Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-10-19

place OF election a. aforesaid the electors present
may open poll al such place they may select and
certify IN tile poll book. which shall he record OF the
proceedings at said election. substantially IA manner
aud form ~ hereinafter directed.
SEC. 3. The polls shall be opened As early aS pract
cable on SAID day and remain open at least three
hours and. If necessary, in the opinion OF the luis
Of election, IN order TO receive the votes OF All Tue
electors they may keep the polls open until seven
o'cloc6 in the afternoon Of said day proclamation
thereof shall be made at. or before tie opening Oh 'e
polls, ana one hOar before closing them. .,
sec l. Before openin1s tie POLL the day ol elcc-
ton. the electors present al oach OF the places i Z
said shall elect, three persons present AZ te
Judges Of said election and the judges 30 eieetei
shall then APPOINT two of the persons present VINO
shall BE- qualified clerks ofSatd eection ana
the Judges shall prepare boxes or other sIh'aoe re-
&c rtace for the tickets.
SEC s. Before any votes shall be received. said
Judges and clerks shall each take an oai = OF arm
ton that he vii perform te:dures OF udse or clerk
ts the may bel Of said election according to Ia"
and the best OF his abilities ana that ne wiz stud-
Ously cndeayoT to prevent fraGd deceit or abuse ia
conducting the same. which OATH or an IiIiatlon any 81
the SAID judges or CLERKS 50 ete,;l5u OF i'i
may administer each other and the same saii be
in writing or partly written and partly printed ana
signed by SAD Judges ana clerks ana cerulet !" p3
the party adm nIserug the same, and attached 70 OF
entered upon the poll book and there signed and GER
tilted a. Aforesaid
SIC s. All elections shall be by ballot. and the
judges Of elections may and upon challenge OF any
other shall examine. under oath affirmation
the applicant (Which oath or Affirmation any oI
said judges may adnnIster) IN respect to ilS HgHt
and ms qualifications vote IN the particular
ward. precinct city borough. township county OF
this State. IN which he claims Tesideuce and before
receiving any vote the judges or majority oi tiie,
ter of such place
Sac. :. Separate poll books shall be kept and sepa-
returns made the ut each city
ty the poll books shall the company and regi-
ment and the place. post, or hospital IN winch such
oNSh ward precinct or election district OF each voter
shall be endorsed DOsta bis name the pol! books;
each clerk shall keep one Of said poll books, that
there NAV be a double list OF voters.
SEE ). Each ticket shall have written printed.
partly written and partly printed thereon, the names
Of all the officers which may properly be voted for AT
said election, for which the said elector desires to
vote.
szc. O. That the Judges 10 whom any ticket shall be
delivered shall. upon the receipt thereof pronouce
with an audible voice the name of the eector. ana if
no objection Is made to him and the Judges are salts
fed that said eiecor citizen OF the United States
and legally entitled according to the constitution and
laws of this State vote said election shall mIre
datey put said ticket into the box or orher receptacle
therefor without inspecting the names Of persons
voted for; and the clerks shall enter the name of the
elector the poll book of his county ward precinct.
city borough or township, and county OF MS resi-
dence substantially IN pursuance OF the form herein
after given.
Sgc. 10. Al the close Of the polls the numher Of vo-
ters shall be counted and set down the foot of the
list Of voters ana signed by the judges ana ateste
SEC II. After the poll books are signed, She ballot
box shall be opened aud the tickets therein contained
shall be taken out one AT a time bv one of the iuas
who shall read distinctly, while the ticket renlunS in
the several Offices voted for and hen dzIIcer 20 tt
to the third judge who shall string the vote for
each county upon separate thread and carefully pre-
serve the the method shall be pursued as
to each taken until all the votes are counted.
SEc. T. Whenever TWO or tickets shall be found
carefully folded rolled together, neither Of such
tickets shall be counted and If ticket shall contain
more than the proper number Of for the same
office IT shall be considered Fraudulent as all the
names designated for t!iat Office, but further.
SIC 10 As check in counting. each cIer. shall
keep tally list for each county from which votes
shall have been received. which tally list shall coust
tute part of the poll book.
SEC. Il After the examination of the tickets shall
completed. the number Of for each person. in
the county poll books aforesaid shall be cnulner-
tel under the inspection of the judges and set down
hereinafter provided in the form Of the poll book
SEC. l5 The following shall be substantially the form
of the poll books bc kept by the judges aad clerks
Of the election. filing in the blanks carefully:
Poll book OF the election. held the second Tues
day Of October, one Thousand eight hundred and
Tor other election dag as the case may be, by
the qualified electors of county. lor citvj State OF
Pennsylvania, IN company ,ofthe regiment
OF pennsylvania volunteers (or the case may bel
held az naming the place. post, hospitaID g. G b
and Z + being duly elected Judges Of said election
and J and L II being duly appointed a. clerks of
SAID election, seYerliy OF affirmed as per
certificates herewith returned
Number and names OF the electors voting and their
county. city, borough, township ward or precinct of
residence:
No. |, i. county of township Of
No. , d, county of township OF
IL Is hereby certified that the number ofelectors for
county, pennsylvania, voting AZ this cleo