The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-02-12

or presiding nicer OF the chief managing COM
mittee OF a nrty In such county or township,
city, village. lard. voting precincts, shall be
sufficient ey3nce OF the right Of such chal-
lenger 20 be Iesent inside the room where the
ballot box iskept The chairman appointing
any challene1 may. a. his discretion. remove
any challenW appointed by him. The chal-
lenger 30 app1nted and admitted To the room
where such Mot box in kept shall have the
right aud prizes OF remaining during the can
vass OF the v4s aud until the returns are duly
signed and mde
SIC. IL IL sry person offering To vote shall
be chalengesh s unqualified by any inspector,
or any electoi entitled 10 vote Mt thnt poll, the
chairman OF the beard OF inspectors shall de-
clare To the Irfon cha epged the con Institutional
qualihcationlof an elector aud IL such person
shall state int he il n qualified elector, and
the chailengos not withdrawn, one of the in
spectors snalI tender TO him such one Of the
following oaus as he may claim To contain the
grounds OF hil Quail hcations to vote:
l. ~fcu do olennly swear for afhrm) that you
are tweni y-0e years OF age. thai you n cit
izen OF the Uaited States. that you have re-
sided In this Stnte three months next preceding
this day, ana n this township, ward or voting
precinct, as Tie case may be. ten days next pre-
ceding THIS dns, iand that you have not voted at
this election Or
2. You do 0lemnly swear Tor AFFIRM that you
are twenty-ois years of age, that you resided
in this State "a the twenty-four1 IN day of June
eighteen hundted and thrty-five. una you have
resided IN thb State three months next proceed
ing this day, and i'm this township. ward or vot-
ing precinc6, mthe case may be- ten DAYS next
preceding thisday and that you have not voted
at this electiOl," or,
3. you do salemnly swear tor afiirm) that you
are twenty-ons years of age, that You resided
in this State on the his. day OF January, eigh-
teen hundred and fifty, that you have declared
your intentionto become 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 tlas township, ward or voting pre-
cinct, as the case may be, ten days next proceed
ing this day, aud that you have not voted at this
election :" or,
4. You do sosmnly swear Tor affirm that you
are twenty-one years of age. that you have re-
sided In the STATE two years and six months
that you have declared your intention To be-
come a citizen 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, and in this
township, wa.dCr voting precinct, as the case
may be- ten days next preceding this day, and
that YOU have not voted at this election y or.
.. You do solemnly swear Tor affirm that you
are twenty-one years OF age that you are ma
tive OF the United States that you civil
lied inhabitant Of Indian descent, and not n
member OF anytribe, that you have resided in
this State three Dnths next preceding this day.
and in tnis township, ward or voting precinct
as the case maybe ten days next preceding this
day, and that you have not voted ut this cleo
ton"
And IL such person so challenged will take
either OF the above oaths, his vote shall be ~
ceived; but IL snch person shall therein swear
falsely, upon conviction thereof he shall be
liable 10 the pains aud penalties OF perjury.
SEC. 49, IL shall be the duty of each inspector
10 challenge every person offering n vote whom
he shall know OF suspect not 20 be- duly qualified
as an electOr; and the board OF inspectors shall
possess full authority TO maintain regularity
aud order, aud To enforce obedience 10 their
lawful commands during an election, and dur
ing the canvass and estimate of the votes, after
the poll is closed
SEC. 20. In alltownships containing one hun
dred or more electors, aud I'm MI voting pre-
cncts In ellie and villa ,es, the township board
q gncl town - VuriOna whose
duty 1t nay be 10 designate and pre- scribe the
place or places OF holding general elections in
the several cities. wards, election districts and
voting precinc throughout the State shall and
in all townships having less than one hundred
electors may provide for and cause TO be erect
ed in the room where elections ar 10 be held "A
railing or fence four feet I'm height which rail
ing or fence shall be placed through aud across
the center Of the room, and shall cause a gate
70 be erected in said railing. and said gate shall
be in charge OF gate keeper. APRON sed at the
polls by the board Of inspectors, anu no person
shall be allowed 10 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 tho railing. and
only as many 81 ctors as there are
booths shall DO allowed within the rail
ing at one and the same time. and
the electors shall be admitted in the order in
which they shall apply. The entrance gate
shall be erected or placed at one side of the
room. and on the ins de OF the said gate n booth
or temporary room shall be erected. At least
one such booth shall bee provided at.each poll
ing place and not less than one for each hun
dred persons entitled 10 vote thereat and one
booth additional for any additional number of
voters less than ono hundred and more than
twenty-five, with walls not less than six feet
high aud in such manner that, as the elector
passes in at the gate to the room where the bal
lots or tickets are 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 nj convenient place for voters 10
lass out.
SEC. 2l. 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 poli X
place and in towns whore 10 booths are pro-
vided by placing on a table or desk near the
polling place, in separate packages, tickets of
all political parties and pastors or slips for the
several candidates, il desired and furnished by
them. 20 be- voted at said election, for the 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 INSPECTORS.
SEC %. A. the close OF the polls. the poll lists
shall be carefully compared by the lnspec ors
of election, the namber OF names OF the persons
having voted, counted and added and set down
at the end OF the list, and then signed by the
inspectors Of election and at; ested by the
clerks. Said canvass shall be public.
SEC. %. The ballot boxes shall be well shaken,
and then opened and the baHots or tickets
taken out, one at time by one of the inspec-
tors who shall read distinctly aloud, while The
ballot or ticket remains in his hand, the name
or names printed or written thereon. also the
Office intended 20 be flied by the PERSON voted
for, and, whom read, the ticket shall be passed
10 the second ins pector, who shall examine it,.
and then deliver ii TO the third inspector, who
shall string the btllot 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 i'm the 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 string the tickets or bal
lots he shall number them consecutively. COM
menciDg ut one and as the inspector reads the
names frsm the ticket, the clerks shall tally or
record the same by marking or credfting one
vote TO the person receiving the same and II
there are any ballots or tickets left in the ballot
box or boxes after there has been the required
number taken out, they stall be immediately
destroyed.
SIC. a. II two or more ballots or tickets shall
be found so folded together as TO present the
appearance Of a single ballot or ticket, the said
folded ballots or tickets shall be Immediately
destroyed
SEC. p. II any ballot or ticket shall contain n
greater number OF names for my Office than the
number OF per sons required to fill said Office,
saidballot or ticket shall be considered fraudu-
lent as 10 the whole of the names designated To
NIL such office. but no further.
SEC. rs. After the count of the tickets or bal
lots has been completed. the result shall be i'm
mediately publicly declared. aud the number OF
votes received by each candidate or person on
the tickets shall be publicly declared by one OF
the inspectors.
SIC. "a. The gate keeper OF election shall
be the peace officer a. polling place, an is
hereby delegated power equal TO constaDles Tor
the purpose OF maintaining peace aud quiet NJ
the polls ON election day. He shall have charge
Of r0,Iu af..f