Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-02-13

mittee OF party IN sucn county or towhhnlp,
city, village, ward, voting precincts, shall be
sufficient evidence OF the right OF such chal-
lenger TO be present inside the room where the
ballot box Is kept. The chairman appointing
any challenger may, at his discretion, remove
any challenger appointed by him. Ihs chal-
lenger 30 appointed and admitted to the room
whero such ballot box is kept shsll have the
right aud privilege of remaining 6uring the can
vass of the votes and until the returns are duly
signed and made
SEC. IL. II any person offering to vote shall
be challenged as unqualified by any inspector
or any elector entitled to vote at th1t poll, the
chcirman OF the beard of inspectors shall de-
clare TO the person cha lenged the constitutional
qualifications OF an elector; aud II such person
sh n state that he is qualified elector, and
the challenge is not withdrawn, one OF the i'm
spectors shall tender to him such one OF the
following oaths as he may claim To contain the
grounds OF his qualifications 70 vote;
~ srissss..fy s,'ss.. 80 al,IrI .a"e ~. ~.
izen of the United States, that you have re-
sided in this State three months next preceding
this day, and in this township. ward or voting
precinct, as the case may be, ten days next pre-
ceding this day, and that you have not voted at
this election !" or,
9. -You do solemnly swear Tor affirm that you
are twenty-one years of age, that you resided
in this State on the twenty -four IN day of juno
eighteen hundred and thirty-five, thai you have
resided in this State three months next preced-
Ing this day, aud in this towns ship ward or vot-
ing precinct, as the case may be- ten days next
preceding this day, and that you have not voted
at this election;' y or,
are twenty-one years OF age, that you resided
in this State on the fiis, day OF January eigh-
teen hundred and hfty that on have declared
your intention to become a citizen OF the United
States. pursuant TO the laws thereof, six months
preceding this election, that you have resided
in this State three months next preceding this
day, and in this township, ward or voting pre-
cinct. as the case may be, ten days next preced
ing this day and that you have not voted at this
election :" or,
T. "You 90 soiemnly swear Tor affirm that you
are twenty-one years OF age, tiat you have re-
pided In the State two years and six months
thai you. have declared your intention to be-
e1me ci izen of the United States Pursuant
10 the laws thereof, six months preceding this
election, that you resided in this State three
months next preceding this day, aud in this
township. ward voting precinct, the case
may be, ten days next preceding this day, and
that you have not voted Mt this election !" or,
s. "You do solemnly swear (or affirm that you
are twenty-one years of age, that you arc n ma
tive of the United States that you are civil
ized inhalitant Of Indian des ,ent, and not n
member OF any tribe that you have resided In
this state three months next preceding this day,
ana in & is township, ward or voting precinct
as the case may bs, ten days next preceding this
FAY and that you have not voted at this el,c-
Lion:'
Aud If such person so challenged will take
Other OF the above oaths his vote shall be re-
ceived; but IL such person shall therein swear
falsely, upon conviction thereof he shall be
liable to the pains aud penalties Of perjury.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of each inspector
TO challenge every person Offering II vote whom
he shall know or suspect not TO be duly qualified
as an elector; and the board OF inspectors shall
possess full authority to maintain regularity
aud order and TO enforce obsdionce to their
lawful commands during an election, and dur
ing the canvass and estimate OF the votes, after
the poll is closed,
SEC. 30. In all townships containing one hun
dred or more electors, aud in oil voting pre-.
