The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-10-26
Extracts from the Election Law.

Ofthe Qualifications and Disabilities of Electors SECTION G. Every white male citizen of the United States, and every white male cit izcn of Mexico, who shall have elected to become a citizen of the United States under the treaty of peace exchanged and ratified at Quintero on the 30th day of May, 18fS, and the Gadsden treaty of 1851, of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been res ident of the Territory six months next pre- ceeding the election, and the county or pre- cinct 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.
 Section :. For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost residence by reason of his presence or absence in the service of the United States nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this Territory, or of the United States, or of the high seas nor while stu dent of any seminary of learning; nor while kept at any almshouse nor while confined in any public prison.
 Section s. No idiot or insane person, or persons convicted of any infamous crime. shall be entitled to the privileges of an elect or. X crime shall be deemed infamous which is punishable by death or imprisonment in the State prison.
 Section 9. Absence from this Territory on business of the Territory, or of the United dence of any person.
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 Inspectors, JsdgeS and Clerks cf Election.
 Section 10. The election shall be held in each precinct established by law, prOrided, that any precinct containing over 100 voters may be divided by the board of county com missioners, and an election held in each.
 Section II. The Justice of the Peace in each precinct, and two qualified electors of such precinct, shall constitute board of judges of election. The justice shall be chairman of the board, if present; if not, tho board shall appoint a chairman from among their own number, who shall have power to fill any vacancy that may occur in said board.
 Section l2 It 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 was appointed, from eight o'clock in the morning until sunset, on the day of election. should the 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 inspector for the precinct.
 Section l3 The board of inspectors for each precinct, shall, before the time of open ing the polls, appoint two suitable persons to act as clerks.
 Section If. Before any election shall be opened, the inspector, judges, and clerks shall each, before any officer authorized to administer oaths, take an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the du- ties assigned him by law. If there is no per son present authorized to administer oaths, the inspector shall administer tho same to the judges and clerks, and one of the judges shall then administer the oath to the in- spector.
 0.f opening the Pols-of Toting and Challenges.
 Section 15. At all elections the polls shall be opened at eight o'clock in the morning, and shall continue open to sunset, at which time the judges shall close the polls; prori- ded, that the judges of the election may take recess of one hour at any time they may think proper during the day, before three o'clock in the afternoon.
 Section l6. The board of judges. before they commence receiving ballots. shall causa it to be proclaimed aloud at the place of vo- ting that the polls are opened.
 Section l7. The voting shall be by ballot The ballot shall be 6 paper ticket, containing the names of the persons for whom the elect, or intends to vote, and designating the office bwhich each person so named is intended by him to be chosen.
 Section Is. Whenever any person oifers to vote, the inspector shall pronounce hi' name in m audible voice, and ii there be n' objection to the qualification of such persol s an elector, shall receive his ballot, 'and II she presence of the other judges, put th ssns. without being opened or examined, int tne nsgot box
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