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Year: 1859

On Opening the Polls: Of Voting and Challenges.


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 Prouided, that
the Judges OF. election may take a recess of one
hour at any time they may think proper during
the day before three o'clock in the afternoon.


Sec. 30. The Board of Judges, before they
commence receiving ballots, shall cause it to be
proclaimed aloud at the place of voting that the
polls are opened


Sec. 20. 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,
shall receive his ballot, and in the presence of
the other Judges put the same, without being
opened or examined, into the ballot box


Sec. 26. The name of each elector whose bal
lot has been thus 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 wheth-
er the two lists agree.


Sec. 81. Any person Offering to vote may be
challenged unqualified by the Inspector, or
either of the Judges, or by any legal voter; and
it shall, in all cases, be the-duty of the Inspector
and each of the Judges to challenge any person
OHerln8 10 vote WnOm ne Sudll KNOW or suspect
not to be duly qualified as an 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 ofan
elector.


Sec 30. If such person shall still insist that
he is entitled to vote, and the challenge shall
not be be Withdrawn, the Board of Judges, in
their discretion, may administer an oath or af
frmation to the voter


"You do swear Tor affirm) that you are cit
izen of the United States; that you are of the
age of twenty-one 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 Tor District or
Township, as the case may be) thirty days, and
that you have not before voted this day."


SEC. 80. If the person thus challenged shall
take the oath as rendered to him by the Board
of Judges, he shall be admitted to vote, and it
shall not be lawful, after he has taken such oath
or affirmation, for said Board to examine any
witness touching his want of qualifications but
if he shall refuse to take the oath or affirmation
so rendered to him, his vote shall be rejected


SEC 81 If the vote of any person be chal-
lenged on the ground that he has been convicted
of an Infamous crime, or disfranchised by 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 such facts, it may be
competent for two disinterested witnesses upon
oath to prove the same.


SEC. 80. When the polls are closed proelama-
ton thereof shall be made at the place of voting
and no votes shall be afterwards received
Year: 1859

the Result Of Elections, and Of Certificates Of


Election.


Sec. 80. As soon as the polls are closed on
the afternoon of the day of election, the Judges
shall open the ballot box and commence count
ing the votes, and in no case shall the ballot-box
be removed from the room in which any cleo
ton may be held, until all the ballots are count
ed; the counting of ballots shall in all cases be
public.


The ballots shall be taken out carefully. one
by one, by the Inspector 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 voted for


Each Clerk shall write down each office to be
filled, anG the name of each person voted for
such Office. and shall keep the number of votes
by talies, as they are read aloud by the Inspect-
or or Judge The counting of the votes shall be
continued without adjournment until all are
counted.


Sec. 34- If two tickets are folded together
they shall both be rejected and if more persons
are designated on 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 hut
no ticket shall be lost for want of form. if tho
Board of Judges can determine to their satisfac.
tion the person voted for and the Office intended


Sec. 80. 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
tallies, or attached thereto, stating the mum.
Der of votes each person voted for has receiyed
and designating the office to fill which he was
voted for which number shall be written in
words at full length. Each certificate shall be
signed by the Clerks, the Judges and Inspector
one ofsad certificates, with the poll-list and taly
paper to which it is attached shall be retained bv
the Inspector, and preserved by him at least six
months The ballots shall be destroyed by the
Inspector. The other of said certificates, with
the poll-list and tally-paper to which it is at
tached, shall be sealed up by the Inspector, and
endorsed "Election Returns" and be directed
Year: 1859

Of Qualifications and Disabilities of Electors.


Sec. 10. Every white male citizen of the Unit
ed States, and every white male citizen of Mexi-
co who shall have been elected to become a
citizen of the United States under the treaty of
peace exchanged and ratified at Queretaro, on
the 30th day of May, 1913, of the age oftwenty-
one years, who shall have been resident the
State six months next proceeding the election,
and the county or district in which he claims
his vote, thirty days, shall be entitled to vote
at all elections which are now or hereafter may
be authorized by law.


Sec. IL. For the purpose of voting, no per-
son shall be deemed to have gained lost a
residence by reason of his presence or absence
on the service of the United States, nor while
engaged in the navigation of the waters of this
State or the United States, or of the high seas
nor while student any seminary of learning
nor while kept at any almshouse or other asylum,
nor while confined in any public prison.
| Sec. y. No idiot or insane person, or person
convicted of any infamous crime, shall be en-
titled to the privileges of an elector.


