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

Sec. 81. 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 polling place, and In towns where no
booths are provided, by placing on a table
or desk near the polling place, i'm separate
packages tickets of all political parties and
pastors or slips for the several candidates,
IL desired aud furnished by them, to be voted
| at said election, for the use of electors, and
the inspectors OF election shall cause said
| tickets TO be replaced when used, SO that
tickets shall be so hung or on deposltg dur
ing the entire time that the polls are Open
CANVASS by THE INSPECTORS.
Sec. %. At the close OF the polls, the poll
list shall be carefully compared by the in
| spectors OF election, the number Of names
OF the persons having voted. counted and
| added and set down ut the end of the list,
] and then signed by the inspectors of election
and attested by the clerks Said canvass
shall be public.
Sec. 20. The ballot boxes shall be well
| shaken and then opened and the ballots or
tickets taken out. one at time, by one OF
the inspectors, who shall read distictly
| aloud, while the ballot or ticket remains in
| his hand, the name or names written or
| printed thereon, also the Office In
tended to be lllod by the person voted for,
| and when read, the ticket shall be passed to
the second inspector who shall examine it
and then deliver 1t TO the third inspector
| who shall string the ballot or ticket on n
strong thread and carefully preserve the
| same; and the same method shall be OBJ
served In respect to each OF the tickets or
| ballots In the ballot box or boxes, until the
number OF tickets read and counted shall
equal the number of names upon the poll
| book who have voted, and as the third in
spector shall string the tickets or ballots.
he shall number them consecutively, COM
mencing AZ 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 III there are any ballots or
tickets left I'm the ballot box or boxes after
| there has been the required number taken
| out, they shall be Immediately destroyed.
| Sec. -. III two or more ballots or tickets
| shall be found so folded together as To pre-
sent the appearance of single ballot or
| ticket, the said folded ballot or ticket shall
be Immediately destroyed.
| Sec. 25. III any ballot or ticket shall con-
| tain n greater number of names for any
| Office than the number OF persons required
| to fill said Office said ballot or ticket shall
be considered fraudulent as TO the whole Of
| the names designated to fill such Office but
| no further.
Sec. 90. After the count OF the tickets or
| ballots has been completed, the result shall
| shall be Immediately publicly declared, and
! the number of votes received by each can
| didate or person on the ticket shall be pub
| licly declared by one of the inspectors.
| Sec. %. The gate keepers of elections
| shall be the peace officers at polling places.
| and is hereby delegated power equal 20 con-
| stables for the purpose of maintaining
peace and quiet at the polls on election
| day. He shall have charge OF and keep
| the gate at polling place i'm front of the bal
| lot box or boxes, and shall not allow any
person 10 approach within the railing pro-
! Vided 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 (purpOSes) purpose Of voting; and
nc shall admit one elector at time only
To vote. and shall cause said clcctor to re
tire without the gate and railing as soon as
| he has voted; and any person who shall in
any manner interfere with gate keeper of
election i'm the discharge of his duty, shall,
upon conviction. be fined not less than one
! hundred dollars nor more than one thou
sand dollars. or imprisoned In the county
Jail not less than three months nor more
| than one year, or both such fine and i'm
| prisonmcnt in the discretion OF the court.
No person shall he eligible to fill the Office
of gate keeper of election on any election
| day when his name shall be ON any ticket
| ut said election. Gate keepers Of election
shall be ut the polling place at the opening
| of the polls, and shall remain there until
|
rs compensation two dollars per day for
each days work while actually engaged.
| Sec IS. No election shall be held. nor
shall any election be appointed To be held
I'm any saloon or bar room, or In any room
or place contiguous with or adjoining there
| TO. Should any place be designated or ap-
| pointed for holding an election in violation
hereof or become subject to such objection
| after having been so designated, the inspcc-
tors Of election shall have power, and IL
| shall be their duty, on or before the day Of
| such election, and before the opening OF the
| polls on such day, To procure n suitable
| place as near thereto as may be, not subject
| to like objection. Said inspectors shall
meet ut the place first designated at the
| time for opening the poll, and after any va
cancies In their number shall have been
filed, adjourn to the place chosen by them,
| and at the time OF said adjournment, give
| public notice to the electors present By
proclamation Of such change, and post in a
| conspicuous manner notice of the place
| where such election shall be held, and all
expense attending such change shall be GER
tilted by said inspectors to the proper au-
thorities and shall be allowed and paid
accordingly.
Sec. 20. Any person or persons introduce
ing In any way, upon election day, into the
building where an election Is being held
any spirituous or malt liquors, and any In
| spector or clerk of election drinking any
! Sucn liquors III Sucn place, OF intoxicated
therein, upon election day, snail be deemed
guilty of a msdemcanor, and upon convic-
ton thereof before any court of competent
Jurisdiction shall be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or by Inn
prisOnment not exceeding sixty days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.
| Sec. 30. The board of election may make
such regulations as they deem proper
limiting the time In which TN elector may
remain ia the room or booth while prcpar-
ing and voting his ballot; such limitation
however, shall not be less than one moi
more than five minutes.
Sec. 81. That any person who shall furn-
ish aI clectOr who cannot read with n ticket
informing him that 1t contains n name 81
names different from those which are writ
ten or printed thereon, with an intent {,
induce him To vote contrary to his inclina.
ton, or who shall fraudulently or deceit
fully change Il ballot of any elcctor by
which such elector shall be prevented from
voting for such candidate or candidates a,
he intended, shall be deemed guilty of
msdemeanOr, and, upon conviction thereof
be fined sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or imprisonment In the county jai
not exceeding ninety days, h!
both fine and imprisonment I'm tn,