The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-11-01
Law on Elections.
QUALIFICATIONS.

and every male citizen of MeXico, WHO sHdii have elected to become a citizen or lHe United States under the Queretaro treaty oI 1S4S. and the Gadsen treaty Of io04; anu every male person who shall have declared' on oath. before a competent court eI recoiu' his intention to become a citizen of me United States, and shall have taken an oath in support the Constitution and Government of inc United States, of the age of twenty one wears. who shall have been resident of the Territory one year next preceding the election. anu the County or Precinct, m which he claims his vote, len days. and whose name is enrolled on the Great Regis ter of such County, shall be entitled to vote At all elections which are BOW or may be hereafter authorized by law.
 REGISTRATION.
 The Great Register must show: The name at length: the age, emitting the fractions ot wears. the country of nativity; the place ot residence, giving the precinct; the time and nlace of declaration of intention, or oi naturalization date of registration
 No person's name must ne registered un- less: Upon a certificate of registration .ln another County, showing that such regis tration has been cancelled and upon proof, by affidavit of the party that Ee is an eiector or the County in which he seeks to be regis tered; upon production of his certincate oi naturalization, or intention, or upon ms affidavit of it's loss, together with the affidavit of q registered voter to the effect that the aDplicant has resided in Arizona for one wear next preceding the time of application and is reported and believed to be citizen
 l. ., sr4. tn one, and affidavit of the party that he IS an elector of the County; upon production oi a certified copy of his fathers certificate or upon the same proofs as m the preceding subdivision, in case the party claims citizen ship by virtue of his fathers naturalization during his own minority; in other cases, upon the affidavit of the party that he is an elector of the County.
 REGISTERING OFFICERS. Every justice of the peace is registering officer; the board of supervisors shall ap- point a registering officer in every precinct that has no justice of the peace. A statement of the date of presentation and his action thereon shall be endorsed and signed by the registering officer on every certificate of naturalization or inten- tion presented to him.
 Registering officers will return to the County Recorder certified copy of their registration entries, and all affidayits made for procuring such registration. No person must be registered in one County while his registration remains un- 1 cancelled in another.
 ELECTION.
 The polls shall be opened at eight o'clock in the morning, and be closed at sunset. A recess of one hour may be taken at any time before three o'clock; but the ballot box shall not be removed from the room nor from the presence of the Election Board.
 The person offering to vote must hand his ballot to the Inspector, or to one of the Judges acting as Inspector, and announce his name and the number affixed to 1t on the printed copy of the Register, if his name is thereon.
 The Inspector or Judge acting as such, must receive the ballot, and before deposit ing it in the ballot-box, must, in an audible tone of voice. announce the name and regis tered number, if there be one, of the person voting.
 If the name is found on the copy of the Great Register or if the party produces and Hlts Nllu lilC bOtll U uuIdHNOlOu NCiAAh cate of registration, and the vote is not re- iected upon challenge taken, the h. spector, or Judge, acting as such, must, in the presence of the Board of Election, place the ballot. without being opened or eX- amined, in the ballot box.
 When the ballot has been placed in the box, one of the Judges must write the word "Voted" opposite the number of the person voted on the printed copy of the Great Register, or if the person voted On certif- cate of registration, then upon the face thereof.
 Any person offering to vote may be challenged by an elector upon either or all of the following grounds: That he had not resided in the Territory one year. and ten days next preceding the election in the County: (residence is determined by every man for himself, and IS where he claims It te be, provided he was there ten or more days previous, and has not meanwhile ac- quired a residence elsewhere;) that he is not the person whose name appears on tine Reg ister; that he has before voted that day {; that he has been convicted of felony and has not been pardoned.
 No person shall vote who has paid or received a bribe of any kind for voting or not voting, or who is in any way interested in any bet or wager on the result of the election. Upon challenge for such cause, the person challenged, before he can vote, shall swear or affirm that he is not in any way connected with or interested in any such bribe or wager.
 No person shall approach nearer than fifty feet to the polls, while they are open, for the purpose of electioneering or dis tributing tickets; the Elecu0n Board can appoint Special Constable to enforce this law, fees, S for the day, and regular lees for arrests.
 Punishment for fraudulent registration is fine not exceeding S1 900, or imprison- ment not exceeding one year, or both.
 No registration can be done on the day of election.
 X fine not exceeding $500 punishes any attemph to prevent free exercise of the right of suffrage; deceiving any >eiector who cannot read, by givinig him a wrong ticket; trying to vote more than once; or prying lnto ballot by an officer of cleo tion.
 As soon as the polls are closed the Judges shall commence counting the votes, in pub- lie; the ballot-boX must not be removed from the room Tn which the election is held until all the votes are counted. The iuspec- tor, or one of the Judges, must take cut the ballots, one by one, and read aloud each name contained therein ana the office for which such name is voted for. Each Clerk