Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-05-11

connt OIL the VOTES cast, pr0rlded,, that
such assistants shall be reputable eitl-
zens and legally qualified electors of the
township, precinct, ward or district, as
the case may be. And any violations
of the provisions of this section shall be
deemed a misdemeanor, and shall, on
conviction, subject the offender to pun
ishiuent by fine, not less than fifty, nor
more than FIVE hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment in the cJunty Jail not
more than six months, Or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
SEC, 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
Supervisor of such election to entertain
objections made by any qualified elector
under said published call or notice to
any vote that may be offered, on the
ground that the person offering it is not
entitled to vote under the terms of the
said call for the said election, or that he
is not citizen Of the United States,
legal resident and voter of the election
precinct, ward, township or district, or
that he has voted before at that place
or some other on that doy in the same
election and it shall be tie duty Of
such Supervisor, if such objection be
not Withdrawn, to administer to the per
sou SO Offering to vote an oath o. affirm
alton to the general effect that he will
truly testify as to all matters relating to
his said qualifications under said pub
lished call, his residence, citizenship of
the United States, and whether he has
voted at that or other place on that day
at such election 1t shall then be the
duty of the Supervisor to interrogate
the person so objected to as to all the
matter in particular upon which such
objection was made, and generally to all
of said'qualifcations If the person so
objected to shall refuse to answer such
questions after said oath shall have been
administered, it shall be the duty of the
Supervisor to reject such vote. But if
such oath bestaken and such questions
be answered satisfactorily. it shall be
tle duty Of the Supervisor to admit the
vote sworn to be qualified according to
the termsof the cai and the provisions
OF this Act. Andsany violations of the
provisions of this section by the Super
visor shall be deemed misdemeanor,
and shall on conviction, subject him to
punishment as prescribed in section
three of this Act. And any person who
shall, upon takiag such oath and under
the examination herein authorized, viii
fully make false statement to a matter
pertinent and material in such examin-
tion, shall be deemed guilty of the crime
of perjury, and, on conviction, be pun
ished as prescribed by law.
SEC. .. Any person who is not a cit
izen of the United States and qualified
to vote in the county wherein the cleo
tion is held at the next coming State,
county Or municipal election, who shall
vote at an election held under the pro-
visions Of this Act after objections made
as specified in section four, or any per-
son who shall vote more than once at
the same or different precincts or polls
o' 'hO Siilo oeiy dHd III IhG SAINT eleC-
ton, whether such objections be made
OF not, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof,
shall be punished as provided in section
three of this Act.
SEC. 6. Any voluntary political asso-
citation or party that shall elect to invoke
the protection and subject itself to the
provisions of this Act, shall at the time
of the publication of notice provided for
IN section one, declare that such cleo
tion therein called will be held 10 pur-
suance of and subject to the provisions
of this Act, under the title of the Pri-
mary Election Law; and in the event
such notice last aforesaid shall be pub
lished, and nototherwise, the provisions
of this Act shall be applicable and in
fore in respect to such election. -.
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect and
be in force from aud after its passage,
and no expense shall be incurred to the
county or State in the conduct of cleo:
tions under its provisions.