cihcts in cities and villages, the townsLi b. ard
of each township and the various officers whose
duty ii may be 10 designate and pre- scribe the
plaae or rlaces of holding general elections in
tle saYIri1 cities -Mards .elactua. ia rlcta Aud
electors nay provide FOR aud cas-, to be erect
ed In the room where elections ar 10 be held a
railing or fence four feet In heit ht which rail
ing or fence shall be placed through and across
the center of the room, and shall cause gate
10 be erected in said railing, and said gate shall
be in charge of a gat s-keeper, appointed at the
polls by tho boa"1 Of inspectors, and no person
shall be allowed 20 be inside OF said railing ex-
cept TO vote. and as soon as the elector has
voted he shall retire without and shall not
again be admitted within the railing, and
only many ell ctors as there ace
booths shall be allowed within ihs rail
ing at one ano the same time, and
the electors shall b. s1mittol in the order In
which they shall apply. The entrance gate
shall be erected or PLACED ut one side of the
foom aud on the ins de of the said gate a booth
OF temporary room shall be erected. At least
one such booth shall he provided at ehch poll
ing place, and not less than one for each hun
drcd persons ettitlsd to vote thereat, and one
booth additional for any additional number OF
voters less than one hundred and more than
twenty y-hve, with walls not less than six feet
high aud in such manner thai, as the elector
passes I'm at the gate TO the room whore the bal
lots or tickets arc taken by the inspectors OF
election, he shall pass through said booth or
temporary room, and be concealed from the
view of the inspectors OF election and those
without the said railing while passing through
said booth. SAID railing shall also contain an
exit gate at oolvenient place for voters to
SD 9f Before the opening OF the polls OF any
election Within the provisions OF this act, the
inspectors of election shall cause to be hung up
or deposited within the booth in the pol 1g
place, and In towns where no booths pro-
vided, by placing on n table or desk near th1
polling place, I'm separate packages, tickets OF
all political parties and pastors or slips for the
several candidates, II desired and furnished by
them, to be votel at said election, for the use of
electors. and the inspectors OF election shall
cause said tickets to bo replaced when used, so
that tickets shall be 50 hung up or ON deposit
during the entire time that the polls are open
CANVASS BY THE INsPEC TORS
SEC o. At thu close of tho polls, tho poll lists
shall be carefully compared by the inspec ors
of election, the number of names OF the persons
Mt the end of the list, and then signed by tho
inspectors of election and at.ested by the
clerks. Said 'anvass shall be public.
J SEC. o. The ballot boxes shall be well shaken,
and then opened and the ballots or tickets
| taken out, one at time, by one of the inspec-
tors, who shall read distinctly aloud, while the
ballot or ticket remains i'm his hand, the name
or names printed or written thereon. also the
Office intended TO be filed by the Terson voted
/ for, and when read, the ticket shall be passed
| to the second inspector, who shall examine 1t.
! shall string the Illot or ticket on strong
! thread and carefully preserve the same and
| the same method shall be observed IN respect
to each of the tickets or ballots in tho ballot
| box or boxes, until the number of tickets read
and counted shall equal the number OF names
/ upon the poll books who have voted. and as the
! third inspector shall strirg the tickets or bal
| lots, he shall number them consecutively, COM
! mencing at one: and as the inspector reads the
names from the ticket, the clerks shall tally or
record the same by marking or crediting one
vote TO the person receiving the same, and II
| there any ballots or tickets left in the ballot
! box or boxes after there has been the required
| number taken out, they shall be immediately
destroyed.
| SEC "a. II two or more ballots or tickets shall
| be found so folded together as 20 present the
] appearance Of single ballot or ticket, the said
! folded ballots or tickets shall be Immediately
| destroyed.
SEC. 25. II any ballot or ticket shall contain a
greater number OF names for any Office than the
number of persons required to oil said Office
| said ballot or ticket shall be considered fraudu.
| lent as TO the whole OF the names designated to
! fill such office, but no further.
| SEC. 26. After the count Of the tickets or bal
( lots has been completed. the result shall be i'm
! mediately publicly declared and the number OF
/ votes received by each candidate or person on
/ the tickets shall be publicly declared by one o
the inspectors.
! SIC. "a. The gate keeper OF election shall
| be the peace officer a. polling place, an l is
hereby delegated power equal to constables fof
! the purpose of maintaining peace aud quiet nj
OF and keep the gate a. polling place In front Of
the ballot box or boxes, and shall not allow any
! person to approach within the railing provided
! FOR IN section sixteen, except those authorized
| by law, and qualified electors, whom he shall
! allow TO pass through the gate and approach
| the ballot box or boxes for the purpose oi
votingi and he shall admit one eiector at Q
oinrs or ~, ham anu ~, a ssuSe ,, Sano
as soon as he has voted and any person who
shall i'm any manner interfere NTH a gatekeeper