Excerpts from the General Assembly of Alabama Sessions of July, September, and November 1868

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. ocld Codo, :be, antl ihc same oJq hercblr declsriil.,tc;L4' ltull,ond votd lut, Bl{ultrs.t.llurc_husors'.iu good ,faith; {Oi
val uabl o cousideratiin; i n itro f <rj lrw.in g o'o.., 

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iyh;;. " t!, prrrchuro.rvos rrude l.relorc tho,dgliiery of an ui"liil

tion .upon the jutlgmcrrt to tbo ahcriif nt ttro ";;;il. where tho.proPerty rvus situatod. II.:.When u,, oi"o,r,-.
tr,n was delivercd to tlro rulreriff as uforesuid,,a,,rl il,

. ontire tcru elulrserl brrtn'e.rn rhc returrr the.co(jund-tlf
. dr,rlrvcry ol au. olias to &ritl sherilf, and tho purl,ase.wii

madc after said retur,,iand bc.l-r.rro, ruch dtlivorr ;i,;. alios to said sheri$l III. Wbcn the.delcurlait-aiii
while arr exeoutiorr rvas in tho hauds of the slreri(f 

"ilt.. couoty. whc.rc the proptlrty wsa situated, und drr entii ..
terr,.ehrpsed bctweeu tlre return of suctr erccutiotr aoil
tho delivery ol str alius to duid sheriftl antl the eetat;!.. tho dr:ferrdaut wru dcclarerl insolvent, antl his n.o*ir-J

. r,r'as.bought by thc purclraser.frcrrn his cxecutdi ,i, idi- mrrrstru[,r. IY. wtren tlrc dclcrrdant dicd after iudn
mcnt and be{ore srr executio, ttrcreo. *r, p1,,"*.1 'ih,thto'. 
hurrds of the sherirl o( trre courrty. 

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tho nrorrertn. wBs siruoted, arrd tlre property rvrii urld by tlre lxriutrii

. or atlrninistra[or ol ths dtrfcirduut,.uorlei an order b&. court, or by virtue of powers coutained iu tho last u(.,'
aud testarnent of the d-c(eudant. V. \yhen ttre rleteuril :
ant died rvlrile an erecution rvas in tho hands of..thij

. sherill of tho county-wher-c thc Jrropcrty was aituatedij. and un entirc te rru rrlupsed bctuieeri the'return <lf sai,i .
execution tnd'the dclivcry r_r( rrrr ulias to said eherill,
uod tho-prr-'perty was sol,[ by the executor or odmini'uiuod tho-prr-rperty was sol,l by the executor or adminiir,r .
trator of flre rlefendant, eittrir undor an orrler of court!. f,ra;or ot [tle rlelentlant, either undor an order of courtl
or by virtue of powers cgrrhrined in tlrc, last,wilt rlndl

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testarnent of tbo defcodant : prouidct[, 'Ihat tho nrovii
ions of this tct ehall not apgrly to cixcs rvhere itr,l iu,tni '
menta wcre recorded,,in tlie otlice of ilro prot,attr ;,iagi',ti: tfq county whero tho properry was siiuated, ncitl,eo .

:h:llit^aPply to judgmeuts reudere,l prior to Jonuor;1.
lst, 1861. . ,.:,

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Suc. 2. Be.it .further .enactctl, That all laws or putt

ol laws couflictirrg with tho provisions of'this oct^, bol
atttl tlrc silrlrc are hereby rellealed. .. . . . ,r

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Xo48.l ,AN ACT i ' : r1r '' -.

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To'citenil rthe timo. in rvhich to open: judgu:enls and

Fd" r;. '.ir,,f,raot nelv trials in certuiu ca'ses' . :r. ':'

,Srctton 1. Be it enacted by the Ge'n".ral Assembly oi .. 
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llalamo,'Iltat tlre tirne grantcd by ordittarrr:e No' 39'
passed Dccemuer 6tn, iio?,"i,' ,pJri;g-iFfl;"ii' ';'d "Ilto "ttf
iiriog nr* trials, be ertendcd untii tlre 2tith rlay ol'Junei
\o*"Door;n;. IE09, on applicirtion [o the. court lraving :
jurisdiction, eithcr'irr va",itiun or ternt time; such ap'' ' . ':'
irii*tiun to he uuatainetl bv allidlvit, nhorvirrg probuble
ioise {or mcritot'ious tlc{ense: Protidul, Tlrc court shitll
;;;[liJ;;;;" tl," licarirrg of tho application 'ihut 's
gobd 'arrrl nrlritorious ttcf,r"nso exists-:- An'il, prou.idail . . '
\vril*r, Thot in a,ll cases when tlte jurlgrlrerlt ltss bcen '
pid in'tull,liUu pioui.i*t of this a"i *t,i,It not apply' ', ' '

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No. ae.l AN ACT
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'. -' To reguhte elections in this State"
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'.Sncuou l. Ile it orortut by the Gettual Assenily of '. '' .'
'lrru,,i*'rir,r;';;;.;-;,,1u t",",.o', boro irr the United ' 2

titateo, nnd every ,,rl"a p.r*un wlro lrtc bcen ttuturulized, Elootorr' '
ot who has lccillv rleclarctl lris iutcrrtiou to bccome a
citizcn <lt tlru"Uriited States, trveuty-orre years old or
lpyarda, who stlall have .resided ia this State ri:

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lleclivo oli-
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moEthr hexi' preceding.BDy election,,'and I
to t}g. copntyl in wr,i"f t"in"rr-t"" ,"d;: lii*,Hm

r the i disabili ticg' imnosed lry, thsr 
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irg, aeptiq\Ol.this oct, I Quatitiei. eru"ir'., 
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thocounty of his actuul. resitlcnce, uoJ-i,oilrc*;i;;;; il;all ofticers electcd by the ucoule.
. suc. z. ni ;l-til,i* ffllii, rhar uo p",J;"';fi[be entitlcd to vJte at aDy 

"t,,"iio'i'lu iliis Stato.wtir,during the lato rebellion, iolll;;;;,'";"uur".t to: bo,iri{flicted, arry cruel or unusual .prl,i.f,rrr.i
eoldier, *ii,,io,"rr*, empIoyen br cirizen "i',il"'fifiXf.S.ta.19s, or wlro, in any otIur'*oy"ioi"*a"il" rules ofcivilized vuarfare. l'hose *ho nioy fr"-AiJq,,of ified Iromh.olding oflice by tbe fourtceurlr aitir:le of [t,e constitu,tion oI the Uriiteti Sta,tee, and th,rse who ehaU hayOL'een d isq uu I i fi ed f rom 

"rugi.t"rins 

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delogqrec

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lg forin rr 
"oi.tliuriro or il,.,StlE. oI Alabama undei the act oi-i;G;-*,;ir;#H"'il;

the rnore elficient g_o_vcronrent ,ii tt," rebcl States.r,
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j, t i,,ii,:.. ureu. auu stxtv_seven, and tho acts sunnlem"n6rt. thereto, excepr those rvlo ehull ha;;;,.aili,il?',"dTfi

pro-visions ot'an act crrtittJ ;;;;; liio,. tr," resrovsl

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.nrent of public fnnds, rnalfeasrncei; ;fil, irri,nu,=frr1islabfe by taw with impris""r;;;i'l;';iie peuitentiaryl
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bribell,^eTggtrc mu.rntuuglrte;:-;:;i;; are idiofs odlnsane. 4. Soldiers, sailors- ir rnarines l; ;ir;;;*l;milituryoorravaf service of the Urll-a Si"tes..r ,.;r.,ti\
,,,:r: .!^-!!,! it fur.ther enacted, Thut no.person ahall,":": ol ucqulre n rcsidenco, first by a ternporary abseuci
1lonr. 

h.rs plar:e ol rr:sirlerrce, ,wiihout tli" i"[";;;;i
f:",:,lrfl.i_:econd, by beilg a stuttenr i,, ^;t;;.4;:, 
,r,oo ,o, Il:irrrung.; .third, by beirrg confinct] ior sdfs.Keell,g rn a.y jail or pcrritentiriry ; fourrlr. by navhgoung any of the watcrs ol this'Statc, tlr,.: 

,United
States, or t,he liuu aeas, wirlout h";i;;'r;q;ir;i';;i
othcr larvful ,..ii,,n.u ; 

'nfir,,'Iy "U"i,,u'uorr.",,, 
lioru bicpluce_of residcncc in tire "iriii"*i"8 ;ffiii; Sil":;;tho United Strtee. .,:._,,,i i,

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_en actetl, Th at th o fo I I owi n g, ofli;ccrs ltr ttrls ,Sr,ute shtll be clectcd by the qrrolilied'.telcc_

tors, viz. : (iovernor, Iieutcuauu g=Jr;;;,';..c.r"J"iioletate, treasurer, auditor, attorncy'geutl.i, r"r.tr*i"a

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I represbrtativoe of _thb'G'cneral.aniAUUtyi superiiitepddot. 
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o{ publio instruction,. mrrrDbore,of .th"l,La'nC of educa.
I tion, crimmissioner.of iuduetrinl resourceci.judges of tbe F. 

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.eirpremc,coirrt, judgcs- of ilre circuit *"r&l,"tli,"-ir"rr, ' ''- .,,','
judgcs.of prdbate, and' jrrdgeo. of..other,inierior bourts,
coustables, courri.y treosurers, coroners,,iusticeg of tlie
pcace,.slreriffs, clerks.of the circu.it court, and clbrks o{ .- .other inlcrior courtr,, county aolicitoreril6y 

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., - Sec.'6. ' Be it 'furthr. 
inacleil, Thot gdneral elections . o .rr .:' througlrout the Stato shall^be lreld for- 96vernor,. lieuterij couont clrurant governor, eecretary ol' etbto, Audrion'of nrbti" e"-dil*-'

, cotrnts,'treasrirer, ottorney gcncral, errpr:rintenderrt of .
, public instructiorr, crrnrnrissiriner of irr<Ju'strial resburceu
.8ul)reme corrrt judgeq, and ek,ctors 'for presidcnt.arr<i ,l,.t,rr-.,1.
MceJlresidentoftlreUrriterlStates,and.lorntember8
o[ congress, . and membcrs of tlre boarrl of education - '' ;'

I in eacti congressional district I a chancello, ln .oJi airi
: Aion; a judge of the circuit court for each circuit ;. a. eenutor- lbr eaeh' senttorial district ; a probute. r"nro
rccntatives.or representative to the (ieutiral A.*urnity ;sherill solicitor, c]erk oI the circuit court, ttx coll"ct6r,
r tax 0sses.qor, county superintetrdent ol cducation, county
. comnlr.ssroncrs, coroner, {rrrrl courrty trelsurer shtll bt : -..
.elected in each courrty ; .iusticcs of ihe peuce and con-
atablcr rhall br,. elected iri enclr prccirrct tf tl," county.
;- Sr, 6. Re it _lurther enacled, ,i,hat a goouiui ;I""tt"4 .

-'and tax'asse.sors, county su1'rerintende"i ;i "drffi;;;gorrnty 
^comnris-rionerr, 

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_r"pie..ntntivcs iii C;;E;d*: .. .'.;

:i::r-:^ lor presrdenr and vico president of tbe U;itfd .

