The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-19

After the VOID go. tie Cardinal
voting must write bic name. and his
Christian name after the word card.
The four circles which figure ut al !
most equal distances indicates the
places for the zeal when the ballot Is
folded. In the middle Of the ballot.
after these words: E;go IN ssmsmwm
pomtifeem Rm. d. xsexm d. Gard .....
the elector adds the names Of the
Cardinals that be wants to elevate to
the dignity Of Pope; but he must dis
guise his handwriting 80 that il may
not be recognized when the time comes
for examining the ballots. Then on
the lower portion Of the ballot and At
the exact spot where We have placed
the letter a. the elector must put an
Arabic number and some holy verse.
80 that in case of confusion each one
may recognize his ballot without re-
vealing his name. The ballot for the
acceding method Is the same as that for
the election, with this difference, that
in the middle. instead Of the inscriP-
ton. ''Eiiyo III summmm pont:6eem.
Gr,. &C.. there Is the following
"Aoooio Rererendiss d. pseO ID. Card
(Here follows the name Of the Cardi'
nal that the elector wishes to accede
to.j When the blanks are filed up.
the elector folds his ballot. at top and
bottom, in q way that will bring the
four corners b together With the four
points Z. This done, he places the
seals ut the four points corresponding
to the four circles already referred To-
and the ballot has then the appear
ance that we reproduce in Form D.
The seal that the electOr uses must
only have one emblem, - . bird.
plant, or q flower. 90 that he alon.
NAV be able to recognize it. Folded
| in this way the ballot exhibits ON thu
outside its Latin inscription. followed
by the name Of the Cardinal who re
ccives the votes, and between the tw'
folds indicated by the words non'er
and sigma, the name Of the voter ant
the number and sacred words that h
has selected.
The ornaments on the hack ct tn
ballots around the words sigma ant
nomen are placed there for the purPos'
of guarding against the possibility o
detecting the writing under the tw
folds while examining the ballot
i through the light.
After the preparing Of the ballot
comes the second phase in the cere
mouv, which occurs during tn
operation Of the voting. This Phas
is divided into the following eigh
parts: First carrying the ballot
second taking the oath third putin
the ballot into the chalice which
used rs . ballot box; fourth mixin
Or shutting the ballots in the chalice
6fth numbering the ballots; sixt
. announcing the vote; seventh string
ing the ballots and eight seperatin
the ballots. After having filled u
folded and sealed his ballot. eac
, Cardinal, commencing with the Dear
. takes it between the index finger an
E thumb of the right hand. and ID
vances with the uPlifted arm towar
i. the altar, in the centre Of which IS
large chaIice. Before the altar III
elector kneels. says q short prayer
3 and after rising, pronources in lou
? and Ineligible voice the followin
E oath: "7sstor Gridum DOminnn,, n
E me jmdioaturms ct. me ei;gere q"el
] speeMnd,sm deum JUDGE eiigi debere,
D asod in aocesO pnsssaba."
a After having taken the oath, b
' places the ballot upon the paten an
throws it into the chalice. Then J
| retires to let the other Cardinals vot
!. When all the Cardinals preeel
have deposited their votes. and q
: Cardinals for the sick have brougl
in those IF the electors confined
! their cloisters or in their seats BY ]
ness, they pass on to the fourth act
the voting. which consists in cove
ing the chalice with the paten a
shaking it vigorously. in order
thoroughly shake up the ballots.
n the 6rst Cardinal acrutator who
charged With this duty. The thi
CARDINAL scrutator finally takes q
chalice from the hands Of his colleag'
and brings out the ballots, cOuntiI
them te see If their number correspon
! With the number Of voting Cardina
In case the two numbers do not ages
the vote i null and void. The six
act of the ballosing Is the publicati
of tho votes, which Is done in {
following manner: The three Car
) nal scrutators are seated around
table prepared for the purpose. Th
must keep their hacks TO the altar,
that the Cardinals seated around {
table in their chairs may observe tn
movements, and Sc that no fraud
committed. not even for the purpt
IF nulliying the vote.
The firse scrutator reads the nal
voted for in the ballot, and passes
to his colleague. Who after havi
read it, hands it finally to the thi
scrutator. The last proclaims in
loud voice the name Of the Cardil
p voted for in the ballot. Each Of
Cardinals present takes . note Of !
vote upon . printed slip containi
the names Of ali the living Cardin
(see Form Ed. The words in ital