Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-21

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ans lagai FntsF, and & shafi u all c1ses
b ne dzsg % ne lnzpeelcR ard q
each Of fhe Judges, q eAalile1Ro any
peEson ozcEine g rol4, whom my shan
know o. ausFegt rot - Be daily Qaalihed
- an eieca0F.
See. Hl82 Whan any peEsan o18EinE
% vote Is ehaslsnRed. Il shan be ne
duty of he Judges % dselaEa % hin
Ne qnailheAfions q an aleoloF, and
! tho 1nspeclox, o. oae q tie JUDGES.
shall teudaE him The following oaths
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fully and tKuiy answer all questions &c
shall be puf % yuu, t1uehlna roar place
OF residences. and qaalidoa1ions e. an
eleolor." he Inspector, o. one e the
Judges, shall then proceed b question
tha person ehalianRsd n relation 10 his
naulo, his than place Of Haaidaneo, how
long be has resided In the pEoninot, and
county, whara bis las1 plaae0f residences
vas, also &c - bic oftizsRahip. and
whether q native or natuEalized citizen,
and II the latter, when, WheEe, IL what
oounfy o. befsra what ollceF be was
naluraliEsd, and all zach other qaealiona
a. shall tend 10 lest iaquaiiG aAki0ns a.
to citizenship and the right 10 vote.
Heo. S083. IL any peraon shall REFUSE
10 take the AFORESAID oath, uhen 90
tsndeEad, OF 20 answer any and all
psFtinsnt quessions e. 10 qualifications,
hias vote shall BE- rejected; and 4 the
Beard Of Judges are Rafladea from
answers as aforesaid, that au8h person
is not legal voter. they shall reicct his
vote.
See. 1854. II sach person shall insist
that be h entitled 10 vota. and she Beard
Of Judges md no oanse 70 reject his
vote under tha preliminary examination,
and the challenge SHALL n0k be with
drawn, be shall not be entitled 70 vOto
unless be takes the following oath, 70
Be administered By She Inspector o. one
Of She JadRss, via. "YOu do swear Tor
affirm, aa the case may be)s that yoa
have resided IN thia Territory SIX months
next preceding this election, In this eoan-
81 sixty days and In this pEeainct thirty
days. and have not voted this day, and
that yon are otherwise qualified 10 vote
e this election" and 10 casa the person
Offering 70 vote produces q certified
Transcript Of the record Of court Of
competent Jurisdiction admiitina him
10 citizenship, OF certificate Of DECLARE
zion Of oitizsnahip, duly aitssted b. The
clerk thereof, as evidences Of his right 10
vote, and Il lhs person 20 plodueing
the same IL unknown 70 she Beard Of
Judges, be shall make oath that be b
/ the person therein named.
SEQ. 8O85. II any person shall take
the cath, as rendered 10 hin By the In
spestor, or Judges, and no evidence Il
offered TO traverse the same By the
officer or party challenging. be shall be
admitted 90 vote; bat Il be refuses 10
take the oath or affirmation 90 rendered
him. his vote shall be rejected.
Sec. 1856. II the vote Of any person
be challenged on the ground that be has
bean convicted Of an infamous crime,
and shall remain unpardoned % dis.
franchised by any court Of q competent
iariBdiction, be shall not be required 10
answer any questions respecting sach
alleged conviction, and In the absence
Of any authenticated record Of such
fact, it may be oompetent for two dis
interested witnesses upon cath, 70 prove
the same.
SEQ. 3O67. When the polls ara closed,
proclamation thereof shall be made at
the place Of voting and no vOtea shall
Be Afterwards received.
ooUNTEHo foTEs-DEULARno TEE RESULT
AND CERTIFICATES.
SEQ. 8068. AZ soon a. the polls are
closed on the afternoon Of the day Of
election, the Judges ahall open the bal
lot box and commence counting the
votes and In no oase shall the box BE-
removed from the room in which any
election may be held until all the bal
lots are counted.
SEQ. 80e9. The counting Of ballots
ehall Ia all cases be public. The ballots
shall be taken cut carsfuily, one By one.
By the inspector or one OF the judges,
who shall open them and read aload the
name Of each person contained therein
and the oiilce for which every such par
con is voted for.
Sec. 5000. Each clerk shall write down
each Office 70 be filled and the name Of
each porson voted for, for such Office,
and shall keep the numbeF OF votes BY
tailiea as hey are read aloud By the In
spoot0r or jadgs. The counting Of the
votes shall be continued without ad-
iournmenl until oil are counted.
SEQ. 309i. II two tickets are found
folded together they shall both be re-
ieeted, and IL more persons are desiR.
mated on any ticket for any ofaoe than
are to be elected 10 suoh ofiico. such
part OF the ticket shall not be ooumted
ioE any OF them; but no ticket shall be
Lost for want Of form. or mistake m In
tials Of names, II she board OF judges
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/ person voted for and the Office intended.
Sec. 3092. Il shall be the duty Of the
inspector or 0ne Of the judges 10 string
after all the ballots have been counted
and strung, 4 shall be the duty Of the
inspector 20 place them IN q sealed en-
velops and WFita thereon, "Bailota Of
- preoinot. - county. Washington Ter
rit0ry, Of eleetion held this - day Of =,
lS-,n and send said envelope 20 she Au-
ditoF Of the county where said election
ls held. Whe shall keep aaid sealed an-
volope containing said ballots unopened
for The period Of six months, 20 u naed
only a. evidence In oaae on eaaaa AZ
contest when called for, &c aho end Of
which time u shall be- the duty Of anld
County AndiaoF 20 BAN said ballots "a
k-NA@AAeN ~ A8N SAAAAA WHY DAAlUAUs
SEQ. S093. As soon e all the votes
are read OF and counted, q ceFtifcats
shall bo drawn up IN each Of the papsrs,
containing the poll list and tallial, OF
attached thereto, stating the number Of
votes each person voted Tor has re-
ceived. and designating she of3ios 70 an
which be vas voted for, which number
shall b written IL words e full length.
Each certificate shall b signed b. the
Clerks. the judges and inspector; one
OF said certificates. with ballots, poll
liatss and tally paper, cath of inspector,
judges and Clerks shall be sealed no by
The inspector and endorsed "Eleoiion
returns" and be directed OF sent by the
Inspector 10 the Comfy Auditor Of The
eoqnty IN which the election Il 10 BE-
held.
Ses. 1904. The aaid package shall Be
delivered 70 she County Auditor b. one
Of the Judges OF Clerks Of the eleoiion,
IN person, or may Be sent ~ Registered
mail. II ssnt By mail. Il ahan bs
mailed By one % she JadRaa. The
ether Of said certificates, with poll liat
and tally papara, oaihs Of Judges, In
epeotor and Clerks, shall be retained by
the knFpartHF and uFeaarVof be him AZ