The Shasta courier., 1865-10-07


prisonment, as the Court may direct.
| See 2. All Acts and parts Of Acts in eonlic
with tae provisions OF this Act hereby repealed
Sec 81. # the vote of any person be chal
ienged on the ground that he has been congic-
ted Of an Infamous crime, or disfranehised By
any Court ofcompetent jurisdic' ion, he shall no
| be required to answer any questions respecting
such alleged conviction; and in the absence O.
amy authenticated record of such facts, II may
be competent for two disinterested witnesses
| upon oath to prove the same.
See 30 When the polls are closed pFocia-
nation thereof shall be made at the place OF vo-
ting, and no votes shall be Afterwards received
| OF Counting and Reeeieasg tie Totes' Deefdr1n9
The Result Of Elections, aaa q ceFf9tcafss q
Election.
| See. 50. As soon as the polls are closed on
the afternoon Of the day OF the election the
| judges shall open the baliot-oo2 aHd commence
counting the votes, and in no case snail the
ballot-box be removed from the room IN "nich
the election NAV be held, until all the ballots
are counted the counting OF ballots ShaH IN all
cases be public.
The ballots shall be taken out carefully, one
bv one by the Inspector one Of the Judges,
.,h, sb,lI omen them, and read aloud the name
/ feacb person contained therein, and the OF
6ce for which every such person IS voted Tor
Each Clerk shall write down each Office TO be
I flled and the name of each person voted Tor
| such Office aud shall keep the number OF votes
! nv tsllies as they arc read alond by the In
siector orJu,ige. The counting Of the votes shall
he continued without adjournment until all
are counted.
s.c Al IF two tickets are folded together,
thev shall both he rejected and if more per-
sons are designated on any ticket for any Office
imam are to be elected for such Office, such
nart Of the ticket shall not be counted for any
~ rhrfo but no ticket shall be lost from want
of form. if the Board Of Judges can determine
to their satisfaction.
Sec 35. As soon as all the votes are read
off and counted, 4 certificate shar be drawn up
-, each of the papers containing the poll list
and ttles, or attached thereto, stating the num-
her of votes each person voted for has received,
and designating the office to fill which he was
voted for. which number shall be written in
words at full length. Each certificate shall be
stoned by the Clerks, the Judges, and Inspector.
one Of said certificates, with the poll list, and
tally paper to which it is attached shall be re-
tanned by the Inspector, and preserved by him
nj least six months. The ballots shall be strung
upon a cord or thread by the Inspector during
the counting of the ballots, in the order in which
they are 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 il is attached, shall be sealed up by the
Inspector in presence of the Judges and Clerks.
aud indorsed Z. Election Returns" and be di-
rected and delivered 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
il any person be Of the opinion that the vote of
any precinct shall not have been correctly coun-
ted, he may appear on the day appointed for the
Board of Supervisors to open the returns, and
demand recount Of the vote of said precinct,
and the Board Of Supervisors shall proceed to
recount the vote OF the precinct thatis 50 clam
ed to have been incorrectly counted.
Sec 80. The said package shall be delivered
to the County Clerk by one of the Judges or
Clerks of the election in person, or may be sent
By private hand, or by mail. If sentby private
hand the person delivering il shall, before the
County Clerk take and subscribe an affidavit
that the package was delivered to him by one
of the Judges, (namjng him. that it has not
been out OF his possession since it was received
and has undergone no alteration while in his
possession. The affidavit shall be endorsed on
the package. II sent by mail, it shall be mall
ea by one of the Judges, aud the postmaster
shall make on il an endorsement that he receiy-
ed it from enc of the Judges, (naming him.
OfMe Penalties jar Misconduct at Elections, and
jor Fioiation Of CrtGH Provisions Of his Act
Sec. 80. If any person shall, directly or in
directly, use any threats, menace or force, OF
any corrupt means or device, at or previous to
any election held persuaut to this towards any
eector. to hinder or deter him from voting At
such election; or shall attempt by any means
whatever, to awe, restrain, hinder, or disturb
any elector IN the free exercise of the right Of
suffrage, he shall upon conviction thereof, be
fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars.
Sec. 90 Ifany person shall furnish any elee
tor. wishing to vote at sny election, held pur.
ant to the provisions of this act, who canuotread
with a ticket, such person informing or givin:
such elector to understand that it contains
name or names written or printed thereon differ
ent from the name or names written or printed
thereon, such person shall, upon conviction
thereof. be fined in any sum not less than fit,
nor more than FIVE hundred dollars.
How Soldiers may Vote.
Sec. 4. On the day fixed by law for holding tht
State election and also for choosing Electors 0
President and Vice President of the United States
for the year A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty -four
and for every general election thereafter, during
the war in which the National Government is nov
/ engaged a ballot box, other suitable receptacl
for votes shall be opened, and votes received frou
the electors whose names are upon said list at eac
/ place where a regiment detachment of regiment
/ IA battalion squadron, or battery of California sol
dier in the service of the United States may be o1
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