The Lake County star., 1877-06-07

AT the recent session Of the Leg
islature the following law regarding
purity Of elections was enacted:


islature the following law regarding
purity Of elections was enacted:
6ncnoN 4. 7hcpeorke ofthe State Of
AschfQan eaact, That ut every general,
special, township. and charter election
In tlais State, IL shalt bc the duty Of the
inspeetors Of election of each voting pro-
ciuct - cause % be numbered In figures,
every persOn entered upon tile poll LIFTS
required BY law 10 be kept ut such elec-
tion; which Agures shall be placed
againsf tie names ON such pell lists at
the time VI the entry Of said names
SBc. 2. Whenever at any general,
rpecial, township, orcharter election, in
this State, tie ballot Of any person who
has beeu challenged as nm unqualified
veter, and who has taken the pro-
vided by law In such case To he taken,
shall be rUcpfved by the Inspectors of
election, Il shall be the duty of said in
spcctors to cause to be plainly endorsed
ON said ballot with pencil and in the
manner hereinafter provided, before
depositing the same In tho ballot box the
number corresponding to the number
placed against the number placed OH the
poll lists; 1t shall further be the duty Of
such inspectors to cancel all other fly
ures appearing on the back Of said bal
lot, without opening the same: Pro-
cided, that In case ballot shall be 30
folded, defnced, printed or prepared that
such number cannot be lcgibly and per-
mxnently written OH the buck thereof,
IL shall be tho duty of the said inspectors
to refuse to accept such ballot.
Sec. 3. TO prevent tho Identification
OF said ballet, except ~ provided here
matter, 1t shall bc the duty Of the in
spcctOrs Of election to cause to he Sc
curely attached to said ballot, with mli-
cilAgc or any other adhesive substance,
q slip Or piece of blank paper of the
same color or appearance as near as may
be ~ the paper Of the ballot, in such
manner as to cover and wholly conceal
xaid endorsement, but not to iijure or
deface the same; and il any Inspector,
clerk, Or other officer Ofan election shall
afterwards expose said endorsement, or
remove the said slip Of paper covering
the same, or attempt to identify the
ballot Of any voter, or to suffer the .ame
to lie done by any other person, he shall
on conviction thereof, w guilty of Il
misdenAeanor, and be amcHable to the
provisions Of colnpiler's section 1859 of
the compiled laws of 1871.
6nc. 4 In case Of q contested elec-
ton, on the trial thereof before any
court Of competent Jurisdiction in this
State, 1t shall be competent for either
party to the cause to have produced In
court the ballot boxes, ballots and poll
lists used ut the election out Of which
the cause has arisen, and to intrWlucc
evidence proving or tending to prove
that any person named OH such poll lists
was, ut the time of voting, am unquali-
fed voter, and that the ballot Of sucll
person was received as provided in scc-
tion two VI this act, and Oh such trial
the correspondence of number endorsed
on . ballot rs h:rein provided, with the
number against the name ofaily person
: ON the poll lists, shah he received ~
conclusive proof that such ballot was
cast by such person: Provided, That
the ballot Of no person shall be inspect
ed or identified under the provisions OF
this Act, unless such person has bcci,
convictei Of falsely swearing In such
ballot, or unless such person shall ad-
init In sucli trial that he was ut the time
sf casting such ballot an unqualified
voter, or unless the hsct that such per.
800 was an unquuII fed voferat the time
~f casting such bUIlot has bec,i deter.
mined ~ provided In section five Of TIL,
act. - ti1nivI0 sAs3 . tejE ti' 'o' 9,
8E.. h Aftcr issue Joined II, any cas>
efcvOtestcd election eitlier party to the
cause nay present 4 petition to the
court before which the said cause Is t.
10 tried setting forth many other things
that the petitioner has good reason Il
believe, and does believe, that oiic oI
more voters ut the election out Of which
the cause has arisen, naming him ol
them and stating his or their place oI
rrsitlefce, were unqualified to vote al
such election; thnt lie believes the same
can lss established BY competent testi
niony, and that the ballot or bailots q
sssch voter o. voters were received after
being challenged ~ provided by law
end praying that tile court nnny try ant
determine the question OF the q,Ialifica
ton Of such voter or voters to voto q,
said election, which petition shall b.
verified BY the oath Of the petitioner Of
sosne other person acquainted with tile
fActs; and tliereupon the court shal
direct IN lseue 10 be formed within .
time 70 be hxcd therefor, for the pur
pose ~ determining the question Of thu
qualification Of the voter or voters nam
al In said petition, and such issuc shn
stand for trial rs In other eases, and tn,
verdict Of the jury or the judgment o
the court upOs such issue no made sl,al
be c0uclnslvc evidence as to the qllaIifi
catini ef said voter or voters.
BEc. Q. On said trial II shall he til.
duty oftfe Judge presiding therefor, ant
no other person, to remove from all lal
lot: tho slip ofpapcr conccaling the sait
endorsements until NIL ballots are foups
having thereon the numler. agrecing
Win the numbers against. tho name O
such persons on the poll Lists as hay.
been proved unduaIi hesl voters ms asore
said, and Immediately thereafter to re
place slips Of paper upon all other ballet,
ftUm which he has taken the same N
the same manner ps IL provided In see
tion three 81 this act, for tho INSPECTOR
Of election.
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