The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-22

S. In case there shall be no Judge or justice of
the peace present at the opening OF the eiecnon or
in case such Judge or justice shall be appointed
Judge clerk OF election 1t snail ne lawful Tor the
Judges of election administer the oath or afirma
ton to each other and to the clerks OF me eleeton
and the person administering such oath or athrma-
ton shall cause an entry thereof to be made and
subscribed BY him, and prefixed 10 each poll book.
50 The city clerk sh all provide sufficient num-
her of ballot boxes with secure locks and keys at
the expense of the city for the several precincts and
wards. There shall be an opening IN the lid OF
each box not larger than is sufnclent 10 admit sin
ole closed ballot 10 be inserted therein at one time
through which each ballot voted snail De put into
the box.
kept by the Judges of election, and by them kept
and delivered over 70 their successors.
s IL The city clerk shall provide at The expense
OF the city 6ans & po ,c cb0KS nTeent aha "tneF
I'd in the city and cause suitable number there
of be delivered to the judges OF etecton at least
ten days before any election TO be held
6 12 The city marshal may appoint one or more
policemen to attend each place Oh holding elections
and preserve order during the election; II no po-
liceman is appointed by the marshal 10 attend any
place of holding election if hers shall be nee
cssary to preserve order the judges Of election may
appoint one more persons for that purpose
49, The judges of election may appoint any
suitable person 10 act as special policeman during
the election Policemen serving at such election
shall be paid out of the city treasury not exceeding
two dollars per da} for each day. service.
s14 Amy policeman attendin such election
NAV call to his aid sufficient number Of citizens to
any disordery person or suppress any riot OF
disorder during the election Whoever conducts
himself in riotous or disordery manner al any
election. and persis-s Ia such conduct after being
warned to desist, may he arrested without warrant
Is. At least six days previous TO any general
or special election except in cases otherwise pro
vided for, The city clerk shall make out and port up
three written or printed notices thereof for each
ward in which the election is TO be held. The no
| tice may be substantially as follows;
Notice is hereby given, that on tgive the datel al
| (giye the place of holding the election, and the
name Of the precinct or ward, in the city of Roeh
Island) election will be held for give the title
of the several offices to be flled) which election
ill be opened al eight O'Clock IN the morning ant
continue open until seven O'Clock IN the afternoon
| of that day.
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
A B., City Clerk
| CONDUCTING ELEcTIoNs-RETURNs
| s 16. The polls shall be opened at the hour 0
eight O'Clock in the morning and continue open un
u seven O'Clock in the afternoon of the same day
at which time the polls shall be closed but if tn
judges shall not attend at the hour of eight ocloc
in the morning, or if it shall be necessary for tn
electors present to appoint judges to conduct tn
election as hereinbeiore described, TIL polls may
in that case be opened at any hour before the tim
for closing the same shall arrive as the case ma
require
II Upon opening the polls one Of the clerk
or judges of election shall make proclamation {
| the same. and at least thirty minutes before tn
| closing of the polls proclamation shall be made
like manner that the polls will be closed IN half
i Is. Before any ballot shall be deposited in III
ballot box, the ballot box shall be publicly opene
and exhibited, and the judges and clerks shall st
that no ballot is IN such box; after which the bo
shall be locked and the key delivered TO one of II
Y judges, and shall not be again opened until tn
close of the polls.
49, Each clerk oe the election shall keep po
| list, which shall contain column BEADED nun
ber'' and another headed names of voters.'' tt
Of eICctor voting shall he entered uDC
each of the poll books by the clerks In regular su
cession, under the proper headings, and the nuI
, Der such voter placed opposite his name In u
column headed number"
| The ballot shall be printed or written. or part
printed and partly written, upon plain paper, WI
the name of each candidate voted ior, AM the tit
If of the offices When the ballot is printed the san
shall be printed upon plain paper, il plain type,
strai hit lines with blank space below each nam
% of a width not less than equal to the width of
line in which the name is printed.
n 81. The names OF all candidates Tor which t
elector intends to vote shall be written or print
upon the same ballot. and the offict TO which
RS des es each be elected shall be designated up
the ballot
.s % The ballot shall be folded BY the voter a
delivered TO one OF The judges of election, and
the Judges shall be satisfied that the person offeri
of the vote legal voter the clerks Of election sh
enter the name of the voter. and his number. unC
the proper heading in the poll book aud the judl
of shall indorse on the back OF the ticket offered
number corresponding with the number o. the
ter on the poll books and shall Immediately 4
~ the ticket into the ballot box
= %. After the opening of the Polls no adjOu
r. meut shall be had, nor shall any recess be TAX
until all the votes cast at such election shall hS
es been counted and the result publicly announc
"a Immediately upon closing the polls.
at iudges shall proceed to canvass the votes poll
They shall first count the Whole number of ball
m in the box If the ballots shall be found to exct
the number of names entered on each OF the p
lists they shall reject the ballots. if any be fod
upon which number is marked; if the number
ballots still exceeds the number OF naI
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of be replaced in the box and the box closed and "
shaken and again opened, and one OF the lud
ot shall publicly draw ont and destroy so many I
lots, unopened, as shall be equal to such exec
and the ballots or poll lists agreeing or being m
to agree the board shall proceed TO count.
estimate and publish the votes; and when
To- iudges of election shall open and read the tick
= each clerk shall carefully mark down upon the
ly list the votes each candidate receives, In sc
rate column prepared for that purpose. with
name of such candidate at the head of such cou
ify and the office, designated by the votes such cal
date shall fll.
q Umore persons are designated for any
fec on any ballot than the voter Is entitled TO
for any office, such part of the II ket shallsnot
counted for either of the candidates
III s 26 All the ballots counted by the judges
election shall, after being read, I've strung upo
stro g thread or twine. in the order in wnich
have been read, and shall then be carefully en-
oped and sealed up by the judges who shall b
ing or send the same, together with the ii bo
within three days after said election to the
clerk who shall carefully preserve said ballots
six months. and at the expiration OF that time
destroy them by burning, without the package
ing previously opened ProUtded. if any con
OF election shall be pending at such time in W
such ballots may be required as evidence, the :
,tes shall not be destroyed till such contest Is finally
her termined
s27 In all cases of contested election, the
ties ties contesting the shall have the right to
18th the said package of ballots opened and said ba
referred to by witnesses for the purpose of
contest. But said ballots shall only be so exa
ed and referred to IN the presence of the of
lge having the custody thereof
Is When the votes shall have been exam
and counted, the clerks shall set down in their
lice books the name of every person voted for, VT
an at full length, the office for which
person received such votes, and the
ber he did receive, the numbe. being expresse
words at fun length: such entry to be made
nearly as circumstances wiz admit, in the folio
form. to-wit:
Al an election held at Rock Island in. in
like county of Rock Island and state of illinois,
80 .day of o.. In the year of our Lord one thou
eight hundred and the following named pei
5 or received the number of votes annexed to thei
spectve names for the following described of
lto-wit: (name of candidate( had (number of '
for (title of Office, and In the same manner fo
CON other person voted for.) Certified by us:f
= : Judge. of rrec'i
Attest: { { j, J. Clerks Of Election
cleo 90 Such certificate, together with one
eacn lists of voters and one OF the tally papers h
lace been carefully enveloped and sealed up, sha