Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-17

in the box without inspecting the names
written or printed thereon, and without un-
folding the same.
Sec. 10. Each of the clerks shall keep
poll list, which shall contain the names OF
all electors voting at such election.
Sec. IA. At each adjournment OF the poll
the clerks shall, In the presence OF the in
spectors, compare their respective poll
| lists, compute and set down the number of
votes and correct all mistakes that may be
| discovered according TO the decision of the
board, until such poll lists shall be made In
all respects to correspond.
Sec. IS. The ballot box shall then be
opened and the poll list placed therein, the
| box locked, and at least five minutes before
| the removal of the same piece of leather Tor
canvas) so placed as to extend from the
| opening In the lid of said ballot box to the
| key-hole In such n manner AZ To completely
cover both such holes, and the same Sc
curely fastened thereon with sealing wax
| stamped with the official election seal of
| such township or ward, such piece of
| leather Tor canvas) and sealing wax to be so
| arranged as To render IL impossible to open
either of said holes without breaking said
| seal. The key shall then be delivered to
| one OF the inspectors, the box To another
and the seal To another of the inspectors
| Such box shall not be opened nor the seal
| broken until the box has been publicly eX-
posed at least five minutes before the open
| ing of the poll.
Sec. 10. The inspector having the key
shall keep il in his possession, and deliver
| IL again To the board at the next opening of
| the poll, and the inspector having the box
| shall carefully keep IL without opening or
suffering it to be opened, or the seal
| thereof to be broken or removed. and shall
publicly deliver 1t in that state TO the
| board of inspectors at the next opening OF
! the poll, when the seal shall be broken and
the box opened. the poll jsts taken out,
| and the box again locked.
Sec. II. At every election each of the po-
| litical parties shall have the right to desig-
nate and keep a challenger at each place Of
voting, who shall be assigned such position
| Immediately adjoining the inspectors of
election, inside the polling place, as will en-
| able him to see each person as he offers to
| vote, and who shall be protected i'm the dis
| charge of his duty by the inspectors of ele-
| ton and the police; and authority, signed
| by the recognized chairman or presiding
| officer of the chief managing committee OF
| "A party I'm such county or township, city,
| village, ward or voting precincts, shall be
| sufficient evidence OF the right OF such
| challenger to be present inside the room
| where the ballot box is kept. The chair
| man appointing any challenger may, at
| his discretion, remove any challenger ap-
| pointed by him. The challenger so APP
| pointed and admitted TO the room whore
| the ballot box is kept. shall have the right
| ana privilege OF remaining during the can
| vass Of the votes and until the returns are
| duly signed and made.
| Sec. IS IL any person Offering TO vote
| shall be challenged as unqualified by any
| inspector, or any clector entitled to vote at
| that poll, the chairman OF the board of in
| spectors shall declare to the person chal-
| lengcd the constitutional qualifications of
| an elector; and il such person shall state
| that he is Il qualified elector, and the chal-
| lengc Is not withdrawn, one OF the inspcc-
| tors shall tender to him such one of the fol
| lowing oaths as he may claim TO contain the
| grounds OF his qualifications to votes
| 1. you do solcmnly swear Tor affirm
that you are twcnty-one years of age. that
| you are citizen Of the United States.
| that you have resided in this state
three months next proceeding this
day, and In this township, ward or voting
| precinct, as the case may be, ten days next
| preceding this day, and that you have not
| voted at this election" or,
.. you do solcmnly swear (or affirm that
you are twenty-onc years Of age. thai you
| resided In this state on the twcnty-fourth
day OF June. eighteen hundred and thirty
| five, that you have resided 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 preceding
| this day, and that you have not voted at
| this election or,
3. you do solennly swear Tor affirm that
| you are twenty-Onc years OF age, that you
| resided i'm this state on the twenty-first day
| of January, eighteen hundred and fifty, that
| you have declared your intention to become
| "A citizen of the United States, pursuant to
| the laws thereof, six months preceding this
| election. that you resided In this state three
| months next preceding this day, and In this
township, ward or voting precinct. Is the
| case may be, ten days next preceding this
day, and that you have not voted ut this
| election or,
A. You do solcmnly swear Tor affirm that
| you are twcnty-one years OF age. that you
| have resided In this state two years and six
| months, that you have declared your inten-
ton to become a citizen of the United
States, pursuant to the laws thereof, six
months preceding this election, that you
| resided in this state three months next pre-
ceding this day, and I'm this township, ward
or voting precinct, as the case may be, ten
days next preceding this day, and that you
have not voted at this election or
5. ''Yo dou solemnly swear Tor affirm that
you are twenty-onc years of age, that you
are q native of the United Safes, that you
are "a civilized inhabltant Of Indian descent,
and not member of any tribe, that you
have resided in the United States three
months next preceding this day. and In this
township. ward or voting precinct. rs the
case may be, ten days next preceding this
day, and that you have not voted at this
election"
| And IL such person so challenged shall
take either of the above oaths, his vote
shall be received; but II such person shall
therein swear falsely, upon conviction
thereof he shall be liable to the pains and
| penalties of perjury.
Sec. 10. II shall be the duty OF each in
spector to challenge every person Offering
| n vote whom he shall know or suspect not Il
be duly qualified rs an clector; and the
board of inspectors shall possess full au-
thority to maintain regularity and order
and to enforce obedience to their lawful
commands during an election. and during
the canvass and estimate after the poll /.
| closed.
Sec. 20. In all townships containing one
hundred or more electors, and In all voting
precincts I'm cities and villages, the township
board In each tDwnship and the various Off
GERS whose duty IL shall be to designate and
prescribe the place or places OF holding gen
eral elections In the several cities, wards,
election districts and voting precincts
throughout the state. shall and in all town
ships havin less than one hundred electors
may provide for and cause to be erected IN
! rooms whore elections are To be held a
railing or fence four feet In hight, which
railing or fence shall be placed through and
across the center of the room and shall
| cause gate tn be erected In said railing