The Shasta courier., 1864-10-22
ELECTION LAWS.

OF Quail lftcdtt0ftS uHet DsSe1ossse'o''y " AS'~o'
src 10. Every white male citizen Of the
Tinted States. and every white male citizen OF
Wsr;co who shall have been elected to become
citizen of the United States under the treaty
of peace exchanged and ratified at Qnereiaro,
on the 3Otb of Nav. 1S48, of the age of twenty
one wears. who shal, have been aresident OF the
Stnte sir months next preceding the election.
and the county or district in which he claims
his vote. thirty DAYS. shall be entitled to vote
n. all elections wh1eh are DOW or hereafter may
be authorized by law.
SEC H. For the purpose of voting, no per-
son shall he deemed to have gained or lost a
residence BY reason of his presence or absence
on the service of the United States. nor while
engaged in the navigation of the waters of this
State or the United States, or Of the high seas;
nor while student of a seminary of learning;
nor while kept at almshouse or other asy-
lum, nor while confined in any public prison.
SEC. IL No idiot or insane person, or per-
sons convicted Of any Infamous crime. shall be
entitled to the privileges of an elector
SEC l3. A crime shall be deemed Infamous
which is punishable by death or by imprison-
ment in the State Prison.
OfMe Place of Holding Elections, and also Of In
spectors, Judges, and Clerks Of Election.
Sec. IL It shall be the duty of each Taspec-
tor to be at the place where the polls are to be
opened in the precinct for which he is appoint
ed, from eight in the morning until sunset on
the day of the election. Should such Inspector
not appear at eight o'clock in the morning. the
electors present at the place where the polls are
to be opened, may appoint an Inspector for the
precinct
SEC. IS. The Board of Inspectors for each
precinct shall. before the time of opening the
polls oppont two suitable persons as TO act
Clerks.
SEC 10. Before any election shall be OPEN
ed the Inspector, Judges and Clerks shall each.
before any officer authorized to administer oathss
take an oath that he will faithfully and impair
tally discharge the duties assigned him by law.
If there is no person present authorized to ad-
minister oaihs, the Inspector shall administer
the same to the Judges and Clerks, and one oi
the Judges shall then administer the oath to the
Inspector.
SEc. 20. The Inspector shall be Chairman
of the Board, and after its organization shall
have power to administer all necessary oaths,
which may be required in the progress of the
election. He shall also have power to fill any
vacancy tha. may occur in the Board of Judges,
OF by absence or by refusal to serve of either OF
the Clerks after the polls have been opened
On opening the Polls: of Voting and Challenges.
SEC. %. At all elections, the polls shall be
open at eight o'clock in the morning, and shall
continue open until sunset, at which time
the Judges shall close the polls; propided
that the Judges of the election may take re-
cess of one hour at any time they may think
proper during the day before three o'clock in
the afternoon.
SIC. %. The Board of Judges, before they
commence receiving ballots, shall cause it to
be proclaimed aloud at the place of voting that
the polls are open.
SEC. 2E. Whenever any person offers to vote,
the Inspector shall pronounce his naE:e in an
audible voice, and if there be no objection to
the qualification of such person as an elector,
shall receive his ballot. and in the presence OF
the other Judges put the same, without being
opened or examined, into the ballot lDx.
SEC. 26 The name of each elector whose bal
lot has thus been received, shall be Immediate
ly entered by each Clerk in the column of his
poll list, headed names of voters numbering
each name in the additional column, as it is IT,
ken down, so that il may be seen at any time
whether the two lists agree.
SEC. 81. Any person Offering to vote may be
challenged as unqualified, By the Inspector. or
either of the Judges, or by any legal voter; and
it SHALL in all cases, be the duty of the Tnspcc-
tor and each of the Judges to challenge any
person offering to vote whom he shall know or
suspect not 10 be duly qualified as an elector.
Proceedings on Challenge.
Section l. Section twenty eight of said Act is
amended to read as follows
Section IS. If any person offering to vote at
any election shall. be challenged in relation to his
right to vote at that election, the Boar4 Of Judges
shall declare him the qualifications Of an elecor,
and the Inspector of the Judges shall tender
to him the following preliminary OATH
"You do affirm, that you will
fully and truly answer all such questions shall
lar IA ,,la
qualifications as Gle, tory
The Inspector or one of the Judges shall then
proceed to question the person challenged in rela-
ton to his name, his then place of residence how
long be has resided in the township and county,
where his last place of residence also as to his
citizenship. and whe.Eer a native naturalized
citizen. and il the latter. when, where and in what
Court. or before what officer he naturazed and
all such other questions as shall tend to test his
qualifications to citizenship and right to vote.
Sc. 2. 1fany person shall refuse to take the
said preliminary oath when 81 rendered. or to an
swer any and all pertiaen questions to his quail
iications. his vote shall lie rejected and if the
Board of Judges satisfied. from his answers as
aforesaid. that such person IS not legal voter,
they shall reject his vote.
See. B. If such person shall still insist that he is
entitled to vote, and the Board of Judges find no
to reject his vote under the preliminary ex-
animation. aud the challenge shah not be with
drawn, he shall not be entitled 10 unless he
take the following oath. to be administered by the
Inspector or one of the Judges, viz:
:" You do swear Tor affirm. the may be-
that you citizen of the United Ssa;es that you
are ot the age of twentyone years according the
best of your knowledge and belief, that You have
resided in 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 produce a
certified transcript of the records of Court of com
petent Jurisdiction. admitting him to citizenship
duly atsssted by the Clerk thereof as evidence of
his right to vote. and the person producing the
saTqe Is unknown to the Board of Judges he shall
make oath that be is the l.ersan therein named.
See 4. If any person challenged as unqualified
shall he guilty of wful and corrupt false swearing
or affirming in taking any oath or affirmation pre-
scribed by this Act. such person shall be adujged
guilty Of wifui and corrupt perjury
Sec. ). Every person who shall wifully and
corruptly procure any person to swear or affirm
falsely Aforesaid shall be adjudged guilty of sub
ornation OF perjury. and shall upon conviction
thereof suffer the punishment directed by law in
cases of wilsnl and corrupt perjury.
Sec. 6. Every person who shall procure aid as
sist. counsel advise anosher to gve or offer his
vote at any general special election, knowing
that the person is duly qualified to vote shall
conviction be adjudged guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and punished by fne of not less than fifty nor
more than Eve hundred dollars, or imprisonment
not less han two nor more than six months. OF by
both such fine and imprisonment a. the Court NAV
direct
Sec. Z. The Board of Judges of Election shall
keep minute of their proceedings in respect to the
challenging ana administering of caths to persons