The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-10-29

clerk Of the county court; and said box,
after being sealed up By the officers Of tue
election, as hereinafter provided, shall also,
in like manner with the poll-b0oks, be de-
livered 70 the said clerk.
SIC. g. All ballots shall be printed or
written on white paper, and shall have on
them the name Of the person voted for
and shall have no other distinguishing
marks on them; and each ballot shall be SO
folded as not to show any part Of the name
written or printed on t.
SIC. Q. The judges Of the election, af-
ter ascertaining, in the mode now provided
by law, that the person Offering TO vote IS
legally qualified to do 50. shall examine his
ballot. only for enough 70 see, and no
further, that only one ballot Is Offered, and
after the name Of the voter is ascertained,
he shall then deliver his ballot to the
judges, who shall, in the presence Of the
voter, then deposit the ballot in the ballot
box. It shall be unlawful for any officer of
the election, while the election is in pro-
gress, to so far examine the ballot of any
voter at said election as to see the name 81
the person voted for; and It shall also be
unlawful FOR any other person to do 50 dur
ing said election, unless with tho express
consent Of the voter. Such ballots shall
remain In the box until laken out, as here
matter provided, in order to count them;
and it shall be unlawful to take them cut
for any other purpose, or in any other way,
than as herein provided for; and the said
judges and other officers cf the election
shall be and remain where the baIlot-boxcs
are kept, at all times after the polls are
open, until each and every vote cast u said
time and place shall be counted, the can
vass Of all votes polled be wholly completed,
and the proper and requisite certificates or
returns made.
SEC. z. After the close of the polls,
and on the same day, ali the officers OF the
election, at their respective precincts or
voting places, shall, IN private, and without
the presence Of any one but themselves,
open the box in which the ballots have
been deposited, and shall carefully and cor
rectly count the ballots for each candidate,
and shall certify the number Of votes re-
ceived by each candidate at such precinct
or voting place, in the same way and with
the same effect as the poll-hooks are now
REQUIRED to be certified; but II two OF more
ballots be folded together, so Us to show
evidently that one person voted both OF all
of them, the same shall be rejected and
counted out, After said ballots are
counted, they shall al be again replaced IN
the said box, and said box shall be locked
and carefully sealed up, and delivered to
the county clerk; and, after being so de-
livered to the clerk, It shall remain in his
custody, in the same condition es when de-
liYered by the officers of election, until Il Is
delivered IN the same way as the poll-books
are now required to be delivered 10 the ex-
amining board. Said clerk shall take care
that said boxes are carefully kept, and that
no one Of them is in any way broken open
or tampered with while lawfully ia his Gus
tody.
SEC. s. The examining board Of each
county, at the time and place that they are
now required b. Jaw to examine the poll
books, shall also open the said boxes, and
shall carefully examine and count the bal
lots In each for each candidate OF person
voted for, and shall make out and transmit
certificates Of theresult, and Of the number
Of ballots or votes for each person voted for,
in the same way as they are now required BY
law TO do in elections held for such repre-
sentatives. Said board shall not count, nor
in any way estimate, any ballot that has on
it any distinguishing mark, other than as
/ provided for IN section FIVE; nor shall any
ballot be counted which has on il the name
Of more than one person for the same Office.
SEc. Q. After said ballots are counted,
| they shall be CAREFUL bouno up in bundles,
so that those from each precinct or voting
place shall be separate from those from the
others, and shall be delivered to, and pre-
served by, the county clerk, IN tho same
way that poll-books are requires 10 be pre-
served, for the period Of two years At least.
The boxes shall be delivered to the county
clerk, who shall preserve them for use at
the succeeding elections.
SEc 10. IN all respects where the same
are applicable, all laws Of this common
wealth pertaining to elections are expressly
made TO apply to the election provided for
In this article, whether such laws provide
for the punishment Of oiienses Or otherwise,
provided they are not In condict with the
provisions Of this article.
SEC. IL. Any person or persons violating
any of the provisions Of this article In re-
gard 70 the conducting Of such election, or
II any officer Of the election, or sheriff. Ok
member Of the board Of examiners. or
county court clerk, shall fail faithfully 10
discharge ell bis dutles hereunder. be pr
they shall, on conviction thereof, Be fined
not less than fifty nor more than I've han.
dren dollars.
SIC. ~. And II any person Of persons
shall be guilty Of unlawfully, or frandu.
lently, or corruptly, opening, Or attempting
TO open, one or more Of the said boxes
while they are by this act required 70 be
kept locked or scaled; Or II any person o.
persons shall be guilty Of changing, or at-
tempting 20 change, OK alter any ballot that
has been deposited IN the box aforesaid: or
Il any person shall Be guilty Of fTaudnlonfIy
or knowingly destroying any one Of said
ballots before they are counted 81 the q.
aiming board Or, il any person 81 persons
4 shall f9rcibly. and against the viii ol
voter, and before he has voted, inspect
and lock at the ballot Of such voter, % as
to see the name Of the person Tor whom
he intends 70 vote, as shown by such
ballot, every such person guilty, as alofe-
said, shall be fined not lcs8 than two hum
dred nor more than one Thousand dollars.
And any person Or persons who shall un-
lawfully remove, on attempt - remove Or
take from any Of said boxes, one o. moro of
the ballots deposited therein, and any por0n
who shall unlawfully take and carry sway
from the proper custody, o. who shall e.
tempt 70 take and cafry away, one OF more
Of said boxes from the proper custody ard
place Of keeping thcF1of and ant person,
being an officer Of the election, who shall
fmudulently fail 70 deliver said boxes, with
the ballots therein, 70 the county clerk
within The time allowed bY ian, every per-
son thus Offending shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined not less than tuD hundred
nor more thm one thousand dollars; fnd
any person o. pers0ns who shall ffauQu'cnf-
" and wronglnlly put Or insert one qr more
ballots, Of papers intending - fopfe1ent
ballots. into any One o. more 0f the boxes
mentioned "a ftis acl, ot anT time before
the counffnr 81 the ballots a concluded and
completed s. the board for exemininr fhc
Il rolls. aDd fhoir ceTfilcnte made out. on con
viefion thereof. shall, Tor each fraudnltnf
! and pronKfnI ncf. be Gncd not lons tb4n
tEo hundred nor more than one thousand
/ dollars
Sc. 70. When a. cieclor shall ciIer rs
bailot 70 the judges d election. Il shall -
tie onty 81 The sheriff % aun1nnce. in 1n
a1dible voice, the nans 81 tie eIcctoE Who
offers his ballot.
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