Year: 1868




And other oath, declaration, test shall be rcqur
cd as qualification for any Office or public trust


INSTRUCTIONS


(From the Election Law)


Src 10 Every white male citizen of the United States
and every white male citizen of Mexico who shall have
elected to become citizen of the United States under the
treaty of peace exchanged and ratified at Qneretaro on
the 30th day of May, lS4e, of the of twentyvna
years. who shall have been 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 all elections which
are now, ,r hereafter be authorized b' law.


SIC H. For the purpose of voting, person shall be
deemed to have gaied residence by REASON of his
absence the service of the United States
nor while engaged in the navigation OF waters
State or of the United States of the high
while student Of any seminary of learning nor while
kept at house or other while confined
in any public prison,


SEC 2s II any person offering vote any election
shall be challenged in relation to his right to vote at that
election Judges shall d. clare to him the quail
icatons eector. and the inspector or OF the
Judges shall tender to him the following preliminary
oath


,.You do swear or affirm that you will fully and truly
answer all such questions shall be put to you touching
your place residence aud qualifications as an eector


SEC. 3d. As the polls are closed on the after
noon If the day of election the judges shall open tho
ballot box and commence counting the votes, ana IN
no ass snail the ballot box be removed from the in
which any may be held until all the ballots are
the counting of ballots shall IN all cases pe puo
lie. The ballots shall be taken out carefully one ny one
by the Inspector or one the shall open them
and read aloud Of each person contained there
in and office for which every such person is voted o
|
the name of each person voted for for such oce ana
shall keep the number by taes as they ale read
aloud by the inspector judge The counting OF the
votes shall ninued without adjournment unui All
counted.


SEC "a If two tickets are found folded together they
sha both be rejected and are designated
on any ticket for auy than to be elected for such
office such pant of the ticket shall not be counted Tor any
on them bat no ticket shat be lost tor want OF orn
the board of judges determine to ther Satisfaction
| the person voted for and the once intended
SIC 35 all the votes are read on ana.
counted certificate shall be drawn up on each of inc
napers containing poist and tallies or attached
thereto stating number OF votes each person Voted
for has received and designating the ofhce to I'LL which
he was voted for which number shall be written il words
AT full length Each certificate shall be signed by tho
clerks the judges and Inspector One OF said certificates
with the poll list and tapaper to which it attached
shall be by the Inspector and preserved by him
at least six months The ballots shall be strung uion
cord or the inspector during the counting of
the ballots the order in which they entered upon
the tayst the clerks and said ballots together with
the other of said certificates with the polst and tally
paper to which is attached, shall be sealed up by the
inspector pesence of the judges and clerks and in
rs..d 90 Election Returns