Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-04
Election LRMa.

Election Laws.
Chap. XCIV. An Act relating to elections
and the mode Of supplying vacancies. APP
proved Nov. %, 1861.
Be it enacted BY the Governor and Legis-
lative Assembly of the Territory of Nevada,
as follows:
Sec. IA. The judge to whom any ticket
may be delivered, shall, upon the receipt
| thereof, pronounce witha audible voice, the
name Of the elector; and if no objection be
! made to him, and the judge shall be satisfied
tina, the elector is legally entitled to vote, he
| shall Immediately put the ticket in the box
without inspecting the names thereon, il it
/ be a folded ballot; and the clerks Of the
! election shall enter the name Of the elector
and number in the poll.book.
| SEC. Is. 1t shall be lawful for any elector
| to 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 tuC JuuSco may uShSA iAAuS
the legality Of such vote
SEC. Is. 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 to be qualified, the judge shall declare to
the person so challenged the qualification Of
an elector; if such person shall then state
himself duly qualified, and the challenge not
be withdrawn, one Of the judges shall then
tender to him the following oath: "You do
solemnly swear, or affirm las the case may
be), that you are qualified, according to the
law regulating elections in this Territory, to
vote for the election Of the officer Tor officers,
as the case may be) for whom you now pro-
pose to vote" And the clerks shall enter the
names Of all persons on the poll list who are
challenged and take said oath, and shall enter
opposite the names the word "sworn,. in
brackets, and such records shall be presump-
tive evidence Of such votes.
Chap. LXIX.-An Act supplemental to
and amendatOry of an Act relating to Elec-
tons, and the mode of supplying vacancies,
approved November lst, A. d. 1851; approx
ed February 20, 1864.
Be i. enacted By the Governor and Legis-
lative Assembly Of the Territory OF Nevada,
as follows:
SECTION l. Section one of an Act entitled
An Act relating to elections and the mode Of
supplying vacancies, approved November
Isl, A. D., 1861, is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: Sec: l.. Every white male
citizen of the United States mot laboring
under the disabilities named in this act,) Of
the age OF twenty-one years and upwards,
who shall have resided in this Territory six
months, and in the Precinct or County thirty
days next preceding any election, shall be
entitled 10 vote for all officers that now are
or hereafter may be elected by the people,
and upon all questions submitted to the cleo
tors at such elections.
SEC. .. Section two Of said Act is hereby
amended so as TO read as follows: Section
2. No person who has been, or may be con-
victed Of treason, felony, or bribery, in any
State or Territory Of the United States, IN
less restored to civil rights; and no person
who, after, arriving at the age OF eighteen
wears, shall have voluntarily borne arms
against the United States, or held civil or
military Office under the so-called Cohfede-
rate States, or either of them, unless an am
nesty be granted to such by the Federal Gov
ernmet; and no idiot, insane, or disloyal per-
son shall be entitled to the privilege OF an
elector.
Chap. Iv.-Au Act to Regulate Official
Oaths. Approved Oct. 80, 1861.
Be it enacted, by the Governor and Legis-
lative Assembly Of the Territory Of Nevada,
as follows:
SEcrroS /. That all officers elected, ap-
pointed, OF chosen, before entering upon the
duties OF their office, and all attorneys, coun-
| sellers and solicitors in chancery, in all the
r. haforp heinO adj
mitted to practice, shall take, and subscribe
| to, the following oath, viz:
al there name the person and the office to
which he has been elected, appointed or
! cAosen,) do solemnly (swear or affirm that
| l will support, protect and defend the Con-
| stitution and Government Of the United
| States, against all enemies, whether domestic
or foreign, and that will bear true faith,
allegiance and loyalty to the same, any ordi-
nance, resolution or law Of any State Con-
vention or Legislature to the contrary not
outstanding; and further, that do this with
a full determination, pledge and purpose,
without any mental reservation or evasion
whatsoever and further, that will we'll and
faithfully perform all the duties which may
be required OF me by law. So help me Goo"
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this -
day Of.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
ORDINANCE.
SEC. 8. AL persons qualified by the laws OF
said Territory to vote on the Tuesday after
the FIRST Monday Of November, A. D. eighteen
hundred and sixty. four, including those in
the army Of the United States within and be-
| yond the boundaries Of said Territory, may
vote on the day last above named, for State
officers, Supreme and District Judges, mem
beers Of the Legislature, Representative IN
| Congress and three Presidential electors TO
the Electoral College.
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