Year: 1865

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, take an cath that he will faithfully and impair
TALLY discharge the duties assigned him by law
If there is no person present authorized TO ao-
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 TO
the Inspector


SIC. 90 The Inspector shall be Chairman OF
the Board and after its organization shall have
power to administer all necessary oaths, which
NAV be required in the progress OF the election
He shall also have power to fill any vacancy that
NAV 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.


ON OPENING THE POLLS: VOTING AND CHALLENGING


SEC. %. At all elections the polls shall be
opeped at eight O'Clock in the morning, and shall
continue open until sunset, at which time the
Judges shall close the polls pr0eided, that the
Judges of the election may take a recess OF one
hour at any time they may think proper during
the day before three clock in the afternoon
SEC o. The Board of Judges, before they
commence receiving ballots, shall cause 1t to be
proclaimed aloud at the place of voting that the
polls are open.


SEC. 25. 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 as an elector shal
receive his ballot, and in the presence OF the
other Judges put the same without being opened





SEC. 26. 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, as it is taken
down so that it may be seen at any time whether
the two lists agree.


SEC. 81 ANY person offering to vote may be
challenged unqualified, by 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 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 an
elector.


Sec. 30. If such person shall insist that he is
entitled to vote, and the challenge shall not be
withdrawn, he shall not be entitled to vote un-
less he take the following OATH to be administer
ed by the Inspector of the Judges. viz
+ % You do swear for affirm. the may he).
that you citizen of the United States. that
, YOU are of the age of twenty-one years. 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 be offer
vote for any district, county or township officer,
he shall, in addition thereto, make oath that he
> has resided in such district. county or township,
(as the may be) thirty days.


SEC. 81. If the vote of any person be chal
lenged on the ground that he has been convicted
of infamous crime, diSfranchised hy any
Court of competent jurisdiction. he shall not be
required to answer any questions respecting such
alleged conviction and in the ahsenre OF any
authenticated record Of such facts it may or
competent for two disntercStcd witnesses upon
oath to prove the same.


Sec. 81 When the polls closed. proclama-
ton thereof shall bc made AT The place ot otinc,
and no votes shall he afierwar'!, received.


OF cous1sG .Sp Efcr1yxG 7leiy,rr
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SEC 81 As soon as the polls cloet! on thr
afternoon of the day Of election. the Jude,-
shall open the bnllOt-boy and ronntcnre coGHtiul
the votes. and in no shall H." hnlo-Any h-
removed from the room in which ihc ,.v-t tom
may he held until all the ballots are conuttd
the connting of the ballots shall in all cases be
made public.


The ballots shall be taken out carefully. one
by one by the Inspector or one of the Judge,
who shall open them and read aloud tie name
of each person contained therein, and the Office
for which every snch person is ~oted for.


Each Clerk shall write down each office to he
filled, and the name of each person voted for
such office. and shall keep the number of votes
by tallics they read aloud by the Inspector
or Judge The counting of the votes shall he





counted.


SEC 81. If two tickets are folded together,
they shall both be rejected and if more persons
are designated any ticket for any Office than
are to be elected 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
l. Board of Judges can determine TO their satisiac-
ton.


SEC 35. AS soon all the votes are read off
g. and counted certificate shall be drawn up
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
designating the office to fill which he voted
T for which number shall be written in words at
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 be retained by the IN
spector, 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 which they are entered upon
the tally list by the Clerks, and said ballots,
together with the other of said certificates with
the poll list and tally paper to which 1t Is attach
ed, shall be sealed by the Inspector in the pres
ence of the Judges and Clerks, and indersed
- Election Returns" and be directed and dcllv-
cred or sent by the Inspector to the County Clerk
of the county in which the election is held, and
the said ballots shall be kept for at least six
months by said Clerk and if any person be of
the opinion that the vote of any precinct shall
not have been correctly counted, he may appear
on the day appointed for the Board of Superyi-
sors to open the returns, and demand a 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, 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 to an affidavit
that the package delivered to him by one Of
the Judges, (naming him. that it has not been
out of his possession since it received and
has undergone no change while in his possession.
The affidavit shall be endorsed on the package
If sent by mail, it shall be mailed by of the
Judges, and the postmaster shall make on it an
Endorsement that he received it from one of the
Judges, manning him).


PENALTIES MISCONDUCT ELECTION, FOR VIC
,
Sec. 98. If any person shall, directly or ndi-
| rectly, use any threats, menace or force, any