Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-08-25
Extracts from Registry Law.

ORGANIZATION BOARD OF JUDGES OPENING THE PULLS
CONDUCTING ELECTIONS
l47 IT shall be the duty of each member OF
the Board of Judges of Elections to be at the
plare where the polls of his precinct are to be
opened from eight O'Clock in the morning until
sunset on the day when any election Is 10 DC
held by authority of law; and the place OF any
such member not appearing at elght 0 cioeh III
the morning of said day may be temporary sup
plicd hv any qualified voter of the precinct, TO
he ,nnointed by the member or members then in
attendance the appointee to act until the ar
! rival of the absent member whose place he sup
plies. The Board of Registration before the
opening of the polls and the Board OF Judges OF
Elections afterwards shall have power TO appoint
the necessary clerks. not exceeding two, to ana
them in the discharge of their duties when
clerks shall be sworn by some member OF the
Board faithfully to discharge their duties ac-
cordiug to law The Clerk of Elections shall be
Chairman of the Board of Judges of Elections,
and shall have power to appoint for the day
qualified eector to fill any vacancy occurring In
the Board by the absence of any member after
the POLLS are opened. And if the Clerk OF Elec-
tons be himself absent his place may be tempo
rarily supplied aforesaid by the other menu
Der or members present. All persons appointed
to fill vacancies shall before entering upon their
duties take the proper oath of office. Act OF
March 81, 1866, a..
l4S. In order to provide more fully for filing
vacancies which may occur either in the Board
of Registration or the Board of Judges of Elec-
tions by temporary disability or absence of the
Clerk either of the Judges of Elections, the
Board of Supervisors of each county, by an or
der be duly entered on their records, shall ap-
point for each precinct therein, from among the
qualified electors of the election district, land to
hold office for two years, unless sooner removed
or superseded by said Board J not less than three
nor more than five Alternates, to be designated
in such appointment First, Second, Third,
Fourth, and Fifth Alternate, (accordlng to the
number appointed each to have and take pre-
cedrnce accordingly in filing any such vacancy
as aforesaid. At any stated meeting required
by law to be held by the Board Of Registration.
and at the polls on election days, the place of
any member of the Board of Registration or
Board Of Judges of Elections who shall be abb
sent NAV be filled by one of the said Alternates,
each taking precedence, If more than one be
present and offer serve in any vacancy, ac-
cording to the aforesaid number and precedence
designated in their appointment. The mode OF
filing vacancies prescribed in the preceding sec
ton two and that prescribed in the thirty-ninth
section of the Registry Act, shall apply only to
such vacancies rs may exist when there is no
Alternate present and consenting to supply 1t.
Every Alternate before officiating in place of a
m. mber of the Board shall take the same oath OF
Office rs is required of such member. The pro-
visions of this section shall not be deemed to
y
section of the Registry Act abont permanently
filling vacancies in the cases therein mentioned
T. Act of March 81, 1866, S3
l49 At all elections the polls shall be opened
at eight o clock in the morning, and shall con-
tinue open until sunset, ct which time the Judges
/ shall close the polls procded, tina; the Judges
of the Election may take a recess OF one hour
at any time they may think proper aIrisg
the day before three O'Clock IN the AFTERNOON
3 iprit D.
,1o The BOARD of Judges, before they COM
nance r.c.iviug ballots shall cause 1t to be pro-
aI,;,,,.d ,loud AT the place OF voting that me
,a,, ra on,ned Act March %, 1850, s23,
p. l0l. -, nut,
10, shall be paper ticket containing .he NAMES
or ,he nersons for whom the elector intends 10
vote and designating the once TO whicn each
rerson named is INTENDED Dy MIN " 'e '"oSe"
| f.ct March %, 1850, gal
! -, Yphenever any person presents himself
oIIs and offers to vote at any Election
al 'pe Pa "a nv law. the Clerk of Elections or
aa of the Judges snail pronounce his name In
one Lille ~ voice, SO that 1t may be distinctly
an huu -, The other Judges and the Clerks pres
~ if his name be found enrolled on the
en, ,, ,;.t and his vote be not rejected objec-
r;on made and proofs taken for one or more of
,h c,uses prescribed in section twenty-D of
,be Registry Act, shall receive his ballot, and
in the presence of the other Judges put the
same without being opened or examined, into
the ballot box. Act March 81, 1866, a.
I53 The Board of Judges of Elections, and
each officer and member thereof, shall have
power in the discharge of their or his functions,
to administer oaths aud take and certify atfida-
Wits and to examine on oath any person touch
ing his right qualifications 70 vote, or touch
ing such right or qualifications of any other per-
son and the vote of every person shall be reject
ed who shall refuse to be sworn or TO answer
any pertinent questions touching his own right
and qualifications to vote as aforesaid and any
person refusing to be sworn or to answer any
pertinent questions affecting the right and quail
6catons of any other person to vote, when law
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