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u, trt., .t.uc.cu, J-rl6u a.goner&r er€cno4

. tor Bovernor, lieuteuant govcrrror, s.ciita.y of otnto, ,
ll:::::::l lt!g",,:y gerrero[ mernbers of corigress, repi'resentutives of thl Gcncral AssenrLrly, ,"d ;;p;"i"i;;-
dcrrt of public instrucrion sholl be f,id ;; the -luesdav' alter the first lllonriay in Novenrber, lg?0, arrtl ever|
twb years therealter. - -' -"- -'-.J

$Tg. ?. tle it /urther enat.td, That tho aud.itor-of
, public accounte, lcounty e6licit6r, stnte eelnto;;;;;: " r-' ; 1r i

D)lsstoncr of industrial resorirces, members of the board Tiroeof 1160-.of_educatiorr,_and electors Ibr piesident arrd ,i", pierl-ti;;
dcnt o[ tho Urrited Statos elral'l be elected on tlro lirst
Tuesrhy alter the first ltlonduy irr N,rveirrber, 1S?2, andevery ltrrrr yeuls tht,rcalier ; Prorirled, ,lhr,l the election
Ior-llr.csldc.rrt urrtl yigij presiJcnt shull takc lrlitcc on.the .ttrtsl l'uedduy alier the first .Mouduy iu Nuvcrnber, 160U.



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_'',rr:Srq-'r8. " Bo'il futther.,enacte.d,,.fhat Le eheriff,.ono

' ' Cor$rt 06-Buref, ono ta.t ,assessori i oDC tar collector, sliall beeata. eleotcd in.each co.unty;'two Justices,of tlro Iicaco foi.
, . , eocb.clcctioo precinct,.ond o.rro coustnblc for enclr pro-. eoch elcctroo precinct, ond orro coustnblc for enclt nro.

cint irr the courrty alrall L,r: elected r_rrr tlro first Tuesldav
alter thc first M<lndoy in Novernber, one tllousuud eigLl .

. huudred arrd seventy-ouc, rnd every ihree yeurs there:
aftcr... ':.- , .: l , 

i-,.'. 't . . Su<;. 9. De .il, further ,roirt"d, Tl-rot jutlges of . iLo.. , suprerne court, chnncellops, judges of iho circuit en{ .

Sec. l:2.,8e it fiirther enactcd, That all epecial elei: ,' . iions provided foi by tlrig cct to be ordJrert by th; :
'-,^r^^ goycrnor, wlro rnuat issue u'rits o( clcction, diroctcd to-.

Judrctr,ro6-city and probato cour.ts, and clJrks o{ the oircuit a;dcerr, cjty courts slrall be olected ou the 6rst 'I.ucsduy after'r
rre, i;a.r,!, tho first-ItIouday in Novernber, ono thoueand ciglit huo. .

" . dred and revenfy-four, aud evcry six years tlreriafter..r.i
. .Sno.1O. B.o_ii/urltwr enottuti Thai speciot etu"ii"os .

arc to be held in the lollowirtg cusos:-[.irst. When a.
.,^8_peiat.olcc- 

vaoancy occurs iu the otlicc of renator or represcntativg 
,I'oDc'. to thq General Assenrbly, by retsorr wheriof fluv dis-]

trict or counr, wilt io'i"piir"J-ri. i,., r"r".li*iirr";i.., whe, ttro Geierut Ass"mtrl| wiu ;;'i; ;"$i;;,;;;". '
the next general election l,ri tLat ollice. Secontl.' Wbeq^

:n yacaDcy occurs .itt the ot]ir:o ol rcpreserrtativo to tho'. .
C'ongress o{ the Ui)ited States, by wfiic}r the Stutc 

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be. deprived .of its .lull represeutaiiou, at arly tirne yhoi'.1.
Congress rvili be in scssion 1rriol to tho irext qeneral","

: plgction for that ofiice. Thiid. Wlren arry r",i"ral'of ,,
special elcr:tions for me rubcrs of thc Ocncrai isemtrlyl;-

. . or frrr representutives in Congress is uot hcld. tr ourt-h;' r

.lVhouever. any .vacancy o.ru?. iu o,,y Siat"-r. .""rtjr. ,
. ' otfice.filletl by.election hy the poopki uot p.ovi,lrJ-i;i,, 

., . by thp corrstitution of Alrrbrrmt. ...y,..

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or tri,r. co;otir.'i" *r,i"h such clection isi..
r,. ! r.,.i required to be.held, untl nruut cDccily thereirr the diui r

"''trict or couoty in rvhich antl tire d,iy on wlriclr eirch:
- election -ie to'lre treld : the .orru u,i,i ofr;."i of tUu;

' Baroe ; tlre nirme o( the pcrson in whose" ofiice. th_o . ,

' :.\. vacoucy has oqcrtrretl; and in all cases in wlrich a spoi
. . . cial elcction is directed in o district cornposed c,f lnoro ' -

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tbnn o,nb,counf1.; 1ilcl1clt:ction'nru.t Uo,airlrt a, to Uu

' Snc.. tJ. lJc it fttrilrcr.r,,uiiri',-Iihat'.,itro go""rno. :nrust also giv,r nuticc.of arry sp,r.iaf 
"'f'*tioo ft)r repre__hmkrdioq..,rientutivcs in-Consrcss 

.or S[atd ornu":iir"tprocrar!)atrou. . o.

. Suc. 1,1. lie it {urthcr .etructed,1;n"d "it,.r;;:th; 
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shcritl' of 
",,y "ouuty recciycs 

" i"rii "? "f "ctiorr, 
tlirect-ing t spccial clectiorr to bu lrcld, ,, i.."iu". ootico,of as6p{trt .ld}r\rpcciul electiou ftrr represeut,,tivc. in Crr,,jr".r, Stato or. r . _,

c,uoty oficers by 1,rt_rclaruaiiou, sucli .i,8rin: .i.it=jril,
brediatety giye rrotioc of ilre tirne, ptaco ;;; ;bi;;i ...:.'
suc'.elcctiou, as nrovi,'.,d for b.v lir;-;;;;;*,rr*i,i.,
f::lilq l: cornpty iritrr tn" prrriiir,*"Jr ii,i. ,""tion is ,

' Stc., 15. Be it furtlw cnactetl, Tlrat u,herr ony.r*l .

cinl elcction is orricre.t by ii,;;;..^,:;;;,";i;'.h;;jflrT : ,(>.11,r 
.tlie counties iu rvlrich srrlr elucfio" i. to'frr'fr;i;'ffiJ: _ . ,t:: *

withirr tlrrcc <lays ultcr rcccivirrg ;;;; iti"."of. notifv , . i,
ure coulr[y supcrvisors' of said county o{ such .pccia,l Noucr, . ..1
oluctron, and any shcr.ifi'failing to JoruJ,ly ,vitti ttieprovisiorrs of thil ecction i, giifiy J'ot*'irao,reanor,
4nd.ol c,rnviction nrust be ri,,"i i,rd r".riil;" one huo_drctl dollars. rq urrts utru-

J*r.^.;l,i:^P,, 
it lurt\r ylctg!, Ttrat special etecrionir

13,i b:,J'"ld and-.conttrrcred, trLc *t;;# H"reof n,odo
:ll" "":lilit"j, 

certi n crtes- ;i' "l;;i;; ;i;,''#; iX Tri o", cou.ucr.

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tu ue ([lt'lded irrto clcction precirrcts, an(l tlte borudrri"e . i
l.:1.1, plccircrs ttelirrcrt ,i air".i.j ;;6;. respecrive

f;X 1,1.,:, ^:":l:l? :":1rn 
i:si o n c.rs, o n thi n rc i- u",it 

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cttrcts of caclr coiruty as.)low rle lirrer.l, .iiil, ,,,,no,n u,,_
}1ns:aurrtiltlren'*ilr,n.toyt;;i;;;;;;;netlrousandttgltc )rurrrlrerl and si.\ty_nrne. ,,

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*rr,u""lll3.i:1, ol ,,,uy ltcrclf tcr bc designutei by il,o : .

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rvitf,in' lcss tinre than thirty .duys 'l-'cf'rre 
u"1', g*nq':ttl'

elcct iort'
Sl:c.19.-Dcit/urlltcrcnacted'Tlttr-nrrrribcr|alrtl'

tq;0..i*, b.;;;;ri;;ofl,.*.i,,'.tr, arrrl tl,.,plr,c,,s,I trultliug e]ec.'
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iion. ,t,;t; b; t"ut'n an'l dcsignitcd us errtt'rcd trpo5t

'' ;1r" 1gs61rl$ of the court of cotlltty c(lltllltlsslotltrr' ':

su". io. Ile it /urtlrcr enucltti, ,l'lrrrt tlrtl boirrJ of

Bslto9bor( coul)ty .ri'"t"i'ot*.slr'rll provido orlc Lirllot lrr-rx' rrud
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i.,rt,erJ ii-i.-J.lonr,,,l n.rccsrr,ry shirll,rovitlo I,<i'o tltaD

otlc rrt tlrc ltltrcr: ul votirrg' t ' .'
-So".'i1'ti'iolurttirt'nactcd'.I'lralrvlrerteYor'8'

clrango ;;; ht"'o"d" t'y t hc. cotr nty t"J':'.]it:'l'].tts of
. ' thc lro*;;i;titt ;l tltc Piccinct o-r tlrc pl;tccs uf votittg'

' thcreirr, it slrtlt be tlir: tlrrLy r-rf tho prubate !1ttge.|g'

, .iru.,', - i;hl*x ii":: : l,'i l"l,li,',,1,1,1J,,il::'Ji l; H'",.,,l itf'
.:- ii* p,""i.,"i by tlre shcril}'; srtclt.uoticc tllust c'rltqlrl

o,, o".u r],i; a..J.iiriil"'"f' ""tn 
prcci rrct by i ts tr unr.hef

r" : in,};';;,.1;ti,,., n,itl mrrst specify the placJ-Y]'t:^o,oho

tions are to bo lrcld ; and i( a.ry cl'..rrge is t,o lro qrpdo

iu tuo ;,;';;;;;;i nott'" ir .u:'v..lrrccirrcts 
of'tho

pt*"., *i""r" "i."tlrr", 
nio to uo 

'c'1,'ttrir 
sa.rrro.m.uBt).'q

up""i n"'i' ; ;;;il;i, proba,te jritlge.or shcri lf' Iailing''td

disclrars,r lis tluties, n, to. iccoiding 9r,giv]rr-q^lo'i*
. B".o,ttli,-{ i'ir'it"""i' it j"ilty of a-nrit'ler,eurrQritnd

' o,, "u,,riiti;"";;t;il 
n"id u"'t icss t'Lrn o,e huud're{ ', ."|

' dollars' 
:actcil' 'flrat thc j'dgf qf

' Suo' 22' Rc it-fitrther.en
' 1,rol,,,tc,-;";i'I, ttJ't of.thc cirouit court' rrr *rr1' twu

i, r t ti *,,i il;-i; ili tr'i 
"v 

i'i" t;{;,".1{ l:|*,ifr*
I'cprcro'cr 

il'J ;:T i:l 
" 
l"o:'i I T. ::il'i 

i, i:ii iill I itf *"iii, :';fi' tiorrs in caclr prccirtct' antl tino rcttlrlllllg otltt:er lor

. erec t io,l iil lr l.i i 
"' 

"'i 
ii''r',' ii r':' ;i ; t;:i.; i.1t :, fl liliTd'to notily sur:h insptctors a.ttrl rctttrntttg t.tlllct:rs 'ttt,

8pp"i"ii,,.;;'":iiili;"i;;; ;;;; ;it.' s['rr ir1'1''irrtmert'

A,,y j,:;it;'"i';;;;;"i;; "i';i[ ;' trrc circtrit' '"u/tt,,ll
ulreri[l' ltrling tu conrply rvitlr tho prttvisiorrs 

-o.I

t"t'io'' ]ji'*"g;r r ii 
"i' "t 

t1 itJt o'tunot''e"tl o u' corrv ibtion

nrtrst be firietl ritrt lcss thtn c"lt: l'untl"".l dolllrrs" "

' Duria,,,il:iiil#:,lii,T"r;tt'dl'm:i'llll *:'fi
,o ,,,.'", ;;iili;iilf i l'ol'li"s "l*ctiu"s 

j" 
l"ii:,:;'fit'

1'rcciuctr 
(or wLic'l' tlrey huvc lrceu a1'potttt'ijut ii '-.'

