The Shasta courier., 1865-10-14
SHASTA COURIER.
ELECTION LAWS.


Mexico who shall have been elected to become
a citizen OF the United States under the treaty
ofneace exchanged and ratified at Queretar9,
ON the 3Oth of May, 1913, of the age of twenty
ono -vea-s. who shall have been aresident OF the
S,ata six months next preceding the election,
and the county or district in which be claims
his vote. thirty days, shall be entitled to vote
a. all elections which are now or hereafter may
be authorized by law.
SEC. II. For the parpose of voting, no per-
son shall be deemed 10 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 orthe 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. L. 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.
Ofthe Place Of Holding Elections, and also Of In
spec,ors, Judges, and CLERKS Of Election.
SEQ II. It shall be the duty Of each Inspec-
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.
SEE 49, The Board of Inspectors for each
precinct SHALL before the time of opening the
polls, oppoint two suitable persons to act as
Clerks.
f 10 paf,ra 49, oract;on shaIl he o,ap
ed, the Inspector, Judges and Clerks shall each,
before any officer authorized to administer oaths,
take an oath that he viii faithfully and impair
italy discharge the duties assigned him by law.
If there is no person present authorized to ad-
minister oaths, the Inspector shall administer
the same to the Judges and Clerks, and one Of
the Judges shall then administer the oath to the
Inspector.
SEC 90. 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 that may occur in the Board of Judges,
or 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; propiaea,
that the Judges of the election may take re-
cess of one hour at any time they may thinl;
proper during the day before three o'clock in
the afternoon.
SEC 23 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. 25. Whenever any person offers to vote,
the Inspector shall pronounce his name 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 box.
Sec 26. The name of each elector whose bal
lot has thus been received, shall be immediate
" entered BIZ each Clerk in the column Of his
poll list, headed names of voters numbering
each name IN the additional column, as it is te-
ken down. so that IL may be seen at any time
whether the two lists agree.
ESEc. 27. Any person Offering to vote may be
challenged as unqualified, by the Inspector. OF
either of the Judges, or by any legal voter; and
it shall, in all cases, be the duty of the Inspcc-
tor and each of the Judges to challenge any
person offering to vote whom be shall know oil
suspect not to be duly qualified as elector.
Proceedings on Challenge.
Section l. Section twenty-eight of said Act i,
amended so as to read follows:
Section IS. If any person Offering to vote a
any election shall be challenged in relation to hi:
right to vote that election, the Board of Judge.
shall declare to him the qualifications Of elector
and the Inspector of the Judges shall tender
to him the following preliminary oath
'Yoa do swear or affirm, that you viii
aud trulv ansxVpr all suph ouaSfions sho
be put to you touching your place OF residence anc
qualifications eiector?'
The Inspector or one of the Judges shall ther
proceed to question the person challenged in rela
ton to his name, his then place of residence how
long he has resided in the township and county
where his last place of residence was also as BIZ
citizenship and whether native or naturalizeC
citizen, and if the latter when, where, and in wha
Court or before what officer he was naturalzed an(
all such other questions shall tend to test hi
qualifications as to citizenship and right to vote
Sec. 2. If any person shall refuse to take tht
said preliminary oath when rendered or to an
swer any and all pertinent questions as to his quail
iheations, his vote shall be rejected and if th'
Board of Judges are satisfied from his answers al
aforesaid that such person is not a legal voter
they shall reject his vote.
Sec. 3. Ii such person shall still insist that he il
entitled to vote, and the Board of Judges find n,
cause to reject his vote under the preliminary ex
ANIMATION and the challenge shall not be with
drawn, he shall not be entitled to vote unless b,
take the following oath, to be administered by th
inspector or one ofthe Judges, viz:
lou 30 swear or affirm as the case nav be
that yoWare citizen of the United States. that yot
are oI the age OF twenyone Years aceordin, to tn.
best OF your knowledge and belief. thot Won bav,
resided IN this State six months next nreeedine
TINS election and in this county. township. d
ward as the case may be,) thirty DAYS and tha
you have not voted this dav -
And in ease the person oferine 70 ro+o rr,7,,,,
certified transcript of the records of Conf If con,
petent jurisdiction. admitting him II citi., - :;
duly attested by the Clerk thereof as ,-vi, Z
his right to vote. and the person 50 nrodne;rs. -
same is unknown to the Board Of JUDGES h. shaI
make oath that heis the person therein named
See 4. If any person challenged as nnonol;e
shall BE guiity OF wlfdi and corrupt false swearin
or affirming in taking any oath or affirmation ~
scribed by this Act, such person shall be a5;ni.o
guilty of wilfui and corrupt perjury.
Sec. s. Every person who shall wilfullv an
corrupty procure any person to swear or afr,
falsely as aforesaid, shall be adjudged guilty of l
ornation OF perjury. and shall upon convictio
thereof suffer the punishment directed by law
cases fwilful and corrupt perjury.
Sec. 6. Every person who shall procure. aid. q.
sist. counsel advise another to give or offer b
vote at any general or special election, KNOWN
thatthe person is not duly qualified to vote, sha
on conviction be adjudged guilty of misdemeano
and punished by fine of not less than fifty nj
more than five hundred dollars, or imprsonmeI
not less than two nor more than six months, or b
both such fine and imprisonment, as the Court ma
direct.
See. :. The Board of Judges of Election sha
keep minute of their proceedings in respect to tt
challenging ana administering of eaths to person
offering to vote in which shall be entered by one