The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-07-20

prescribed oath !; and when not more than
one Of the inspectors appears or there has
Teen some failure in the appointment tne
remaining inspector and clerk. with the APP
provxf Of the qualified registered voters
present at the proper time 20 open the polls
may make such appointments. and II neitn-
er or the inspectors appear, then such quail
fed electors may make such appointment;
and in such case, reqnire of the appoin-
tees the prescribed oath. before any officer
qualified co administer the same.
ST. When such inspectors are qualified,
they shall proceed with the ballot-box
fearefully Inspecting the same) TO open the
polls, by proclamation thereof by one oil
their number, or the sheriff. his deputy, or
other sworn police officer, and to receive and
fold the ballet If not before folded, (an-
nouncing thesname of the voter examine
the certificate, and compare with the dupli-
cate register and poll book the name there
in. and check both certificate and pOll-book
as voted" and then deposit the ballot,
folded. i'm the ballOt-box, and so on, until all
the qualified voters have voted.
s 372- The ballots shall contain. In one
column. the written or printed names OF
each person voted fer. for the several offices
to be filled at such election, and no vote
will be counted that does not designate Tor
whom or for what it is given Two or more
ballots polled together will be rejected, aud
the ballots should clearly show the person
voted for; but an error in name. when the
person intended is well known, will not
Vitiate the vote.
s 373. Registration shall. in all cases be
priHd Jdcie evidence of the right to vote !;
and ON the day OF election no person shall
be challenged at the polls in his right to
| vote, except for identity.
ARTICLE v.
Further proceedings in conducting the Elec-
tions. Closing the Polls, Counting the Bal
lots, and Making the Returns and Certifi-
| Gates thereof.
| 8 374. In all cities aud populOus districts,
/ the polls shall be kept open without adjourn
ment or intermission; but In country or
other sparsely populated districts, when no
voters are waiting at the polls, an intermis-
sion of one hour may ne had, at or near
noon, and the ballot-boX, locked, may, in
| the interval, be left with and kept by one OF
| the inspectors or registrars, and the key.
| with another, to be retained securely In his
possession, without unlocking, or suffering
| the same to be unlocked or interfered with,
until the meeting after the recess; and the
| ballot box shall, in no case, be unlocked,
! but in the presence of the board of registra-
| ton, or the inspectors; and no handling or
| tampering with the votes shall be permit
ted, until the same are being counted. No
tice, by proclamation, shall be given half
an hour prior to six O'Clock. 7. M, that the
| polls viii be closed at that time.
s 375. After four o'clock in the afternoon
| of the election, when no disturbance, or an
CRY or threatening demonstrations appear,
| the registrars, or inspectors, may proceed TO
count the ballots, and the clerks 70 note
down, in legible manner, the names of the
persons baIIoted for, in book or paper pre-
viously prepared for the purpose, with the
number of ballots received by each candi-
date, for any Office open for balloting, check
| ing each other in the count, so that no mis-
| take shall be made. Any votes given for
any officer, not at that election to be ballot
| ed for, shall not be counted. The polls shall
be closed by proclamation, at six O'Clock,
Pm.
5 $40. The counting. examination and
testing of the votes viii be continued, with
an hours intermission, if necessary, for
| usual refreshment, until the whole shall be
counted, or until twelve o'clock, when the
| furtaer counting shall be discontinued until
| eight O'Clock, A. NJ, on the next day; but Ia
all intervals, and any necessary recess, the
ballot-boX. and all the papers, shall be kept
| locked and secure, in the charge, custody
and possession of one of the inspectors or
/ registrars, who shall not allow any person
to disturb the same (the key being left in
possession of another one of the registrars,
but be responsible for the safe keeping and
production thereof, at the proper hour TO
continue the counting of the votes; and the
votes shall all be counted on the second day.
! Z 377. When the counting shall have been
completed, with careful and accurate addi-
tions and examination, to determine and GER
THY that the result thereof is correct, signed
by said inspectors or registrars and clerks,
the inspectors shall select one of their num-
Der to return the result with the ballots,
poll book and ballot-box, and the sheets of
paper upon which the result was Tailed and
computed, to the board of registration, at
the court houee or county seat, on Thurs
day, or the second day after the elec ion, by
twelve O'clock. noon, when the board ofreg-
istration, with their clerks, shall assemble
to examine and determine the result'of the
election in the county, by transcribing and
computing the returns from the several pre-
cincts ordistricts therein; and, upon ascer-
tanning. by careful examination and calcu-
lation of the proceedings and returns, the
result, it appearing that any candidate for
any office from the county, or from any dis
trict therein, has plurality or largest num-
Der of votes therein, they shall proceed to
make out certificate for him therefor, des-
ignating the reon the number of votes polled
for that office, and for each candidate, and
the plurality of the successful candidate,
and that he is thereby elected to that office,
and Immediately forward true copy of all
such returns, certified as to each Office, to be
correct snd complete, by the board of regis
tration, or majority thereof, to the secre-
tary of state. by mail, postage paid. When
ever any two or more candidates for any
county or district Office therein shall have
an equal and the highest number of votes
the result shall be determined by lot, by the
board of registration, and certificate there
ofmade accordingly. a commission shall
be according lysissued; but the officer elect
may Immediately proceed to qualify and en-
ter upon his duties, without any delay for
such commission; and his term of Office will
date from such qualification.
ARTICLE VI.
Mode of Making the Returns, Ascertaining
Results and of Giving Certificates in
Districts of More than one County.
37S. In all elections for officers, embra-
T. than cnnnfV in their district
except the State officers, the board of regis
tration in each county in the district shall
have prepared a correct copy of the results,
and summary of the votes in the county for
each candidate for that Office, certifying that
the votes and results have been carefully
examined, and that the certificate is correct
exhibit thereof, signed by all the board and
clerks (unless from sickness or other cause,
TO be certified thereon, portion, less than
a majority cannot attend to execute the
same) for each district officer voted for and
the same, carefully enveloped, with the
written or printed statement on the back of
such enclosed returns, "for district attorney
Cor other Office, according to the fact,) dis
trict No. ---. from ---- county,
Mississippi, "-being separate returns for
each office-shall be sealed and directed to
the secretary of state, jackson, Mississippi,
and deposited, postage paid, in the post
Office most convenient to the county seat for
transmission to that officer; and Immediate
ly upon the receipt of all the returns for
any one of such district offices, the sec
rotary of state shall notify the governor and
attorney general thereof, unless absent
from the seat of government and request
their attendance in his office at the opening
OF the returns from such district for said
Office, and in the presence of one or both OF
those officers, proceed to open and examine,
carefully, the returns, and compile and re-
cord such returns and results, in a book
kept by him for that purpose, notifying the