The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1878-10-26
YUMA, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 1878:

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that he is not the person whose name al
pears on the Register; that he has tefur
, voted that day; that he has been convicte
, of felony and has not been pardoned.
No person shall vote who has paid Q
received bribe of any kind for voting O
rot voting. or who is in any way interest
ed in any bet or wager on the result 4
the election. UDon challenge for sucl
cause, the person challenged, before n
can vote, shall swear or affirm that he i
not in any way connected with or inter
ested in any such bribe or wager.
No person shall approach nearer thar
fifty feet to the polls, while they are open
for the purpose of clectioneering or dis
ttibuting tickets; the Election Board car
appoint a Special Constable to enforce
this law; fees, So for the day, and regular
| fees for arrests.
Punishment for fraudulent registration
is fine not exceeding 81 ,OOU or imprison.
ment not exceeding one year, or both
No registration can be done on the day
of election.
A fine not exceeding $500 Furnishes ahy
attempt to prevent free exercise Of the
right of suffrage: decciving an elector
who can not read, by giving him wrong
ticket; trying to vote more than once
or prying into a ballot by IN officer Uf
election.
As soon as tile polls are closed the
Judges shall commence counting the
votes, III public; the ballot box must not
be removed from the room in which the
election Is held until all The votes are
counted The Inspector; or one of the
Judges, must take out the ballots; one BY
one, and read aloud each name contained
therein and the office for which such rame
is vuted for. Each Clerk shall write aown
each office 10 be filled and the naine of
each person voted for such office, and
shall keep the number Of votes by tallies,
as they are read aloud ny the Chairman or
Judge. Tne counting must be completed
without adiourrinent,
If two tickets are folded together they
shall both he rejected; and ii more per-
sons are designated on any ticket for any
Office than are to be elected for such office,
such part of the ballot shall not be count.
ed for any of them; but no ticket shall be
rejected for want Of form, if the Board Of
Judges can determine to their satisfaction
the person voted for and the Office in
tended.
As soon as all the votes are counted,
the officers of the election shall certify
AID sign the poll-lists and lly-lists,
stating the number of votes each person |
voted tor has received, and designating |
the office To fill winch he was voted for, |
which number shall be written in words |
At full length. One copy Of said lists and
he ballots shall be preserved by the In
'pector at lcdst six months; the other COPY
must be sealed up by the Inspector, en-
lorsed ELECTION Returns" and he di.
'ected and delivered. or sent to the Board
If Supervisors.
The package may be delivered to the
}oard of Supervisors by one of the officers
If election in person; or may be sent by
'rvate hand, or by mail II sent by pri-
ate hand, the person delivering it shall
AXE and sutscribc an affidavit, before
ome officer qualified to administer oatfs,
hat the package was delivered to him by {
ne Of the Judges or Clerks (naming hlm);
hat it has not been out of his possession I
lnce 1t was received, and lIas not been ,
pened, altered or changed while In rs
ossesslOn. The affidavit shall be en-.
orscd on the package If sent by mail,
shall be mailed by one of the Judges,
nd the postmaster shall make on it an
ldorscment that inc received il from one
the Judges (naming himl.