The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-20
Eock Island Illinois, Saturday, December 30, 1873.

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SIS In case there shall be no Judge or Justice q
the peace present at the opening of the election.
in case such Judge or justice shall be appointed
Judge or clerk of election IL shall be lawful for th
Judges of election TO administer the oath or afirma
ton each other and TO the clerks of the election
and the person administering such oath afirma
ZION shall cause an entry thereof 10 be made ant
9. The city clerk sh III provide fticient mum
Der of ballot boxes, with secure locks and KEYS Al
the expense of the city, for the several precincts and
wards. There shall be an opening in the lid o,
each box not larger than is sufficient 10 admit sin
gle closed ballot 10 be inserted therein al time
through which each ballot voted shall be put into
the box.
10 The ballot boxes shall be delivered to and
kept by the judges of election, and by them KEPT
and delivered over 70 their successors
H. The city clerk shall provide al he expense
OF the city, proper blan1s. poll books and Othel
necessary election blanks for each precinct and
W rd in the city. and cause suitable number there
uf to be delivered to the judges of election leas
ten days before any election l. to be held.
12 The city marshal may appoint one or NOR,
policemen to attend each place OF holding election
and preserve order during the election; if no pO
iceman IL appointed by the marshal TO attend an,
place of holding election, or II hers shall be nee
essary to preserve order the judges OF eieci N MAJ
appoint one or more persons for that purpose.
13 The judges of election may appoint any
suitable person to act special policeman during
ie election. Policemen serving at such election
two dollars per day for each days service.
S IA Any policeman attending such election
may call to his aid a sufficient number of citizens tC
arrest any cisorderly person or suppress any riot
disorder during the election, Whoever conduct:
himself in riotous disorderly manner at any
elec ion. and persis il such conduct after being
warned to desist may he arrested without warrant
S Is AT least six days previous TO any general
n special election, except in cases otherwise pro
vided for, the city clerk shall make out and posi- up
rec written or printed notices thereof for each
ward, in three OF the most public places in each
ward in which the election is TO be held. The no
tice may be substantially as follows:
Notice Is hereby given, that on (gve the date) al
give the place of holding the election, and the
name of the precinct or ward, In the city of Rock
Isand) an election will be held for (give the title
Of the several offices to be 1lled) which election
i'll be opened at eight O'Clock In the morning and
continue open until seven O'Clock In the afternoon
OF that day.
Dated AT. ...... this day of " ...
in the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and -.
A r., City Clerk
CONDUCTING ELEcTIoNs-RETURNs.
16. The polls shall be opened at the hour oi
light O'Clock in the morning and con inue open un
tll seven o'clock in the afternoon of the same day
at which time the polls shall be closed but if the
judges shah not attend at the hour of eight O'Clock
in the morning, or if it shall be necessary tor the
electors PRESENT TO appoint judges to conduct TIE
election. as hereinbeIore described, tn polls may
in that case be opened at any hour before time
for closing the same shall arrive. as the case ma,
require.
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or judges of election shall make proclamation o
the samv, and at least thirty minutes before tn,
closing of the polls proclamation shall be made in
like manner that the polls will be CLOSED in half
hour.
IS. Before any ballot shall be deposited in the
ballot box, the ballot box shall be publicly opened
and exhibited and the judges and clerks shall SET
that no ballot is IN such box; after which the bo,
hall be locked and the key delivered to OF the
judges, and shall not be again opened until the
close of the polls.
10. Each clerk of the election shall keep pol
| list, which shall contain column headed mum
ber," and another headed names of voters Tbs
name of each elector voting shall be entered upor
each OF the poll books by the clerks in regular sue
cessiOn. under the proper headings, and the mum
Der OF such voter placed opposite his name in the
20. The mtnner of voting shall be by ballot
| fhe ballot shall be printed ". itten. partl,
printed and partly written, upon plain paper, witt
The name Of each candidate voted Ior, ami the it'll
of the Offices When the ballot is printed, the sam,
shall be printed upon plain paper. in plain type, il
strai4ht lines with blank space below each name
| of a width not less than equal to the width of tn
| line in which the name is printed.
81. The names OF all candidates for which tn
elector intends 10 vote shall be written or prnte,
| upon the same ballot, and the office TO which h.
desi es each to be elected shall be designated upol
| the ballot
! 81 The ballot shall be folded by the voter an,
delivered to one OF the judges of election; and
the judges shall be satisfied that the person off rim
the vote is legal voter the clerks OF election shall
enter the name of the voter. and his number undo
the proper heading in the poll books and the Judge
shah indorse on the back of the ticket offered tn
| number CORES gonding with the number O. the vo
| ter on the poll books aud shall Immediately pu
the ticket into the ballot box
% After the opening of the Polls no adjourn
ment shall be had, nor shall any recess be taken
until all the votes cast at such election shall bav
| been counted and the result publicly announced
| "a Immediately upon closing the polls. tn
judges shall proceed to canvass the votos polled
| They shall first count the whole number of ballot
in the box II the ballots shall be found to excee
| the number of names entered on each of the pol
lists. they shall reect the baiots. if any be foam
| upon which numb Der is marked; if the number c
ballots still exceeds the number of name
entered each of the poll lists, they sha
! be replaced in tae box and the box closed and wei
shaken aud again opened, and one OF the judge
| shall publicly draw out and destroy 80 many bal
I lots. unopened. shall be equal TO such excess
and the ballots or poll lists agreeing or being mad
to agree, the board shall proceed to count. an
estimate and publish the votes; and when tn
judges of election shall open and read the ticket
| each clerk shall carefully mark down upon the ia
ly list the votes each Candidate receives, in sepG
rate column prepared for that purpose. with III
name of such candidate at the head of snch colum
and the office, designated by the votes, such cand
date shall fill.
| { IS Ifmore persons are designated for any O
flee any ballot than the voter Is entitled to ca
for any office, such part of the ticket shal.not |
| counted for either of the candidates.
26. All the ballots counted by the judges
election shall, after being read. be strung upon
stro g thread or twine, in the order in which tht
have been read and shall then be carefully enve
oped and sealed up by the judges, who shall brir
or send the same, together with the Ii book
within three days after said elec ion, to the eli
clerk who shall carefully preserve said ballots f
six months, and at the expiration OF that time sha
destroy them by burning. without the package b
ing previously opened; Pr0rided. If any cont
vi election shall be pending at such time in whit
such ballots may be required as evidence, the san
shall not be destroyed till such contest is finally
termned.
/ u. In all cases OF conte ted election, the pa
ties contesting the same shall have the right to ha
the said package of ballots opened, and said ballo
referred TO by witnesses for the purpose of sue
contest But said ballots shall only be so rxami
ed and referred to In the presence OF the ofhc
having the custody thereof.
IS When the votes shall have been examin,
and counted, the clerks shall set down in their Dc
books the nsme Of every person voted for. writ,
al full length, the Office for which sue
person received such votes, and the nuI
'ber he did receive, the numbe being expressed
nearly ar circumstances viii admit, in the foowiI
form. to-wit:
At an election held at Rock Island in in Il
county of Rock Island and state of Illinois on Il
day of in the year of our Lord one thousal
eight hundred aud the following named perso
| received the number of votes annexed TO their 7
spectve names for the following described Office
| to-wit: ehame If candidate) had (number of vote
for (title of Office and in the same manner for al
other person voted for.) Certified by us:a
eBB. 3 Judges Of Election.
Attest { Il Clerks of Election.
90. Such certificate together with one of I
lists of voters and one of the tally papers havi
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