The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-08
Instructions to Judges and Clerks
of Election.

REGULAR SESSION, PAGE 7O.)

QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECrORS.-(NINTH
REGULAR SESSION, PAGE 7O.)
SECTION |. That all male citizens of
the United States above the age of p
years, and all male persons of the same
age, who shall have declared their inten-
ton of becoming citizens, and who I'M
der existing laws Of the United States,
may ultimately become citizens thereof,
shall be deemed electors of this territory,
and be entitled to vote for delegate to
congress, and for territorial, county and
precinct officers Provided. They shall
have resided in the territory six
months, and in the county where they
may offer to vote thirty days next pre-
ceding the day of election.
SEC. :. itodr.l No person under a
guardianship, non compos mentis, or i'll
sane, nol any person convicted of trea-
son, felony or bribery in this territory,
or in any other state or territory in the
Union, unless restored to civil rights,
shall be permitted to vote at any
SEC. ). Itshall be theduty ofthc coun-
commissioners, at their regular session
preceding the general election, to APP
point three discreet and capable persons,
possessing the qualifications of electors,
to act as judges Of election in each town
If in any of the townships any of such
judges do not serve, the voters of said
township may elect a Judge or judges
to fill vacancies on the morning of the
election to serve at such election.
SEC, 6. The said judges shall choose
two persons, having the same qualifica-
tons with themselves, to act as clerks of
the election. The said Judges shall be
and continue judges Of all elections of
civil officers to be held in their respective
townships, until other judges be ap-
pointed as hereinbcfOre directed ; and
the said clerks of election may continue
to act as such during the pleasure of the
judges of election, and the said county
commissioners shall from time to time
fill such vacancies which ma occur in
the offices Of judges of election in any
township within their respective coun-
ties.
SEC. 9. Previous to votes being taken
t~hejudges and clerks Of election shall
take and subscribe the following oath
|, \. b., do >0lCnrnly swear Tor affirm
that | will perform the duties of judge
OF the election lor clerk. as the case NAV
be- according to law and the best Of my
ability, and that | will Studiou1iy en-
deaVorto prevent fraud lcceit and ahuS"
in conducting the same.
SEC. 10. IN case there shall be no
judges or justices of the peace present at
the opening of the election, or in case
such judge or justice Of the peace shall
be appointed a Judge or clerk of the elpr-
election, and they are hereby empowered
to administer the oath to each other and
to the clerks of election. and the person
administering the OATH shall cause an
entry thereof to be made. subscribed bV
him and pretiXcd to the poll book.
SEC. II. At all elections to be held
under this act, the polls shall be opened
at S o'clock i'll the forenoon and con-
tinue open until q o'clock in the after
noon OF the same day, at which time the
polls shall be closed and at the opening
of the polls IL Of the clerks, under the
direction Of the judges, shall make proc
lanlatiOn OF the same, and thirty minutes
before the closing of the polls proclama-
ton shall he made in like manner and
the polls shall be closed i'll a half hour
but the board ma in their discretion
adjourn the poll at l2o'clock atnoon for
one hour, proclamation Of the same be-
ing made. 4 i =
SEC. II. Everyclc"tor shall deIivcrin
fullyiew Ofonethcjudgcs OfelectiOn, Il sin
gle ballot orpieceof paper, on which shall
be written or printed the names of the
persons voted for, with a pertinent desig-
nation of the office which he or they
may be intended to fill. Said ballot may
be open OF folded AS the voter may
choose.
SEC. Is. The judges to whom any
ticket may be delivered shall, upon the
receipt thereof, pronounce with an audi
BILE voice the name of the ~elector, and if
nc objection be made to him, and the
judges shall be satisfied that the elector
is legally entitled to vote, he shall imme-
diately put the ballot in the box, with
out inspecting the names thereon. If it
be a folded ballot, the clerk of the cleo
ton shall enter the name of the elector
and number in the poll book.
SEC. l5. If any person offering to
vote shall be challenged as unqualified
by any judge Or clerk of the election, or
any other person entitled to vote at the
same POLAND either judge may chal-
Ienge any person offering to vote whom
he shall know or suspect not to be quail
fied-the judge shall declare to the per-
Sol so challenged the qualifications of
an electOr; if such person then declare
himself duly qualified, and the challenge
be not withdrawn, M of the judges
shall then tender him the following oath:
You do solemnly swear Tor affirm, as
the case may be-, that you are qualified,
according to the laws regulating elect