The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-01
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SEC. 20. That every person above the age of twenty
one Cd years, who shall have been a resident of this
Territory ninety (9O days, and of his or her county thirty
800 days prior to any election, and who is a citizen of the
United States, or have declared on oath, before a compe-
tent court of record, his or her intention to become such,
and has taken an oath to support the constitution and
vote, and be eligible to any office within said Territory,
except as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 21.9 No person under guardianship, non compoS
menHs, or insane, shall be qualified to vote at any cleo
ton; nor shall any person convicted of treason, felony or
bribery, unless restored to civil rights; nor shall any
person who shall have made, or become, either directly
or indirectly, Interested in any bet, or wager, depending
upon the result of any election at which he shall offer to
vote, be permitted to vote at such election.
SEC. %. AT all special or general elections held in
the Territory of Wyoming, where the judges provided by
law, or some of them, are absent, the electors present at
the polls of any election at the hour of nine () o'clock in
the forenoon, shall proceed by viva voce vote to elect per-
sons qualified as voters at such election to fill any vacancy
to serve as judges of election, who, whether appointed by
the commissioners, or elected, shall then and there and
before entering upon their duty as judge of election sew
orally take the following oath: 81, A. B., do solemnly
swear Tor afirm) that Twill impartially, and to the best
Of this election, and win studiously endeavor to prevent
all frauds, deceit and abuse in conducting the same
Such oath may be taken before any justice of the peace,
or other person authorized to administer oaths; but if no
person authorized to administer an oath be present, then
such Judges shall administer the oath to each other, with
like effect in all proceedings, both civil and criminal, as
though the oath had been administered by a person
authorized to administer oaths, independent of this act.
SEC. %. The clerks of election shall take an oath
similar IN character to that required by law to be taken
by the Judges, which oath may be administered by the
Judges to the clerks.
SEC. "a. AT all elections, a poll shall be opened at the
place of election in each precinct. Such polls shall be
opened as soon after nine Coy O'clock in the forenoon as
possible, and be kept open until shutdown without adj
journment When opening the polls, one of the clerks
or judges of the election shall make proclamation of the
same, and at least thirty (3O) minutes before the closing
of the polls, proclamation shall be made in like manner
that the polls will be closed in half an hour.
SEC. IS. The judges of election shall appoint some
constable present Gf there shall be one) to preserve
order at and about the polls. If no officer be in attend
lance, the judges of the election shall appoint one, and he
shall have all the powers of a regular constable, and be
obeyed as such.
SEC. 26. If any person conducts himself in Il noisy,
riotous or tulnultuous manner, at or about the polls, so as
to disturb the election, or insults or abuses the judges or
clerks of election or any voter in exercising his right of
suffrage, it shall be the duty of the officer present, forth
with to arrest such offending person or persons, and take
HIM or them before some justice of the peace, if there be
nojustice of the peace at such place, then before the
judges of election, and they are hereby authorized, by a