Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-10-22
ELECTION LAWS.
Printed by Authority for the Con-
venience of Inspectors, Judges.
Clerks, and Voters, at the
General Election,
November 9th, $40.

november 0In, DIV.
SEC 1. THERE shall be held through
cut the Territory, on the first Wednes-
day in June of each year, an election for
members of the Legislative Assembly,
and such officers as may be required by
law to be chosen at SUCH election, to
be called the general election: Provid-
ed that memcers of Legislative Council
shall be elected for two years.
OF THE DISABILITIES AND QUALIFICA-
TIONS OF ELECTORS.
Sec 6. Every white male citizen of
the United States, and every white
male citizen of of Mexico, who shall
have elected to become citizen of the
United States under the treaty Of peace
exchanged and ratified at Quintero on
the 3Oth day of May, 1S4S, and the
Gasden treaty of 1854, of the age of
twenty-one years, who shall have been
a resident of the Territory six months
next preceding the election, and the
county or precinct in which he claims
his vote ten days, shall be entitled to
vote at all elections which are now, or
hereafter may be, authorized by law.
Sec. I. For the purpose of voting,
no person shall be deemed to have
gained OF lost residence by reason
of his presence or absence III the SER
vice of the United States, nor while en-
gagged in the navigation of the waters
of this Territory, or of the United
States, or Of the high seas; nor while
n student of any seminary Of learning;
nor while kept at any almshouse Or
other asylum nor while confined in any
public prison.
SEC. s. No idiot or insane person, or
person convicted Of any infamous crime
shall be entitled to the privileges Of an
eiector. A crime shall be deemed in
famous which is punishable by death,
or by imprisonment in the State Pri-
son.
SEC. 9. Absence from this Territory
on business of the Territory, or of the
United States, shall not affect the ques-
ton Of residence of any person.
OF THE PLACE OF HOLDING ELECTIONS.
Sec. 10. The election shall be held
m each precinct, esta bhshed by law,
Provided that any precinct containing
over four hundred voters may be di-
vided by the board of county commits
sioners and an election held in each.
OF INSPECTORS, JUDGES and CLERKS.
SEC. IL. The justice of the peace in
each precinct, and two qualified electors
Of such precinct, shall constitute
board Of judges of election Thejustice
shall be chairman of the board, if pre-
sent; if not, the the board shall appoint
q chairman from their own number,
who shall have power to fill any va
cancy that may occur in said board.
SEC. u. 1t shall be the duty of each
inspector to be at the place where the
polls are to be opened, in the precinct
for which he is appointed, from eight
o'clock 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 i Inspector for
the precinct.
SEC. 10. The board Of inspectors for
each precinct shall before the time OF
opening the polls, appoint two suitable
persons to act as clerks
SIC, IA. Before any election shall be
opened the inspector, judges and clerks
shall each before any officer authorized
10 administer oaths, take an oath that
he will faithfully and impartially dis
charge the duties assigned him by law
If there's no person present authorized
TO administer 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.
OF OPENING THE POLLS.
SEC. Is. At all elections the polls shall
be opened at eight o'clock in the morn
ing and shall continue open until SUM-
set, st which tim9 the judges shall close
the polls, Provided, that the judges of
the election may take recess of one
hour at any time they may think pro-
per during the day, before three o'clock
in the afternoon.
Sec. 16. The board of judges, before
they commence receiving ballots, shall
cause 1t to be proclaimed a1Oud at the |