. €,:t tr'
\ir r,

,f

t

nny insPcctor to ,att.urd. at the LouroI scvgu.o'clecl<,l."nor,i'of inj'
ruch as uray 

-be. 
prr:seub nrly conrplcte the .iiumbor ;.ii ip;"tqrg, 

-&*

nono of tlrr.l irrsllcCtors nppqi6icrl- arg..lrrcsent tle ie-- , i

iurnirrg ofliccr of' tlro yrrocinct shall appoint flrres in- ' *
rpectorstoa.c!;urrdiftlreroshorrIdbo-rroihs1,cctoror
retrrrning. ollicer 'preserrt 

.lry ttr" hour of rseven o'olock; '. j .

theu aly thrce qutlified elcctors mir1, open tlro polling ,,r' .. r
.pllces.^_ _. - j".,.'. , i-.r,. t. .

. Src. 25. Beit/urtl,er ennctetl, Thaiif tho roturnirrg ofii-Iilturnii!.ry ,.

cor is not prescnt t-ut tho hour oppoiutod, tho iuspiltoisod. . '' . ' :

or thoso rtting ns sucLr, mrrst aplioint ouo. : ' ,

. Scc. 26. ,lle'it.furtlrcr' ero,:tecl,"'Ihat tho inspeotors, or .'
thoso tcting must,.\oforo opeuir,g tlro polls, i,-,lect iwo ' ; 'i
persous to aot as clerks, who shall bo paid tLrco dollurs0lerko- . Y

'per dry'ench for' every tloy's scrvice by tho' courty '' 'r' I

h'casurer, rvhca furuished witir a ccrtilicatti frorn tLo iq1 . ' ;

"' I 2i5"' : v 1giiSi,,
) :I ' ":. .' i,o'clocltof-tIIcluofDillgo[(hednybf'election,.andopen...

tlrc suycrirl pollirrg pliritls,as dtrsi-qurrtcd..' ., ' , ^ . .,

' Suc. 24, lJcit ftt,rthcr uuclci,'\^lrut oo thu'failurcof ,

spectors of elections'' Src 27. Be.it 1'urther enat:fed, That beforo opening
l tho polls tho inspectors autl clcrks must toko ru oath to
'perfonn thcir dutios of such clection accordins to law. ^ ,.[oths best of thoir jutlgnront, and tlio irrspr:ct8p, *rr.t"no'
llso srvga.r that thev rvill uot therusclvcs or liuowinclv
tllow auy other l,crion to corullurc ,ho numbor of b"aI- r.
lotsrvil,lr-tIreu.,,i.b"'ofvotesenrolletI.wlriclroathruav
'bo ailministorod by tho inspoctors to oach othor, or b-y
Itro returDin'.r ollic"er. or a iirs[ico of tLe Donc6.' Srtr. 28. )ie it 1'uither eitu,tctl, Tirut thl polls rnust bo

,O,pcnorl lt r.laclr plrrco of vrlting iu circh precirrct, betryoen lfloure of voL
lho Lrours of scveu aud ciglrt in tlrc nroruirrg, anrl keptius.
o[lcu without intermi.ssionir atljouruurout until tho hour
ol sir irr tho tfLcrnoou ancl no llngo".
. ,Stc. 29. Ite it J'uilhcr enoclccl,'That tho inspectors,
beforo thcy .orr.rrlu.u reccivirrg'lrrr,lltits, ruust Lausc i[rroousnop"u-
t0 [.ro lrroclairne.l oloud at tho placu of voting, tlrrlt the od'

eltrcticiu is openctl.
, Scc. ltii.-itr-it).*rmer etwc!il, That at 11ll sloqfioagDatlot.
0y ttro peoplt-r t}ru ek:cttlrs mtrsb voto by ballot.-.
.. Sac. it.^,f e it furt.her enLu:!r:tl, Tha[ tho bu,llot rnust
bo.rr rvLito poI)er tickut, on rvhich urust bo rvri[ton or
priutotl, o. i,nitly writt,r; rrntl l,riutt:il, tLo tttutts of thor,iorot.

, tor$on$ for rvhoot tho elector intcnds to votc, and must
u tlcsigrrtte i,ho ofliccr frlr which eaclt persou so nauecl is - '

rnt:nded bv [im [o bo c[osou. r. i
Scq 32.' Jle it /urthu eruted., Thut whouover ony



'i

','r1.. ' ' , ,o;:. a ii;:*t':,' ;:''. 1863-,.1 r '276, . l"
. rg- reristcretl voter' offcrs to voto, lris blrllot, rnust bo ro,'..

ceii'e,l, rutl ono of ths iuspc,:iors tuust coll his narut"
'rru,libly rrltl tlistiuctly, .oodtho ntmo of t:ach electol.. -

po\.,rytr.. . rvlrost,-lr,rll.rt lrrts beeu so roceivetl, nrust iruhrediritelv hn t.
i . . tirkt:tr rl,rrvq.lry r:ach clerk ou soparoto lists. vLich-rrre,'.'' '.t "'hrl,lc,l nninr,i of voters .audcrrlletl 1>r.ll lists, autl the

-,n-: " nutlber of tho order in rvhich sucli olicboruotu., *o"i:
, .' .. .. fltthosirmotimo bo ontorod^ by-ear:hcl.rrli-aglinsthisi

l' ..ti"l uu,i1r, iltog&i or fr"uantont ,oG" ai*t et a.nv of'srrch 
' .-l-

,lol.llig*Plrt'Qo, lvllrch rttjectiou- eo rrad6 &s \fc,fes,ri,l,'ei,p.nt j.*i ''
slrall Do nn&I, *nlcss apPeal is takon rvithin te'fl,r.;.s i1i in'svo(j:...--
fLo yrrgbelo cour.t ; ,r,nil'iu 

"r.ru 
oi n ti"l;, "ry-"Joi,iy -; .. ollic,rr, thc bocrtl of superr.iso.. 
"l_,oit 

a""i tt.,.

, Suc.,38. ))c it 1'urtl,,ir'ttLrc.tttl,i'ti.i ii-.f.-f f l,o ilro tlirtv. ., ,.

,ot.r^,,^o, 
111.,1 j,t supcrvisors, rvitLiu five da;s fronr thLdutoot rcccrvlDg tho s., rrlecl Jroxes a,d certitiiat os <lf the cr.r.ti0cara ro

lumuor ot Yotos cas[ at etclr polling lllrrco frrlr, t5., ia_Su"'xolricrttr..
.slet,to's, .to n*-lto r:ertificateJ o,,-i,riiol.* ri i"i.rl.i ii"
tho, ser:rctrrry of .stuto, of tho cxact uunrb"" "iirt",,*, 

,.: .- ,

. :l]:l,.l l]]:,r courrty,l,r.e,rch 
l)or.soD, stating illo oftico ' ':.. .,

.Euclr I)ersolr rs voterl Jor urrrl forwartl tlrr,rn] cxrrelrting . Ilfoi..govcrnor, lie,utcnilnt l{over.nor, """i*t,,,:v-;}'it,r;i T.
dudit,rr, tr,r^511y,'p lr.,tl.r,,.rii.rrey gurior.,rl-to ;i;,i =;;,;;;,;; t ,

;lJill?.I ::i; 
*ii'l 

^"t l" ii',"} :t,,:lll"l. 
-,: b*i:;i,* 

"," 
. ",r, !t'

l*,j t l# "lli,]i"Jii.l 
iii:' ii:1,::,[""*: f ',X;, :,,x.i$,;i : i.,.,.,']

\i

?71 .r . .. 1969,

. . uilrno, tlrtl fiLst elcctor voting boing numbet onc,.th6. r
. ; second nunber trvo, antl so on to iho last oloctor vo[iug. ,'
. .r. Snc. 33. I)a itjirther enac!,'.d, Thtrt ouo, of t\e -iq-.,. ' .sptrt'tors 

must uumbcr'each ballot rvith the somo uumber 
-

oj3[1tl:-+-oi tl,o naino of tho voter on tho poll list, aud thb b,rlloi''
.' nrnst thcu, rvithout being opeuer] or oxriminrid, bo dg-.,

' positetl iu tlre proper balldi bbx. \ .. .

. Suc. '!,1. Iie il .ittfllm enadetl, TLra[ t]rero shall bo no
. .,.i'+ chrrllengiug of eloctors otreriug to vpto r[ any election,' t hcr''riftilr iirtJ iu this Strrte. u"ur.l a,lv re(ist;re(l yotor-'.
. ' NoclialJensc' oti'erirrs to voto ut uny ele-cti,-lu iu tlis Siuto, slrrrll.b$1,..

i allerrvetl to tlo so rvithout question, challongo or objei--
tiou lry tuy liersou ; aud ony pcrson rvh<i questifnqi
clrrrllcrges or objects, or who uulawfully hiurlors or'do-'1.'

'.: Pondiy. ' I;tts rluy pcl'sou ofl'eriug to voto shall bo guilty of I urith. -:-. ,1,i,n",.'ri.,i, and on .onJi"tioo shall bo noZa [i'ohuir.lred.irr
tlollnrs,-au(l_ou failuro to-pay. tho se.nro shall llo i4iir, ,' priscnetl iu tho count! juil for six nronths.

.. --1 ' s;;."ir. ;; it");;h,:,;' ;;,t;i, ti,*t t srrall be t\t[
duty of the iuspectors of all elections in tLo elcctio0 1

p.c"iu.t*, imnre,li,rtoly on tLo closiug of tLro polls.lo.i.'
couut out tho votes that lrovo boen .pollotl, and nfter q$-' '

' tloirrg to proruptl;, certify tho lloll liJt, su,,i up tho boxor': '

corrttiui,,g tho-ballots air.l poll lists,'and dulivor thbli\?
Roturni. ' -ter tlro rcturuiug ollicer, rvhl sLall rieliver such setlof.!'

