Year: 1861




SEc. 10 livery white male citizen Of the United
States. and every white male citizen OF Mexico VINO
shall have been elected to become citizen OF the
United States under the treaty Of peace exchanged
and ratified at Qneretaro, on the 30th Of May. ls4H
of age Of twen'y-one years who shall have been
a resident Of the State six months next preceding
the election. and the county district in which he
claims his vote thirty days shall be entitled to a
vote all elections which are now hereafter may
be authorized by law.


Ofhe Place Of Holding Elections and also Qf Inspec-
t0rs Judges and Clerks Of Elections


SEC. II. It shall be the duty of each Inspector
to be at the place where the polls % be opened
in the precinct for which he Is appointed from eight
O'Clock in the morning until sunset on the DAY oil
election. Should such Inspector not appear at elght
O'Clock in the morning. the electors present at the
place where the polls to be opened may appoint
an Inspector for the precint


SEC Is. The Board of inspectors for each precinct
shall, before the time Of opening the polls, appoint
two suitable persons To act as Clerks.
SEC. 19. Before any election shall be opened, the
Inspector Judges. and Clerks shall each before any
officer authorized to administer Oaths take an oath
that he will faithfully and impartialy discharge the
duties assigned him by law. II there Is no person
present authorized to administer Oaths the Inspector
shall administer the same to the Judges and Clerks,
and Of the Judges shall then administer the oath
| TO the Inspector.


| SEC 20. The Inspector shall be Chairman Of the
Board and after is organization shall have power to
administer all necessary atha, which may be re-
quired in the progress of the election He shall have
power 10 fll any vacancy that may occur in the
Board Of Judges, by absence refusal to serve 81
either OF the Clerks after the polls have been opened


On Opening the Polsi Voting and Challenges


SEC D. At all elections, the polls shall be opened
at eight O'Clock in the morning, and shall continue
open until sunset at which time the Judges shall
ose the polls; PrOrideCt That the Judges OF the
election may take recess of one hour at any time
they may think proper during the day, before three
| O'Clock in the afternoon


SIC. 23 The Board of Judges before they
mence receiving ballots. shall cause it TO be pro-
claimed aloud at the place Of voting that the polls
are opened.


eEC "a. The voting shall be by ballot. The bal
lot shall he paper ticket containing the names of
the persons for whom the eector intends to vote and
designating the Office to which each person named
is intended by him to be chosen.


SEC. rs. Whenever any person offers to vote, the
In'pec.Or shall pronounce his name in an audible
voice, and If there be objection to the qualifca
ti0n Of such person elector ahal receive his
ballot and in the presence Of the other Judges put
the same, without being opened exami ned,
into the ballot box.


SEC. % The name of each electOr whose ballot
has been thus received. shall b. Immediately entered
by the Clerk in the column Of his poll list headed
names of voters" numbering each name in the adj
dtiOnal column, as it is taken down. that it may
be seen at any time whether the two lists agree.


SEC u. Any person offering to vote may be chal-
leng ed unqualified by the Inspector. either OF
the Judges by any legal voter; and it SHALL in all
be the duty of the Inspector and each of the
Judges to challenge any person offering to vote whom
he shall know or suspect not to be duly qualified as
an eleC tor.


SEC. 20. If such person shall stil insist that he is
entitled to vote, and the challenge shall not be with
drawn the fioard of Judges in their discretion may
administer oath or affirmation to the voter


You do swear Tor affirm that you citizen
of the United States that you of the age Of twenty
years according to the best Of your information
and belief; that you have resided in this State six
months next preceding this election. and in this
County (Or District or Township. the may be-
thirty days. and that you have not voted before this
day"


SEC. 80 II the person thus challenged shall take
the oath rendered to him by the Board of Judges
he shall be admitted to vote and it shall not be law
full after he has taken such oath affirmation, for
said Board to examine any witness touching his want
of qualifications but il he shall refuse to take the
oath affirmation SO rendered to him. his vote shall
be rejected


Of Counting and Receirino Votcs DeclGringthe ResR


Of Election and Of Certificates Of Election


SEC. SO. As soon the polls are closed on the az
ternoOn of the day of election the Judges shall open
the ballOt-bUx and commence counting the votes, and
in no shall the ballot box be removed from the
room in which election may be held, until all the
ballots counted; the counting Of ballots shall in
all cases be public.


The ballots shall be tax out carefully one by one
by the Inspector one of the Judges who shall open
them and read aloud the name of each person CON
tanned therein, and the Office for which every person
is voted for.


Each Clerk shall write down each Office to be filled
and the name of each person voted for such Office
and shall keep the number of votes by alhes, they
read aloud by the Inspector Judge. The count
ing of the votes sha be continued without adjourn
ment until all counted.


SRC. a. II two tickets folded together they
shall both be rejected: and if more persons desg
mated any ticket for any Office than are 10 be eec
ted for such office. such part Of the ticket shall not
be counted for any of them; but ticket shall be
lost for want Of form. II the Board Of Judges de.
ermine to their satisfaction the person voted for and
! the Office intended.


! SEC 55 As all the votes read of and
counted, certificate shall be drawn up each Of
the papers containing the poSt and tsllies or at
tached thereunto stating the number Of votes each
person voted for has received and designating the
office to fill which ne il voted for has received which
number shall be written in words at full length
Each certificate shall be signed by the Clerks the
Judges and lnspec or; one of said certificates with
the polst and ally-paper to which it is attached
shall be re'a ed by the Inspector and preserved by
him at least six mon hs. The ballots shall be de.
stroyed by the Inspector The other Of said certii-
Gates with the poll list and tally paper To which it
is attached shall be sealed up by the In, pector and
endorsed Election Returns" be directed and
delivered sent by the Inspector to the County clerk
Of the County in winch the election ia held.
SsC. 81, The laid package shall be delivered to
the County Clerk by one of the Judges Clerks Of
election in person, or may be sent by private hand,
by mail. If sent by private hand, the person de.
ivering it shall before the County Clerk take and
subscribe affidavit that the package delivered
to him by one of the Judges (naming him) that it
has not been out OF his possession since il was re-
ceiyed and has undergone no alteration while in his