Year: 1859

f Sec. 81. The polls shall be opened between


the hours of eight and nine o'clock in the


forenoon. and shall be kept open until six


O'Clock in the evening of the same day.


Sec. SO. The inspectors shall cause proc
lamation to be made of the opening and clo-
sing of the polls. = .


Sec. 80. Every elector shall vote by ballot,
and each person Offering to yots shall deliy-
er his ballot to one of the inspectors In
presence of the board. The ballot shall be
a paper ticket, which shall contain, written
or printed, or partly written and partly print
ed, the names of; the persons for whom the
elector intends to vote, and shall designate
the Office to which each person so named by
him is intended to be chosen; bat no ballot
shall contain greater number Of names for
any Office than there are persons to be cho-
sen to fill such Office. sa = $3.50


Sec. 40. The names of all persons voted
for by any elector, at any general or special
election, shall be on one ballot.


Sec. Al. If any person offering to vote
shall be challenged as unqualified by an in
spector or by qualified voter, the board of
inspectors shall declare to the person so
challenged the qualifications of an elector.-
If such person shall state himself duly
qualified. and the challenge shall not be
withdrawn, one of the inspectors shall then
tender to him the following oath: s. You do
solemnly swear, Tor affirm, as the case may
be, that you are twenty.one years of age;
that you are citizen of the United States,
Tor that you have declared your intention TO
become a citizen, conformably to the laws of
the United States on the subject of naturali
cation, that you have resided in this Terri
tory three months; that you are now resi-
dent of this township, (or ward, as the case
may be, and have resided therein ten days
next preceding this election; that you have
not voted at this election, at this or any other
poll, and that you have not made any bet or
wager, or become directly or indirectly in
terested in any bet or wager depending upon
the result of this election" And If any
person 80 challenged shall refuse to take the
oath so rendered, his vote shall be rejected;
Provided, that in addition to said oath, in
further proof of the citizenship of foreign
born person, or his having declared his in
tention to become citizen, he shall produce
some authorized court; and provided, that
the inspectors may put any question to
person challenged, touching his qualification
10 fOI0, InSy may OeSn proper


Sec. 42. There shall be provided, and kept
by the township clerk of each township, at
the expense of such township, and by the
city clerk or officer acting in that capacity,
for each ward in such city, at the expense
of such city, suitable ballot-box, with
lock and key; there shall be an opening
through the lid of the box of size sufficient
to admit single ballot, and no larger. Be-
fore opening the polls, the ballot-box shall
be carefully examined, that nothing may re-
main therein; it shall then be locked, and
the key thereof delivered to one of the in
spectors, to be designated by the board, and
shall not be opened during the election, ex-
cept in the manner and for the purposes
mentioned.


Sec. 49, When ballot shall be received,
one of the inspectors. without opening it, or
it to be opened or examined,
shall deposit it in the box.


Sec. II. Each clerk shall keep poll list,
which shall contain the names of all the per-
sons voting at such election.


Sec As. 1t shall be the duty of each and
every inspector to challenge any person of
fering to vote, whom he shall know or sus-
pect not to be qualified voter; and the board
IF inspectors shall possess full authority to
maintain regularity and order, and to enforce
obedience to their lawful commands during
an election. and during the canvass and es-
innate of the votes.


Sec. 46. If any person shall refuse to obey
.he lawful commands of the inspectors, or
By disorderly conduct, in their presence or
hearing, shall interrupt or disturbtbeir pro-
seedlings, they may order any constable, OF
,tber person, to take any person so offend
ing into custody, and commit him to prison
or period not exceeding twenty-four
hours.


Sec. 47. As soon as the poll of the cleo
ion shall be finally closed, the inspectors
shall Immediately proceed to canvass the
votes given at such election. which can
vass shall be public, and continued without
adjournment until completed -.


Sec. 48. The canvass shall commence by
. comparison of the poll lists from the COM
mencement and correction Of any mistakes
that may be f. und therein, until they shall
agree; the box shall then be opened, and the
board shall then proceed to count the votes,


Sec. 80. If two or more ballots shall be
found so folded together as to present the
appearance of single ballot, they shall be
aid aside until the count OF the votes is
completed; aud if upon comparisoH of the
count, and the appearance of such ballots, a
of the board shall be of opinion
that tie ballots thus folded together were
voted by one eIector, they shall be excluded
from the count.E ae sFz sfhi


Sec. so. The canvass being complsted,
the inspectors shall draw up 3 statement Of
the result, in writing, and cause duplicate
thereof to Be made; which statement and
duplicate they shall certify to be correct, and
subscribe to with tbeirnames; and said state
ment and duplicate shall also be astsstsd by
the clerks. Such statement shall set forth,
in words at length, the whole number of
votes given for each officer at such election,
the names of the persons for whom such
votes were given, and the number Of votes