The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-13

son administering such oaths shall affix his
iurat thereto, and said affidavit shall be at
tached TO and returned with the poll lists to
the Office OF the county clerk. The oaths
herein prescribed for the clerk of elections
shall be in the following form. namely:
state OF Indiana, County, s.:
do solemnly swear Tor affirm as the case may
be- that will faithfully and honestly discharge my
duties Clerk Of the election in .......... precinct
and ward ....... ........... township in
- county Indiana and that win not disclose
or communicate to any person how any eecor voted,
or how any ballot was folded, marked or stamped.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this...day
Sec. 10. The board of county commits
siOners OF each county shall provide, at the ex-
pense OF the county, two ballot boxes, one
painted red, for the reception OF ballots pre-
pared by the state board OF election commits
sioners and one painted white, for the recep-
ton OF the ballots prepared by the county
board OF election commissioners tor each pre-
cinct; each ballot box shall have at least two
locks of different kinds and combinations, so
that the key of one will not unlock the other,
and be otherwise constructed as TO contrib
ute to the prevention of fraud.
See. II. An opening shall be made in the
lid o. each box sufficient only for a single ball
lot; and, at the time the election is opened, the
inspector and judges shall see that there are
no ballots in the box before the voting begins,
and shall thereupOn securely lock the box and
give one KEY To one of the judges who is in pol
itics opposed to the inspector. the inspector re-
tanning the other key; and the same shall not
be again opened until the polls are closed and
the board is ready to Immediately proceed with
the counting
Sec. II. The election shall be opened in the
forenoon az the hour of o'clock and continue
open until o'clock OF the afternoon, alter
which the board may close the election at any
time, when all the electors have voted or when
fifteen minutes have passed without a vote
having been rendered; but the polls shall, In
no case, be kept open alter o'clock OF the
afternoon; and the polls shall not be closed
after / o'clock and before o'clock except by
the unanimous consent OF all The members of
the election board; but whenever the polls are
closed proclamation must be made of the fact
OF such closing by the Inspector TO the people
outside in a loud and audible tone OF voice, and
2 minute of such proclamation and Of the time
when the same was made must be entered on
the tally-papers 10y the clerks, and after such
minute has been made, no more votes
shall be received: Provided, That upon
the petition of twenty legal voters and house
holders of any precinct IN the state, presented
10 the board OF county commissioners at their
June session next precedingan election in the
county in which such precinct or precincts
are situate, petitioning said board for
the opening OF the election at the
hour Of & o'clock in the forenoop
it is made the duty Of the board of commission
ers TO grant and enter of record the prayer of
such precinct petitioners; and it is made the
further duty of the board to direct the auditor
Of the county to publish in two newspapers of
general circulation published in said county,
representing the leading national political
parties opposed to each other, Tor three success
sve weeks, notice setting out fully the name
of the precinct OF precincts, and the township,
town or city in which such precinct or precincts
are situated, petitiOning for the opening of
the polls at o'clock in the forenoon, and the
board shall enter of record an order requiring
the polls OF every such precinct to be opened
accordingly; Provided further, that in all cities
and in incorporated towns having population
of 1000 or more. shown by the last L. :.
census the polls shall be opened at o'clock in
the forenoon on the day of such election and
closed at O'Clock in the afternoon of said day.
See. Is. Each electOr shall vote, by ballot
in the precinct wherein he resides. Any per-
son who, having been resident of Indiana,
shall have absented himself from the state for
a period of six months or more, or who shall
have gone into any other state or sovereignty
with the intention of voting therein, or during
any absence in another state or sovereignty
shall have voted therein, and also any person
who shall not have been a bona ide resident OF
this state and OF the cOuntyin which he resides
at least six months before any election, shall
before being entitled to vote at any election in
this state, register a notice of his intention to
become qualified eiectOr therein, in the office
of the clerk OF the circuit court of the county
in which ne resides. Whoever shall be absent
from the state for a period OF six months or
more on business of the state or of the United
States shall, at the time he offers to vote, pro-
duce certificate from the county auditor that
his name has continually since his departure
from the state on such business, been upon the
tax duplicate of said county for the purpose of
taxation, during his absence from the state and
that ne IS still taxpayer in said county; and
failing TO produce such ceruncate such person
shall not be permitted to vote. Such registra-
ton shall be made at least three months prior
TO any such election. aud the notice shall state
such persons name age and place of residence
Thy which shall be understood his lodging
place, and the notice shall be in the form fol-
lowing, and sworn to before such clerk:
state Of Indiana, - county,
l, the subscriber hereto hereby
declare my intention 20 become qualified elector
under the laws Of Indiana that was .. wears
OF al my last birthday; that my lodging place is
now here insert locaton);
and bona 6de resident OF the precinct in which
lodge. Provided, That the provisions of this sec
tion repecug such registration and notice shall not
apply 10 any voter who, six months more previous
to any election shall have so registered with said
clerk a notice declaring his intention to hold his
residence in this state during contemplate alb
sence and that during such absence he will ex-
ercse the right OF suffrage elsewhere, and which
tce shall he as follows, and shall DO sworn to before
said clerk:
State OF Indiana, - county,
................ the subscriber hereto. quail
me- bfd voter OF ND here insert the name Of
county, intending 20 absent myself, do hereby de-
clare my purpose to hold my residence as a voter
in said state and that will not exercise the right Of
suffrage elsewhere during my absence. ............
On the filing OF any notice, as provided for in
this section, it shall be the duty OF such clerk
TO enter the name and residence of said elector
and date OF the filing of said notice in a book
furnished for said purpose, to be open at all
times to the inspection of the public, and
safely preserve said original notice and deliver
a certified copy of the same to the elector so
registering, and on demand OF any challenger
or member OF the election board such elector
shall be requested to produce the same before
being allowed to vote. No person shall regis
ter for any other person, or in the name of any
other person, or present the copy of the
register Tor any other person at polling
place, induce, hire or advise any other
person not to register who may be required to
register as above. Any person violating the
provisions of this section, who shall vote or
attempt To vote, without having been regis
tered when required to do so as above shall be
guilty OF a felony, and, upon conviction, shall
be imprisoned in the state prison for not less
than one nor more than five years, and be dis
franchised for any detenninate period. No