Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-23
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ing and fling of che returns and state
ments thereof now directed and required
by law, cause duplicate OF such return
or statement TO be filed in the office of
the clerk of the county. One OF their
number may be deputed by them to,
and may file she same, and he Bhsll be
paid for so doing, except in cities and
towns where the county clerks office is
situated, the sum OF FIVE dollars, and,
also, four cents mile for each mile
actually and necessarily travelled by the
usual route in going to and returning
from the said county clerks office, to
be audited, allowed and paid in the same
manner ns for other services OF said
judges.
$780, 53. The returns or statements OF
election on file in county, town and city
| clerks offices shall be public records and
open TO inspection and examination by
any elector of the territory.
Sec 54. No judge OF election or clerk
of the poll, who shall act as such during
any portion of any election. shall peddle,
distribute or give tickets to electors,
during any part of the day Of such
election.
Sec. 55. No lager beer, ale, wine or
spirituous liquors she'll be allowed on
any election day in any room used for
election purposes
SEQ. 56. Every Judge of election or
clerk OF the poll who shall Intentionally
make, or attempt to make, any false
canvass of the ballots cast as any election
or shpll Intentionally make, or attempt
to make any false statement OK the result
OF any canvass, though not signed by
majority OF the judges of election, shall
be guilty of felony, and be punished
by imprisonment in the penitentiary,
not exceeding three years.
Sec. 81. Any person who shall induce,
any judge OF election. or clerk OF the
poll, to do any act forbidden by the last
section, shall be guilty OF felony, end
be punished in the same manner and to
the same extent.
Sec So. Every Judge of election, or
clerk OF the poll, who shall Intentionally
omit, neglect or refuse to do any act re-
quired by this act. and every Judge Of
election, clerk of the poll, policeman,
member OF any police force or other per.
son, who shall intentionallo refuse to
permit the doing of any acc herebJ
allowed TO be done by any watcher or
elector. or shall Intentionally prevent
or attempt TO prevent, the doing there
of, or shall Intentionally do any act for.
hidden by this act, shalt be guilty of q
misdemeanor, and be punished by i'm
prisonment in the county jail or peni.
eat:a:y scs &c. exceeding cae yeAs. G.
| by fine not exceeding two hundred and
| fifty dollars, or by both such fine and
| imprisonment.
Sec. So. This act shall apply 60 all
elections, general or special, including
| town elections in oil towns and charter
elections in ell OF the cities and incor-
porated villages OF this territory.
SEQ. so Wherever the words 'iudge
of election" appears in this act it shall
be taken to include and mean all officers
who, under any law OF this territory,
shall be required to canvass votes.
Sec. 81. THIS act. so far es the same
refers to the qualifications Of Judges of
elections" and "clerks of the poll" shall
take effect 30 as to apply to those here
| after to be sppointed or elected as such
judges and clerks, end in ell other re-
spects, ehnll take effect Immediately.
SEQ. 60. The judges of election shall
possess full authority to maintain reg
| ulari,y end order, and to endorse
obedience to their lawful commands,
during en election, and du:ipg the caE-
vas and estimate of votes, after the oios-
ing of the poll and shall have full gu
thority tc preserve peace and good order
at and around the polls of the election,
and to keep the access thereto open and
unobstruoted; and may appoint one or
| more electors to communicate their
orders and and directions. and to assist
| in the performance OF the duties in this
section eploined.
Sec. 90. LII any person Offering to
vote at any election shall be CHALLENGED
in relation to his right to vote et that
election, by judge of election, or by any
other person entitled to vote OF the same
poll, one of the Judges shall tender to
him the following preliminary oath
"You do swear (or affirm) that you will
fully and truly answer all such questions
as shall be nut to you, touching your
place of residence and qualifications as
an eleetor."
Sec. g. The judges, or one OF them
shall then proceed to question the per-
son challenged in relation to his nome ;
his then place OF residence; how long he
has resided in the precinct or ward where
| the vote is offered, what was the last
place OF bis residence before he came into
| that precinct or ward, and also as to his
citizenship, and whether O native or
| naturalized citizen. and, il the latter,
| when, where, and in whet court, or be.
fore what officer he was naturalized; /;
whether he came into the precinct or
ward for the purpose of voting at that
| election; how long he eontemplatea
residing IN the precinct or ward; and all
such other QUESTION: as may tend to test
| his qualifications as resident of the
precinct or ward, citizenship and right
to vote at that poll.
Sec. 65. Ii any person shall refuse TO
take the said preliminary oath when SO
rendered, or to answer fully any questions
which shall be so put to him, his vote
shall be rejected.
Sec. GO. After receiving the answer OF
the person SO challenged, the Judge OF
election shall point out to him the quali-
ticstions, if any, in respect to which he
shall appear to them deficient.
| Sec. 81. Ifany person SO offering shall
persist in his claim to vote and She ohal.
lenge shall not be Withdrawn one of the
| judges shall then administer TO him the
/ following oath: "You do soiemnly swear
Tor affirm as the case may be). that you
are twsnty.one years OF age, that you
are citizen OF the United States (or that
you have declared your intention to be-
come citizen conformabiy to the laws OF
| the United States and of this territory or
the suble,t Of naturalization and hsve
taken an oath to support the constitu-
tion of the United Btates) that you have
resided 10 this territory ninety days and
this county twenty days and in this
precinct days preceding this elec-
ton; that you have not voted ut this
| electlon.n II the person 30 Offering