The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20

nails in a body without dissenticnt
voice and with no previous discussion.
II one Of the Cardinals spontaneously
proposes the name OF anybody and all
the others without a single exception
utter the word "Eligo" Ct elect) then
this person is economically elected and a
true Pope.
BY arbitration. when the Cardinals en-
trust the power Of electing to q number
Of the fathers, three or five or seven,
but not IN n greater or less numoer.
and unanimously and concordantly,
without any dissentient. give the plen-
airy faculty and power OF providing a
pastor of the Holy Roman Church to
the selected arbitrators according to a
prescribed form. The arbitrators must
betakc themselves to a place apart and
enclosed, treat of the election in writ
Ing lin order that they may be able TO
use human and reverential words
among themselves without prejudice"
and then promulgate the election In the
Conclave. The person thus elected Is a
canoncal and true Pope.
BY ballot. when the person upon
whom at least two thirds Of the
Cardinals present in conciave have
agreed by secret ballot voting to
to be he'd as Roman Pontir. The num-
Der of two-thlrds OF the votes necessary
for the valid election by ballot is to he
estimated In such way that the vote
Of the person elected Is not to be-
counted. The process OF balloting con-
sists OF three parts. which are called
ante balloting. balloting and post bal
loting.
Form of the Ballots.
The ballots, which are obong printed
when possible, with a space for the
name Of the Cardinal who votes on the
upper part the words: 81 elect as Su-
preme Pontiff my Most Reverend Lord,
the Lord Cardinal --------" in the
middle, and two signs to Indicate the
place Of the seal in the lower part. are
prepared and distributed by the masters
of ceremonies, who give two or three
copies to each Cardinal.
Counters. deputies for the votes Of the
| iniirm and verifiers are appointed by
lot, and slips of paper or wooden balls
with the names of the Cardinals can be
used. Then each Cardinal Ais up the
ballot in the following manner: He
writes his own name in the upper part,
that OF him whom he elects In the mid
ult part, anu NUMBER OF SCTlpturlI
phrase or word or something OF the
kind. In the lower part. The ballots
are then folded in such a way as TO be
reduced to a thumbs breadth. The
ballots are then scaled with a private
and simple seal and not with that usu-
ally used by the Cardinal. This Is
called the ante-balloting, and when 1t
has been accomplished each Cardinal
oh al aY,,s t., IA Ia ia, l., n
raised the ballot openly to the altar.
After kneeling and praying for a bree
space he shall rise and swear in a clear
voice as follows
Il call on the Lord Christ, who will
judge me, to witness that ! elect him
whom I judge, according to God should
be elected" After this he shall place
the ballot in chalice specially. pre-
pared on the altar. II the Cardinal Is
infirm and cannot walk to the altar it
shall be borne openly by the counter.
II the Cardinal Is lniirm in his cell the
! three deputies for the votes OF the IN
, firm. or Cardinals infirmariens. shall
go TO the cell with a box in which no
shall drop the ballot and return with It
! to the altar and put 1t in the chalce
The ballots are then mixed. by shak-
ward openly counted by the counters
/ Should they not correspond with the
number of Cardinals they are TO be
burned and the process of voting gone
through again. The counters then pub
/ lish the balloting. Each Of the three
counters reads each ballot, the first
/ two silently and the third in loud
voice. and all the Cardinals shall note
7 the names read out from the ballot
Tho counters then add up the votes
and note them down on n sheet Of
paper against the names of those who
obtained them. The ballots are then
placed on file by putting a needle and
thread through each ballot.
The counters again add the votes and
| II they find that any one obtained merely
two-thirds of the votes they shall open
the ballot of the person voted for and
II II appears that he has voted for an
other person his election shall be canon
zeal. but II It be found that he has voted
for himself his election shall be null as
lacking one vote. Whether an election
has taken place or not the verlfiers. or
identifiers. examine both the ballots OF
the scrutiny and the notes OF the votes
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