The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-05

announce such name in loud and dis
tinct tone of voice. s.r
The voter shall then be subject to chal.
lenge in the manner and with the eHeel
now provided by the following act OF the
legislature. approved March 80, 1871;
Section /. BE it enacted. by the legisla-
ture of the State of Texas: That IN any
election. State. county or munieipaaii,
being held in any city or town Oh Iu;UoV
inhabitants or more according 10 the ias'
preceding United States census, Wnell
the right to vote of any eieetor oHe[ins
to vote is challenged the following pro-
ceedings shall be had:
The Judges OF election shall refuse to
accent such vote of such elector unless
in addition to his oath he proves by the
oath of one we'll known resident of the
ward that he is a qualified voter at such
election and in such ward.
! When such vote is accepted the judges
shall cause the clerk of election to make
n minnie of the name of the elector ana
the party testifying under oath as TO ms
qualifications, and such memoranda snail
be kept by the clerk of the county court
for six months after such election is held,
subject TO order of the district judge.
Whenever the right of any elector to
vote is challenged the word challenged
shall he entered on the ballot, if accepted,
Inv the Judges. Any elector voting AT
any election who does not possess the
legal qualifications shall be punished rs
nov nroyided by law for illegal voting,
and fny person swearing falsely as TO
his own qualifications or those of n chal-
lenged elector shall be punished as now
provided by law for false swearing.
If allowed TO vote, his name shall be
checked off by said judge of election, ana
his name shall be written down by an
other judge of election on ist kept Lor
that purpose, and known as list number
two. with the numbers corresponding TO
list number one. .,
The voter shall thereupon be allowed
to enter the space within the guard ran;
and he shall be handed one ballot, ana
only one ballot, which shall be marked
ON the back with his number and the
signature. initial or private mark of the
officer delivering him the same.
No more voters shall be allowed within
the guard rail at one time than there are
voting compartments.
No communication shall be permitted
between a voter, after he shall have re-
ceiyed his ballot, and any other person
Except with an election otheer) until
after the voter shall have voted and re-
tired from the reserved space.
That on the receipt of his ballot the
voter shall forthwith, and without leav-
ing the enclosed space, retire alone to
one of the voting compartments, and
shall prepare his ballot by running 4
line through the names of all can
didateS that he does not wish
to vote for. and filling in the names of
the candidates of his choice in the blank
spaces provided therefor, if necessary.
Before leaving the voting shelf the
voter shall fold his ballot without display
ing the marks he made thereon, and he
shall keep the same so folded (the names
of the candidates and the voters marks
being on the inside, and the official en-
dorsement on the outside,( until he has
voted.
Should the voter fail or refuse to so
fold his ballot and fail to abstain from
disclosing the contents of his ballot by
sign or token or otherwise, before the
same shall have been voted, his vote shall
not be received nor counted.
The voter shall vote before leaving the
enclosed space. and shall deliver his fold
ed ballot 10 the officer in charge of the
ballot box. with the official endorsement
uppermost, and the officer in charge shall
not permit said vote to be cast if such
folded ballot is not an official ballot and
does not bear the genuine endorsement
of the city clerk and the officer who de-
livered il to the voter. and such officer
shall not unfold said ballot, but if salts
fed that it is genuine ballot, he shall at
once deposit in the box in the presence of
the voter.
That the voter shall mark and deliver
his ballot without delay. and shall quit
said enclosed space as soon as he has
voted.
No such voter shall be allowed TO occu-
py voting shelf already occupied by an
other; nor shall he remain in the COM
partment or reserved space more than
five minutes after receiving his ballot.
No voter mot an election officer who
has voted shall be allowed to re-enter said
enclosed space during the election. and no
person shall be allowed TO remain therein
for any other purpose than 10 vote. ex-
cept the election officers.
1t shall be the duty OF the election Off
GERS 10 secure and enforce the observance
of these provisions.
That no person shall take or remove
any ballot from the polling space before
the close of the polls.
II voter spoils ballot, he may sue
cessively obtain others. one at a time. not
exceeding three in all. upon returning
each spoiled one.
The ballots thus returned shall be imme-
diately cancelled, and. together with
those not distributed to the voters, shall
be returned 10 the city clerk and receipt
ed for by him.
That if the voter leaves more names
unmarked than there are persons TO be
elected TO an office. or if the Judges of
election can not determine the voter
choice for any office TO be filled, his bal
lot shall not be counted for such office.
No ballot without the official endorse
ment shall be allowed 10 be deposited in
the ballot box. and none but official bal
lots provided in accordance with the pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall be counted.
Ballots not counted shall be marked
defective" and delivered TO the city clerk
as provided in subdivision Z. hereof.
That should voter be unable to read
or TO write and establish that fact by his
oath. two officers of election (of different
political compilations if practicablel shall
accompany the voter TO the voting shelf
They shall there in a low voice. so as not
to be overheard by others, call of the first
office on the official ballot TO be filed. and
ask him who he wants TO vote for.
The voter shall give his answer in low
voice so as not 10 be overheard by others.
and the officer shall mark his ballot &C
eording TO his choice in accordance with
subdivision 4, hereof.
The officer shall proceed in the same
manner for the other offices and questions
TO be voted on SUCCESSFULLY.
Said ballot so marked and folded shall
thereupon be voted by said voter as pro
vided in subdivision :. hereof.
Besides the other Endorsements such
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