Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-11-05
The New Election Law.

CHAP. cccCxIII-Ay Act AMESnAToHr OF AND SUPPLE
A D. E,cH1HEs HuspH9p AND FIrrY TO RrSrI,rr EIrr
TIoNs, APPROVED April 4, 1864
Tn, People Of the State Of California; represented in Senate
and ASSEMBLY, do enact as folIo"s:
Section Section twentyeght of said Act amended
Section 2s If any offering any election
election the Board of Judges shall declare him the quaf
cations Of elector and the Inspector of the Judges
shall tender to him the following preliminary oath:
You do AFFIRM that will fully and truly
swer all such questions shall be put to touching
place Of residence and qualifications n electort"
The Inspector Of the Judges then proceed
question the person challenged in relation his his
then place OF residence how long he has resided in the
ship qnd county, where his last place of residence also
to his citizenship and whether native nauraliZed
citizen and Il the latter when where and in what Court or
before what officer he naturazed and all such questions
as shall tend to test his qualifications to citizenship and
mary oath when rendered and all peril
nent questions to his his be reject
aforesaid that such is not legal voter they shall
Sec g. If such person shall still insist that he is entitled
to and the Board of Judges find reject his
under the preliminary examination and the challenge
shall not be withdrawn he shall not be entitled to vote
less he take the following OATH to be administered by the In
spector one of Judges, viz:
citizen of the United States that of the
and belief that you have resided in this State
next proceeding this election and in this county Township
or ward as the may be- thirty days. and that have
And in the person offering produce certified
transcript Of the records of court Of competent jurisdiction
admitting him to citizenship. duly aestsd by the clerk
thereof evidence of his right to vote and the
producing the is unknown the Board Of Judges he
shs make oath that he is the person therein named.
Sec If any person challenged unqualified shall be
guilty Of wiiif and corrupt false swearing affirming in
taking oath affirmation prescribed by this Act such
shall be audged guilty of wilfu and corrupt per
jury.
Sec 5. Every person who shall wfully and corrupty
procure any person affirm falsely aforesaid
shall be audged guilty OF subornaon of perjury and shall
upon conviction thereof suffer the punishment directed
law in of willful perjury.
Sec Every person who shall procure aid assist
sci advise another give offer his
special election knowing that the duly
flied ty vote, shall conviction be adudged guilty Of
demeauof and punished by fine less than fifty
than Ave hundred dollars imprisonment less than
than six months, BY both such fine and mpron
ment, a. the Court may direct.
Ss 7. The Board Of Judges Of Election shall keep
Of their proceedings In respect to the challenging and
minsterng of oaths to offering to vote in which
s be entered by of them the Of every
who shalt have taken the oaths prescribed by this
either of them specifying in each whether premn
airy OATH the general OATH BOTH taken; which
minutes and statement shall be certified by the Inspector
and returneby him to the Office at which the Of
given at such election made and the
turned shall be filed in the Office aforesaid.
Sec s. IL Inspector Judges do not faithfully and
mparfiay discharge their Duties they shall be deemed
guilty of msdemcanor and upon conviction shall be pun
tshable by fine exceeding five hundred dollars.
psopmen not exceeding six months by both such fine
and Imprisonment as tbs Court may direct
Sec O. All Acts aud parts Of Acts in conflict with the
provisions Of this Act are hereby repealed