Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-11-02

place of election aforesaid the electors present
may open poll at snch place as they may select and
certify IN the poll book which shall Be record of the
proceedings at sad election substantially in manner
ana form As hereinafter directed.
SIC g. The polls shall be opened as carly as nracti
cable on SAID day, and remain open ut least three
hours and II necessary, in the opinion of the Judges
Of election, in order TO receive the votes of he
electors they may keep the polls open until seven
a, 8caoek N the siternoon Of said day; proclamation
thereoI snail be made at or before, the opening of the
polls, and one hour before closing them
hc = beiofe opening the poll, on the day of elec-
uo e electors present at each of the places afre-
SAID, shall elect rra r0ce three persons presentaIth
Tune aud having the qualifications of electors for the
shall then APPOINT two Of the persons nresen ,b
shall be qualified to act clerks of said eleetion and
ceptacle for the tickets -
SIC O. Before any votes shall he received said
ion that he Will perform theduties of Judge or clerk
las the case may he.l Of said election accor N lr
ana 10 tle pest OF his abilities and that he will sudi-
ousIy endeavor IN prevent fraud, decetor ahnse in
conducting the same, which oath or affirmation ann of
the safd judges Or clerks. elected or appointed
may administer to each other; and the same Shall he
IN wiring, or partly written and partly printed and
slgned by said judges and clerks and certie TO by
uie party administering the same and attached IN or
tilted as aforesaid ' ''nu oei-
SEC. o. All elections shall be by ballot and the
Judges OF eiectlonS may. and upon challenge of any
other voter shall examine under oath or affirmation
the applicant to vote (Which oath Affirmation any Of
siid Judges may adminster in respect to his right
to VOTE and his qualifications to vote in the parlar
ward precinct, city, borough township or cOunty of
ths State, IN which he claims reSdente and Iaf,r.,
receiving any the Judges or majority of them
s,l oe -Stlsiied that such applicant qualified vo-
SEC. /. Separate poll books shall he kent and sena
rate returns made for the voters of each city or conn
" the poIi books shall name the company and reg-
Heht ana tle place, post. or hospital in which such
election Is held; the county and townshp cjtv bor
ough ward precinct election district of each voter
Slil De endorsed opposite his name the poll books
each clerk shall keep one of said p0ll hooks 81 tbat
there NAV be double list of voters
SEC g. Each ticket shall have written or printed or
PSItiY written ana partly printed thereon. the names
OF ali the officers which may properly be voted far t
Slu election for which the said elector desires TO
SEC. 9. That the judges to whom any ticket shall b
delivered shall upon the receipt thereof pronouce
with an audible voice the name of the elecfor and If
no objection Is made to him and the Judges are sails
ned that said electori is citizen of the United States
and legally entitled according to the CONSTITUTION omJ
laws Of this State to vote at said election shall ;r
dlatey put said ticket into the box or other recanteca
therefor, without inspecting the names nf ndr go
voted for and the clerks shall enter the name of The
elector on the poll book of his county ward precinct
city borough, or township. and county of his resi-,
asace substantially IN pursuance of the form herein
SEC TO- At the close of the polls, the number of vo-
ters shall be counted and set down at the foot of the
by the clerks. ~ 0
See II. After the poll books are signed, the ballot
oox shal be opened and the tickets therein contained
shall be taken out a time. by one of the udJes
who shall read distinctly while the ticket remains in
ms ms haHd' the name or names therein contained for
the several offices voted for and then deliver il To the
second Judge who shall examine the same and pass
II TO the third Judge who shall string the vote for
each county upon separate thread and carefully pre-
serve the same; the method shall he pursued as
to each taken out. until all the votes are counted
SEC II. Whenever two tickets shall be found
carefully folded rolled together, neither of such
tickets shall be counted; and if ket shall contain
more than the proper number of names for the same
office 1t shall be considered fraudulent as 10 sl the
names designated for that Office, but no further
SEC. IL. As 4 check in counting, each clerk shall
keep tally list for each county from which votes
shall have been received which tally list shall const
tute part of the poll book.
SEC IA. After the examination of the tickets shall be
completed, the number of votes for each person in
the county poll books aforesaid shall be enpmera-
ted under the inspection of the judges and set down
as hereinafter provided in the form of the poll hook
SEC. ID. The following shall be substantially the form
of the poll books 10 be kept 10y the judges and clerks
OF the election, filing in the blanks carefully:
Po!l book of the election. held the second Tues
day of October, one thousand eight hundred and
Tor other election day as the case NAV BEL bv
the qahed electors OF county, (or city,) State Of
Pennsylvania. in company ,ofthe reuimept
of pennsylvania volunteers, (or as the case NAV be)
held at gnamng the place. post. hosptal) b. G. d
and 4 being duly elected Judges of said election
and j and L being duly appointed as clerks of
sad election, were severay or affirmed as per
certificates herewith returned.
Number and names of the electors voting and their
county city, borough, township, ward or precinct of
residence:
LAB, county of township of
No. 2. ID, county of township Of
1t hereby certified that the number of electors for
county, Pennsylvania, voting at this cleo
ton, amounts to