The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1871-05-27
Porscrs PRIMARY Elee,ioa Law,

Section l. All elections hereafter. to be
holden by any voluntary POLITICAL association
or party In this State, tor anv Delegates or
Managing COMMITTEES. or for the nomination
of candidates for public office. nav he called
or ordered hy published notice. which shall
state the purpose, tiu-e. manner, conditions.
together with the place or places of holding
such elections, also the authority hv which
the call or notice is published, and the per-
son shall be nayaed therein who is to super.
wise or preside ut each poll where such cleo
ton is to be holden and the said person
shall be legal voter OF the TOWNSHIP, pre-
cinct. ward or election district Tor which he
is named. Said notice shall likewise declare
the qualifications of the persons to vote at
such elections provided that such prescribed
qualifications shall not he Inconsistent with
those expressed in this Act
See. .. Tie notice required by Section
| of this Act shall be published in some news.
paper or newspapers printed in the district,
ward. precinct. township, city or coun'v for
which the election ia called. and shall be
posted in at least three public places in the
polling precincts of such election at least FIVE
DAYS prior thereto; proviainr. if there be no
newspaper published in the district or coun-
", tutH tuc tubtaSatiod w
omitted.
See. ). The person named as Supervisor
in the notice required by Section | OF this
Act. or any person, in his absence or refusal
to serve, assuming or chosen to be such Su-
pervisor of the election aforesaid. shall first
be sworn by some officer authorized toadmn-
lister oaths, or hy some resident freeholder
and legally qualified voter OF the precinct.
ward or district. ir presence of ut least two
witnesses of Ike qualifications. that be is a
legal voter of the precinct. ward or district in
which such election is 20 he held. and that
he will CORRECTLY and faithfully coudact such
election, protect it against all fraud and un-
fairness. carefully and truly canvass ami re-
part all votes cast thereat in such manner as
may be required by the authority appointing
the election. and he shall appoint such as
sistants as shall he necessary to receive and
axe account of the votes cast: provided that
such assistants shall be reputable citizens
and legally qualified electors of the township,
precinct. ward or district, as the ease may
be- And any violation Of the provisions OF
this section shall he deemed misiemeanor.
and shall. on conviction, subject the offender
to punishment bv fine. not less than fifty nor
more .han five HUNDRED dollars, or by inn
prisoament in the UNITY Jail rot more than
six months, or by both such fine and impris-
onment.
SIC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Super
visor Of such election to entertain objections
made by any qualified eector under said pub
! lished call or notice to any vote that may be
offered. on the ground that the person otfar-
| ing it is not entitled to vote under the terms
! of the said call for the said election, OF that
| he is not a citizen of the United States, le-
| Gal resident and voter of the election pre-
cinct ward. township or district, or that he
has voted before at thai place or some othet
on that dav in the same election !; and 1t shall
he the duty of such Supervisor, if such OBJ
/ lection be not withdrawn, to administer to
| the person 81 Offering 70 vote an oath or at
/ frmation TO the general effect that he will
truly testify as to all matters relating to his
said qualifications under said published call,
his residence, citlzonship of the United
States, and whether he has voted Mt that or
other place on that day at such election. 1t
shall then be the duty of the Supervisor to
! interrogate the person 81 objected to as to all
the matters in particular upon which such
objection was made and generally as to all
Of SAID qualifications. If the person so OBJ
iected 70 shall refuse to answer such ques-
tons after said oath shall have been admin
| istered. it shall he the duty of the Supervisor
to reject such vote. But such oath he taken
and such questions be answered SATISFACTORY
| w. it shall be the duty Of the Supervisor to
admit the vote sworn to he qualified accord
ing To the terms of the call and the provisions
Of this Act And any violation of the provl-
sions of this section by the Supervisor shall
be deemed nisdemeanor, and shall on con-
! viction. subject him n punishment as pre-
scribe,i in Section of this Act. And any
person who shall, upon taking such oath and
under the examination herein authorized,
wilfullv make false statement to matter
pertinent and material in such examination,
shall be deemed guilty. If the crime Of PERU
rv, aud. on conviction, be punished as pre-
| scrihed by law.
Sec. s. ANY person who ia not citizen
of the United States and qualified to vote in
the county wherein the election is held at the
next coming State, eornty or mnniclpnl etec-
tlon, who shall vote ut a election held under
tho provisions of this Act after objections
made as specified IN Section + or any person
who shall vote more than once at the same or
different precincts or polls on the same day
and in the same election. whether sneh oblrc-
tion he made or NOT. shall! be deemed guilty
of misdempanor, and. on conviction thereof,
! shall he punished as provided in Section )
| Of this Act.
| Sec. 6. ANY voluntary political associa-
tion or party that shall elect to invoke the
prn,ection and snhieet tSelfto the provisions
/ of this Act, shall at the time of the pnbiica-
tinn of notice provided for in Section |. de-
clare that such election therein called vii! he
| neld in nursuance of and subject to the nrovis-
| ions of this Act, under ithe title of the Prma-
| nv Election law and 10 the event such no.
tce last aforesaid shall be published, and not
otherwise. the provisions Of this Act shall be
applicable and in force in respect to such
election.
Sec. !. This Act shall take effect and be
in force from ard after its passage. and no
expense shall be incurred to the county or
State in the conduct of elections under its
provisions.
Marriage is spoken OF as a solemn eeremo-
nv. merging two lives into one. We know
Of some cases in which it has taken great
while to find ont which one.