The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-09-21

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must be examined under oath by the
judges as to his right to vote in the pre-
cinct in which be claims residence.
| SEC. 7. Separate poll shall be
kept, and separate returns made, for the
voters of each city or county. The poll
books shall name the company and regi.
ment, and post, place Or hospital in which
the election is held. The county and
township, city, borough, ward, precinct,
or election district of each voter shall be
endorsed opposite his name on the poll
books, of which each clerk shall keep one
SEC. s. The tickets shall have upon
them the names Of all tie officers for
for whom the elector desires to vote.
SEC. 9 On receiving the ticket the
judges must pronounce audibly the name
of the elector presenting it, and if salts
fed of the right Of the elector to vote, and
he is not challenged, shall deposit the
ballot in the proper box, while the clerks
register the name and legal residence Of
the voter in their poll-bOoks.
SEC. 10. At the close Of the polls the
number of the voters must be counted.
set down, and certified at the foot Of the
poIl-books.
SEC. II. After the poll-books are
| signed the ballots are to be counted, each
/ judge reading the names thereon, and
the third stringing the vote.of each coun-
| ty on a separate string, and carefully pre-
serving the same.
! SEC. y. Where two tickets are folded
| together, both are to be thrown out, and
where two ballots are votdd together fer
the same Office, neither is TO be counted
for that Office.
| SEC IS. Each clerk shall keep, in
addition to the poll book, list of the VOL
uDteers for each county, which shall con-
stitute part of the poll-book.
SEC. II. The number Of voters on
these county poll lists must also be set
down and certified.
SECS. Is and 16 prescribe the form Of
the poll book, and the manner of entering
the returns.
SEC. II. After canvassing the votes,
the judges will seal up and send the poll
book lists, and ballots to the Prothonota-
~ of the proper county, and secure the
other boll-book and lists, TO be called for
By the Commissioner appointed under the
act. If not called for within ten days,
the second book, &C., are to be sent to the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
SEC IS. The Prothonotary must fur
nish the Return Judges with q certified
copy of returns so received.
SECS. 10 and 20. The Return Judges
are to meet on the second Tuesday of
November 10 count and enter the vote of
soldiers thus returned
SEC. p. In Presidential elections,
all returns received BY the Secretary Of.
the Commonwealth are to be compared
with the county returns; for the correction
Of the latter.
SEC. p. All elections arc to be sub
ject to contest as under present laws,
SEC. %. The Secretary Of the Com
monwealth is required to provide q sufi-
clent number Of copies of this Law, to-
gether with extracts from the general /
election laws, blank form Of poll-books,
tally lists, aud returns, postage stamps,
ETC., and forward the same by commits /.
sioners, or otherwise, to the commanding
officers Of companies, detached posts and
hospitals, who shall deliver tie same to
the election judges on the day Of election,
but no election is TO be invalidated by I
reason of such blanks not being received. !
SECS. p, 26, 26, 27. The Governor
is to appoint such commissioners, not ex-
ceeding one to each Pennsylvania regi-
ment in service, as shall be necessary to
carry out the law Said commissioners
are to be sworn to fulfil their duties, un-
der penalty Of $1,000 or Imprisonment,
for one year. They are to deliver four
copies Of the laws, and at least two sets
of blanks to the commanding cGicar of
every company and part Of company )
provide for opening polls, and call for enc
copy Of the poll-book after the election
They are to be paid ten cents per mile
for travelling to and from their respective
regiments, and may vote at one Of the
company polls No failure Of coumis-
sioners to visit regiments shall in7aIidate
any election under the act.
Secs. %, %. The officers authorized
to conduct elections are to be subject to
the usual penalties for the non-fulGllment
Of duties. They are to receive no COM
pensation.
SEC. 80. When the Sheriff issues lis
proclamation for an election, he shall
transmit Immediately copies of the same
to the troops in the field from the county.
Sec 81. $4,000 is appropriated to
carry the Law into effect.
SECS. 3, 50. Where less than ten
persons are separated from their proper