, 1886-02-11
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Election Laws.

By enactment of the recent Lcgis-
lature and approval Of the Governor
the following are now laws Of the
Territory by amendment Of TIE
code:
QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECIOE-.
Section 1850. All Americans Cit
zens. male and female. above the age
OF q years. and all American half
breeds, male and female, over that
age, who have adopted the habits of
the whites, and all other inhabitants
OF this Territory, male and female,
above that age who shall have de
clared on oath their intentions to be
come citizens at least six months pre-
ViOus to the day of election, and shall
have taken an oath to support the
constitution of the United States and
the organic act of this Territory at
least six months previous to the day
Of election, and who shall have Te
sided six months in the Territory, so
days in the county and 30 days III the
precinct, next preceding the day of
election, and none other, shall be en-
titled to hold Office or vote at any
election in this Territory: Provided,
That no officer, soldier. seaman or
marine, in the army or navy Of the
United States, or attached to troops
in the service of the United States,
shall be allowed to vote at any cleo
tion in this Territory by reason OF
being in the service therein, unless
said Territory is and has been for the
period of six months his permanent
domicil; Provided he was citizen Of
this Territory at the time of his ell
istment; And provided further, That
no person belonging TO the army or
navy of the United States shall be
elected to or hold any civil office OF
appointment in this Territory; Pro
viding, That this provision shall not
apply to officers of the army OF navy
on the retired list.
DESCRIPTION OF BALLOTS.
Section 3079. The voting shall be
by ballot. The ballot shall be plain
white paper ticket, containing the
names of the persons for whom the
electors intend to vote, and designa-
ting the office to which such person
so named is intended by him to be
chosen. No ballot shall bear upon
the outside thereof any impression,
device, color or thing designed to
distinguish such ballot from other
legal ballots, or whereby the same
may be known or designated When
ever any person offers to vote, the in,
spector shall pronounce his or her
name in an audible voice, and if there
be no objections to the qualifications
OF such person as an elector, he shall
receive his ballot, and, in the pres
ence of the judges, put the same,
without being opened or examined,
into the ballot-box. The ballot shall
be four inches in width and twelve
inches in length, or not to vary one
fourth OF an inch in length or breadth
from above specifications.
CHALLENGING VOTES.
Sec. 1854. If such person shall insist
that he is entitled to vote, and the
board of judges find no cause to re
ject his vote under the preliminary
examination, and the challenge shall
not be withdrawn, he shall not be en-
titled to vote unless he takes the fol
lowing oath, to be administered by
the inspector or one of the judges,
viz: You do swear Tor affirm, as the
case may be) that you have resided
in this Territory six months next
preceding this election, in this county
60 days and in this precinct 80 days,
and have not voted this day, and
that you are otherwise qualified to
vote at this elections" and in case
the person offering to vote produces
d certified transcript of the record OF
court of competent jurisdiction ad-
mitting him to citizenship, or eertifi
cate of declaration of citizenship
duly attested by the clerk thereof, as
evidence of his right to vote, and il
the person to producing the same is
unknown to the board of judges, he
shall make oath that he is the person
therein named. Words used in this
net and the act hereby amended, in
dicating persons of the masculine
gender, shall be construed to include
persons of the feminine gender.