Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-10-08

I'D Of such box. so as to entirely cover III,
same, and the key delivered to one of tn,
Judges, and the box to another, to be designa
ted by the board.
| Sec. 81. The judge having the key shall
keep it in his own possession, and deliver il
again to the board at the next opening of the
polls and the person having the care of the
box shall carefully keep it, without opening
il, or suffering it to be opened, or the seal
thereof to be broken or removed, and shall
publicly, in thet condition, deliver to the
board Of judges at the next opening of the
polls, when the seal shall be broken, the box
opened, tie poll books taken out, and the box
again locked.
CANvAssING BY THE JUDGES.
Sec. %. As soon as the polls Of the cleo.
ton shall be finally closed, the judges shall
Immediately proceed to canvass the vote given
at such election, and the canvass shall be pub
lie and continue without adjournment until
completed.
Sec. %. The canvass shall commence by
comparison of the poll lists from the com.
and a correction of any mistake
that may be found therein, until they shall be
found to agree; the box shall then be opened.
and the ballots found therein counted by the
judges, unopened. except to ascertain wheth-
er each ballot is single; and if two or more
ballots shall be found folded together, as to
present the appearance of single ballot.
they shall he laid aside until the count ofthe
ballot is completed, and if, on a comparison
Of The count with poll list, and the appearance
Of such ballots, majority ofthe judges shall
be Of the opinion that the ballots thus folded |
together were voted By one elector, they shall
be rejected.
Sec "a. If the ballots in the box shall be
found to exceed in number tine whole number
of votes in the poll lists they shall be re-
placed in the box latter being purged after
The manner above stately, and one of the
Judges shall publicly draw out and destroy,
so many ballots, unopened, as shall I
De equal to such excess.
Sec. %. The ballots and poll lists agreeing /
" being made TO agree, the board shall then
proceed to count and ascertain the number Of
'oteS cast, and the clerks shall set down in
heir poll books, the names of every person
Toted for, and then, At full length, the Office
Or which such person received such votes,
ind the number he did receive, the number
,eing expressed at full length.
Sec 20. The judges of election shall then
.nclOss and seal of the poll books, under COW
Il, directed 10 the clerk of the board Of com.
Miss oners Of the county in which such cleo
ion was held and the packet, thus sealed,
hall be conveyed by one Of the judges or
Jerks Of the election, to be determined by lot,
{ fhnv ranr,of nthovusso sOrna ~ he sonoo /
ither person to be agreed upon By the judges,
nd delivered to the said clerk Of the board i
t counsy commissioners, at his Office. within
en- dayt from the close Of the polls; and the
theF poll book, together with the ballot box,
deposited with one Of the judges of election,
D be determined by lot, If not otherwise
greed upon and the said book shall be SUBJ
sct TO the inspection Of any electOr, at any
ime thereafter, who may wish to examine the
anne. The returns of election in morgan
Ted counties, shall be made 20 the clerk Of
be county 10 which they are attached for ju-
lcial purposes. -
SEQ. ~. If any person, after being deputed
y the Judges Of election to carry the poll
oOk Of such election 70 the clerk Of the
Ounty, shall fail or neglect TO deliver such
oil book 70 the said clerk within the time
FescTibed BY Law, safe, with the seal unbrO-
en-, he shall. for every such offence, and
hen convicted thereof, forfeit and pay the
lm Of Ave hupdFed dollsTs, and be impFison.
q in the county jail until such fine Is paid,
" the use Of the county, the same to be re-
OyeEed By civil action, in the name Of the
Ounly commissioner, in the district court.