Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-08
Election Laws.

ElecIi0H Laws.
Chap. XCIv. An Act relating to elections
and the mode Of supplying vacancies. Ap-
proved Nov. 90, 1861.
Be it enacted by the Governor and LeHis-
latire 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 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 eleetor is legally entitled to vote, he
shall Immediately put the ticket in the box
without inspecting the names thereon, IL II
be folded ballot; and the clerks Of the
and number in the poll. book. .-= -aa
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 Qualihed
to vote for part and not all Of the officers
to be chosen ut any election, shall vote an
open ticket, that the Judges may determine
the legality Of such vote. .0
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 to be qualified, the Judge shall declare to
the person SO challenged the qualification Of
an elector il 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be Withdrawn, one Of the judges shall then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
solemuly swear, or affirm (as 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,
nose 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 "S~orn,, in
brackets, and such records shall be presumP.
tive evidence Of such votes.
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Chap. LXIX.-An Act supplemental to
and amendatUry Of an Act relating to Elec.
tions, and the mode of supplying vacancies,
approved November LIST, A. u. 1851 approx.
ed February 20, 1864.
Be i: enacted by the Governor and Legs
lative Assembly Of the Territory Of NeSaoa,
SECTION /. Section one Of an Act entitled
An Act relating To elections and the mode Of
supplying vacancies, approved November
LIST, A. D., 1861, is hereby amended so a. to
read as follows Sec. |. Every white male
citizen of the United States mot laboring
under the disabilities named IN tnls nct,) OF
the age OF twenty.6he years and upwards
who shall have resided IN this ierrItory SIX
months, and in the Precinct Or County tnirty
days next preceding any election, snail oe
entitled TO vote for all ofhcers tnat now arc
or hereafter may be elected by the people,
and upon all questions submitted 70 the elec'
tors at such elections.
Sec. 2. Section two Of said Act is hereby
amended so as To read as follows: Section
2. No person who has been, or may De con-
victed 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.called Cohfede-
rate States, or either OF them, unless nm am
mostly he granted To such by the Federal GoT-
ern,net; and no idiot, insane, or diSl0yal per-
son shall be entitled to the privilege Of an
elector. -
Chap. Iv.-An Act to Regulate Official
O.,hs A,nrorod Oo, IN 1891
o Ra !, onar,ed ~ he ,Se GnveTnor and Leoi..
,o,;ra A.sonhIy n tho .Terri,ory of. Nevada.
as foilnws -''' 80. 'aT
Se"T,nSI Th,, Ill ofsosrs sl.c,ed an.
no;n,od ~ chosen befors enteT;no mon the
W,;ns ~ ,ho;r nsfco and iii at,orncys coun.
ssIIors % " and solicitors in chancery. in ali the
S SeI.oLs aru 80. To.s;,or'. hof,rs zinc .d.