Year: 1865

take an oath that he will faithfully and impair
tally discharge the duties assigned him by law
If there is no person present authorized to ad-
minister oaths, the Inspector shall then admins
ter the same TO the Judges and Clerks, and one
/ of the Judges shall then administer the oath 10
the Inspector.


/ SEC 20 The Inspector shall be Chairman oil
the Board. and after lis organization shall have
power to administer all necessary oaths, which
may be required in the progress Of the election
He shall also have power to fill any vacancy that
may occur in the Board of Judges, or by absence
or by refusal to serve Of either of the Clerks,
after the polls have been opened.


OPENING OF VOTING AND CHALLENGING


SEC 22. 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 close the polls Prortded, 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.


SEC %. The Board Of Judges, before they
commence receiving ballots, shall cause it to be
proclaimed aloud at the place of voting that the
polls open


SEC. %. Whenever any person offers to vote.
the Inspector shall pronounce his name in an
audible voice and if there be no objection to the
qualification of such person an olector shall
receive his ballot, and in the presence OF the
other Judges put the same without being opened
or examined into the balot-box.


SEC. %. The name of each elector whose bal
lot has thus been received, shall be Immediately
entered by each Clerk in the column OF his poll
list. headed :. names Of voters. numbering each
name in the additional column ii is taken
down, 50 that it may be seen at any time whether
the two lists agree.


SEC. -. ANY person offering to vote may be
challenged rs unqualified hy the Inspector or
either of the Judges, or any legal voter and it
shall. in all cases 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 qualified clcctor.


SEC. IS. When any person offering to vote Is
challenged. il shall be the duty of the Board OF
Judges to declare TO him the qualifications Of al
elector.


SEC. 80. If such person shall insist that he is
entitled to vote, and the challenge shall not be
withdrawn he shall not he entitled to vote un-
less he take the following OATH to be administer
ed by the Inspector or one Of the Judges, VIZ:


- You do swear or affirm, aS the case may bel.
that YOU are a citizen Of the United States. that
YOU are of the age Of tweutv-one wears, accord
ing to the best OF your knowledge and belief,
that you have resided in the State SIX months
next preceding this election, and that you have
not voted this day


Upon taking which oath he shall be entitled
to vote for all State officers and if he offer to
vote for any district. county or township officer.
he shall, in addition thereto, make oath that lie
has resided in such district, county or township.
as the case may be-, thirty days.


SEC. 81. If the vote Of amy person be chal-
lenged on the ground that he has been convicted
of an Infamous crime. or DISTINGUISHED hy any
Court of competent Jurisdiction. he shall not be
required to answer any questions respecting such
alleged conviction; and in the absence OF any
authenticated record Of >uch facts. it may be
competent for two dsinterested witnesses upon
oath to prove the same.


SEC - When the polls are closed, proclama-
tion thereof shall be made at the place Of voting,
and no votes shall be afterwards received
A>D RrcvNe THF vors nEc RING THE RESULT


OF ELECTION, ANo or caHlrletfEs OF hEcrI'N


SEC 81 Is soon rs the polls are closed on the
afternoon of the day OF election, the Judges
shall open the ballot-box and commence counting
The votes. and in no case shall the hallot-boN he
removed from the room in which the election
may be held until all the ballots countcd;
the counting Of the ballots shall in all cases bc
made public.


The ballots shall he taken ont carefully,
by one. by the Inspector Or one OF the Judges,
who shall open them and read aloud the name
Of each person contained therein. and the Office
for which every such person IS ~oted for.


Each Clerk shall write down each Office to be
filed and the name of each person voted for
such Office, and shall keep the number Of votes
bv tallic> as they are readaloud By the Inspector
or Judge. The counting OF the votes shall BE
continued without adjournment until all are
counted.


SEC. -. If two tickets are folded together,
they shall both be rejected and if more persons
are designated Oh any ticket for amy office than
are to be cecrCd for such Office such part Of the
ticket 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 satisfac-
ton.


SEc. 30 As soon as all the votes are read off
and counted. a certificate shall be drawn up on
each Of the papers containing the poll list and
;allies or attached thereto. stating the number
of votes each person voted for has received, and
designating the office to fill which he WAS voted
for which number shall be written in words al
full length Each certificate shall be signed by
the Clerks, the Judges. and Inspector. One of
said certificates. with poll list and tally paper to
which it is attached shall he retained by the In
spcctor, and preserved by him at least six months.
The ballot shall be strung upon cord or thread
by the Inspector during the counting of the bal
lots in the order in hich they are entered upon
the tally list hy the Clerks and said ballots.
together with the other of said certificates with
the poll list and tally paper to which it is attach
ed, shall be sealed BY the Inspector in the pres
ence of the Judges and Clerks, and ndcrsed
Election Returns and be directed and deliv-
tEei OF sent bN the Inspector 70 lt tOuulN I lerN
of the county in which the election is held, and
the said ballots shall be kept for at least six
months hy said Clerk ana if any person be Of
the opinion tina; the vote Of any precinct shall
not have been correctly counted, he may appear
on the day appointed for the Board OF Superyi-
sors 10 open the returns, and demand recount
of the vote OF said precinct that is SO claimed to
have been incorrectly counted.


SEC. SO. The said package shall be delivered
to the County Clerk by one OF the Judges or
Clerks Of the election in person, 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 to an affidavit
that the package was delivered to him by one of
the Judges, naming him. that ii has not been
out of his possession since it was received aad
has undergone no change while in his possession.
The affidavit shfl he endorsed on the package.
If sent by mail. it shall ne mailed by one of the
Judges, and the postmaster shall make on il an
Endorsement that he received it from one of the
Judges, manning HIM.


TiEs Foa wscoNpVT st Election FOR vIo-


LATloS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS ACT.


SEC. 9s. If any person shall directly or ndi-
rectly. any threats, menace or force or anv
corrupt means or device, at. or previous to. any
election held pursuant to this towards auv cleo
tor to hinder or deter him from yotinr at any