Sec. IA. A crime shall be deemed infamous
which is punishable by death Or by imprison-
ment in the State Prison.


| OfMe Place Of Holding Elections, and also of In


spectors, Judges, and Clerks Of Elections.


Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of each Inspector
to be at the place where the polls are to be
opened in the precinct for which he is appoint
ed, from eigh o'clock in the morning until sun
set on the day of election. Should such Inspect
or not appear at eight o'clock in tho morning
the electors present at the place where the poll;
are to be opened, may appoint an Inspector fol
the precinct


Sec. IS. The Board ofInspectors for each pre-
cinct shall, before the time of opening the polls
appoint two suitable persons to act as Clerks.


Sec. 10. Before any election shall be opened
the Inspector, Judges and Clerks shall each be-
fore any officer authorized to administer oaths
take 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 administer
the same to the Judges and Clerks, and one Of
the Judges shall then administer the oath to the
Inspector.


Sec. 30. The Inspector shall be Chairman Of
the Board, and after its 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 refusal to of either ofthe Clerks
after the polls have been opened.
Year: 1859

and delivered, or sent by the Inspector to the
County Clerk of the County in which the cleo
ton is held


Sec. So Tue said package shall be delivered
to the County Clerk by one of the Judges or
Clerks of 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 an affidavit
that the package wis delivered to him by one
of the Judges, manning him) that it has not been
out of his possession since it was received, and
has undergone no alteration while IN his pos
session. The affidavit shall be endorsed on the
package. If sent by mail, ii shall be mailed by
one of the Judges, and the postmaster shall
make on it an endorsement that he received 1t
from one of the Judges, (naming him.


Of the Penalties for Misconduct at Elections, and
for Violations Of certain provisions Of this Act.


Sec. %. If any person shall, directly or in
directly, any threats, menace or force, or any
corrupt means or device, at, or previous 10, any
election held pursuant to this act, towards any
elector, to hinder or deter him from voting at
such election or shall attempt by any means
whatever to awe, restrain, hinder, or disturb any
elector in the free exercise of the right of suf-
frage he shall upon conviction thereof, be fined
in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.


Sec. 80. If any person shall furnish any elect
or wishing to vote at any election, held pursu-
ant to the provisions of this act. who cannot
read, with ticket, such person informing oI
giving such elector to understand that it con-
| tains name or names written or printed there
on different from the name or names which are
written or printed thereon, such person shall
upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not
less than fifty nor more than five hundred dol
| la<r
Year: 1859

Tell them that when every remedy has failed when
they have been doctored near to death with Mercury
Sarsaparla, and other popular delusions when from
whatever cause they become lank, languid and ainp
to try most blessed Herbal Connection, try
Year: 1859

An English fashion in ladies' walking ap.
parel has lately been adopted here-that Of
drawing the bottom of the dress up, when it
is muddy. in festoons. This is accomplished
by some kind of interior network arrange
ment to the deponent unknown but it is not
as graceful as the French method Of holding
up the skirts, and will not become general.
On the other hand, the Aberdeen or Balmoral
skirts are now regularly naturalized in France
and are generally worn
Year: 1859

BtooD.-A Glasgow firm, having taken in
new member, announces that there has
been an influx of new blood into the con-
Germ" 1t is not stated whether the new
blood is "young blood" or not, but any
kind of "blood" will no doubt improve the
speed with which their ''stock'' goes off, and
enable them to win in the race to fortune.
We feel still more encouraged with reference
to the affairs of this new blooded firm by
their further announcement that the ROYAL
Arms has been placed over the doorway in
brilliant colors, forming quite an attraction
to the passer by.
Year: 1859

KEMBLE AND THE CRYING BABY.-Moore
mentions a very amusing anecdote of John
Kemble. He was performing one night in a
country theatre, in favorite part, and being
interrupted from time to time by the squal-
ling of child in one of the galleries, he
came out not little angry at the rival per-
formance. Walking with solemn step to
the, front of the stage, and addressing the
audience in the most tragic tone, he said
"Unless the the play is stopped ths child can
not possibly go on" The loud laugh which
followed the ridiculous transposition of his
meaning, relaxed even the nerves OF Hamlet
and be was obliged to laugh with his audi
tors.
Year: 1859

