The Shasta courier., 1865-09-30
SHASTA COURIER.
ELECTION LAWS.

Mexico who shall have been elected to become
a citizen OF the United States under the treaty
of peace exchanged and ratified at Quereiar9'
on the 30th of MAY. l84s, 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 vote
az all elections which are now or hereafter may
be authorized by law.
SEC. II. For the purpose of voting, no per-
son shall be deemed to have gained or lost
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 student of seminary OF learning !;
nor while kept at an almshouse or other asy-
lun, nor while confined in any public prison.
SEC. r. No idiot or insane person, or per-
sons convicted of any Infamous crime. shall be
entitled to the privileges of an elector.
SEC. l3 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
spectors, Judges, and Clerhs Of Election.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 49, The Board of Inspectors for each
precinct shall, before the time of opening the
polls, oppoiat two suitable persons to act as
Clerks.
SEC. ls. Before any election shall be open
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before any officer authorized to administer oaths,
take an oath that be will faithfully and impair
TALLY 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.
See. 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,
OF bv 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; proUiaed,
that the Judges of the election may take a re-
cess Of one hour at any time they may think
proper during the day before three o'clock in
the afternoon.
Sac. 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. q. 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 by each Clerk in the column of his
poll list headed thames 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.
SEC. 81. ANY person offering to vote may bt
challenged as unqualified, by the Inspector. OF
either of the Judges, or by any legal voter ana
it shall, in all cases be the duty of the Inspec
tor and each of the Judges to challenge any
person Offering to vote whom he shall know Of
suspect not to be daily qualified as an elector
Proceedings on Challenge.
Section l. Section twenty eight of said Act i
amended so as to read as follows:
Section IS If any person Offering to vote a
any election shall be challenged in relation to hi
right to vote at that election, the Board of Judge
shall declare to him the qualifications Of an eector
and the Inspector one of the Judges shall tende
to him the following preliminary oath:
''Y0u do swear or affirm, that you vii
fully aud truly answer all such questions as shal
be put you touching your place of residence ant
qualifications an eectorE'
The Inspector Of the Judges shall theI
proceed to question the person challenged in rela
tion to his name, his then place Of residence. hoy
long he has resided in the township and county
where his last place of residence was, also hi
citizenship, and whether a native or naturalze
citizen, and if the latter. when. where and in wha
Court. or before what officer he was naturalized an
all such other questions as shall tend to test hi
qualifications as to citizenship and right to vote.
Sec. 3 If any person shall refuse to take tn
said preliminary oath when so rendered or to an
any and all pertinent questions to his quail
iications, his vote shall be rejected /; aud if th
Board Of Judges satisfied, from his answers a
aforesaid, that such person is not legal voter
they shall reject his vote.
Sec. g. If such person shall stiil insist that he
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, be shall not be entitled to vote unless h
take the following OATH to be administered by tn
Inspector OF the Judges, viz:
"You do swear or aiiirm as the case nav be
that you citizen OF the United States that yo
are Of the age Of twentyone years according to tn
best Of your knowledge and belief, that you hav
resided in this State six months next preeedin
this election. and in this county, township. O
ward. as the case may be,) thirty days, and tha
you have not voted this day?"
And in case the person offering TO vote produce
certified transcript ofthe records of a Court Of com
petent jurisdiction, admitting him to citizenship
duly attested by the Clerk thereof as evidence o
his right to vote, and the person so producing th
same is unknown to the Board of Judges he shal
make oath that heis the lerson therein named
Sec 4. If any person challenged as unqualife,
shall be guilty of wilful and corrupt false swearin.
or affirming in taking any oath affirmation pre-
seribed by this Act. such person shall be adjudge,
guilty Of wilful and corrupt perjury.
Sec. ). Every person who shall wilfully am
eorruptly procure any person 10 swear or affirm
falsely aforesaid, shall be adjudged guilty of sub
ornaton OF perjury, and shall upon conviction
thereof suffer the punishment directed by law il
of wilful ana corrup; perjury.
Sec. 6. Every person who shall procure. aid. as
sist counsel or advise another to give or offer hi
vote al any general special election, knowing
that the person IS not duly qualified to vote shal
on conviction be adjndged guilty Of amisdemeanor
and punished by fne of not less than i(v no
more than five hundred dollars, or Imprisonment
not less han two nor more than six months or b,
both such fine and Imprisonment, as the Court ma
direct
Sec. Z. The Beard of Judges Of Election shal
keep minute of their proceedings in respect to th
challenging ana administering Of oaths to person
Offering 10 vote, u which shall be entered by one
them the name Of every person who shall have In