. lrores (,r tl-ro judgo of probate, rvithin forty-eight ltoqrB,
alter tLc;' ruay bo tlelivered to Linr, antl trrke u recoipf-r:

, froru tho judgo of probtto for such serlod Lrallot l-roxoff' '

Sr;c. 3ti. llt: it.fui'tlLer enactcd, TLut judi;es oI probptg' I
. .' , sherill's, tud clerks of tho circuit court, or tny two ,rf them

-'rloard_'oteu-of 
tlre seveiut 

"o,in1i"., 
o;; lre;;[t;Lr,rtit,it"a o bo.qrfi,

' pcrYrsorr'. of supertisors of elcctions in trrtl for tlreir rospoctiye"-'
. couni^ics. Antl it sLnll bo tho rluty of stirl bbard oI'
' . supcrvisors to opr:r, conlp&re aucl r:oirut the ballots qSJt: 

.

at lll clections. - .,J
Sric. ll7. lie it.{urtlrcr ena,:letl, That it sLall be tb6.-'

BoJoctottvutes ant[ sul]ir;ieut evidonce, i]rat t'ruucl hrw lreon l,eiptih-0tefi.1'. g
I . or unl,ru'Iul or rvrougful mefrns resortoil to pr:r:votrt."l,.1,

ioi. guvoru,,r,, I i ";i;; ;;; ;;;;;;;".;;;;:;. 
"" 

; i' s*i::;il 
"];i 

*"",",. I
nuditt,r. tt'eitsurrrr flnrl ;rtf n"rrrpr. -,,,,--,,t r., ,r.-^ l....I ii-.": t'.*'ili g]ol .
:Hj::lJi!::lyi,lr-'*.'llt:l::':J:4.;:;,r-;;"il,;i,;".},r';ilL':"1;;..tgl:t';*i;-i;il:';ri:'iI'i,';,q,;'irll','u',ll'."",It:'*llt
Ered fol tlro ureetins "r tt* ;;;t'Geut;j1,,""o,r,t".
. Q-^ aar tt ., n ',',

. qf lhc prcsitling oilicer of tri" ,"iirJq;iffi;,;,:;; ;il:1. :

'lltoitssqrrrirliug of tlrr' (.ionerrr,l Asserrrlrry, irr trrc Jrrt,serrc, l'.fturor 
opo*'in thc prt'serrc.r i'a".i5 "oT .

ill^,ltt::rl_3r ri'" 1.","r,;;;;i;r,;i,r;;'.'# i.l:"illi,U:';1,'u',,'.
open tho rcturr)s antl proclrriur thc ,o"olt- ;i;.;;i, ii.;:Ilou, *[tcr.\ylrich t]rey sh:tll bo filt rl irr tlro r.rllic, ,rf sec_

lti-'i,.i.Il*ty:f State, ls rc,pir.c,l by s""tioiilhii.ty-",rvon of

.r,,f[".,+1. Bc it /rr.ll,.t. arttrlil, Tlrrrt it shrrll Ire the ;.
rltltty of tlr. srrcretirL'r'c,f strr,to to frr'uislr, rj.rrrr tirrrt-r iur:t*r,ro.
llil.:i.ll," Lu,:11.11,,1 ci.,*rrty 

"u1,"."i",r." * iiir,,tt ;i,,;;;;,.}uulll(s llp()rr rvlrich to tualio Jlectiorr reluurs,
. aiLC. 4t. Ilc il /'urllcr (tta(:tt,(1,,l'hrrt it shrrll Le tho
:ln!{.t'f the se c'cli.ry of stato ttj f;;r;;r,l" certiiicrLres .f certiriccro o!
:i::1,,,1, .to such l,ul.sotrs us rul,.y l.,o asccr.tiriuutl to 5"eluctiuu.'rruc[erl 

.tu aly <_rflict,s in tlris Sttto, adrlrcssed to tlro
i::::,,],it sulrglf i).io15, tt tho cour.t houso of tho county
i,llll:"J, srlg|1 yrgl.sou rettirtrecl lts electetl rn*y rosi,l,i,

rrirrtlllnr tcu dayrr 
-uf 

tcr rcceivirrg suclr r.,:tnrus <_rf- elcctioii

liti'li i]li:iii:i:ii,]:;:i'1,'1,ffi ml,i" il:lll,ll,ll:;illurectlou.c()rtilicttcs to tLe llersJus ontitldrl- tIrer.eto.ut' tl.olit\\'Itlt. or \VrODgIllI me&ns feSofio(t IO pl'OYslru o/-,-,.,.
tr.rru frour frucly aud' feiulessly, cosliug tbtiir bullots, tO



: ,i I!BB. 'r! 
'11i,, ' .;,

.ff t' 
. - 
.fr 

,i o?fl;,,;l; 
" 
fi ,t,{x l,'f;dfliil'f ',"TS[;t' *iuli,# i,l$;'i .

,,i ' ' ' :rn;;j*'l' ilUi,l*;*,,1}::f,.Tj:t, fii::T,*f, "tili::i!,,titij' ',' ' i.;f;;i';;';;"t"ti'G Lf ti''e otoutrtl Asseurblv.tl:.t"9.':ttty
. / 

".rorr"1'.*io"ors, 
propcrly upllrovetl,.as 1>rcscribed by'hir

'', .'' l*n'lluttx5}:ii;'i,1.1*"1"1i:?'tirffiH:"'"1iii;
,,' 1' 1 : " Irio"-sut'tt pcl'son to cnicr upo:r tho- discl-'argo S!'lJl-u'r . r ' dutir,s of th^o oflicu for rvhich ho rnay hrrvrr l)eell elect6(1.

. ="S;;.-ii."l:'1t |'trtlrcr ert'rcte'l' Titt it riliull l'g '!bu
.?eerstty'of'ot-aJi.t t5c s.,croiory irf St,itr-r io keep s book iuliis

. +;3i;. 
' .ili;"'i"-*ti.ti uu ihtll keep rcgistcicil tho nnrue'df '

'fi ;;;;;;r; clcctctl io nuv ofli"e io t,is Strrt.' 91tri!it:
. 't I irg i[,6 .liti"in,, listri-ct, circuit or county for rvltrch tro- J ' ' -iv haro Lrccn irlccte'l' 

'

g

i+. .r 
*H,,J.-i 

5-1;; tli 1"':"ti"' cnacte''l'' That the elcction'oI

. . -n\ p"Irl,.-i""it.,J""r""i"'r i;;;i olllcc' *hetll::9l1lt:' , 'g' 'cro*o ur .uo-'county rclrre'sentltisc in Congrc-ss, or to &Dy ollt9o' vhloA
' ! .tcotjns. 

-i. 'rtp".r'r,;'; -;;i;-;, i1,o- 1'*1'1",' nray h. couleutc{ 11'

t' . .or,, ouoliiied clector of this st&tL" f,)r,rruy orre or moio

1 'til#i"ilii;;i;il;;;*l"nr'"i' irini'o"iru"t' riat!..gr
? .,r' 

"i.i.,lfrr.ion 
on tiio p,rrt of any insPcctor, clurk, rr-lturuidg .' 

. :.' ',--''" ;fit;ij;;il:.;at j'f 

".'q"'*1*"'L 
Socunil', T'lrcn tloprer' 'i' 

. :?'1'xll"if;;'-tjr,l:llxl,i1.";:.,1:f:,11;i'" h',l",tl -bj'
ut*tuut of illegal votes' Uourth' Any in1imttl,'tl!"1

, ihreats to tlischirt'{o from employment' otlrrs to -bnbq' 
or

, , .. .. I r ::. . 
. bribery, violenco, aboso' or s,y otlrer ruisconctnct, F't-

, ,",ii,i"li t" 
""",u*i"i-;l*i.; fi",l ood full crorcis, irl:ttt'u

' ;il;rlil i;,#;l;;;" uoi 
"o 

persou cuu coutcst tt'g ilqq:' : ti"" "i &ny PersoB l" i'i offico ou accouut of7i1c1

- ""tlf'r3l"rl:"1;iX11l:l:1,,"c/crr, ,*r uo icutiiiio':r!

. *..,:" 
ot con- po,rtr ,o receivetl of ,ov illegul v.tcs or 

:tlit"#Tntd>r ?ffi,,ll"i,1,Util':X1,l,T:'*':fti'iil: t;',r-,or c':rus.p.

o'tri"tt Iriu t,ipect" t., uLuro ,l'" tt'o trial, rvlriclt ttoltco

must bo su*ecl p"'ioil'ti,"';i;J- tu" aly" beforo'tJlo

''''' 
.' 
t"3';. . 47.' Ite it furlh, cnactet.l, Thct rvhcno:gt i+I
clcctor choosot to 

"ooi""t 
any eltictio" to any'oftice Elt''

procordinge.Hiffi 
li.J't1i:i:1h,]:,i;:'1,'ill}''rlr;'i,hTTit,\:11"'ri

;;;;t"ftt";,-",h tr,,,i'i,J;,;;q,;lfiJ "'t"r "t lllf 
tlfi

il*l*It",ffi it*f,{'i*r[i;r:Tl:rl,'*.r#

' " a1.: Als 18.68. .

*ro'.]oU.r; whiph- stato*.o, '*oFt'bo iverifletl, Uy-11'3 
*T-=- 

t 

"",llil ;i tho corrtestini; linrty, or 8our0 ono for such party " '
iitr,ou[".ttlrrrtlre5o'IievestIroeouotobotr.ue.''l:iil."iti. ,,li''it fr,,ti,'ii ii"iit,;ll..at iu sLau bo ihe ' ';'rf

**iij,ln,sf :::i j}':?t,l3 $:lii:1"'""f 'l'iH;il""T S fi :r= """iH^i'i[!-'ii;;.]r,.i ''r.i ";hi; triar of the ciuiest-tho '

i}Iffi 

'#,TJ,Ylj 
:, i,'J'li i-:, I i}!,,ll f. llufilftriH ijffi ' 

I' i 
; ;, ." .

i. irir rnit" foreor,*"'.aiior, il,i"l, shull.be leceiveid &a . .... " , '

:"";1,;ii;;;ia"i*u ,t tho fact that tLe porson nornod inr . '"
il^';;u'i;t"ot"a oo.1 il;*h;; no vot6d' '' ' ' -"ei#:+;." ii" ii trli,ir)r*t*l, 'rhat rrny party cbntesti s*-ii,lioi

'ion 
"i,v 

clt,ctiott irudor tho Provisious of this &ct, rr)ugt'ioi[r. '1
ciile s,itti.ient security for tho cos[s of strch.contost' tu ! 

"i',rcl, sum os tho jntlgo of tiro r:ogrt ru rvUIcI sd'ro cor- ' ' I
[.rtl. l" ti, triettinry tleorn sul]icient' ''- ' 'J i'''.'il .'':1fi.-50. Bc it.li;'ilrcr omctetl,' Iltat ouli porson qt--... '-' '.5, '

ami,,e.l lus r rvitntss ulrry bo roquired to. i*lsrverl[ h€\Yitlo(!P.., t' :

votdtl rLt sirch electi,ut, trttd t.r AESwe! tou-chugllls cluau' \. ' r

ii."tiu,,r, r:rcoltt ,," 
'io-i,;" 

conviction for ,iny ofre3y ". .' 
i 

t.

*|,i.'h coulcl, rrrir.lor tho pror'*itr.Irs of tLis ott,,tlt:,1:.11^'y .{ '

him. f f Lo'rv,rs rrot a tlutrlified votcr &t- Euch-eleclloD' ' '
fr.l*iif*r, bo-t"qt,ito.i to anst'er for rvhoru L?]?i"r{' -t "lrr';;,.' ..t
*a u,iv rvitrioss rut'swcring srrch qrrcstit'rus - 

mrtst Dot, bo' .. , 7'. " -

oonvictt'rl i.tr any criuriuul 'llrosccutiou for havrng voteo'

'2rg
at

at silch electiotr.'
.;:S"".'Sl. f,; itr ftdlrcr enactetl,'l'hot nhen tny elector.'
.'*Itrt. ii," "i.lCf.r'of 

a,y scnator o,upr"s"ritativo-to Bonrto:..c,r^ '
i[" G"o"t,,l ,\sscub]y, he urust lirst 6ivo security forroprcrqtoulo '

tlre costs of such coutLst' which ruust bo acknowledged'i,bi;;il'";;,;;,i uj it," clerk of tho circuit court of
auv co'utv of tlro -,,,i;to,:i,,i'iri*tti"t. If suclr contest
[ujui tt*-',,t.*tl"it ,,f 4 sunr].['r' or if tlro e]cctiou of a

;.p.;.;;;"ii;r" rt' tt*."i"i:t ut:ir,u cirotrit court.f the 
:r co'urrty iu rvLich iuch clectit-rn lv:ls hcld.

art-v rturst next giv.l lotico to thc per',son rvlrc . ..[ ;,;i;;i;',i.-1iu' t,"tinu scrvt:tl du hirn, or left at his
,,.o,,t 1,in.u .11 .L"i,lrr.q by tlre shorift'.or sor)o "fi:11;'t,li,; I,,p)' ;i th;';;;;;h;'of contestatio. on<l oftidavit
as 

'toqiriiJil tiy tlio'frovisious of s':ction forty-fivo of this
act. r- :

Snc. ri3. Be it hn'tler enacletl,'Ihat tlio security for

!gsq; l ;Ii ;;- si;,, n,cl tlo f ::::1,.ll}:.:,-"61"11*.11 r,.,;;;ffi;:i ;,;ii fi",ii'i ;i;*, ;,i" i'r'cscribcd i u tL e -precrc'l- 
Limitatiol'

.iog "t.iior, iritrrir inooty tliys ofter ho is tleclare'f '

electecL



. :. ry* 280 ' 's
i. r.