INLAND SEA FoUND.-The Alta is informed
that a salt water lake or inland sea, not laid
down on any map, has recently been discov-
cred in Lower California 1t is nearly one
hundred miles long and twenty to fifty wide.
The entrance to it is; a little north of the
9th degree of north latitude, the channel
crooked, narrow and shallow. The entrance
is between low sand deposits not more than
1000 yards apart, and the water at full
tide is three fathoms deep, while at low tide
it is not more than two. The sea abounds
in COW whales between December and April,
which go there to calve, and q whaling cap
tain who first discovered it two years ago,
filed his barrels twice, and in very short
time before the matter got out. This sea is
a little south of Cedros Island.
Year: 1859

We never had much sympathy with that
inferior sort of patriotism which makes men
proud of the superiority, in any particular,
of their country to some other, merely for
the empty triumph of superiority without
reference to its intrinsic worth. 1t is ex-
the longest rivers, the most liberal govern
ment, the greatest facilities for popular in
struction because these confer immense
blessings upon the fortunate people that
possess them, and afford the fullest scope
for the development of the individual. 1t
is excellent, also, if we can have superior
poets, painters, orators, musicians, mechan-
les, inventors and philosophers for these
are the very flower of national growth, whose
fruit is for all the world and for all time.
We may rejoice in them without vanity, and
mankind will rejoice with US. But when we
either ignore these noble advantages, or
make them occupy secondary place, while
we applaud the skillful chess player, the fast
race horse, the most determined bruiser in
an international prize fight, we publish the
blindness as well as the ignobility of our
national pride, and forfeit our claim to thar
higher superiority which we assert some
times with more arrogance than truth.


A Morphy visits Europe-very quietly and
modestly beats all the best chess players
there, has his unimportant conquests elec-
trically despatched and avidly read about
all over North America, returns to his ma
tive land and is crazily feted and applauded
wherever he goes; the finest brains of New
England-they who joined so well in the
ovation to Burns-crowding to do him hon
or. Church-an American painter, who
gives his soul up to a profession the consci-
entious pursuit of which is true religion
executes picture of the "Heart of the Ar
ides"-a magnificent work, which 'unites
harmoniously the minute and the vast, the
delicate ahd the forcible, the defined and
the mysterious" and excites the unqualified
admiration of the world of art, wins for its
author, at home and abroad, the title of the
greatest living landscape painter, and ranks
him with the foremost masters of any age,
if it does not place him beyond them: yet the
fame of the last pugilistic hero is greater
than his. He has inaugurated new era in
art; has boldly wooed the spirit of beauty
in her sublimest mood, and won her to the
gaze of unin.pired, but not unappreciative
wonder for ever. He has literally led his
timid brethren of the pencil to higher
plane, where, leaving the trivialities of ex-
hausted lowland scenery and the prettlnesses
of fcomposition, they willeventually bless the
world with O succession of the grandeSt
views ever transferred to canvas. More than
this he has elevated his countrymen in the
esteem of the best men abroad, excited a
more tender interest for them, and strength
ened the motives for the preservation of
peace between two kindred peoples. The
purblindness of our national pride, which
can discern only the most palpable evidences
of superiority, appreciates not the achieve
ment of the modest painter, bu. leaves him
to seek his highest need of praise in another
land, while public attention in his own is
absorbed by pugilists and performers on the
tight rope.
Year: 1859

The S. F. Herald is in favor of abolishing
all laws for the compulsory payment of small
debts, and thinks such measure would
soon dissipate the evils of the credit system
and generate a greater amount of general
honesty. We think so too, and hope the
Legislature will give the subject attention.
Year: 1859

A PRAcTIcaL JoKE.-The Sacramento
Standard says that restaurant keeper in
that city, after waiting in vain the other
morning, for the arrival of his customers
to breakfast, found that mad wag or se-
cret enemy had slyly substituted pair of
young kittens for brace of fat rabbits,
which had been hung on hook at the door.
The mystery was solved.
Year: 1859

WAR.-The bid of the Plumsas Argus to do
the county printing having failed to secure
contract for the same, because another
firm put in a general offer to do the work
for ten per cent. less than any other bid, the
editor naturally wakes wroth and intends to
initiate lively rivalry. He says:


at is only question of time, and the
party in the contest that can sustain itself
the longest on the least amount of food and
clothing, will naturally win. Gentlemen,
gird yourself up; prepare to contract your
appetites, and to make red pepper answer
in the place of red flannel, for we hereby
pledge ourselves to meet the enemy on their
own ground, and fight them with their own
weapons"
Year: 1859

