The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-09-15

in any vessel or navy-yard, may vote at
such other polls as are most convenient to
them. When there are ten or more cleo
tors unable to attend at the company polls
or proper place of election, they may open
a poll at such place as they may select
Sec. 3. The polls are not to be opened
before 7 clock, and must be kept open
three houis, or, if deemed necessary in
order to receive all the votes, until seven
o clock in the evening.
Sec. 4. Before opening the polls the
electors present shall elect, viva voce, three
persons for judges and the judges shall
appoint two clerks, ani prepare boxes tor
the ballots.
Sec 5. Before receiving any votes :he
judges and clerks shall be sworn to OBJ
serve the law and guard against fraud and
deceit, and this oath must be entered on
the poll book and signed by the judges and
clerks.
Sec. 6. All voting shall be by ballot,
and the applicant to vote, if challenged
must be examined under oath by the iudg-
es as to his right to vote in the precinct
in which he claims residence.
Sec. Z. Separate poll-books shall be kept,
and separate returns made, for the voters
OF each city or county. The poll books
shall name the company and regiment, and
post, place or hospital in which the elec-
ton is held. The county aud township,
city, borough, ward, precinct, or election
district of each voter shall be endorsed
opposite his name on the poll-books, of
which each clerk shall keep one
Sec s. The tickets shall have upon
them the names of all the officers for
whom the electors desire to vote.
Sec. 8. On receiving the ticket the
judges must pronounce audibly the name
of the elector presenting it, and if satisfied
is not challenged, shall deposit the ballot
in the proper box, while the clerks regis
ter the name and legal residen ce of the
voter in their poil-boo
Sec. 10. At the close of the polls the
number Of voters must be counted, set
down, and certified at the foot Of the poll
books.
Sec. IL. After the poll-books are signed
the ballots are to be counted, each Judge
reading the names thereon, and .he third
striuging the vote Of each county on
separate string, and carefully preserving
the same.
Sec. II. Where two tickets are folded
together, both are to be thrown out, and
where two ballots are voted together for
the same office, neither is to be counted
for that Office.
Sec. 13. Each clerk shall keep, in addi-
tion to the poli-book, list of the voters for
each county, which shall constitute part Of
the poll-book
Sec. Ia. The number of voters on these
county poll lists must also be set down and
certified.
Secs. Is ard 16 Prescribe the form Of
poll l-book, and the manner of entering the
returns.
Sec. II. After canvassing the votes, the
Judges will seal up and send the poll
book, lists, and ballots to the Prothonota-
ry of the proper county, and secure the
other poll-book and lists, to be called for
by the Commissioner appointed under the
act. 1t not called for within ten days, the
second book, &c, are to be sent to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Sec. Is. The Prothonotary must furnish
the Return judges with certified copy
OF returns 60 received.
Secs. l9 and ~. The Return Judges
are to meet on the Second Tuesday of
November to coun. and enter the vote Of
soldiers thus returned.
Sec. 21. In Presidential elections, all
returns received by the Secretary of the
Commonwealth are to be compared with
the county returns, for the correction of
the latter.
Sec %. All elections are to be subject
to contest as under the present laws.
Sec. %. The Secretary of the Common
wealth is required to provide a sufficient
number of copies of this law, together
with extracts from the general election
laws, blank forms of poll books, tally lists,
and returns, postage stamps, etc., and for
ward the same by Commissioners, or 9TH
erwise, to tho commanding officers of
companies, detached posts and hospitals,
who shall deliver the same to the election
judges on the day of election, but no cleo
ton is to be invalliatcd By reason of such
blanks not being received.
Secs. "a, 25, 26, 27. The Governor is
to appoint such commissioners, not exceed
ing one to each Pennsylvania regiment in
service, as shall be necessary to carry out
TIE law Said commissioners are to be
sworn to fulfill their duties, under penalty
of 81 600 or Imprisonment for one year
They are to deliver four copies of the laws.
and at least two sets of blanks, to the