
vote, which ballots shall have the name and
Office of the persons voted for fairly written or
printed on one piece of paper. The name of
each elector voting aforesaid shall be check
ed Mt the time of rotingb by one ef the officers
having charge of the ballot box as aforesaid,
upon the list furnished, and the officers receiv-
ing said votes shall exercise due and dill
gence tosprevent any soldier voting by mistake
for any officer except such as he is entitled to
vote for: bat no officer shall open or examine
any ballot before the same shall be deposited in
the ballot box. Said box shall be opened, if
practicable, at iine o'clock in the morning of
said day, or, if not then, at such hour in said
day as may be agreed upon by the officers whose
duty it is 10 open the same, and shall remain
open sufficient length of time to enable the
electors belonging to said regiment. detachment,
battalion, squadron, or battery, to vote, and one
hours notice shall be publicly given by the
commanding officers before closing said bo-
and when said box shall have been closed the
votes shall he, as soon as possible thereafter,
counted by the officers having charge of said
ballot box, or persons hy them appointed.
Returns to be made to Secretary of STATE.
Sec. 5. When such shall have been counted,
all the ballots cast, together with voting list
checked as aforesaid shall be sealed up by the
commanding officer, and be by him forthwith
transmitted, by mail or otherwise, to the Sec
retary of State at Sacramento, and said COM
manding officer shall also make out and Ger
tify dupiieaatc returns of votes given, aceor
ding TO the forms hereinafter prescribed, seal
up, and forthwith transmit the same by separ-
ate conveyances to the Secretary of State at
sacramento.
Violations Of Act Penalties.
Sec. 4. Any commanding officer who shall
neglect or refuse to make such returns of votes
as IS provided in the fifth and sixth sections of
this Act. or who shall make a false or fraudu
treturn of such votes, and any officer who shall
by command. threats, or promises OF any ad-
vantage or preferment, or in any other Improp-
er manner, endeayor to control or influence the
vote of any soldier under his command or con-
troll, or in like manner endeavor TO prevent or
induce any soldier to refrain from voting for
any particular candidate or candidates for whom
such soldier has right to vote as PROVIDED oy
this Act, such officer shall forfeit, for every
such ofense, the sum of two hundred dollars