The Shasta courier., 1865-08-19
SHASTA COURIER.
Election LAWS.

Src 10. Every white male citizen OF the
limited States and every white male citizen of
MEXICO who shall have been elected to become
citizen OF the United States under the treaty
Of peace exchanged and ratified at Queretaro,
an the 30th of May, ls4s, of the age of twenty
one years, who shall have been president of the
State six months next preceding the election,
and the county or district in which he claims
his vote, thirty days, shall be entitled to a vote
a. all elections which are now or hereafter NAV
be authorized by law.
Sec. IL. For the purpose of voting, no per-
son shall beideemed to 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 or the United States, or of the high seas
nor while n student of a seminary of learning
nor while kept at an almshouse or other asy-
lum, nor while confined in any public prison.
SEC. II. 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 rs punishable by death or By imprison-
ment in the State Prison.
Ofhe Place of Holding Elections, and also Of In
spectors, Judges, and Clerks Of Election
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of each Iuspec-
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.
SEC. Is. The Board of Inspectors for each
precinct SHALL before the time of opening the
polls. oppoint two suitable persons to act as
Clerks,
SEC. 10. Before any election shall be OPEN
ed, the Inspector, Judges and Clerks shall each,
before 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 caths, 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. 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 may occur in the Board OF Judges
OF 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 NIL 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; proptded,
that the Judges Of the election may take re-
cess Of one hour at any time they may think
proper during the day before three O'Clock N
the afternoon.
SEC. 49, 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 eector
shall receive his ballot and in the presence of
the other Judges pnt tae 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
lv entered by each Clerk in the column of his
poll list headed thames of voters, numbering
each name in the additional column as it is ia
ken down. so that it may be seen at any time
whether the two lists agree.
SEC o. Any person offering to vote may be
challenged as unqualified, by the Inspector. or
either of the Judges, or by any legal voter; and
it SHALL in all cases, be the duty of the lnspcc-
tor and each of the Judges to challenge any
person Offering to vote whom he shall know or
suspect not to be duly qualified as an electo-.
Irocecdtn9S on CHduenge.
Section l. Section twenty eight of said Act is
amended so as to read as follows
Section IS. If any person Offering to vote at
any election shall be challenged in relation to his
right to vote at that election the Board of Judges
shall declare to him the qualifications OF an eector
and the Inspector Of the Judges shall tender
to him the following preliminary oath: :,
"You do affirm, that you will
fully and truly answer all such questions shall
ha fo touck nj q
qualifications elector?"
The Inspector or one of the Judges shall then
proceed to question the person challenged in rela
tion to his name, his then place of residence, how
long be has resided in the township and county,
where his last place OF residenc. also as to his
citizenship, and whether a rative naturalized
citizen and if the latter, wien, where, and in what
Court before what officer he naturalized, and
all such other questions shall tend TO test his
qualifications to citizenship and right to vote.
Sec. 2. If any person shall refuse to take the
said preliminary oath when so rendered, or to an
swer any and all pertinent que stions to his quail
iications, his vote shall be rejected and if the
Board of Judges are satisfied, from his answers as
aforesaid, that such person Is not legal voter,
they shall reject his vote.
Sec g. If such person shall still insist that he is
entitled to vote, and the Board of Judges find no
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 he
take the following oath, to be administered by the
Inspector one ofthe Judges viz:
"You do swear (or affirm, the may be)
that you citizen Of the United States that you
of the age Of twenty-onc years according to the
best of your knowledge and belief, that you have
resided in this State six months next preceding
this election and in this county, township. or
ward, as the may be,) thirty days, and that
you have not voted this dsy?'
And IN case the person offering tovote produce
If s,fa 20 of
pe:ent jurisdiction. admitting him to citizenship
duly attestcd by the Clerk thereof as evidence Of
has right to vote, and the person so producing the
Same Is unknown to the Board of Judges. he shall
make oath that hei the person therein named.
Sec 4. If any person challenged as unouolified
shall be guilty of wful and corrupt false swearing
or affirming in taking any oa Il or affirmation nre
seraed by this Act. such person shall be adud,-ed
guilty Of wilfui and corrupt perjury.
Sec 5. Every person who shall ssilsuIlv and
fals>y Aforesaid shall be adiadgel Guilty of snh
osnation OF perjury. ard shdI upon conviction
thereof suffer tie panis fment directed by Law in
cases of wiliui and corrupt perjury.
Sec. 6. Every person who sLal, procure, aid As
sis+ counsel advise another to give or offer his
votsat any general special election, knowing
that the pcrsen is not duly qualified TO vote shall
on csnvictioabe adjadged guilty of misdemeanor.
and punished by fine of net less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars, or Imprisonment
notices. than two nor more than six months. or by
both such fine rand Imprisonment, as the Court may
direct.
sec.1. The Board of Judges Of Election shall