. I I Bro,: 64.',ile it Jitrllrcr ertor:/ccl, Thri tiro ori,{inulstn[e-
, ':rDeut,of tho grounrls of coutost uutl a0itleviti o*t, ,{[J", .

ttotorn bt pr- such scrvice, bo rc[urnerl to tho oflico of t]ro clcrk irf tt uls.. ' ciicuit ctrult in rvhicrr -securit.y for tho eosts t n" rro"ri
.. :..;., ,,.givon, rvith tho retu'* of tho ollicer eudorsed, wliiclr;;' .' prosumptivo ovidcuco of tho servico.. Sric.. 55.- lle it .1)urtler eturclei,, ,l'hrrt if auy sherifll or
- .f.nrlty ro1 constrtblo fails to givo uotico within tlo tirno orrd iu thi"

. r&uuro' nodo p.rescril-reil in this act, if practiurbro ft,r.Lirrr to tloj

u.rust bo tirrorl uot less tltun ono huntlretl tloUuls.
o ' sric. 50. lie it .l'urrler eurcrrtr,'rLrlt oftr:r trro ,.iviurr',
Tqrrioonv' bf tho rroticr.r prescrir.rcd irr trris ".t, oittiu. I;;;;';;;;'..'.' ' .r tako testiruouy as hereinaft.* 1,.u""r:iir",l. 

---- '
,. : Sric. 5I. lii it 1'urthrr enacierl, Ihat suclr testirnouy'; ruust.bo tuken by tleposition; th. corumission to b"cr.' Doloei{on. issrrecl on tLo aplrlicati6u o[ cither rrarty withor,t uriiau-,

. r v,_t by tho clerk of flrr-r circuit coirt of tht_r couutv in

, i . ' .- Suc. Stl. l;c it /u,rtl,ei etrrrr,lerl, '-['hnt if tho testirrronv' i is tolieu by iuterri,g,r[orics,_aiopy,rf the iut.rrog;b;i"i
)rust bo servetl uPo, trro ntlver.sc-prrty fiv. tln)s" bcforo'' '-,,Irtirrogato- tho_ iss*e of tho c,-rrrruissior, or n6tic,r"giv.,u "i tt,u tiirr.i

. . tt*.;. l1,l placo of trrking the dopbsitio,, rvl,in tatre" .uitL,oui
lnrcrrogatorteB; ilro witur,sses sublleurr.:tl srrbpcno&.' " sepyer.l,"""a-"Jrtit*tos 

"f tttcutliruco pir.en in like,
m*uncr.&s is provitletl f,-lr t,kinfi the rlepositic,u of ivit- ,'

.. .."-r.,..... , 
j nesses in actions of law, er,,"pi thot ivhcn taken by. .

tb rvLat. orlicer applicrtiorr rvi[ fio ,,i,i,t" tu i""i ,, tlri ,
couuission, must'bo scryed on ilro o.tr=rro-1ru.ty.,ui,tl, ,

& col)y of tho iutcrrogltorres. :;i' ' , Sric. 5C. lic ;t lu.ij,er artttttei,l'Lat if nny nitnes*- .bcing suurmoucd irils tu atior.'t, lf,"'.,rr*,i_.ijuor ruust.
cortify thr: slrtto orr tho buck of tho snbporra run{ retrun,'/'

",?"t}l:'." 
tho-s*uro to tho noricircurt couriof ilrc eouutv inrvhicrr
such rvitness \yirs surnrnouetl to a,Jrear, *tii"fi 'couh
urust pr,c.ectI ngai.st hirrr as *guiri*i .tircr tlcfa.lting.,. '

. witncsles iu sucii court; tlr,, ,ot'rl.o-of il;;;r;;iri;"ti
berug prr.snmptivo eviilenco of his dcfrult. : ., [ ,

Src. 60.. lt.e it J'urll*.r erutl.etl, 'Ihtt such ryitnessee,,
arrd conruissioners orc fo l-lo alowecl trre-sarrr.'"no,lion :

oompenaationsaLiorr 
-rru- is allrlrvetl to witoe"ses -ri,i",i""-1,"i,lsioners,

upou tho b-xecution r.rf coruruissiouu f.o* *ii.[" ,f f"l*;,
to bo truetl ts hereiuufter provi,le.l I;;. '"""- .- , '.! .

' Sac. .6L. Ile it /u.ther'ertcu:tetl, flnt ott tostinrouy,taken iu coutests-,f electiou 
"oir.-Jii"'"rirq ;r"t,U;,

gB1 . .r8&L, '\'
cgrtifictl, tnrlorsetl rnd sctle,.l up, asi G rcquirotl i1 t,rkinq -:-dppositions iu suirs rtr hrv: A;i ii;h';;;;;;i" oilii,tr*a,";*
etecrrotr oI & serrrrto^r or rneruber of tlro houso of renr.e-. , .
soutrutivcs of tho Gcuornl ,4,-."i"1,f}; tf,r",i"pr.'lii",i"' 

_nrust bo dircctorl to tho.pr".i.li,ignflid.l, of tlri*., [;;;,;l;of tho (it,nerul -.1,sseurbly, b"f,r.3 .*ri,i"t, .n"f, contcst i.rto be tried at t'o serrt oi'g,_rv*rrr""o1, ,irr.l",l"fi;l;;;ii;
tho r.rclrrcst poet ofiice. .' ."
. Srtr. (i2. lie it .iurtltcr.enatlctl,'Ihat on tlie floterrul. .r ,..,.e,.,-inatio' of such coutest, tr.ru ."..Ltury",,i"tlru-.;;,;i;;; : ..,,,'', -clork of tho house, ps tho ";;;'y, b;, 

-;;;.t'i;._ 
i;" 

i .

.. cosls duo to tho coruurissiorrcrs, liitnu".".,-ttr"';r-";F. .' 
i,,.i' :ll i! x i:; ti J, H "; I ll t,, 

i 

:l I it : xx;; 
t 

Llfiti,}* li,i ;# u
1_r:1,,111.,1 

u^* Eet)nrirte itcr,r, thc nuir"-"f ji,9 ii";d; . . .,
.entltle(ltItereto.rrnr1tItorestrItofsrrclrcoutest.tothe
clerk of tho r:ireirit co*rt.i* it'ili.[-*i"ity-i"i."..t*'ii . 

,. retluiretl to'bo siven by tho 1,rori.i.rio 
'"i 

ifri.".J:; ^J -. . . ..
tho-clcrk of such .our[.,nosi ther.cufon-isliuo cxr:crltron . ..
in fovor ,f t,o succes.sf.t tr,;.iy1;;'lT; ;;;;;r;;i ._ii;il ...costs, spccifyi,ii the itcms', th,l amoiri* of ,o"ii ;;,t ii; . :r persons entitletl thereto,,ia tho bill of costs, rvl,i,:1, e=e-cutiou rrrust bo rnatlo r.eiur.noble io itro tr.,r", of tLc cir_quit corrr.t .f such oo*utr, ,u*t ,ritu.-lt*-l."nu. autl mavbo.iss*c,l'as oft,r* as ,r*y t,u u.,,""ru.y, #;il;iJl'lJffii ' 

. 
' .

collectetl, be llrid lrv ilro"otliicr ;;ii;;ii;; orr dcu.utrrrl to . 
rr 

.

o.f Ii;i? i,""oJ!"!i,',i,,!l','riu:"':i";::,".:ill"l[ l!,]:;il,X;u"ro.rhri 
- 

.

ili:,lil.:I.:r.nl.;.1i,,s, srren excc rri,,i, ,,,,i.i"i.,,;;;;;,i;i.; : . ,
uuc,rr llrrty antl Iris secrrrity ftrr costs.

tii!.,11,fl r,, i x f ? i1;, i ;'i,I';,, 11, I I Jli:,,,J : i H i ;,ll; *,ei:,,, C.etrts fOr eaclt irlilrs cxct:Lrtiolt. 
!'urr' 'rrr(r "'rJ ''n.+ . .

,,. Soa, b5. tJc it furthcr cttur.(ritl,,I'lr:rt lrry elccloi cl,ot,.-,l.u$,,tu cr-rrrtcst,trrry. clt:ctirrr l,rr nrry uni.J r"t,irt, ir-ii[;luJ Lnc t'(,to oI it srrrgle cr)uuty, e_xculrt f,lr ntr:rrrllurs oftltc General ,\sserrrl.rt'i. ,,,,,t 1,i,t'gl* ri'i,r,,'rr,,t", "r'ir'.r;: 
r"".

tpst arry, clcc'tir-rrr I',,r.'1rrsIr,;e <.rr corrshrblr,, lrrrrst witlrirr
ttILccD (lit),s altur srrclr I)r:rsutl is ,l,:clrrretl rIuly clecterl,
flre 

setrt t stutenrerrt ,,f ilrc gr.ou rrt.ls ot. c,,rrt,lst, r,crilictl
liy,ll]:,r:i:it ns rcrluirctt r,y.i.ti,,i f,;iy-ii;" or irrii ,rci;
li".!ll: j udgo 

.of. f i, r,, t,'ri;;; ;,;,; ;.,ti,' i; ;i, i;i,'..i:ii
;i:::i,,,rvitslleld,rr'lloIrirrsttt1r;lrlirrtaj,rylrotIesstlrarirrtLUCI)r nor nrol.o tlrarr i,rverrty rlrrl.s fr.urir tlre tirrrc of ., .,

.fruch preserrtati,n, fr.rr ilro tiirrl il,,,r.co[, .,,.i ;;;,i;r;;Ittu 6.ru)o orr srrcIt stilterrjctrt 1.hc ntrtst, illso, irt tlre sittrte



r'i:''
18S$. .:,. q32'

' irr.;. "',time, .gii'o'..*u.iiy i,,r thi: cosf* ir( such .c.rritc'rf,,J"-ljt
. '.!'. .laplrlovcd b,r, srtclt irrdge, lltc irr llo cilsu sh:ril tlrc.jrtdgg',.

"' : -, oi '1,r,,bote -reqrrire 
nroro tltan livc ltuntlrerl dollars as,''':. . " e"c,irity. A cdlry of sur:h statetttettt, rvith tlrtr'day of. 

.'tritl errrl,rrscd tirireon, ntust bc scrvetl orr the perso'b''
rvlrosc cleciitln is contestcd, or lo{t at lris rrsulrl placb of' '

- , rcsirl,rrtce, ltt loust tcrt tlal's bcftrru t,ho day tppoirrtcd fori.