BRoADCLOTH THE ENEMY OF HEALTH-Pro-
fessOr Hamilton, in an able address on ygiene,
to the graduates of Buffalo Medical College
denOunces broadclOth as an enemy to exercise
and therefore to health. His remarks are
pointed and sensible. He says


American gentlemen have adopted as ne
tional costume, broadcloth-a thin, tight itting
black suit Of brosdclOth To foreigners we
seem always to be in mourning; we travel in
black, we write in black. and we work in black
The priest, the lawyer, the doctor, the literary
man, the mechanic, and even the day laborer
choose always the same unvarying, mOnotonOus
black brOadclOth style and material which
never ought to have been adopted out of the
dressing room or the pulpit because it is q
feeble and expensive fabric because it is al
the North no suitable protection against the
cold, nor Is 1t indeed any more suitable at the
South. 1t is too thin to be warm in the winter
and too black to be cool in the summer; but
especially do we object to il because the wearer
is always afraid Of soiling it by exposure
Young gentlemen will not play ball or pitch
quoits, or wrestle and tumble, or any other
similar thing lest their broadclOth should be
offended. They will not go out into the storm
because the broadcloth will lose its lustre il
rain falls upon it; they will not run because
they have no confidence in the strength of the
brOadclOth; they dare not mount a horse OF
leap fence, because broadclOth as every bod y
knows is so faithless. So these young men, and
these older men, merchants, mechanics, and
all, learn to walk. talk and think soberly and
carefully; they seldom venture even to laugh
to the full extent of their sides.
Year: 1859

GoOD FOR SoMErHINs.-A son of Cassius nj
Clay while cunning recently, SAYS an exchange,
was bitten on the foot by some poisonous reptile,
supposed to be rattlesnake, and his body i'm
mediately exhibited all the SYMPTOMS of the most
virulent poisoning; but he was dozed until stupi-
fed with apple brandy, and the next morning
was as well as ever. so confident was Mr.. Clay
OF the efficacy Of alcoholic spirits in all cases of
poison by the bites of snakes and insects, that he
did not even send for a physician. Saleratus was
bound upon the bitten spot, until ammonia could
be produced, when the former was moistened
with it This upon the theory that poison is an
acid, and any alkali will answer, though ammonia
is thought to he the best. Mr.. Clay's experience
is confirmed by that Of many others, and II is the
part OF wisdom for to remember, and use when
needed, this simple antdOte; but we hope that
nobody will think that, because whisky is good
as remedy for poisonous bites, 1t Is also to be
used as preventative. For, although a snake
would be justified In refusing to bite whisky
soaked creature, we don't think one ever did.
The Adrian Watchover says that child in that
vicinity was recently bitten by Massassunga and
for week seemed likely 20 die but finally re-
covered. The remedy used was application of
some kind Of horse liniment
Year: 1859

4 CHURCH PROsEcUTEs Pew HOLDER FOR
RENr-The Utica Observer says the Congrega-
tiORsl Society of Clinton has brought an action
against E ). Hoskins to recover the rent of a slip
which defendant occupied during an entire ysslf
The defendant made no contract with the trus-
tees; he did not bid OF at the annual rental but il
appears that the appraisal of the slip was pnblicl ly
losted I'm the vestibule. They seek to recover ON
an implied contract. The defence is that no ON,
can be compelled to pay for bearing the Word OF
Gcd unless special contract has been made An
important point is thus brought mp and the Clin-
ton Courier thinks the litigation will fail to ter
inmate with the decision Of the jury In this case
The trial Is not yet concluded. sa
Year: 1859

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 The Agent below named pleased to furnish gratis my American Almanac containing directions for their use and certificates of their cures of the following compaints:

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Year: 1859

DENTAL NOTICE-Dr. II. N. Edg@ss CASE, office next door to Gov. Conway UIffYYvS.S residence, where he is prepared to operate in every branch of his profession. Artificial teeth with artificial gums from one to full set inserted so as to look perfectly natural. All full sets inserted on the suction, or atmospheric pressure principle, feel perfectly natural and easy in the mouth and answers all the legitimate uses Of natural teeth

 Teeth if taken in time, can be plugged so as to preserve them for life
Year: 1859

In reply to frequent inquiries-l would say, that am now prepared to travel to any part of the state, and will go prepared to do everything in the line of my profession in the neatest possible manner. Per sons wishing my services will please drop me line to that effect, as shall not have time to go except where l have calls, and will only charge the regular Memphis and eastern prices, same as 1 charge in my office. II. N. CASE, Dentist.

 Little Rock Ark Feb g '59-ly.