Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-09-02

counted. a certificate s5all be drawn up on each
of the papers containing the poll lists aud tallies
or attached thereto. stating the number Of votes
each person voted for has received, and deSignt-
ting the Office to fill which he wos voted Tor
which number shall be written in words at full
length Each certificate shall be signed by the
Clerk, the Judges aHd Inspector. Onc OF s,id
certificates, with the poll list, and tally paper to
/ which il is attached, shall be dctaiucd hy the
/ Inspector, and preserved 10y him ~ least six
months. The ballot shall be strung upon Il cord
or thread 10y the Inspector dutiug the counting
of the ballots, in the order in which they are en-
tered upon the tally lit 10y The Clerks aud said
ballots, together with the other OF said crrtih-
Gates, with The pom list and tally paper to which
it is attached, snail tee sealed mp ty the Inspect.
I or in the presence of the Judges aud Clerks. aud
ndorScd &c Elections Returns" aud be directed
aud delivered or seut toy the IuSprctor to the
County Clerk in the county in wnich The elect.
ion is htld. aud the said ballots Shall be kent
/ for NJ least six months by Sad Clerk aud IL
any person bc ot an opinion that The vote of any
precinct shall not have been correctly counted
h" may appear on the day appointed for the
. Board Of Supervisors to open the returns, and
4 demand recount of the vote OF saiG precinct
aud the Board Of Supervisors shall proceed to
recount the vote of the precinct that is SO claim
/ Cd TO have been Incorrectly counted. Amend
mcnt, April 20, 1868, Is, =. 353.
lG). The said package shall hc delivered to the
County Clerk 10y one of the Judges or Clerks of
/ Election IN person, or may be sent by private
hand or hy mail It sent by private hand the
person delivering it shall, bcflre the County
Clerk, take and subscribe an affidavit that The
package was delivered to him 10y one of the
Judges (namng him.) that it has not been out
| of his possession since it was received, and has
undergone no alteration while in his possession.
] The affidavit shall be iadorsed ON the package.
II sent toy mail il shall be molcd 10y one Of the
Judges, and the Postmaster shall make on it an
4 Endorsement that he received it from one of
the Judges, toamtug htm.) Act Of March %,
1880, }SO.]
lGl no tally paper, poll list or certificate. re-
turned from amy election, shall be set aside or
rejected for want OF form, nor on account Of not
being strictly ia accordance with the directions
of This Act, il the same can be satisfactorily uu-
dcrstood. [SImc Act, $3Il
lG2 The Dolrl of Supervisors Of each county
shall meet at thcir Usual place Of meeting on the
first Monday after each election to canvass the
election returns, and it The returns from each
precinct Of the county or township where polls
were opened at such election shall not have hrcu
received by thc county Clerk at that time, then
/ said Board shall adjourn from time to time until
| sld returns shall hc received but not beyond
the second Monday after such election, and the
said Board shall then proceed in public, to open
the returns aud estimate the vote OF such county
or township for each person voted Tor, aud for
and against each proposition voted upon at such
election, and declare the result thereof The
clerk OF said Board shall, at such meeting, enter
/ ON the rccorGs of such Board statement of jhr
! result of such election, containing the names of
! the persons voted for aud the propositions voted
upUui the office to hll which each person was
voted for tine number Of votes given nt each
precinct to each OF such persons, aud for nGd
! against each OF such propositions the number
of votes given in the county to each Of such per-
| sons, and for and against each of such propos:-
lions, and ihc whole number of votes cast in said
county. Amendment, May Is, 1861, Il, p. 529.
18l. If any person shall, directly or Indirect
~, use amy threats, menace, or force, or any cor
rupt means or device, at or previous TO any elee-
tiun held pursuant TO this Act, towards any cleo
tor, TO hinder or deter him from voting at such
election, or Shall attempt by any means whatev-
cr Ia awe, Restrain, hinder. or disturb any clec-
tor in the free exercise of the rieht and suffrage,
Ge shall upou conviction thereof be fined in any
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. Act
March 80, 1880, 5o8.
l81. If amy person shall furnish any elcctor
wishing to vote no any election held pursuant to
/ the provisions OF this Act, who cannot read, with
a ticket, such person Informing or giving such
clccDor to uutpr,tud that il contains name or
/ names written or printed thereon different from
/ the name or nantes which are written or printed
thereon, such person shall upon conviction there
Of bc tined IN amy sam not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars. lSamc Act, Z99
1856 Ifany person shall dcrraud any ccctor at
any such eIcction by dccriviug him and causing
/ him 10 ,ote for different person for any office
that sach clector desired or intended to vote for.
OF shall truiulculy aucmpt 20 deceive, and
cause such clector jhus to vote for different
person for any Office than he intended and desir-
l %.
thereof shall be fined ia amy lem not less rhan
fifty nor more than Gre hundred dollars. SANE
Act, SlOO.
1871. II any person, not having the legal qnnl
iGcations OF any clectur, shall i.tuducnly vote,
or Shall haudUcnily attempt to vote at any clec-
tiou, such person ON cOuy cliOu thereof shall be
fined ia amy sum not less than twenty nor more
thlu two hundred dollars. [Snc Arl 5loLJ
1873 II amy clcctor shall vote more than once
at amy election, or shall knowingly hand ia Two
or more tickets folded together, or shall attempt
To vote more than once at the same election, he
shall on conviction thereof toe fined in amy sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars. Same Act,
$lo2.
lSo. If any Inspector, Judge or clerk Of any
election, while acting as such, shall induce, or
attempt to induce, any clcctor, either hy meuace
or reward, or promise thereof 10 vote differently
from what such ccctor shall intend or desire To
vote, such person offending shall, upon con-
victiou thereof, be fined in any sum not less than
fifty nor more than five hundred dollars. Same
Aci, &lOj.l
100. 1t any Inspector, judge, or clerk of an
election shall, previous to pnuing the ballot ct
any elector Ia The ballot-buX, attempt topry into
or find ont any name or names on such ballot
which shall have been handed in 10y said ccetor
in a folded form or ii auy Inspector, judge, or
L. .II. 4ltf
folded ballot of an plector, which has been hand-
ed In to the Board of Judges to be opened or
ex imined into previous TO putting the same Into
the ballot box or if any Inspector, Judge or
clerk Of an election shall make or place any
mark or devise on any folded ballot which has