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 ArT. 31. The voting paper given to each of the electors shall contain the following particulars:


 * (i) Number and date.
 * (ii) Name of the holder and his father.
 * (iii) Occupation and abode.
 * (iv) Time and place at which the holder must present himself to record his vote.
 * (v) Hour of opening and closing of the poll.
 * (vi) Seals or signatures of the members of the Council of Supervision.

32. The Council of Supervision, or the [local] branch thereof, shall record in the special register [set apart for that purpose] all the voting papers issued by it in order of their numbers.

33. The period for taking the votes shall be from one to three days, according to the importance of the place, as shall be determined by the Council of Supervision.

34. After the lapse of the period fixed by the Council of Supervision for taking the votes, no voting paper shall be received from anyone.

35. The voting must be secret, and therefore the voter, before entering the polling booth, must write the name or names of the candidate or candidates for whom he votes, without any further indication, on a piece of white paper, which he must roll up and bring with him.

36. After the arrival of the members of the Council of Supervision and the opening of the poll at such time as has been announced, the President of the Council of Supervision, before beginning to take the votes, shall open the box appointed for receiving the votes in the presence of the members of the Council and such of the voters as may be present, and shall shew that it is empty.

37. Each of the voters on arriving at the polling booth shall quietly give his voting paper to one of the members [of the Council of Supervision] designated for this purpose.