The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-23

SIS In case there shall be no judge or Justice Of
the peace present at the opening of the election or
in case such Judge Justice shall be appointed a
judge clerk of election. II shall be lawful for the
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 or atirna-
ton, shall cause an entry thereof 10 be made and
subscribed by him and prehxed pr 70 each poll book.
Der 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 sufficient to admit sin
gle closed ballot TO be inserted therein at one 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 kent
and delivered over 70 their successors.
IL The city clerk shall provide, at he expense
OF the city, proper blanas, poll books and other
necessary election blanks for each precinct and
ward in the city, and suitable number there
of TO be delivered the judges of election least
ten days before any election l. TO be held.
s 12. The city marshal may appoint or more
policemen TO attend each place OF holding elections
and preserve order during the election: If no pO-
liceman is appointed by the marshal TO attend any
place of holding election or if Others shall be
essary to preserve order, the Judges of election
appoint one or more persons for that purpose
10. The judges of election may appoint any
suitable person TO act special policeman during
tne election. Policemen serving at such election
shall be paid out of the city treasury not exceeding
two dollars per day for each days service.
ID. Any policeman attending such election
may call to his aid sufficient number of citizens
arrest any oisorderly person or suppress any riot
disorder during the election. Whoever conducts
himself in riotous or disorderly manner at any
election. and persists in such conduct after being
warned to desist may be arrested without warrant.
-. At least six days previous TO any general
or special election, except in cases otherwise pro-
vided for the city clerk shall make and post up
three written 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.
| tics may be substantially as follows:
Notice is hereby given, that give the date) at
| (give the place of holding the election. and the
name Of the precinct or ward, in the city of Rock
lsland) an election will be held for (give the title
of the several offices TO be filed, which election
will be opened at eight O'Clock in the morning and
continue open until seven O'Clock In the afternoon
| of that day.
Dated this. day of -. $500.
in the year of Lord ,one thousand eight hundred
| and.
A B., City Clerk
! CONDUCTING observation-disclosures
| S 16 The polls shall be opened at the hour of
eight o'clock in the morning and continue open un-
| nj seven O'Clock in the afternoon of the day
al which time the polls shall be closed but If the
judges shall not attend the hour of eight O'Clock
in the morning if it shall be necessary for the
electors present to appoint judges to conduct the
election, as hereinbefore described, tn polls may.
in that case, be opened at any hour before the time
for closing the same shall arrive. the case may
require.
S17. Upon opening the polls one of the clerks
or judges of election shall make proclamation OF
|
closing OF the polls proclamation shall be made in
like manner that the polls will be CLOSED in half
hour.
s 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 see
that no ballot is such box; afterw the box
shall be locked and the key delivered of the
judges, and shall not be again Opehed until the
close of the polls.
list, which shall contain a column beaded mum
Der, and another headed names OF voters" The
name of each elcctor voting shall BE- entered upon
each OF tie poll books by the elerksn regular sue
cession. under the proper headings, and the mum
Der OF such voter placed opposite hR name in the
column headed number
| 20. The inner of voting shall be by ballot
| The ballot shall be printed written, partly
printed and partly written, upon plain paper, with
the name OF each candidate voted ibr. the itlt
of the offices. When the ballot il printed the same
shall be printed upon plain paper h plain type, il
straight lines with blank space below each name
of width not less than equal to the width of tn,
line IL which the name is printed.
| 81. The names of all candidates for which the
elector intends to vote shall be written or printed
upon the same ballot and the office to which he
desires each to be elected shall be designated upoI
the ballot.
%, Tha ballot shall be folded BY the voter an,
delivered to one OF The judges of election; and i
the judges shall be satisfied that theperson oerinl
the vote is legal voter the clerks os election sha
enter the name of the voter, and his humber unde1
the proper heading in the poll books and the ludge
shall indorse on the back of the ticket offered thu
number corresponding with the number the vo
l
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 hav
been counted and the result publicly announced
"a Immediately upon closing the polls, th
=. Judges shall proceed to canvass the votes poled
They shall first count the whole number of ballot
in the box. If the ballots shall be found to exceed
the number of names entered on each of the pol
lists. they shall reject the ballots if any be founC
| upon which no number is marked if the number o
| ballots still exceeds the number Of name
entered on each OF the poll lists, they shal
be replaced in the box and the box closed and wei
| shaken and again opened, and one of the Judge
| shall publicly draw out and destroy so many bal
lots, unopened. as shall be equal to such excess
and the ballots or poll lists agreeing or being mad
| to agree the board shall proceed to count. ant
estimate and publish the votes; and when th'
judges of election shall open and read the tickets
each clerk shall carefully mark down upon the tai
ly list the votes each candidate receives, in sepa
rate column prepared for that purpose, with III
name of suCh candidate at the head of such colum
and the office, designated by the votes, such candi
date shall I'LL
25. Hmore persons are designated for any OF
fee on any ballot than the voter is entitled to cas-
for any office such part of the ticket shallsnot b
| counted for either of the candidates
: S %. All the ballots counted by the judges c
| election shall after being read. be strung upon
| strong thread twine, in the order in which the
have been read, and shall then be carefully enveI
oped and sealed up by the judges, who shall brin
or send the same, together with the p.,ll book,
| within three days after said election. TO the cit
clerk who shall carefully preserve said ballots fC
six months and at the expiration OF that time sha
destroy them 10y burning. without the package be
ing previously opened; ProUided. if any cont-s
| of election shall be pending at such time in wnic
such ballots may be required evidence. the sam
shall not be destroyed till such contest is finally dt
r termined
81. In all cases of contested election the pa
ties contcsting the shall have the right hay
the said package of ballots opened, and said ballot
referred to by witnesses for the purpose Of sue
contest. But said ballots shall only be so examiI
ed and referred to IN the presence of the office
having the custody thereof.
IS. When the votes shall have been examine
and counted the clerks shall set down in their po
books the name of every person voted for. write
: at full length, the office for which sue
person received such votes, and the nun
ber he did receive. the numbe being expressed
words at full length; such entry TO be made
nearly circumstances will admit in the followin
form. to-wit:
At an election held at Rock Island In . in tf
county of Rock Island and state of Illinois, on ii
day of -. in the year of our Lord one thousan
eight hundred and the following named persoI
r received the number of votes annexed to their r
spective names for the following described Office
to wit: tname of candidate) had (number of vote
for (title of office, and in the manner for al
+ other person voted for.) Certified by usI
g. + judges of Election.
Attest; I j. j. Clerks of Election.
: 80 Such certificate, together with one of IL
lists of voters and one of the tally papers haviI