The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-29
LAW
Providing for the Holding of Elections
Read and Reflect.

Read and Reflect.
Sec 2. Qualified elector means male
persons 2l years of age o. upward, who
shall have resided six months in the
territory, sixty days in the township,
and 80 days in the voting precinct
next preceding election, and who are
citizens born or naturalized and civil
lied persons OF Indian descent. not
members OF any tribe.
q 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 desig
nate to judge, etc. No person having
a wager, or who is a candidate, or
father, father in-law, son, son-in-law,
J grandfather, grandson, or brother OF
any candidate, eligible as a member
Of election board.
Sec. 5. If 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
a member OF his political party TO act
in his stead Provided, that " the
qualified electors OF his party present
at the polls shall nominate qualified
person for such vacancy such nominee
shall be appointed. II none of the
members appear the qualified electors
present shall elect board By viva vooe,
one of whom shall be inspector.
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
detection the chairmen of the county
l.aptro1 a
persons for clerks they shall be ap.
pointed.
Sec. s. Oath of board.
Sec. 49, Polls must close at p. m.
and may be closed at any time after 4
o'clock by unanimous consent of the
board, when Is minutes have passed
without vote being rendered. Polls
shall open at a. m. and close at p,
IN. in all cities and Incorporated towns
of 1000 or more population.
NoTE. The provision for closing
after 4 and before 8, as above provided
would seem not to apply in cities and
incorporated towns of 1000 popula
ton.
Sec. 81. One challenger and one pol
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. II voter
desires to vote for all the candidates oi
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
candidates for whom he desires Il
vote by stamping in the square i'm
. | II f.t ta1rr ,NWauaAfy ha hot
is, TO the left of the name-under the
, other device, in which case said names
of candidates so stamped shall be-
counted, and the name of the candi
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 pol
clerks who, in his presence, shall pre-
pare the ballot, and on request read il
J over TO him as marked.
Sec. 4s. Must not count a ballo
which has distinguishing mark, MOI
which does not bear the initials OF the
polling clerk. Nor shall they coun
one upon which the judges are unable
to agree as to how it should be count
ed.
Sec, 5s. The question Of sewerag,
bonds must be on the ballot and if th'
voter fails to indicate his choice OF
preference by stamping in front o
r either word, the ballot as to sucl
, question is void and shall not bt
counted as TO such question.
Sec. so. Township or county.
Sec. 6l. Town or city holding al
election at any other time than time
of general election, it shall be held il
conformity with this act. City clerl
performs duties of county clerk; dut.
les of county commissioners by city
council; duties of sheriff by marshal
county chairmen by city chairman.
Sec. 60. Legal holiday.