Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31


thereof shall be lodged with the clerk
OF the town. wherein such polling place
IL established. When said check list
has been fully revised and completed.
1t shall be filed In the town clerks Of
fee and two certified copies OF the
same shall be seasonably delivered to
he election officers of said polling
places. and sucn check list shall In all
other respects conform to the provi-
sions Of the laws Of this state relat-
ing to check lists OF voters, and any
person whose name is not upon any OF
said check list shall not be allowed to
vote at any freemens meeting in said
town.
Sec. 6. When the board Of civil au-
thority in such a town appoints the
ballot clerks and assistant ballot clerks
for such town tAey shall appoint &C
cording to requirements Of existing
laws the necessary ballot clerks and
assistant ballot clerks for the additional
polling places the same as for the CEN
trail polling place; and they shall also
appoint three inspectors of election, two
o. said inspectors to be taken from the
party casting the largest vote at the
election next preceding and the other
from the party casting the next largest
number Of votes at such election. One
Of said inspectors shall be the presid-
ing officer and one the deputy clerk
for each additional polling place. The
officers SO appointed additional to
those required by existing laws shall
be sworn before entering upon the du-
ties of their appointment. 1t shall be
the duty of the deputy clerk at each
of said additional polling places, to
make record of the vote so cast for
town representative at such polling
place, and to return the Same certified
by him as correct to the town clerk.
who shall record the same as part of
the records of said freeman's meeting,
and a certified copy of such record
shall be received as evidence in any
court in this state.
Sec T. The voting at the additional
polling places shall be conducted in all
respects the same as the voting at the
central polling place.
Sec 8. The boxes containing the
vote cast for town representative at
each of the additional polling places
snail be closed and turned at the same
time and in the same manner as the
box containing votes for town repre-
sentative Is closed and turned at the
central polling place; and said votes
: shall be counted by the inspectors Of
election; and the exact number Of votes
cast for town representative at each
additional polling place shall at once
when known, be communicated by the
deputy clerks Of earn additional poll
ing place, either in person or by tele-
phone or telegraph to. the presiding
the canvassing board at the central
, polling place shall ascertain the num-
Der of votes so reported from the ad-
, dtional polling places in connection
with the votes cast at the central poll
ing place; and shall declare the result
according to the whole number so
counted and the requirements of exist
ing laws. Any subsequent balloting
for town representative shall be con-
:, 1ducted at the additional polling places
and reported therefrom to the central
polling place as hereinbefore in this
section provided.
Sec. 8. At the time when the boxes
containing votes for state and county
officers. members of congress and JUS
tees of the peace are required to be
/, closed and turned by existing laws at
| the central polling place in any town.
the boxes containing like votes at the
additional polling places shall also be
closed, sealed securely by, the presid-
ing officers and conveyed at once by
the deputy clerks Of each additional
polling place to the presiding officer
of the central polling place who shall
> hand the same over to the canvassing
board of the central polling place; and
, said board shall count the votes found
in such boxes In connection with like
votes found in like boxes at the centra
: polling place and make returns of the
whole number 80 counted according tc
, existing laws.
Sec TO- The votes cast at the add
tional polling places for town repro.
a sentative at each ballot shall be pre-.
e served, securely sealed by the presid.
Ing officers and conveyed by the deputy
clerks of the additional polling places
to the presiding officer Of the centra
polling place to be by him delivered tc
Z the town clerk who shall keep the same
: according to the requirements of ex.
listing laws for keeping such votes.
Sec. II. In all respects not incon.
sstent with this act. the provision.
! of existing laws respecting freemen's
meeting shall apply to all meetings ir
said polling places or voting pre-.
cincts provided for In this act.
Approved December 9, 1904.