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CHAP. XXXII.] minutes before the closing of the poll, proclamation shall be made in like manner, that the poll will be closed in half an hour; but the board may, in their discretion, adjourn the polls at twelve o'clock, noon, for one hour (proclamation of the same being made).

. 10. The clerks of the election shall furnish the necessary poll books and stationery for conducting the same.

. 11. Every elector shall vote by ballot, and each person offering to vote shall deliver his ballot to one of the judges of election, in presence of the board. The ballot shall be a paper ticket, which shall contain, written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, the names of the persons for whom the elector intends to vote, and shall designate the office to which each person so named is intended by him to be chosen; but no ballot shall contain a greater number of names of persons designated to any office, than there are persons to be chosen at the election to fill such office.

. 12. The names of all persons voted for by any elector at any general election or special election, shall be on one ballot.

. 13. It shall be lawful for any elector to vote for delegate to congress at any place of holding election within where this territory; for members of the council and house of representatives at any place of holding an election in the district in which he may reside; for sheriff, coroner, county commissioner, and any other county officers, at any place of holding an election in the county in which he resides; but for constable and other town or precinct officers, he shall (not] vote out of the town or precinct in which he resides: Provided, That an elector qualified to vote for a part of, and not all, of the officers to be chosen at any election, shall present an open ticket, that the judges may determine the legality of such vote.

. 14. If any person offering to vote shall be challenged as unqualified, by any judge or clerk of election, or by any other person entitled to vote at the same poll, the board of judges shall declare to the person so challenged, the qualification of an elector; if such person shall then state himself duly qualified, and the challenge shall not be withdrawn, one of the judges shall then tender to him the following oath: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that