The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-10-26

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 Section % Any person offering to vote may be challenged as unqualified by the in- sDector or either of the judges. or by any legal voter; and it shall in all cases be the duty of the inspector and each of the judges to challenge any person offering to vote whom he shall know or suspect not to be duly quail flied as an elector
 Section 2i. When a person offering to vote is challenged, it shall be the duty of the board of judges to declare to him the qualif- cations of an elector.
 Section % If such person shall insist that he is entitled to vote, and the challenge shall not be withdrawn, the board of judges, in their discretion, may administer an oath or affirmation to the voter: You do swear Cor affirm) that you will support the constitu- tiOn of the United States and the laws of this Territory that you will true faith and allegiance bear to the same, and defend them against all enemies whatsoever; that you are a citizen of the United States; that you are of the age of twenty-one years, according to the best of your information and belief; that you have resided in this Territory six months
  county Cor, precinct, as the case may be) ten days. and that you have not before voted this day"
 Section 9. If the person thus challenged shall take the oath as rendered to him by the board of judges, he shall be admitted to vote, and it shall not be lawful, after he has taken such oath or affirmation, for said board to examine any witnesses touching his want of qualifications; but if he shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation so rendered to him, hls vote shall be rejected.
 Section 24. If the vote of any person he challenged on the ground that he has been convicted of an infamous crime, or disfran- chised by any court of competent .jurisdic- tion, he shall not be required to answer any questions respecting such alleged conviction and, in the absence of any authenticated record of such facts, it may be competent for two disinterested witnesses upon oath, to prove the same.
 Section 9. When the polls are closed, proclamation thereof shall be made at the place of voting, and no vote shal! be after wards received.
 ! Of cOuHting dnd receicihg the Totes, declaring
 he Result ot' Elections, aad cf Certifcates
 cf Election.
 Section 2G. As soon as the polls are closed on the afternoon of the day of election, the judges shall open the ballot box and com mence counting the votes, and in no case shall the ballot box be removed from the room in which the election may be held, un- til all the ballots are counted; the counting of the ballots shall in all cases be public. The ballots shall be taken out carefully, one b,,n h,-f bn if l,n ipI,r who shall open them, and read aloud the names contained therein, and the office for which every such person is voted for. Each clerk shall write down each office to be filled and the name of each person voted for such office, and shall keep the number of votes by talies, as they are read aloud by the chair man or judge. The counting of the votes shall be continued without adjournment until all are counted.
 Section 27. If two tickets are folded to- gether, they shall both be rejected; and if more persons are designated on any ticket for any office than are to be elected for such office, such part of the ticket shall not be counted for any of them; but no ticket shall be lost for want of form. if the board of Judges can determine to their satisfaction the person voted for and the office intended SectiOn ZN. AS SOOll Us all tue NoteS are read off and counted, certificate shall be drawn upon each of the papers containing { the poll list and tallics, or attached thereto. stating the number of votes each person voted for has received, and designating the office to fill which he was voted for, which number shall be written in words at full length. Each certificate shall be signed by the clerks, the judges and inspector one of | fb ho li.f fall paper to which it is attatched, shall be re- tained by the inspector and preserved by him at least six months The ballots shall be preserved by the judge or chairman. The other of said certificates, with the poll list and tally paper to which it is attached, shall be sealed up by the inspector, and indorsed selection returns" and be directed and de- livercd, or sent by the chairman to the coun- ty recorder of the county in which the cleo tion is held.
 Section %. The said package shall be de- livcre6 to tbe county recorder by one of the judges or clerks of election in person, or may be sent by private hand or by mail. If sent by private hand, the person delivering it shall, before the county clerk. take and subscribe an affidavit that the package was delivered to him by one of the judges (naming him), that it has not been out of his possession since it was received, and has undergone no alter ation while in his possession. The affidavit shall be indorsed on the package. If sent by mail, 1t shall be mailed by one of the judges and the postmaster shall make on it an indorsement that he received it from one of the judges (naming him).
 Of Ae Peaaities Jor Misconduct ot Elections
 and for Violations of certain Pr0cisioas cf
 tLis Chapter.
 Section 57. If any person shall, directly or indirectly, use any threats, menace or force or any corrupt means or device, at, or pre- vious to any election held pursuant to this chapter, toward any elector, to hinder or deter him from voting at such election, or shall attempt, by any means whatever, to awe, restrain, hinder or disturb any elector in the free exercise of suffrage. he shall, up- on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
 Section 5S. If any person shall furnish any elector wishing to vote at any election held