The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-01
ELECTION LAWS.


any place OF holding elections, upon Il petition of u major
ity of voters residing within said precinct. And also,
Propided, That it shall be the duty of the board of county
commissioners, upon the affidavit of two or more citizens,
showing that there are twenty goo or more citizens IN
any given part of the county, located at an inconvenient
or inaccessible distance from any established voting pre-
cinct, to make a new precinct in accordance with the
fact, at a point most convenient or central to the majority
of said electors. sEf.fI'
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the board of county
commissioners of the several counties OF this Territory,
to issue a proclamation at least thirty (30) days prior to
any general or special election to be holden within their
respective counties, except as hereinafter provided, set
ting forth the names of all the offices to be filled at such
election, the number of persons required by law to fill
such offices, or vacancies, occurring under the law in such
offices; also to describe fully the color, size, form and
texture of all ballots to be used at the ensuing election,
said ballotslt to be of sufficient length and width to allow
the names of all the offices and the names of all the
persons required by law to fill such offices to be written
or printed, or partly written and partly printed thereon,
and no ballot shall be received by the judges of election
in any of the counties of this Territory that is of a differ
ent size, form, color or texture than described by the
board of county commissioners of their respective counties,
in their proclamation as herein provided. The county
commissioners of the several counties shall cause such
proclamation to be posted in a conspicuous place at every
postoffice within their respective counties, and shall also
cause the same to be published in the official paper of
their respective counties, Gf there be one) at least thirty
(30) days before the ensuing election. ProUIded further,
The board of county commissioners of the several coun-
ties shall furnish at the expense OF their respective coun-
ties paper in equal amounts, to each political party within
their respective counties, not less than two weeks before
said election; said paper shall be of the same color and
texture for all parties, and the same as described in their
proclamation provided for in this section.
SEC. 16. The board of county commissioners shall
respectively, at the last regular session preceding any
election, (but if said regular session be within thirty 800
days before the election, then a special meeting shall be
called), appoint three ~ capable and discreet persons,
possessing the qualifications of electors, to act as judges
of the election, in each election precinct, and the clerk
of said board shall make out, and deliver to the sheriff
of the county, Immediately after the appointment of said
judges, a notice in writing, directed to the judges so
appointed, and it shall be the duty of said sheriff, within
twenty coy days after the receipt of said notice, to serve
said notice upon each of the said judges of the election.
SEC. II. The said judges of the election shall choose
two ~ persons, having similar qualifications with them
selves, to act as clerks of the election; the said judges of
election shall be, and continue, judges of all election of
officers to be held within their precincts for one ~ year
and until other judges shall be appointed, as hereinbefore
act as such during the pleasure of the judges of the
election.
SEC. 1S. If, at the time appointed by law for the
opening of any election, any person appointed to act as
judge of the election as aforesaid, shall neglect, or refuse,
to be sworn OF affirmed to act in such capacity, the place
of such person shall be filled by the votes of such quail
lhed voters residing within the precinct, as may then be
present at the place of election, ,and the person or persons
so elected or nominated to fill such a vacancy or vacan-
ees, shall be, and are hereby, vested with the same
power as if appointed by the board of county commits
sioners. taara .a.
SEC. 10. The clerks of the election shall, before they
enter upon the duties of their Office, take a like oath as
judges and clerks to be written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed out in full, and signed by such
Judges and clerks, and subscribed by the officer or person
administering the oath.
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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
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