The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-10-31
United States Election law.

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United States Election law.
The following are the provisions of
the general statutes which went into
effect on December /, 1873, on the sub
| ject of the election of congressman
Section |. Elections for represent
| tatives in congress shall be by ballot.
Sec. .. That it shall he the duty of
the sheriff of each county, or the oili-
Ger acting for him, when, for any
cause, the sherlfcannot act, to provide
| for each precinct or voting place in the
county, and at the expense of the coun-
ty to be paid for by the sheriff and al
lowed by the county court, strong
| and well made ballutbOX, sufficiently
large TO contain ali the ballots to be
cast at the precinct or voting place to
| which it is TO be sent, such box to have
Oh a lid, working OH hinges, and pro-
viiGd with II lock and key. An aper-
ture only sufficient for the Insertion Of
the ballots shall be made in the box.
Such box shall, within two days before
the day fixed by law for holding Of
such elections, be, by the sher-
i'll, or other officer acting for him, do
livered to the officers OF the eIectioh m
each precinct OF VOTING piact. me Oh
ficers of the election, before the voting
begins, shall see that no ballots are III
their box.
Sec. 3. At the election the clerk,
under the supervision of the officers of
the election, shall record the name Of
each voter on the poll book, which
book shall be so arranged rs to have
said list separate rom lhe ordinary
ietoru ~ ''teS "C "iJ o'nel tie0 ioi,
held ut the same time ana place, ana
shall be heaueu on tle hrs1 page:
list OF those VoIihS lor represeiitatiVe
in congress at - precinct OF Young
place, III - county, aC tIle cIectiom
held on the ------aay OF - l1-.
The blanks to ne appropriately lliiieu
~ the officers Oh IhG election ~ each
precinct or voting place.
Sec. i. ihe ba'iotooN s!'aii remain
in the custody oi the oiLcefa oi we
election, securely locked during Tie
elect!on ana sa!u officers Shali secure
ly keep 1t III theif Custody uhtil 'he
llihe aU Whlcll, as no" ieluIleu oS id"i
inc OilicefS OF tne electloH uFe 10 nave
| the pOliOuOks delivered 10 tne clefk oi
the county court; anu said boA, aiIef
being sealed up ny tlc oiicers OF tne
election, as hereinafter proNldeu, silail
also, In ike manner WIN the poll
books, be delivered TO the snid cterk.
Sec D. All ballots snail De printed
or written on White paper, ana silhii
have Oh the name OF the person Voteu
for, and shall nave no other uiSllh-
gushing marks on tnenl; ana each pai-
lot shall be so folded AS not TO snow
any part OF the name written OF PRINT
ell on it.
Sec. &. The judges or the election,
after ascerlaining, IN tho mode now
provided ny Jaw, liiaI aliS peIS"i' Uiiel-
ing to vote IS legaliy quaiiiieu 10 40 50,
shall examine ms ballot, oiiy lar
enough to see, ana no iurther, tnat on
~ one ballot Is oliereu, ana aiter
the name of the voter Is asrertaihed,
he shall then deliver ms pailoC 10 the
judges, who shall, in the presence ot
the voter, then deposit tne nallot III the
ballotboX. 1t shall oe uhiaWi"i lor any
officer of the election, while the eiec-
ton is in progress, TO SO far examine
the ballot OF any voter at sali eiection
as TO sec the ia1he OF tiie person v1teu s'n
for and 1t shall also pe unlawful lot
election, unless WIN tne express con,
sent OF the voter. oucn pailo's sliali
remain III the ooX uhtil taken ou', as
hereinafter proViucu, III oluel 70 o"u"V
them ana IL SNAIL ne u'i'aWlui W 1ane
them OUT ior any otuer purPoSe, VI W
any other way, IMAM as herTi'i proYaui' ~
ed; and, ,the saiu Judges ana oIhel oiii-
GERS OF the election sllal ue anu leli,a,,i III
where the baiiot boxes are kept' Nv ~,
times alter the poiiS are ciosei, u,i.i' .;
each ana every vote cast at saiu tline
and place shall be counted, the canvass
of all votes polled oe wholly cohrpleU-
ed, and the proper ana requisite GER
tificates or returns made. ',
Sec. q. Alter the close on tne poliS,
and on the same day, all tlle Officers q
the election, at Their respective pre-
cihcts or Notiag Piaces' slla'i, in p,'',,,u, "n
,hia , "itnou. .'r, w p, a. bov in which
tna ~. taIi'lts havo honn donnsited AMI
tiie 1ai'ols ~ ,nr.ooii," count Tho
snnil c"r s re,"liy S''u ,,,iidata anJ shall
oal.u.o .,r 10 ~ os vntos received
Iet G w.! ~ .no ,Iidnto ot s,ch nrecinct or
ny t"oh ~ ;,, H. son,e Ivov and
No.i"S p'aoe, " ne tho noII.hool,e
MlIh ene oa',,t ,;rod o, y, 10 mid ad. hut n
aIe noW IeIu,i.n .l - ~ ba foIdod together
e"o"t - IT. r. o,,;dontlv tbot one per.
~ ,'9 otai w LII, Ill of Them the same
sol ,Iteu I I'LL oo.n u nd ~, co,intad oilt Az
s'."li ,'1 n1 ,,GIe G{Iete GU aonn,ad tbav shall
uI I 90 sain 20, 49," mn,,Iaood in tho said box
and m IS said box shaIl he locked and care,