The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-31
LAW
Providing FOR the Holding es Electians-
Read and Reflect,


Read and Reflect,
Sec. 2. Qualified elector means male
persons 2 years Of age or upward, W no
shall have resided six months In the
territory, sixty days in the township,
and 30 days In the voting precinct
next preceding election. and who are
citizens oorn or naturalized and civil
lied persons OF Indian descent, not
members Of any tribe.
The remainder OF section cannot
be complied with In this election, di-
viding into precincts and designating
voting places by county committee.
Sec. 4. That the county chairman
Of the central committee may desiS
nate to judge, etc. No person having
wager, or who is a candidate, or
father, father in-law, son, son-in-law,
grandfather, grandson, OF brother of
any candidate, eligible as a member
of election board.
Sec. 5. II any member of an cleo
tion board fail to appear, at the hour
appointed for opening the polls, the
remainder of the board shall appoint
member OF his political party to act
in his stead Provided, that IL the
qualified elec .ors OF his patty pros ut
| at the polls shall nominate a quaIifed
person for such vacancy. sucl uolainee
rhall he appointed. IL none of the
u.em1ers appear the qualified electors
present shall elect board by viva voce,
one of whom shall be inspe ctor.
Sec. 6. The board shall appoint two
qualified electors of the precinct as
poll clerks, one from each party. Pro-
vided that il four days or more before
election the chairmen of the county
central committees shall designate
persons for clerks they shall be ap.
pointed.
Sec. 8. Oath of board.
Sec. ID. Polls must close at D. m
and may be closed at any time after 4
o'clock by unanimous consent of the
board, when 70 minutes have passed
without a vote being rendered. Polls
shall open at a. IN. and close at p,
m. in all cities and Incorporated towns
of / 200 or more population.
| tNoTE.-fhe provision for closing
after 4 and before 6, as above provided
would seem not to apply in cities and
incorporated towns of 1000 popula-
tion.
See. 81. One challenger and one poll
book holder at side of street near the
challenge window. Oath of person
offering to vote.
Sec. Al. Three voters at time Voter
to announce his name, etc. If voter
desires to vote for all the candidates OF
one political party he may stamp
in the square surrounding the
| device under which the candi-
dates of said party are printed
Otherwise the voter must indicate the
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vote by stamping in the square inn
mediately preceding the name-that
is, to the left of the name-under the
other device, in which case said name s
of candidates so stamped shall be
counted, and the name Of The eandi-
date under the other device for the
same Office shall not be counted.
Sec AZ. But one person in one booth
at any one time.
Sec "A. Any person who declares
that by reason of physical disability
or inability to read, etc, he is unable
to mark his ballot, may declare his
his choice OF candidates to the poll
clerks who, in his presence, shall pre-
pare the ballot, and on request read 1t
over to him as marked.
Sec. As. Must not count ballot
which has distinguishing mark, nor
which does not bear the initials of the
polling clerk. Nor shall they count
one upon which the judges are unable
TO agree as to how it should be count
ed.
Sec, 5s. The question of sewerage
bonds must be on the ballot and IL the
voter fails TO indicate HE choice or
preference by stamping in front of
either word, the ballot as to such
question is void and shall not be
counted as to such question.
Sec. 60. Township or county.
Sec. 81. Town or city holding an
election at any other time than a time
of general election, IL shall be held in
conformity with this act. City clerk
performs duties of county clerk; dut-
les of county commissioners by city
council; duties of sheriff by marshal
county chairmen by city chairmen.
Sec. 90. Legal holiday.