Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-08-26

SEC. ~. Before any eleCtlOn Suall Oc Opcntu,
the Inspector, Judges and Clerks shall each, be-
fore any officer authorized to administer oaths,
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 oatbs, the Inspector shall then admins
ter the same to the Judges and Clerks, and one
of 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 that
NAV occur in the Board of Judges, or by absence
or bv refusal to serve of either of the Clerks,
after the polls have been opened.
ON OPENING OF VOTING AND CHALLENGING
SEC % At all elections the polls shall be
opened at eight o'clock in the morning, and shall
continue open until sunset, at which time the
Judges shall close the polls procded, that the
Judges of the election may take a recess of one
hour at any time they may think proper during
the dav 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 open.
SEC. %. Whenever any person offers to voter
the Inspector shall pronounce his name IN an
audible voice, and if there be no objection TO the
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 Immediately
entered by each Clerk in the column of his poll
list headed names of voters, numbering each
name in the additional column, as 1t Is taken
down, so that it 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 any legal voter and 1T
shall in all cases. be the duty of the Inspector
and each of the Judges to challenge any person
offering to vote whom he shall know or suspect
not to be qualified an elector.
SEC 2S When any person offering 10 vote is
challenged. it shall be the duty of the Board OF
Judges to declare to him the qualifications of an
elector.
SEC %. If such person shall insist that he is
entitled to vote. and the challenge shall not be
withdrawn, he shall not be entitled to vote un-
less he take the following oath to be administer
ed by the Inspector or one of the Judges, viz:
- You do swear (or affirm. the may be),
that YOU are a citizen of the United States. that
YOU arc of the age of twcnty-one years. accord
ing to the best of your knowledge and belief,
that you have resided in the State six months
next preceding this election, and that you have
not voted this day.
Upon taking which ootn. he Snall ne cntltIed
for all State officers: and if he offer to
vote for any district, county or township officer
he shall. in addition thereto. make oath that lie
has resided in such district, county or township,
las the case may be-, thirty days.
SEC. 81. If the vote of any person be chal-
lcngcd the ground that he has been convicted
of an infamous crime DISTINGUISHED by any
Court of competent Jurisdiction he shall not be
required to answer any questions respecting such
alleged conviction and in the absence Of any
record Of such facts, it may be
competent for two disinterested witnesses upon
oath to prove the same
SEC 30. When the polls closed. proclama-
tiun thereof shall he made ut the place of voting
and no votes shall he afterwards received.
OF COUNTING AID rEc WING THE vor rEsrI1
oT EiEcTIr:, A|i OF clRrITIc,TEs or EiH II"N.
SEc. 33 is soon as the polls are closed on the
afternoon of the day Of election the Judges
shall opcn the hao-hox aud commence counting
:he votcs and in no shall The baot-hox be
removed from th9room in winch the election
may he held. until all the ballots are counted
The counting of the ballots shall in all cases be
made pubc
The ballots shall be taken ont carefully one
by one hy the Inspector one of the Judges,
who shall open them and read aoud the name
Of each person contained therein. and the Office
for which every such person is "otcd for.
Each Clerk shall write down each office to he
filled, and the name of each person voted for
such Office and shall keep the number Of votes
by tallies as they read aloud by the Inspector
or Judge. The counting Of the votes shall he
continued without adjournment until all are
counted
SEC 81 If two tickets arc folded together,
they shall both be rejected and if more persons
are designated any ticket for any office than
are to he elected for such office. such part of the
ticket shall not he counted for any Of them but
no ticket shall be lost for want of form. if the
Board Of Judges determine to their satisfac-
ton.
SEC. 80. Is soon ms all the votes are read off
and counted, certificate shall be drawn MP on
each of the papers containing the poll list and
tallies or attached thereto. stating the number
of votes each person voted for has received and
the Office to fll which he was voted
for which number shall he written in words at
full length. Each certificate shall he signed by
the Clerks. the Judges, and Inspector. One of
said certificates, with poll list and tally paper to
which it is attached shall be retained bv the In
spector. and preserved by him at least six months
The ballot shall be strung upon cord or thread
by the Inspector during the counting of the bal
lots. in the order in which they entered upon
the tally list by the Clerks. and said ballots
together with the other of said certificates with
the poll list and tally paper to which it is attach
ed, shall be sealed by the Inspector in the pres
ence of the Judges and Clerks, and indcrsed
- Election Returns, and be directed and dev-
cred or sent by the Inspector to the County Clerk
of the county in which the election is held and
the said ballots shall be kept for at least six
months by said Clerk and if any person be of
the opinion that the vote of any precinct shall
not have been correctly counted. he may appear
on the day appointed for the Board Of Supervi-
sors to open the returns and demand recount
of the vote of said precnct that is so claimed to
have been Incorrectly counted.
SEC. Sc. The said package shall be delivered
to the County Clerk by of the Judges or
Clerks of the election in person, or may be sent
by private hand, or by mail. If sent by private
hand the person delivering it shall before the
County Clerk, take and subscribe to an affidavit
that the package was delivered to him by one OF
the Judges. manning him), that it has not been
out of his possession since it received, and
has undergone no change while in his possession.
The affidavit shall be endorsed on the package.
If sent by mail, it shall be mailed by one Of the
Judges, and the postmaster shall make on 1t an
Endorsement that he received it from one OF the
Judges, (naming HIM.
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