Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-10-22

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ton of such person as an elector, shall
receive his ballot, and in the presence
of the other Judges, put the same, with
out being opened or examined, into the
ballot box.
SEC. 10 The name of each elector
whose ballot has been thus received,
shall be Immediately entered by each
clerk in the column, of his poll list,
headed "names of voters" numbering
each name in the additional column,
as it is taken down, so that it may be
seen at any time whether the two lists
agree.
OF CHALLENGES.
Sec. 20. Any person Offering to vote
may be challenge as unqualified by
the the inspector or either Of the
judges, Or by any legal voter; and it
shall in all cases be the duty of the
inspector 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 elector. =.
Sec. 81. When any person offering
to vote is challenged, it shall be the
duty of the board of judges to declare
to him the qualifications Of an elector
Sec. %. If such person shall still
insist that he is entitle to vote, and the
challenge shall not be withdrawn, the
board of judges, in their discretion,
may administer an oath or affirmation
to the voter: You do swear for affirm
that you will support the constitution
of the Uuited States and the laws of
this Territory; that you will true faith
and allegiance bear to the same, and
defend them against all enemies what
soever; that you are citizen Of the
United States, that you are Of the age
OF twenty-one years, according to the
best of your information and belief;
that you have resided in this T .rritory
six months next preceding this elect
ton, and in this comfy Tor precinct as
the case may be) ten days, and that
you have not before voted this day.
Sec. %. If the person thus challeng-
ed shall take the oath as rendered to
him by the board ofjudges, he shall be
admitted to vote, and it shall not be
lawful, after he has taken such oaths or
affirmation, for said board to examine
any witness touching his want of quail
iications; but if he shall refuse to take
the oath or affirmation so rendered to
him, his vote shall be rejected.
Sec. "a. If the vote of any person be
challenged on the ground that he has
been convicted of an infamous crime,
Or disfranchised by any court Of COM
petent jurisdiction, he shall not be re-
quired to answer any questions, res
pecting such alleged conviction; and
in the absence of any authenticated
record of such facts, it may be COM
potent for two DISTINGUISHED witnesses
upon oath to prove the same.
SEC. %. When the polls are closed,
proclamation thereof shall be made at
the place of voting, and no vote shall
be afterwards received.
OF COUNTING AND RECEIVING VOTES,
SEC, 26. AS soon as the polls are
closed on the afternoon of the day of
election, the judges shall open the bal
lot box and commence counting the
votes, and in no case shall the ballot
box be removed from the room in
which any election may be held, until
all the ballots are counted; the conut-
ing of the ballots shall in all cases be
public The ballots shall be taken out
carefully, one by one, by the chairman
or one of the judges, who shall open
them, and read aloud the name ofeach
person contained therein, and the office
for which every such person is voted
for Each clerk shall write down each
Office to be filled and the name Of each
person voted for such Office, and shall
keep the number Of votes by tallies, as
they are read aloud by the chairman
or Judge The counting of the votes
shs I'll be continued without adjourn
ment until all are counted.
SEC. 81. If two tickets are folded
together, they shall both be rejected;
and if more persons are designated on
any ticket for any Office than are to be
elected for such Office. such part of the
ticket shall not be counted for any OF
them, but no ticket shall be lost for
want of form if the board OF Judges can
determine to their satisfaction the per-
son voted for and the Office intended.
DECLARING THE RESULT OF ELEC-