The weekly union record., 1864-10-22
Opening the Polls-Voting. etc.

occur in the Board OF Judges or bv absence or re-
fusal to serve OF either OF the clerks uec the polls
shall have been opened.
Opening the Polls--V Voting, etc.
ART. 2l3l-SEc. 22.-At all elections the polls
shall be opened 1t eight O'Clock il the morning,
and shall continue open until sunset, at hich time
the Judges shall close the polls: Providtd that
the Judges Of the Election may take recess of cue
hour Of any time they may think proper during
the dag, before three O'Clock in the afternoon.
ART. 2l34-SEc. 25.-Whenever any person Of
fers 20 vote, the Inspector shall pronounce his
name in an audible voice, AMI il there be No obiec
tiOn to the qualification Of such pt rsou as an eec
tor shall receive his ballot and in the presence Of
the other Judge-, put the same, without being
opened or examined, into the ballot box.
ART. 2l35-SEc. 26.-rhe name Of each elector
whose ballot has thus been received shall be inme-
diaely entered by each Clerk, in the column OF hi-
poll list headed, Names Of Voters, =, numbering
each name in the additional column. aS it is taken
down. so that it may be seen at any time whether
the two lists agree.
AIT. 2lS6-SFc. 27.-Any person Offering to
vote may be challenged as unqualified by the In.
spector, or either OF the judges or by any legal
ter, and it shall, in all cases. be the duty OF the H.
spector and each Judge to challenge any person
Offering TO vote wh0m he shall know or suspect not
TO he duly qualified as eiector
SEC. 2o. II any person Offering to vote at
any election shall be challenged IN relation to
his right at that election, the Boafd Of ,Iudses
shall declare 10 him the qualifications Of an
eector, and the Inspector or one OF the Judges
shall tender to him the following preliminary
oath:
You DO swear or ulitm that you wiil fully
and truly answer all such questions Is shall be
put 10 you touching your place Of residence
and qualifications as an eectot!
The Inspector or one Of the Judges shall
then proceed to question the person challenged
m relation ~ hi fl.. of
depce, how long he has resided iu the township
and county, where bis last place of residence
was, also as TO his citizenship, and whether
native or naturaIized citizen, and if the latter
when, where, ard in what court or before
what officer he was naturalized, and all such
other questions as shall tend to test his quail
hcations as to citizenship and right to vote.
SEC. >. If any person shall refuse TO take
the said preliminary oath when so rendered. or
TO answer any and all pertinent questions as to
his qualifications, his vote shall be rejected:
aud if the Boa,d Of Gdges are satisfied, from
his answers as aforesaid, that such person is
not legal voter they shall reject his vote
SEC 3. II such person shall still insist that
he is entitled TO vote and the Board OF Judges
find no cacsc 10 reject bis vote uader the pre-.
lmuary examination, ara the challenge shall
IUl DC Nltull iN ", It >t4Aif ufiA Gt tUtliFQ 10
vote unless he take the following oath, to be
administered by the Inspector or one Of the
Judges, viz:
You do swear (or affirm, as the case may
be) that you are citizen Of the United States
that you are twenty one years OF age, accord
ing 10 the best of your know ledge aud belief,
that you have resided 10 this State SIX months
next preceding this election, and in this county
township or ward as the case may be) thirty
days, and that you have not voted this day?
And in case the person Offering to vote pro.
duce certified transcript of the records OF
Court of competent jurisdiction, admitting him
TO citizenship, duly attes;ed by the clerk there
of, as evidence of his right 10 vote ard ihc
person producing the same is unknown 10 the
Board of judges, he shall make oath that he
is the person therein named.
SEC 1. II any person challenged as unqual-
fled shall be guilty Of wlful and corrupt ialse
swearing or affirming in taking any oath OF
affirmation prescribed BY this Act, such person
shall be adjndged guilty Of wiltul ard corrnpt
perjury
SEC. ). Every person who shall wiliuliy aud
eorruptly procure any person 10 swear or af
firm falsely as aforesaid, shall be adjadged
guilty Of subornatiou of perjury. and shall on
conviction suffer the punishment directed by
law in cases Of willu and corrupt periary.
SIC. 6. Every person who shall procure.aid,
or assist counsel or advise another 10 give or
effer his vote at any general or special election
knowing that the person IS not daily qualified
10 vote. shall on conviction be adladged guilty
of a msdemeanOv and punished by 4 fine Of
not less than fifty nor mere than five hundred
dollars. or Imprisonment ugt less than two o.
more than six months. or hy both such f0l
and Imprisonment as the Coari may direct.
SEC : The Board Of Judges Of election
shall keep a minute Of their proceedings in
respect 10 the challenging and administering
OF oaths 10 persons Offering 10 vote. ia which
shall be entered by one Of them ihe name Of
every person who shall have taken tbc oaihs
prescribed by This Act or either Of them spe.
sifyng in each case whether the preliminary
oath, or the general cath. or both. were taken
which minutes aud statement shall be certified
by the Inspector AMI returned by him to the
Office at which the returns OF votes given at
such election are made and the minutes SO re
turce5 shall be fled in the office aforesaid.
Ssc. 5. II the Inspector or Judges do not
faithfully and laspaFiialiy discharge their du-
ties, they shall be deemed guilty Of q miSde
meanor, and upon conviction shall be punished
by q fine not exceeding Eve hcpired dollars. or
Imprisonment not exceeding SIX months. or by
both such lae and Imprisonment as the Court
may direct,
SgC. 81. II the vote Of any person lie challenged
the grcund that he has been convicted OF an in
famous crime. or GlstranciIissd by suv court Of
competent jurisdiction he shall not be required TO
answer any questions respecting such alleged con-
victien, And in the absence OF any authentic rec
ord Of such facts II may be competent for two dis
interested witnesses upon cath 10 prove the same.
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proclamation thereof shall be made at the place of
voting a1i no votce sl7'' ~ ef'srws~,'r rros'1e5