Arizona citizen., 1872-10-19

ballot. The ballot shall be paper ticket containing the names of the per- sons for whom the elector intends to vote, and designating the office to which each person so named is intend ed by him to be chosen.
 SEC. IS. Whenever any person of fers to vote, the inspector shall pro- nounce his name in an audible voice and if there be no objection to the qualification of such person as an elector, shall receive his ballot, and in the presence of the other judges, put the same without being opened or examined, into the ballot box.
 SEC. 19. The name of each elector whose ballot has been thus received, shall be immediately entered by each clerk in the column of his poll list, headed "names of voters" mum bering each name in the additional column. as it is taken down, SO that 1t may be seen at any time whether the two lists agree.
 OF CHALLENGES.
 SEC. 20. Any person offering to vote may be challenged as unqualified by the inspector or ither 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 fled as an elector.
 to vote is cha11engeda, it sfan 4i7i1 bis7 the duty of the board of judges to declare to him the qualifications of an elector.
 SEC. P. If such person shall still insist that he Is entitled to vote,- and the challenge shall not be withdrawn, the board of judges, in their iiscre- tion, may administer an oath or af- frmation to the voter: You do swear for affirm) that you will support the constitution 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 & citizen ot the United States; that you are of the age of twenty-one years, according to the best of your informa- tion and belief; that you have rosided in this Territory six months next 1 preceding thIs election and in tbis county for preelct ss th case may bel ten deys, and thal g5. have lot be- : fore voted this day.
 SEC -3- +l4 f5ersU1 thus efte-- l--Ea0 sGaL! aEa the oath as ten5ored 1 to him by the board of judges he shall be admitted to vote. and t. shall 1 nog De Lawful, after ue mas taken sucn 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, his vote shall be rejected.
 SEC. A. If the vote of any person be challenged on the ground that he he-e- hnos,- oanxieto1 7. If >an infamous crime, or disfranchised y any court of competent jurisdiction he shall not be required to answer t4y questions, respecting such allegel conviction; and in the absence of any authenticated record of such facts, may be com- petent for two disinteested witnesses upon oath to prove thesame.
 | SEC. 25. When the 5olls are closed, exclamation thereof shall be made
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