The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-05-22
the BALLOT BILL.
The following is the ballot bin as

The following is the ballot bill as
recently passed by the Legislature:
SECTION I. The People Of the State oj
Michigan enact, That at every general,
special, township, and charter election
in this State, il shall be the duty OF
the inspectors OF election OF each vot-
ing precinct TO cause to be numbered
in figures, and in numerical order, the
name Of every person entered upon the
poll.iists required by law 20 be kept at
such election; which figures shall be
placed against the names ON snch poll
lists at the time OF tho entry of said
names thereon.
SEC. 2. Whenever, at any general.
special. township or charter election,
in this State, the ballot OF any person
who has been challenged as an unqual-
fled voter, and who has taken the oath
provided by law in such case TO be
taken, shall be received by the inspec-
tors OF election, il shall be the duty of
said inspectors TO cause to be plainly
indorsed on said ballot. with pencil, aud
in the manner hereinafter provided, be-
fore depositing the same in the ballot
box. the number corresponding TO the
number placed against such voters
name on the poll-lists; and il shall fur
ther be the duty OF such inspectors TO
cancel all other figures appearing on
the back OF said ballot, without OPEN
ing the same: Pr0rhfd, That in case
ballot shall be so folded, defsced.
printed or prepared that such number
cannot be leeibly and permanently
written on the back thereof, il shall be
the duty Of said inspectors TO refuse 10
accept such ballot.
SIC. 2. To prevent the ilenti ifeation
OF said ballot. except as hereinafter
provided. II shall be the duty Of the in
spectors OF election TO cause 10 be Sc
curely attached to said ballot, with
mucilsge or other adhesive substance,
a slip or piece of blank paper, OF same
color and appearance, as nearly as may
be, as the paper OF the ballot, in such
manner as 10 cover and wholly conceal
said Endorsement, but not TO inlure or
leface the same; and il any inspector.
clerk, or other officer OF an election
shall aitsrward expose said indorse-
ment. or remove the said slip Of paper
covering the same, or attempt to iden-
tify the ballot OF any voter, or suffer
the same to be done by any other per
son, he shall, on conviction thereof. be
deemed guilty of n misdemeanor, and
shall be amenable to the provisions of
compiler's section 1859 Of the Compil-
ed Laws Of 1871.
SIC. 4. In case of a contested cleo
ton, on the trial thereof before any
court OF competent jurisdiction in this
State, IL shall be competent for either
party TO the cause 10 have produoed in
court the ballot boxes, ballots and poll
lists used at the election, out OF which
the cause has arisen, and TO introduce
evidence proving or tending TO prove
that any person named on such poll.
list, was, at the time OF voting, an un-
qualified voter, and that the ballot oi
such person was received as provided
in section 2 of this act, and on such
trial, the correspondence OF the num-
ber indorsed on ballot an herein pro-
vided, with the number against the
name of any person on the poll-lists,
shall be received as conclusive proof
that such ballot was cast by such per.
son: PrOridej, That the ballot OF nc
person shall be inspected or identified
under the provisions Of this act, unless
such person has been convicted =:
falsely swearing in such ballot, or un
less such person shall admit. on said
trial, that he was, at the time OF voting
an unqualified voter, or unless suci
person shall first be declared nm un.
qualified voter at the time OF voting
by the verdict OF the Jury on sucl
trial. said jury having retired TO con
slider specially OF such verdict.
SEc. ). On said trial il shall be th'
duty Of the Judge presiding thereat
and Of no other person, to remove from
all ballots the slips Of paper concealinl
the said indorsements, until oil tin
ballots are found having thereon th'
numbers agreeing with the number
against the names Of such persons oil
the poll-lists as have been proved un
qualified voters, as aforesaid, and i'm
mediately thereafter TO replace slips o
paper upon all other ballots frou
which lac has taken the same. in Tia
same manner rs il provided IN sectiol
2 Of this act, for the inspectors of cleo
tion.