S$".tll'il',trifll, b1' any slrerill'o, .r,l.tnlrl", au,l thc"origirrill noti0o
' , j rcturrrctl ttj strch .iutlge; rvith thc rnodc of service en-t .

dc,rs,r,l tltercott. After thc noticc rct'ltiiretl lrirs becn
' givurr e itlrr'r party is cntitlcti to sttbpcr:rtits to corttpel ,", : ';'-'.[lrr-l atterrt]rrrtcc of ivitrtesscs olt tlto tlitv fise,l lLr triulr''

. rvlriclr tttttst l.re issttctl orr npplicutiu,,,Ly tlrojrrtlge of
prubatc bclr)l'o wllorrr tlrc eotrt,jst is to bu iricd ; tlrc salno .

irroccctlirrgs ttruy be had,agliust dclirtrlting rvitrtesses ai
. . - , L in rrratterJ'litigited ju ct u,lts u[ prubrttc, such -prt,t'.r:c,l-'- 

'
- ' iugs bcing returrrrble to attl'. regrrllr cotrrt r.rf' probltto,,

' r . lrcld rvitliitt thrt:e tttorrths tr{tcr srrch ltrot:cetlirrgs aro

su{:ir cases, arrrl iu Iike rrranner as in tttuttets litigated in,
: tlrc lrroltrtte cottlt. 'I'Lc rvitnesses altd cottrntissiottcrsr -

:lre entitlr;d to thc sirn)c col't)Pensittiott as i.tt otlrrlr sAscs,.i
' 

. 
.'., ;. anrl tlrc r:out't trilry fur gootl.-citusc corttinire tlrc trirrl'tb'.

.. .'r-. soruu othcr day; but rro continuaucc nrust be ovcr thirtyi .

, day,., autl suclr tliirl rrrrrst rrot )rc t,ontirttred rnore'tlritn' .

Sne. titi. lli it Tutttrcr ctruclctl, TilrI thJ j.r.1s, of lrroll :

. : bate lrirs authority to rualie an exainirrotiou of tlre bttllots'
_lDr:riof tlor{ive n irr srrclr olectiun, so f;rr ng tho sirrne rrriry bo trecas.

. Glad.- 
--',"' "" Bttry to trrivc itt a corrcct jurlgrrtorrt, utttl tnrrsl lrc go-v-..

' , ''" cnrc,l irr thc trial arrrl rlcret'nrinutiorr of strclt corrtest by'
. 'tlre rules r-,f lrrrv and cvidencc !.I,lvrrrttiIrs tlre de terlrrina'i "

iiun oi rlu,rstions of larv o,,a i,,'"i i,i ir,&o,,rt. uf larv'i,r
. this State, so fur as tlrc sirr{rc are rpplicublc, arr(l oftql' .

citherioniiri,iug o. o,,nulliig sucl, clccf lun aitog"etheri] .
or declurirrg s,rrrio.other.pe'rso"tt tlrutt thc onc rvhoJ,: "l-rli' ti,-,rr is corrtested tluly clected

Suc. ti7. Dc itfurttur cttnctttl,Thut if ib rtppear.thotl
:. ally other llers<-rrr tlrtn thc one rvhr.rsc clectiorr is.cftt1l

rDc.o. rrrh- tcsted reccivetl tho highesi nutrrbcr oi legul votcsr jutlg,':
oricslo'rtrd' nrcrrt rrrrrst llc qivcu declarirrg such Pcrsorr duly electedl., .

rvhiclr .irrrlgrrrerrt, il' it l-re in relutiorr to an ollicer e.tlu1-,

tled uritlcr=the provisiorrs ol'tlrr: lurvs ol this Stirto to t
' comniissio','nrust bc c"rtitiei'io fi; ;;r;i;;)loi state;'

2S3 1868.
..ll ' 

I 
-.1--

;i:i i::':h$r:I 
il[]xl,,1 

][],,u ;; [, lJ 

"x 

il]:,J il xllfl }:"* 
r au ;, .r 1ua g-

contested of all rir{ht or cluim' io'such o(licQ, antl ol'irt-'
.vestirrgtIru1lc't.stlirtIcr:larerlllysuch,jutl5rnurrt.r}rtl1,,
''clectcrl, rvitlr tlrtr r'iglrt to tlrc srtirc. - i ;/ " i ' .'r"' r

Sut;. 0S. ))c.it -lftirthir cni"ctc(lt That if it hppcirr that -'tlvoornrolcpdrs,ir,slruvorcceiverlarrcqunlr,,,i,ilr,,rol 1.-1\o'voter',;
gtrl votus fc'r srtr:lt oflit:o, tlru trirtl of strch cotrtist.tnust br:' t.

. tcrnp,urtrily rJl.rurrrctl tud such restrlt ccltitled to tho
.[u",:a-"1 ,,i1,r,'ri.o.r, trrtl tbc c.sLinq ""i"' fr"i,ic"*i;", ^. ., 

r .'
jutlgrncirt rriust bo rr:utlelctl ,lpclariirg rr,rli prisii, t;cratiu,rrota'

' whorn such votc is givcrr elcctct], trrd if srrch yrelson is .'- t.'
. .not tl)r: ono rr,hose .clt:ctit,n is corrtested, tlre.iutlgrnent.
' nurst be cr:rtilietl td. the scr:retlly of slirtc,'irr,i'suclr,..... i'. t

pc'so' 
"n,,,,,,,.*,u,,,,i1, 

,,* .,,ulo, ti,i pt..uiiu-j ;;iil:::' ,'"I'', ::''{r:'
, , Suc.r.69. 'Be it further cnactc,l,'f ltitt rvhctt the Pct'soti ' -:r, rvhoso tlcctiou is corLtcstctl is proved to l-re incligiblc tg,. .- 
.to tlrc ollice, jrrrlgrtrctrt nrrrsl be lcntlcred dc.larirrSt[Eru"lisibilitv. ,.
,clectiorr voirl as to suclr pr,r'sor!, und tlre l)ersou lrtving I
tire rrcxt [riglrcst rrurnbe r ol legrrl vutcs, slrull be e ntitled r' . ..' .

.. tcr a ccltilicite o{ clection arrtl--l-ro drrly conrtrrissiorrctl ttl' , ' ,'
, SuCh otli,je. ., I .*r.r,. r.i.

Src. ?0. I-ic it'fuilfut'cnricletl,'l'Lat u'hcrr tlrc elcction
is rleclrrrr,,I vt,itl, or rulrerr arry - rrtlrcr Pcrsou tlrnn

.-tlre ono u'hose elcctiorr is tlcr.luretl clcetctl, thc party6rqcrr, I .: '.'
' - contcsting l'ccovcrs of tirc l)crsorr rvlrusc electinn ii t ' i..

contcstr.rl r,ll eosts,-foi: *i,Lri .-t,:.,,ti.,'i-i"rv ;;;r;: .. ri: "
,' ttrrnablc to any rcsular tcrrrr oI the corrrt-of probatb ' -; 1y't',,.', 

rvithin tlrlee nrorrthi a(ter its issrre. ..' :. '
Src. ? l. lkt it f,,,i,r, tuuctctl,'Ilrut in nll ctses thb'; .

ircrson rvlrosr.: elcciirrrr is corrtcstt,tl, rccovcrs of tlrc pur-lontost 6! thc
.. ty contcsting nll cr.rsts I'crr rvl'iclr rrrccutir,,rr uglilrst lrin;prubaielodu+

arrrl his surtrtics rnay issuc returnirLlo as irr tLc prciq-"

.. Sl:c. 7). lle it/urlher enoclad,TLattocontost any elec-, .i.,,,.r,'-'
tlou for tho ollico of jutl;;o oI l,rol,rrrto tlro ptLrly contest-conlcrtolcir-
iug rurrst lilo his 11.uunr.ii of c,rrrtcst irr tlro ol[it.c of 11,ucuit judso'

clcrk of tLe circuit coru't, antl givo security for the costs
'of such contost, to bo approvctl lry tho clirli of thc cir-

. cuit court of the c,runtj iu u'hiclr- tlro elcction rvasheld,
. ,. 'rvho must molio tLo stirtonronb of tho pfountis of sur:h

coutcst, rrnLl !{ivo notico to the pr: rson rvhoso eloction is'
. coutcstetl, in tho rnotlo prcscribcd iu tho procetlir)g,soc-

tious of tLis rct.
. Sric. 73. tie it _f urtlu,r errr, lul., 'I'Lrrt any purty choosing. ' to coul,crt nrry elcctiorr for t.Lo ollic.l tlf circuit jutlgo



i,.:.:r','t- .t. {.. r

. .1'860.

mg*hlffi x+rr*'-+tl;r*+mw
. 

.&fii-i".ia gll G;r)- n ;"; i tB i-J,"I, t"' uffi r,t'ltlirr'i:l lt$ J,r",:fff " 
.

'..., .,rvhi6h such elecr,i,u' il-fta";il;*,,.;;"J":i:fieliE .

.,1.,'.,..'f,,,",T*J"1j"{i",ffi "i,:ff i:t-;!!,,ffi-f if i,ilr"d*"J,,'i. r ' trro day of -such p.u"uoLiiorliii"irrli,ilr'""*o'r"l'ITfl,'.
wrricrr iru,sr lrc'at 

".io,u 
nio"u i. tuJ"i."iit il*.i.,;.n l',if;fi :'l\ . eloctiou rvas.helcl,- outl'rvhero, onaor-iio l;i;J;i..i.. ,', -Strt ,:. court of 

"trno.rry 
i",requiretl to fe letit,tur'rH; :.., . .. *J"f"u,placo 

of rrial ruu"sr b;i;d;,I_ii""i,:ffi.1t1ff,,
. r Suc. TI. Ile tl turthpr ettactul, That o copy of .uotl...,

.copi oeiiorl- statomeut with entlorsomont ,nust t o ""r"J[il i'he p*r.,i ' Bon wrroso eloctiou is oontestcd, or ioft 
"t 

tiG 
"r..,,r 

plilu,,,.' r' ' 'of rosiilenco,.at least twenty ,i"v" 
-ri"r"iJffi 

,i;l- 'pointe,l fo.iho tr,.,L"rri 
"-,ineriff 

or coustubro, uodxH;t .. ...',r.i.i,,[urnerl t. tt "iqi.r"i. ii tri"1[^"";iy;;r,i;;]liiinio-.: . .ure sa,,o i* i. -t" ili";I" ft; fiil;'i";;;;;;'J.1"! i{ ,.' . - J:,suc' ecntost,tobo approvoil frylfr&_giii;;",iu;L";
Suc. z;- B. a 

-;i ji,i.nf'r,iict*t, tri,t ri," 1i;;t,iif,! j'hoceodiogu dt Lte l.,ri"Jins- J{;;;;i ;i-ilil';'i,,:r"i,uiliT co^:. i' tested cl.ecti,rrs rrrarl *,pry ro ail c.nte.i. i;;;i,;""in*,.':- of circuii jurlge, to bc^tiiett Ufr.Lir,r'il,;,;;il"^;;it
. .. .. .e:., ..thi! Sttte; so (ir as thc suiue'argtlrulicablc_ 

-"- "-.
r ''' '. src. zti. Be il/tirlrrct .cructed,'ri,"i i,f orr .o,,t.ri8d'.i ..., ': " .elcctious,,nn nlrp'oui]i". rirr,'if,; 1,,"t"tr-,".iri" rii."uiU,afipoar: .- c,urt, anrl ', riricontcstcd 

"t""iir,i, rr;fr;" ii,"'rrri"rpry ,.\ ... or circrrit corrrt to the sullreurc court withio trveuty..r .: a*,;.-"" ,""'" 
uv Luu strl)rsurc cour[ wltlrln trVe.1|]yr.1,

