Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-09-09

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of the clerks, under the direction of the
Judges, shall make proclamation Of the
same; and thirty minutes before closing
the polls, proclamation shall be made in
like manner, and the polls shall be closed
in half an hour after
SEC. Ii. Every elector shall, in full
view, deliver to one If the judges Of
election single ballot, on which shall be
writted or printed the names of the per
sons voted for A ballot is a ticket
folded in such a manner that nothing
written or printed thereon can be seen.
No ticket must be used at any election,
or circulated on the day of election, 'un-
less it is written or printed on plain
white paper, aud shall be four inches in
width and twelve inches in length, or
within one.fourth of an inch of such size
if printed, the names of the persons
voted for and the office designated are
printed in black ink and in long primer
capitals-the name of the Office in small
capitals, aud of the person in large
capitals both without spaces, except
between the different words or initials of
each line; if printed, the same margin is
left above the printed matter as below it,
and the side margins are equal in size !;
If printed, the lines are straight, and the
lines are single loaded; if written, the
matter is so written that no sign thereof
appears when the paper is folded, and it
is free from every mark, character or
device, or anything that would enable
any person to distinguished it by the
back, or, when folded, from any other
legal ticket or ballot. Every ticket used
as ballot must be folded crosswisc four
times from the center, so as to make the
ballot three fourths Of an inch in size,
and must be pressed fiat. Any ballot
offered which docs not conform to the
provisions Of this section shall be re-
jected.
| SEC. IA. The judge to whom any
ticket may bedelivered shall, upon receip,
thereof, pronounce with an audible voice
the name of the elector, and if no object.
ions be made to him, aud If the judge
} shall be satisfied that the elector is legal
ly entitled to vote, he shall Immediately
put the ballot in the box, without inspect
ing the names thereon, if it be folded
ballot, aud the clerks of election shall
enter the name Of the elector and mum
Der in the poll lists.
SIC. Is. 1t shall be lawful for an,
elector to vote for delegate to congress
! at any place Of holding elections within
this territory, for members of the legis
lative assembly and all other officers, a,
any place Of holding elections within
the particular limitsfor which such mem
bers OF the Legislative assembly, and sucl
other officers are to be elected. Pro
uided, that an elector, qualified to vote
for part and not all Of the officers to b.
chosen at any election, shall vote an opcr
ticket, that the judges may determin.
: the legality Of such vote.
} Sec. l6. If any person offering t.
} vote shall be challenged by any judge OIL
cloak OF the election, or any other person
entitled to vote at the same poll. and
! either judge shall challenge any person
offering to vote whom he shall know O,
suspect not to be qualified, one Of the
Judges shall declare to the person SC
challenged the qualification of an elector
If such person shall then declare himself
duly qualified, and the challenge be no,
; Withdrawn, one of the judges shall then
tender him the following OATH
You do solennly swear Tor affirm) tina,
you are male citizen of the United
States, over the age Of twenty-one years
that you have actually resided in this
territory for four months last past, and in
this county thirty days; that you are not
a bigamist or polygamist; that you are
not member Of any order, organization
or association which teaches, advices,
counsels or encourages its members,
devotees or any other person to commit
the crime of bigamy or polygamy or any
other crime defined by law, as a duty
arising or resulting from membership in
such order, organization or association,
or which pratice bigamy or polygamy or
plural or celestial marriage, as doc
trinal rite OF such organization. That
you do not, either publicly OF privately,
or in any manner whatever teach, advice,
counsel, or encourage any person to CON-
init the crime Of bigamy or polygamy or
any other crime defined by law either as
q religious duty or otherwise. That YOU
regard the constitution of United States,
and the laws thereof, and Of this terri
tory as interpreted by the courts. IA the