Year: 1862

| SEC u. Any person offering to vote may be
! challenged as unqualified by the Inspector, OF
either Of the Judges, or any legal voter, ana J,
shall in all cases be the duty of the Inspector and
each Of the Judges to challenge any persons oner-
ing to vote whom be shall Know or suspect nos "
be duly qualified rs an elector.


SEC. %. When any person offering to vote Is
challenged, it shall be the duty Of the Board OF
Judges TO declare to him the qualifications OF ON
electOr.


is entitled to vote and the challenge shall not be
withdrawn, the Board Of Judges, in their discre-
tion may administer an oath or affirmation to the
voter: .You swear Cor affrm) that you are Cit
izen Of the United States that you are OF the age
OF twenty one years according to the best OF your
information or belief; that you have resided in
the State six months next preceding the eiec-
tion. and in the county Tor district, or township.
rs the case may be) thirty days, and that you
have not before voted this day


SEC 81. II the person thus challenged shall take
the oath as rendered to him by the Board of Juds-
es, be shall be admitted to vote, and it shall not
be lawful, after he has taken such oath or af6rma
ton, for said board to examine any witnesses
touching his want OF qualifications but If he shall
refuse to take the oath or affirmation 40 rendered
to him, his vote shall be rejected.


SEC 81. II the vote of amp person be challeng-
ed on the ground that be has been convicted of an
infamous crime, or dstranchised by any court Of
competent Jurisdiction, he shall not be required
to answer any questions respecting such alleged
convictions and in the absence of any authenticl
ted records Of such fact it may be competent for
two disiuterested witnesses on oath to prove the
same.


SEC. 80. When the polls are closed, proclama.
ton thereof shall be made ut the place Of voting
and no votes shall be afterwards received.


SEC. 33. As soon as the polls are closed on the
afternoon Of the day OF election. the Judges shall
opeE the ballot box and commence counting the
ii IN case hal he al lof hnx ho ra.
moved from the room in which any election may
be held until the ballots are counted; the count
Ing of ballots shall in all cases he public. The
ballots shall he taken out carefully, one by one,
by the Inspector or one of the Judges. who shall
open them, and read aloud the names OF each per-
son contained therein, and the office for which
every such person is voted for. Each clerk shall
write down each office to be filed. and the name
OF each person voted for, for such Office and shall
keep the number OF votes by talies, rs they are
read aloud by the Inspector or Judge. The count
ing OF the votes shall be continued without ad-
journment until all are counted.


SEC. "a. II two tickets are folded together,
they shall both be rejected; and il more persons
desi gnated on any ticket tor any office than
to be selected for such office such part OF the tick
ct shall not be counted for any OF them; but no
ticket shall be lost for want OF form, if the Board
OF Judges can determine to their satsfact tion the
person voted for and the office intended.


SEC. 80. AS soon rs the votes are read off and
counted, certificate Snail DE drawn up on each
of the papers containing the poll list and tallies,
or attached thereto stating the number of votes
each person voted for has received. and design
ting the office TO fill which he voted for which
number shall be wrtteu in words at full length.
Each certificate shall he signed by the Clerks, the
Judges and Inspector; one OF said certificates with
the poll list and tally paper TO which it is attach
ed, shall be ret.neiloy tleIInspecor and preserv
ed by him ut least six months. The ballots shall
be destroyed by the Inspector. The other of said
certificates with the poll list and tally paper to
which it is attached shall be sealed up by the In
spector, and endorsed ELECTION returns" aud be
directed and delivered sent by the Inspector to
the County Clerk OF the county in which the cleo
tion is held.


SEC. 80. The said packages shall be delivered
to the County Clerk by one OF the Judges or
Clerks of the election in person, or may be sent
by private hand or by mail If sent by private
hand. the person delivering it shall. before the
County Clerk take and subscribe affidavit that
the package was delivered to him by one Of the
Judges (naming him.) that it has not been out Of
his possession since it was received. and has un-
dergone no alteration while in his possession
The affidavit shall be endorsed on the packige.-
II sent by mail, it shall be mailed by one OF the
Judges and the Postmaster shall make on it an
endorsement that he received it from one OF the
Judges (namlng hm)


The attention OF Inspectors and Judges is called
to an act to amend an act to regulate elections,
passed March 23I, 1855, on page 100 of the Statu-