, . i:., .,,1.,.i1 $nc.. 27. Dd it ftrtlwrenlrc'tcrl, Tirat beford t,,ki,,* oo, 
j'

' :,':' ;', "'', 
: ii'fi::, :' i'i, ;l lii"ili lr"',i,:i#Xqi 

r 
il]r,illi;zu]: ir;*,

r ... ll-,o, 1eqister or cler.k of ihe crrcurt court; but irr rio.
'ipporr'Lod. case shilll tlrr:,aPpeal borrd.bc requirctl fn,. ,nor" tiu,;;; '.,'-: r.. '. [rrousuod-d,il*r's, and trrc rr*r,r,:i.of srrcrr sccurities r"q_ .'., ':. ., 

ll3:1,.::,lh 
flrc r.er:o,r.d to thr:.rprpellu,,t 

"uur.i-;-0,,a 
lf'tbo ,,occrsrorr lq lgairrst tlro appclltrrri,.tlrc clcrk uitt,, qi,pO.[-, 

,..larrt court rri.y issro *r'*Lrtioiiforir* ,.rrr. ;i'il[,"p-peul against such securiti"..-'-,i su"izJ i4rt; i;;,ili'ilncud, rirat ure:iu,ro".rlii,;. j
D_- ' ,'' probnte. srr.I r,e errtitrerl io r]rrce a"ii", r 

'iiii'";"b 
i;i;t r :''r'e.&'' 'of c.ontestcrr electi,,s, and lor such utrr* 

-."rri 
arj io ,... . err:' corrtcsts, tlre j.udgcs of pr,'ute, .ii".iff, "".ilif,;i'

* to
.l

"ts'

.Jiri..t in the circuit qr cltancerv'courts, to bs tnretl'
.F"'rri. egoinsbthe unsucbesdlul party, 

" 
,' : ' "' 

!'i"!
n Src,,.z g-. Be it furlher cnacted r: ;lhut.. on tho ilay .pre:.'

rdibed by tlris act, there are to bo electcd'by general ,.Prcriitcqrirli'i

iicket r number bf 'e'lectore of President and Vicii'Presi'9tt"rPtl it.
denU of '[hc' Urrited States, equal to the purnbet', o[ sentr' .'

ffift i.p"..""tutir". i,i 
"dngr"ss,- 

wtrich thi*Stute is',
. at tho tim6'of 'suclt electiorr cntitled to. ' . -- '-' '..-'" ri'
, -iSu't-..60. 

-IJe it.furlher ar'ocled, Thtt'in pll efection!'','t ' 
r,iJ#"*i" oi"r;.;1ii;;r#-fi;-l'r".ia'.',I, tilil;;d-t .''''' "

' o{, coulty, strpervisore oe eoph 
, 
county rnust'within. fiv6 loturot' -'-\

- divs aftci' nrakinA tlre estihrnte of: fho county'vots'ue'l'
r.' ys{uired. by tlrolreceding sectiorre of tltie act,-' lglspn r''

;ht;;ttt the iamo to iho secreta.y o['stote: '1" - 'r,' ' ":ii;;:i.;-u, iit-i"rtni' enactril, Tirat'{}rs'-governoi,'i ' . ,.rir-.. r 1

.Ttithin fifteen dcys altei the time for.rnaking the returns ' . i-.iir.-', '
'as 

nrescribed in [he nrcceding sections of tlris act,'itr'tlre'','rr"&oir'ar"
. piui,rn.. of the .."titoty of itotc, autlitor and tieasdrer,'oluod:
15i.iii,.. of thcse in the'absence of the'ottrers; estimutb 

"'the'returns, ascertain rvho nro elected, aud'notify them : ,
bv oroclatnation.
1sLc,.sz.' Be it fufi,is:r;u;-};'it fi,rtnu eruuteil, Thnt if on suth e-sti-',' r' rii..l*t"liii. r".irn il,;t ;; oi".iioo'or tlte numbcr 

:j^:1",":: rl,{"'*;if'ltoir-to which tho Stnto is entitled, ig not mads by reosou$oil. '--
of ,two'or more pcrcons hoving received an equul nu"m- ,". ' ".-..'.'ht of vot"s; thd Governor rn'ust forthwith,elect 'bc' ' i''.
tween thcise havins an equal numbcr of voteb. : . ' "\'. ! r '.ri'l

'";:S;;. $..-n'i ilV*ini ctt'actcd, Tbai thtr'electors'of "' '.. "'", 
.Snc. 8?..De it

r D.,6,.i,1^..r -..,1 I/i,

of goverumentat ten in the moruing on the firs! lVed- i ' ' 1'

n'es-dny.in December,,next after their election, or of !h.ot 
",".r,rt",to" 

.

hdur ln such'other dry as ntay lrerel{tcr bc lixcd byt6'"iti.'-':-".
congressi to elect such' Prcsident atrtl Vice-President ; '
antl"thosc of them nreeent at ttrat ltour must at onco
piocecrl bv ballot airtl plrrrulity o( votcs,to supply the ' ' ' .

[,laces of ihoso wlro fail-to uttcnd orr that day urrtl .hour. :: Suc.6.l. l3c itfurthcr cnacletl,Thrtt thc nurrtbcr of elec-
toru being conrnieter], thcy musb on the saure day, votc Dutius orcloa.
bv ballot"tbr Piesident and Yice-President of thc United tor+ .: .':
Si.;;;:h,,i;; ;;; ';;;;; 

*li othcr tlutics reqdiretl of '' 'ii" '. 
' . '

thcm bv the constifution and ltrvs of the Urrited States. :

, SEc.1si.:iti tt fr.rrttrcr cnuctctl, Thut caclr clcotor f,lr ' '.
Presi,leJ-oJ ViJ"-pt".i,lenL is allorvcd terr rlollars foropropouartlor

' . Snc. 8?. . Be it fttther cr?'actcd', 'I'ha[ tne ' electors ot , ''
Pr6siilenl aud Vicl-Presiderrt are to nssernble at'theseat

.eqch day hc nccessarily attcnds ut the $cat of gov'errttnent, '

lld ten, tlollnrs lor 6very trveuty rnilqs travel ' to and.

t.



:i, !elE

(.
front tlrc satttc, t<t bc. esti

287 186&

' i, n,uui.l*tl by lirrv, itr rclutiorr to rnctttl.rers of tlrc Genj'.
r oro'l ,\*r*,,,blv lroru lris couuty. to bu pitid on the oath,rrbly lrout lris couuty, to bu pirid on theol&t
of srrelr clcctrlr by a u'itrrutrI r.ru LIrr: Strttr: treusury.. . .

.,'. t, t , irr!' r :f ---- - ru"-:- 
t':.

. ,. , .* .',.-{ +'r'

r $ psarid ,lrli"r., arirl'seuienocrl t-o arry'rvork ltouso or"'-' -';': I

' i^it ar hrry courrty "['tbit"'S-.;;;;; 
]91t'o't'ittt'thirty: doys '

frl;f .i1,tf in "ii n'httis' at t1i9 alf 
i:l1li,,"f ,i1'TY'.|

fyJlf,.ti;.liilPit,urtt,r, utuctcd',.1'liat o,v pcrsou rvho " ' ' 'i':'|'r":' .'
' lrJri ri 9,, 

tr y 
"t'n'ig"'' 

t"t'; ;;i; ; r ;'' "' 
qij:1, 

lJ#X::tl ":"ds 
;;'

. ll;il;I.-i;ris.1'rei'enterl frorri vbti.8 as I

o,,ill v ol' * ,n,s,le,'t'Jn,i,,""tf "tl 
corivi"ction must btr'fin'ctl

UIh; |'l;',!J?,')l#i,I)illfi:'rr,,r'," ir"c,"";;;.' : :
{#trcrot}rqreis "tiu 

r'"["'a;J t"r'" itt" rtigri"Jt'ii'lia$q:''''rrl'}

l:liIli{,.,."#ui:li:ilii*Hi;i}lii;"H:r:ill:i.{i*I:"'
. ;f ;l;;';;iit"J'ot "i'"ilt iutlge' cha,ct'llor or anv'stote
:ohicer, it e;nll r," tr'"'i'ity'ii'tit"--""tetnrv of slatd' iril
' iu1 --"'""n ^f llrtr';;;;"; liot'ten^"t-fovcrnor"and

irr thc sanro manner

' Sr:c. St;. Jie it -llrllu'r etutt,tcd, Tiitt if anyofticirs,oi,' oliicers requir,:tl lry the.provisioul ol this act to rnirke;
, ..,'rr:turtrs <-,f urry t'ler:tiou.tr.l tLc sscnjtitry o[ stutr: .lr. thgr :' presidilg olliicr r.rf tlte sctrutt,, rvilfuliy or corrrrptly f+ilp .

: "1 '' . ' irr r"lurr'. to nraktr such, return wrtliin the tinti ticrei[.1' 
- Pcorlly.,(urprcscribetl, lrc Iurll'its to tho Stute ouo tlruusuttrl dollursr,, '

. 
rltuu'o' . 'i""ou..rabk: by rrrr.rtion tu [.ro. ruarle by thr.: . solicitor. of1,

\ ' the propr:r r:oirrrty iu tlrs nattlcof tlrc Stlt,r:, irr tlio cir,:.r.r" . t

'crrii coirrt of ths courrty of euclt re turrrirrg ollicr:r' uPgF r

-three rlirys noticr.l 0f such ntotiott, arrd tlrc ccrtilicate..of
!.nqoDco or .fNluro. tlro set:rctary of stute or of the prcsitling otlicpr o{ ,tlf$.',.' ...,, ,.'^' ,scnrtc, ls the case rrray be, settitrg forth 'that sucll i.e: '"' '; ' turn lrts rrot bccn rcceivetl, is presurtrJrtivo cvideuceg.f.l .': the tailure of. sucll olliceF ttl rrlakc sucli ret-rrrrr. ' ,,' ..f' Suc. 87. Bc it /urthu enoclctl, That rvhencve r tlre ro.'t''

. turtr of any ollicer or r-rlticers requirctl by this act to bo,.l:

riorico 
'ornrade to thesccrr:tary ol statc tlr tb the pr,:srtling otlicerof .

rrillr-o--i -: the senitte, is rroc rocr:ivcd rvitlriu tlre tiolo pr,:scribid.,
' ;>'":''. such ser:retary o{ state or presidingolliccr ol-tho gcn'atg,yr.
.,. ".' . rnuuL givc rrt,iico .tlrtlreof tq the sulicitor o[ tho ploperr.r -

- ' ; . cuuntf; arrrl Iurrrish hirn rvitlr the ccrtilicate speoitir:d io ;'' . ,,-illl, or ro-tho l,iecerling sccLion, irntl tlrereupotr suclt soliiitor tnust l -T'-t' ...' rrakl tbc ,roTiou us lrcrotolorc reiluircil. ',. j;.'
' '; . " -' .' Scc. 88; t-)eitfurther uractcil, Thatif any inspccioSll ..

. clcrks, or crtlrer. olliqcr orr wliom any duty is inrllose{,.. 'o
,n^.a-...*-' under arry'r.rl tho provisions o{ tIis act, willully neglectl 

'o,ffl"I* to pcrf,rrirr s,,clt,'.,r is grrilry ot"any corrul,I corrdlct io. I

thJ cxecuti<ln o[ tlre su.-tue, 
-tttd 

sulh rreglict or corrupQ, - .

