Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-07-07
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, JUNE 80, 1864,
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Ny Of the State Of Pap'ont.
Sec. /. All qualified electors OF this
State who shall be In the actual military
service of the United States, either with
in the State or without the same, on the
DAYS appointed for elections by the con-
stitution of the State of Vermont, and
the laws OF Congress in any year, shall
be entitled to exercise the right of suf-
frage at the several posts, camps or
places where the regiment or battery OF |
artillery, or part of a regiment, not less
than one company, or part of compa-
nv, under separate command TO
which, such electors belong, may be on
that day, as fully as If such electors
We're present at the places in this State
where such election may be held, and
where such persons would be entitled
to vote, any provision of law now in
force to the contrary notwithstanding.
Prorided, that this section shall not ex-
tend to, and include any person in the
regular or standing army of the United
States, nor any person in any regiment,
battery or company organized and Off
cered out Of this State.
Sec. 2. To carry into effect the provis-
ions of the preceding section, elections
may be held at the several posts, camps
or places in said section mentioned,
which elections shall be conducted, so
far as practicable and not inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, in the
manner prescribed by the general cleo
ton laws of this State.
Sec. 8. At the election to be held on the
first Tuesday of September, each elector
authorized TO vote by this act, shall
have the right to vote for the following
officers, viz Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Treasurer, and Member of Con-
gress. At the election for electors, to
be held on the first Tuesday of Noyem-
ber each elector authorized to vote by
this act shall have the right to vote for
electors.
Sec. H. The vote shall be taken by
companies. The three ranking officers
in each company of infantry, or cavalry,
or battery of artillery, shall act as spe-
cial constables TO preside at the elections
held under the provisions of this act
In case of the absence, or inability,
or refusal to act of any of the Off
GERS hereinbefore named, their duties
as such constables shall be performed
by the officers next in rank. The Off
Ger highest in rank so acting in such
company, shall be the chairman Of the
board of constables. The board of con-
stables of each company shall make a
separate canvass and statement Of the
result in writing, of the votes cast by
such company as hereinafter provided.
The regimental and staff officers of each
regiment shall be entitled to vote at the
polls opened in any company of the reg
iment to which they belong.
Sec. g. The officers who shall act as
constables under this act shall appoint
two electors to act as clerks of cleo
tions.
Sec 6. Previous to receiving any votes
such constables and clerks shall seve-
rally take an oath or affirmation that
they win support the constitution of the
United States and of the State of Yer
mont, and will perform their duties as
constables or clerks according to law,
and will studiously endeavor to prevent
all fraud, deceit or abuse in conducting
the same. This oath or affirmation shall
be either printed or in writing, or partly
written and partlyfprinted, shall be sub
scribed by the persons taking the same
and may be administered by either of said
constables, and shall be annexed to, and
returned with the poll books as herein
after provided
Sec. Z. The polls of the election shall
be opened and closed at such hours as
the constables or a majority of them
shall determine. Prortdea, that time
shall be given for all voters in the COM
hot 30
of the time of closing the polls shall be
given at least one hour before the clos
ing of the same.
Sec. 8. The ballots to be voted for at
the elections held under this act, shall
have printed or written at the top of the
ballot, the name of the county in which
the person offering to vote is voter,
and the constable shall refuse to receive
any ballot which does not thus show
the name Of the county. Each ballot,
in addition to the name of the county,
shall have printed or written upon it
the name of the person voted for, with q
pertinent designation of the office which
he or they may be intended to fill. The bal
lot thus prepared shall be on one piece,
and all the ballots shall be deposited in
one box and it is the duty Of the con-
stable to be satisfied that the person Of
fering to vote is a legal voter OF the
county which is shown at the top of the
ballot.
Sec. 9. 1t shall be the duty of each of
such constables, and the privilege of
each elector, to challenge any person Of
fering to vote, when he shall know or
have any reason to suspect or believe
that such person is not a qualified cleo
tor; and to every person challenged by
any constable or qualified elector, one OF
the constables shall administer an oath
that he will true and full answer
make to all questions touching his resi-
dence, and qualifications as elector at the
election; and the same questions in sub
stance shall be put, and the same pro-
ceedings had as may be required at gen.
eral elections in this State; and the case
of such person so challenged shall be
decided by majority of the constables
Sec. 10. The clerks shall keep correct
poll lists, containing the names of the
voters and their respective places of res.
idence in this State, giving the name o