Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-05
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.-.far.f, Election Laws.
Chap. XCIy. An Act relating to elections
and the mode Of supplying vacancies. Ap-
proved Nov. %, 1851. .....
Be it enacted BY the Governor and Legis-
la,ive Assembly Of the Territory Of Nevada,
as follows:
SBc. IA. The Judge to whom any ticket
may be delivered, shall, upon the receipt
thereof, pronounce with an audible voice, the
name Of the elector; and If no objection be
made to him, and the judge shall be satisfied
that the elector is legally entitled to vote, he
shall Immediately put the ticket in the box
without inspecting the names thereon, II it
be folded ballot; and the clerks OF the
election shall enter the name Of the elector
and number in the poll-book.
SEC. Is. It shall be lawful for any elector
10 vote for delegate to Congress at any place
of holding an election within this Territory
for members Of the Legislative Assembly
and all other officers, at any place for hold
ing elections within the particular limits for
which such members Of the Legislative As
sembly and such other officers are to be
elected; provided, that an elector qualified
to vote for part and not all of the officers
to be chosen at any election, shall vote an
open, ticket, that the judges may determine
the legality Of such vote.
SEC, l6. II any person offering to vote
shall be challenged as unqualified by any
Judge or clerk OF the election, or BY any other
person entitled to vote at the same poll, and
either Judge may challenge any person offer
ing TO vote, whom he shall know or suspect
not 10 oe qua"hsIi .ue 1uIse sman I;es.;n Se "
the Person Iy .naessu ."e qI''.neao. III .ua, -. "
an eIeGto, ouTn Ina.i 49, III go no,
himseii u"ly qu"IeI' Suu 'he ena',eSS NJ. ~
be %itnaraWn, que u. tHe JuuEes S.,"u mW a"Sn ~
tender 70 nnn .he uoi.VSns Has" 49, - ou uU
solemnly swear, Ut aHiIsn laS tns case may
hel, that you are quaiIneu, ace1runs " '.e
law reguiatirs ~ ,hn ~ az; ~ otS:,rS "
vote ioI ute 80 ~ f. -, To, no,v ,,ro,
as the case may oe1 LOT "hUm ySu iu no~ ptbo, IT,
pose 10 toeIi -an,s or tbo roiI I;S, Who are
names oL an p..oTo T.nsa;d "a oath nnd sS.li enter
challenged unu tahe Sstu sL 0u, ''o.d 90" Wsmnrn in
oppoSite tne naaies t .as .ns W." shau he nrssnr,n.
oraeKe!s, ulu SuSu Us.
ri'e eEiue"ee VI 'N
Chap. LXlX.-An Act supplemental 10
and amendatury Of an Act relating to ELec-
tions, and the mode OF supplying Sacancies'
approved November lst, A. d. 1861; APPROX
ed February 20, 1864.
Be i. enacted BY the Governor and Legs
lative Assembly Of the Territory Of nevada
SECTION l. Section one Of an Act entitled
An Act relating to elections ana t9e mnae on
supplying vacancies, approved November
LIST, A. D., 1861, is hereby amended SO as 70
read as follows sec; l.. Every "uite Maie
citizen of the United States mot laboring
under the disabilities named in THIS act,) Oh
the age OF twenty-one years and upwards
who shall have resided in this Territory Blk
months, and in the Precinct or County thirty
days next preceding any election shall DC
entitled 10 vote for all oficers that now are
or hereafter may be elected BY the people,
and upon all questions submitted to the cleo
tors at such elections.
SEC. 2. Section two OF said Act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: Section
), No person who has been, or may be con-
yicted of treason, felony, or bribery, in any
state or Territory Of the United States, un-
less restored to civil rights; and no person
who, after, arriving at the age of eighteen
Years, shall have voluntarily borne arms
against the United States, or held civil or
military office under the so-calied Coniede-
rate States, or either Of them, unless an am
ne ty be granted to such BY the Federal Gov
ernnIet; and no idiot, insane, OF dIsioyai per
son shall be entitled to the privilege oi an
elect'r.