. cottdrr,'t is trot hcrcirr e xl,russly provtded {or, hu is guilty ,
',' ol t tnistlctrrcitttor, ttn,l ott corivictiurr, ntrrst bc lirlcd n9i,1 '

,Liss tliun one htrrtdrctl' nor tugrc ilrlttt orlc thousurtd ddl-'1 
... lurs. ,i,

Snc. 69. Ilc it furtlrcr utuctcrl, Tlrat if C,ry 1,"rson, -!yt I ,

,,,i'-'-: * bribery or , ofcriirg tr-r bribe , Il)etracc' thn:itcus, dis-,1
.r..'"il*o 9"l,,,rqJ*, or tlrrcut.:irs t, tlisclrrrr;;c {rortr ernploytttent,-or. '

' Lry nrry olhgl cprrultt ttlr:otts, attcrn[)tJ to irr(lurlrrce onf i

. clcctc,r irr givirrg ltis vote, or to tlutcr trirn frurn Slvlog ,

].- . 
": 

tltu eittnc, it dit'iutb or liiu.lcr Lirrr in thc lrec cxerciso"''l
,of . tll: riglrt ol'sutlrlge ob urry eleclion wilirin tlris Sbate, '.-

. 'ho.is guilty of c tnisdctrrcttlur, uttd orr corivictitlq'.mPSB y' bc 6n6d, r,ut l"tt ttrnn .ouo hundred tror moro tltau'gne'' I

t li:*lli::' :1":l;,y'I;'J:;'.iHJ;'ili';:"il$il;';il' , " 
.

' ar.iAu tt," tie bY lot' I .. : " ":'
.' Stic. e). Re ;t \u'inei enactct.l" ltl.ot jl tl.rnl !"Ji:.".f-tl-,',",""r.,

["".1ff'"r'iii: ;;;'tv ;;v l'1'"'iotiv tlc,trtize a strllioient "':: ' " '-'
'forco to nct at lll "tttiiJn- f'tt"i"'itt 

oir the dll^^".1-:11 ' 'i:1"

,, ",i,t ri",;i,i" # fi;i;";,;tt i;l itii. stut 
", 

on euc' dai Dotr'orrrerir'',

, ;l ;i':;il;;;;"'r," p;;;;iiiiio"on or bv deputv'.st arr-' 
;ffi;;;;;i;i,,"tti"r'""'trtttlousarc lreli irriris cotruty'i '' 

'

ffi:;;t;i;:il:rr,^ri'r.," io-inointnin go,tl order, artd no ' ,... +

:;ffi; ;;;il il ;ii;il; ,,it'r,i,i iiii'lffcet of trre ballot.' '"' .

fiil;;;;;^Jtiil* t"ti'rg lis votc' arrd to sce thut cvery
' Ii.'.t"t;l,o au"'iJo-i'otc tttnli .do so rvithour-inter'-' " .' '

.' ir.cn"e o.iuterrul'tiori t'""tf t" t"intnirt good order nild i
'' !o carry otrt tlo i"i;;; ;;; 

-1""f'"*:.:l;3:': 
i::h,:I""}, ;'. ' 1. '

*jl"ii";,"irt,,it r,t'. in lris jriilgrn"rrt tttav decm ncccssarr

;;;;ti,irl,t"g;'r otatt ; 'nnti'i'. g35g s['p.crtssitv' raise o 
" 

'

possc cornittrlrrs to lt';"'tiu;;;- tJt tiott or ottcnrptcrl riots

.ior tlistrrrhancc'e."t S;.,.:;; ""ii,';t frrtltu ert^clcrl' Tlrtt.. anv shc'riff or

dt'ptrtysIIerilIl,'i|i"ii;:,"',."'',i,'iy.]ll''",;to,1,cr(orrn'' u',v ui tle thrtics irnliJsc'l by scciiorrt,i'-.J*i;l;,:;lt.lti\ir",{*t". t*
: ;;;, ;i,rii'L" guilty r-'i' a fcl"r'y' anrl .rt'c

be Iinctl not less 
'h;;' 

;";'ti;;'i';;;i ';" moro thutr live' ' '

' iir"r"d 
',i"if 

,ttt, n'"f ii"pti*".cd in the penite.tiary not

. loss tlran Qnc nur "'Jt" 
trl"" {ive yelrs' rit tl'u discretion

. of thc court tryinIii,;';;';;-tite o{lic9,of e.id t']t']I
. declared vacarrti
. 

"';;;.; 
t".'1ic ;t /urther cnac{cd' That if nny Pereon or 

'l'

, pq;t;,r;;i;t;;L o,, ;i""tio" dnyu orpreverrt or.atter'pt



i ,..1 ; ..

ItlL:- -., r zbg j: . , .

--+--*.J 
i, ;.-,.. .: ..\. , . ; ,

t". n.;r"ut:iir-i;y o'oy, ony 
"l*cto.ho,ii rr.'"irr rorti1ifl.' his ballot, sball bc guilty oI a rnist]urrrcanor,- an,l bt-.. conviction, shull be firred rrot less ilran fiye huurlrc,I' not

.. -Hre_tfrorurore.tlrarr 
orro tlrorrsnnd dollats, tud sontenced to'any' I-..*f;i., 

workhouse'qp jrril,o[ auy courrty of this Stute {or noi,.." -' '" " lcss thau six rnonths uor rnoro thln oue year, at the disi .. rlretir.ru of the court trying the earne. lel-'
':) . Soc. 95. J3e it furtlir inucte'd, Thab no clecto. sheili,_

.be arrestcd or thrcatened to.be urrestod on 
-the 

day of .

te{a' any elcction upon auy ryarrant or proccss issuetl previ- 
.

. . ous to, or upon such olectiou day, aird slralI be free frorn- ,' .r'"rarr€st on euth electjon day unlcss itrnay be for& viold:'..:' tirju of uuy of the provisibus of this acti or for a breach- :'
of the pcace, or anhttempt of ilre breach of the peace.,..l '

.,onq [irr]suchcases tho sheiitt ordeputy sherillshalli.re.(' r,
. ruch porson or persons so. violating, rvii,hout process;..(' and salcly confiuo such persoo or fiersons, unt'il he bi,t, .

they cun give boud, with-good secuiity, to be apnroved.' ''
.g....l.'ofbytIre-slreri0,forhis-appearunce-beforetli6ne.rt

. circuit court or city cour[,-tb nnswer any indictmeot r
thut may be {ountl agalust lrirn. and in cast of a failuro .', . to give bond, such ferson shall be comnritted to, the :i,
coulty jail to urvait ihe action of tlre grnud jury of tlld .''cOuttty. ' r:i

ltrvlrrl for on.y person o, p"rrou. to selltor civ" "r*i,:.:: . . nuy Iiquors of whatcvr:r kiud or descriptiou.,ih.tnc .f+ I
#*r.1,- Hl',,lil,l' I ii fl r' 9,,,1': *T ?l 

",*i''X""J ir*' 1",11 :, 
n;lx. .

' . -, aherilf, dcputy, or any corrstable, to aiie.t uli'p"rro;5".;'i i
violating ihe provisioris o{ this section, ;, ;r;;"fit;,I-il ,:
rection rriuety-five of this act ; arrd any 1,".io,, violating ., 1. llte.provisionsofthisscction,isguiltyof'amisdun"unor";.,..'
anrl ou conviction, fined antl iilprisoned at the discrel' i

-. ,,.., . Sric.97. Ileitfuitlri uruclcd, Tlratany Dorson found'.
"*.o,';.drunk or iutoxicuted at or obout auy'pllling placg ..'--. -" 'd-uring any clectiou diry, slrall be ainlted "lrf tlr&' '.

, .' aection niuety-livo of tlris act, anrl may.b,: irrdicted fgt , 1.. .a nrisdemeanor, aad eull'cr thc paius airtl penaltics prq-.
reribetl in sectiou nirrety-four.ol tlris act. '' .. . .S.r..,. $8. -Zlc it fyrilirciiiua, That it shall be unlorvi . l.

*.rg*iiris.ful l,rr a,,y;rr.soo [o vote at arry county qr Stute ,lec- ,' '
'. ' tion in this State, who has uob faken an,l subscribc,I to

I

aB9

tho onth prcscribed liy.sectlqrl [our; articlc rqvcn of lhe
corrst.i tu tiou of tlr is St,i tb;' rih,l driy person'.v ioluti irg- ttri s:

6Qo:ion of this act, shitll bo guilty <lf a misdt:mentlor, ttnd.ec-ir" of this act, shrrll r,o guiliyLl ; *igil,run,,,Ir, nnd '

.on corrviction, shall l-,c lirrr:ii iri 'u iu'n n,lt lcss than ond

hundrt'd llor rrrorc titittr one thous:ind dollari, irr'ilnpris-
grred irr tltc r:ouuty jrlil, or Berttclrdc(l to- any rvorkhortso

, of anf cotrrrt;- of this Stutri,'net lgss 1h.ln one nor Inorc

tUo ,ntt, pr"sc^ri!e._d liy:..qgtjql [q*r;

thon s-ix uronilts" at iho discrtrrion o[ tho court'-tryipi_tryrrg
ilre.are. ..' ', 'i... - ": '|- -

;:.ffi; rb. Be it"fictiJwi e:ni,*tcit, That nlI'rt..iion"lp'*"
;,

rlection'.lnws'. r

aill parts.o.( elgctiur laws irr f,trcc iu tlris Stute, olirrovcd Bop.i[-.:,'j.:
prioi tg this.act, of a gegerreral uature, be, airtl t-hf .same
ire lrereby repcalcrl. ' .: '

itS".,ldo.:iie ii fr,rther aructeil, 1'htt tite secietnry of 
' '.'l' Suc. LoO. lle it further at

lirtp is lrrrrebv reouilcd td I{*i1ir lui"uy ,eqirirud to furnish,to each boarrl ol'i,r]- pr*,riuuo+itu'i, ir boreby reqirilcd to lurnish to car:h board ol-su- Dtatxf,uuo
.'peivisc,rs a. nutnber,of copies.of t.hi; act, eqrtitl to theol tntriot.

.i,rSr. l0l.'Be it'firther enactetl, Tha[ the notice're;'
iuircd by'this act to bc given for holding, and..tirnti :

, riquiretl"for appointing insiieotors of olectioils, shtlll not'ipi,ty to the Jllction t"o bc'held.orr.the thinl.duy of N.o-
i'ein[,er, prorinro, nrrd tltat it shlll be the dutj' of tho Ercctio.Ndi..
Goycrtror to lolthrvith isstl.c his proclamirtion requiring l, lE6d. .
*rid elcction to be h,.rldcu, antl srrid uotice shall bc sufli-
cient,; unrl inspcctors of elections shall be appointed, as

irovided by chis act, tts soou AS praoticuLrle ufter the no-
ticc giveu by tlte govcrnor.

Snl. trrz. Be ilfurthcr enaclcil, Tlurt all votcs casb

orr the thirrl day of Novetnber, eiglrtccn hrrnrlrerl- _u.od r,,.iffi i";'!il;;.';;'i;;;!1ffi ruesr,
6ixty-eighr, except those cast for eleotols o{ }'resi
autl Vic-e-Presideut of thc United S[utt)s, atrd Ior' per-
bons to be elccted to fill vncarrcies irr t'hc gencral usst'm-
.bly, or,lerc,l by Jrrtrcltmution of tlte ;;overnor ou tlurt
day, is herclrv dcclured illegtl, and suctr vtrtessh:rll not be
Eorrutcd by ihe persons lrJtding the ekrstious ut the dif-
lgrerrt election pret:i ucts.

.Approvcd, Octobcr S, 1808.

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