The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-12

time at the same election when
they have good reason To be-
hepe such person has already
voted. They shall have fun power
to refuse to allow any person to
vote who is not qualified elector,
or who has became disqzaAified
for any cause, 20 vote IN Sueh
election ward. They may also
prevent any eleefor from con-
Stunning more than five Sainutes
in voting. But no inspector shall
examine. read or handle the bal
lot being voted or about to be
voted by any elector, or interfere
in any way with the voting of any
elector otherwise than as herein
provided.
The inspector shall possess fali
authority to maintain good order
at the polls. and to enforce obe-
dience TO their lawful commands
during an election. and during the
canvas and estimate of the votes.
There shall be at each polling
place in each election district a
police officer to be designated by
the Board of Election Commits
sioners, who shall be required 60
be present during the whole time
the polls are kept open and until
the election is completed who
shall be subjected to all lawful
commands of the inspectors and
who shall see that there is no in
terruption of good order. Such po-
lice officer shall have the power.
when necessary, to maintain the
peace and good order at the polls.
Any person when summoned or
called upon bv such police officer,
who shall fail or refuse to assist
him in maintaining the peace and
good order of the polls. shall be
/ deemed guilty of a nAisdemeanor.
and on conviction thereof shall be
fined in sum not TO exceed Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars, or i'm
prisoned in the county Jail net 10
exceed six months. If any person
shall refuse to obey any lawful or
der of the inspectors, or by diSor-
derly conduct in their presence or
hearing shall interrupt or disturb
their proceedings, such inspectors
may command such police officer
or other person present to take
such disorderly person into GUS
tody and to confine him during the
election and canvass: and it shall
be the duty of said police officer or
other person who shall wilfulIy
neglect or refuse to perform any
duty imposed upon him by this
Act at the time or within the time
herein specified, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdenaeanor, and on
conviction, thereof, shall be pun
ished by a fine of not more than
One Hundred Dollars. or BY inn
prisonment in the county Jail not
more than six months, or both fine
and imprisonment; provided. how
ever. that no sheriff, deputy
sheriff, policeman o. other officer
shall be allowed to come within
the polling place unless summon
/, ed into same by majority of in
spectors. On the failure of any
sheriff. deputy sheriff, policeman
or other officer to comply with
the provisions of this Section. il
shall be the duty of the inspectors
OF election. or one of them, to
make affidavit against such
sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman,
or other officer for his arrest.
Section Ill. AT the close of the
election at each polling place in
each election district the inspee-
tors and clerks shall Immediately
proceed to open the ballot box
and count the ballots therein. and
continue such count without adj
journment or Interruption until
the same is completed. The bal
lots shall be first counted. and If
the number of ballots shall exceed
the number of persons who shall
have voted. as may appear by the
poll list kept by the Clerk and by
the stubs detached by the inspec-
tors. the ballots shall be replaced
in the box and one of the inspee-
tors shall publicly draw out and
destroy unopened and unexamin-
ed. as many ballots as shall be
equal to such. excess. If two or
more ballots shall be found fold
ed together so as to present the
appearance of single ballot.
they shall be laid aside until
the count of the ballots is CON-
pleted, and If upon comparison
of the count. and the appearance
of such ballots. majority of the
inspectors shall be of the opinion
that the ballots thus folded to-
gether were voted by one person.
such ballot shall be destroyed.
Result Of Election
Section liz. The canvass be-
ing completed, the result shall be
publicly proclaimed. Duplicate
certificates or the result of such
election shall be drawn UP by the
inspectors or clerk at each cleo
ton district, which shall contain
in words written at full length
the name of each person voted for
each office. and the number of