The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-12

hin named in said petition, TO De ]
: l-eD nnon the subject of appropri- {
't;ng money by such county, or by
,,cb township, for the purpose of
,;dino in the construction of sueh Y
abroad as prayed for in such petit
ion. The judges and inspectors OF
elections shall be governed in the
of votes by the laws then IN
orce regulating general elections.
No special registry shall be required +
as preliminary to the elections pre- /
scribed by this act, but the last pre-
ceding election shall govern.
Sec. 3 The Auditor of such county
shall Immediately give notice, 20 De
published for at least four weeks sue
eessiyely, in some newspaper OF
general circulation in the county, or,
If none be published therein, In some
newspaper most CONVENIENT thereto,
and bv printed hand bills, to be posted
in three public places in each town
shin of the county, where a county
appropriation is prayed for, or In ten
public places in the particular town
Shin where a township appropriation
il praVeA for in the petition. SAID
'hand-b:lls shall be posted by the
Sheriff of the county three weeks
Drior TO the day fixed for taking the
vote of the county, or OF the
particular township named IN
such petition, as the case may
he and the same, as we'll as said
newspaper publication, shall nOtl-
~ the qualified voters OF the
county. or of the particular township.
as the case may be, that the polls viii
be onened on the day fixed by the
order of the Board of Commissioners
at the several voting places In the
| county. or in the township, as the case
NAV be. to take the votes Of the legal
VOTERS thereof upon the subject OF
snch county or township aiding in the
construction Of the railroad named 10
such petition, TO an amount to be
sneci6ed in such notice, and the Audi
tor Of the county shall make bis ON
eial certificate that said notice was
published, aud said Sheriff shall make
his like certificate that said hand bills
were posted, as required by this act
/ which certificates shall be entered
upon the records of the Board OF
Commissioners, and shall be suthcient
of the facts therein stated.
Sec. 4. The polls shall be opened
at the several voting places in the
county or township, as the case may
be. by the proper Judges and Inspect
ors of Election on the day fixed b.
said Commissioners. and the BoarC
shall be organized, and poll books ant
tally sheets shall be kept, and tn
whole voting, aud taking and certify
ing of votes, shall be conducted a
l nearly as may be, in the manner pro
: yided by law for conducting til
r voting and certifying the votes at th
general election for State and count
/, Sec. 5. The qualification of voter
to vote at the polls to be opened a
I reouired by this act, shall be aseeI
s tanned. and challenges shall be allow
: ed. in the same manner as is now Q
= NAV be provided by law for ascertain
!, ing the qualifications of voters an
= making challenges at general cleo
: tions.
5 Sec. 6. The ballots used at sue
c voting as provided for in this act sha
a be written or printed, and those cas-
: for the appropriation by the count
= or township, as the case may be, t
: aid such railroad company shall cor
't tain the words, For the railroad al
/ preparation" and if two or more ba
!, lots be found purposely folded t.
Il gether they shall be rejected
g Sec. Z. When the ballots shall
e counted, the Board of Judges sha
) make out certificate under thei
IS hands, stating in words the numbt
e of votes given for the appropriate
e to the Railroad Company, and IL
l. number given against such appropri
5. ton, and such certificate togetht
J. with one of the lists OF voters or Pc
" books. aud one of the tally sheet
L shall be deposited with the lnspectO
% or with one of the Judges elected
e the Board of Judges.
Sec. s. The Inspector of each tow
, ship or precinct, or Judge of Eclectic
y to whom such certificate, poll book
- tally sheet shall have been delIvere
= shall. when the question is as to {
appropriation by the entire Count
= constitute a Board of Canvassers, WI
: shall canvass and estimate poll bool
= and tally sheets returned by eaC
= member of said Board for which pu
pose they shall assemble at the Cou
House on Thursday next preeediI
i the day of such voting, between Il
= hours of 10 O'Clock A NJ, ar
i is o'clock P. NJ, but when Il
- question is as to an appropri
y ton by particular township, haviI
- Inspector of each precinct, or u
7, Judge of Election to whom such ee
- tifcate, poll book and tally sheet sha
y have been delivered, shall constitu
= such Board of Canvassers, and sha
); meet at the time and place aforesal
: and perform the duties aforesaid.
= however, such township shall ha,
!. but one election precinct, then Il
y = Inspector and Judges thereof, or al
=, two of them, shall constitute Il
- Board of Canvassers, and shall me
at the time and place aforesaid, al
perform the duties aforesaid.
= Sec. 9. The members of the Boar
= who shall assemble at such time al
p place, shall select one OF their numb
n as their Clerk.
es Sec. 10. Such Board, when orga
ID lied, shall carefully compare and e
u amino the papers, and shall prepa
and sign a statement Of the numb
be of votes cast, aud the number Fl
o such appropriation to the Railroi
III company, anu the NUMBER against
s. Sec. IL The statement OF such vot
at as provided in the preceding seetio
IF, shall be fled with the said AuditC
d. who shall record the same at fl
I'd length in the records of the Board
to Commissioners of said county, al
in carefully file away and preserve Il
n certificates, poll books. and tall
n sheets aforesaid.
yh Sec. II. If a majority of the vot
IT, shall be in favor of such railroi
a appropriation, the Board Of Coun
n / commissioners af their raOYalar i N