The union Democrat., 1871-08-19
Instructions for Election Boards from the
ELECTION and REGISTRY LAW.

SIC. III, 1t shah be the duty Of each Of the
Board of Judges vi Elections he The place where the
polls OF his precinct are to he opened, from O'Clock in
the morning until ct the day when any election
to be held bv authority of law and the place any
Der not appearing at o'clock in the said dsy
may be temporarily supplied by any qualdrd of the
precinct 10 be appointed 10y the member members then
in attendance; the app0ntee until the arrival of the
absent member whose place he supplies. The Board Of
Registration before the opening If polls and the Board
of judges of Elections af erwarGs shall have power APP
pol the necessary inspectors not exceeding two, 20 aid
them IN the discharge of their duties; which Inspectors
shall each be swcrn by some memb6rof the Board faith
fully to discharge their duties orng to law. The In
specor of Elections hall b. Chairman of the Board Of
Judges of Elections and shall have power appoat FOR
The day quhhed eector to fill any vacancy occurring in
the Board by the absence OF any after polls
are opened And the Inspector of Elections be himself
absent his place may be temporarily supplied aforesaid
by thu other member members present.. All persons
appointed to ill vacancies shalt before entering upon
uies take the proper oath of Office. Act of March 81
SEC To- Every white male citizen of the United States
and every white male citizen OF Mexico who shall have
elected become citizen of the States under
treaty OF peace exchanged and ratified at Queretaro,
the 31t day of May 1915 of the twenyone years
who shall have been resident of the State six months
mex proceeding the election and the district
in which lie claims his thirty days shall be entitled
to vote Mt all elections which are now hereafter may
be au horned by lU.
SEC H. For the purpose Of voting, person shall be
deemed to have gned or at residence hv of his
presence or absence ON the service of the United States
nor while engaged in the navigation of the of this
State of the United States Of the high seas nor
while student of any seminary Of learning: while
kept At aims house brother asylum while confined
in any public prison.
SEC Is. lfay person offering to vote AZ any election
shall be challenged in relation to his right at that
election, the Roard of Judges shall declare him the
qualifications of an e;tctor and the inspect of the
judges shall tender 10 him the following preliminary oath:
'You do swear or affirm, that you will fully and truly
all such questions shall put touching
your place OF residence and qualifications eector "
SEC 30 No person shall be allowed except at
tie lis held in the election district where he resides
unless his is enrolled the poll list where he
offers his vote in such district for local representa-
tive officers. unless he shall have had his residence for
prescribed for the election Of such officers If person
enrolled the pol list whose shall be oIestrd to
on the day Of election nv any qualified eiecor shall be
proved to the salts action of the Board Of Judges either
hy his oath by the oath Of either qualified cleo
tor and householder of the district nv other clear and
competent evidence lie legally qualified and entitled
II be enrolled said poll list il it lie proved afore-
said that he is enrolled than poll list when he
offers his vote or otherwise not legally quaed to vote
such election his shall be rejected The Bord of
Judges and Board of Registrations and each member aud
officer thereof shall he ceully TAX down and
preserved in the Office of the Clerk of Elections all the
aidavits and brie statement crd of the substance
Of the oral testimony taken befTe them either OF them,
either inrelaoa 10 II right and qualification OF any per-
to vote to have his name enrolled on the poll list
OATH OFFICERS the CONSTITUTION OF
CALIFORNIA.
81 do solemnIy swear Tor affirm. the may be)
that will support the Constitution Of tie United States
the Constitution the State of CALIFORNIA; and that
will faithfully discharge the duties of the ohce of-,
according TO the best Of my ability"
SIC 80. As a the polls closed the after
the day c election the judges shall open the bal
box. and commence counting the votes and
shfll the baot-bnx be removed from the rom in which
election be held until all the ballots counted
the counting ballots shall all he public The
ballots shall be taken out carefully. by one by the
inspector of the Judges who shall open them and
read aloud the name IF each person contained therein
and the office for which ci person is voted for
Each Clerk shah write down each ONCE r. be filled and
the name OF each voted fur for such Office. and shall
Keep the number Of votes by taes they aloud
by the inspector Judge The counting of shall
be continued without adjournment until all counted.
SEC 81 1.-two tickets found folded together they
shall both be reec'ed aud If more persons designated
ticket Tor Office are he elected Cor such
office srch part of the ticket shall not counted any
OF them but no ticket shall be lost for Of FORM if
the Board of Judges determine their satisfaction
the person voted for and the Office intended
SEC. 35 As all the read off and count
ed certificate shall be drawn up each of the papers
containing the pollt and talies ATTACHED thereto,
stating the number ofvoes each person voted for has
ceved. and designating the office TO fill which he was
voted for which number shall he written in words at full
length Each certificate shall be signed by the clerks. the
judges and Inspector One Of said certificates with the
polist, and tally paper which it is attached shall be
retained by the Inspector and preserved BY him at least
six months The bsllots shall be strung upon card or
thread by the Inspector during the counting OF the ballots
in the order in which they entered upon tha taYst
by the clerks and said ballots together with the ohf OF
said certificates with the pos and to whicn
is shall be sealed up by the Inspector IN pres
ence he Judges clerks. aud ndorsed Election Re
turns and he directed and delivered or sent by me NJ
spector County Clerk If the County In waen the
election Is held tie said ballots hall be Kept Tor at
least months by said Clerk; and K any person oe OF
opinion ta the Of precinct shall not have been
correctly counted he appeal the dLy appointed
Beard Of Supervisors 10 open the returns ana de-
maid Of the vote of said precinct and the Board
cinct that is so claimed incorrectly counted
By order of the Board
Attest r. z. GARDISER, Clerk.