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 § 139. TITLE 48.-TERRITORIES A record of such election as held in that precinct. and each of them shall keep Ia correct duplicate register and enter therein the names of the voteraand the fact that they havevoted, or have offered to vote and were refused, and a brief statement of the reasons for said refusal. (May 7,*1906, c, 2083, § 6, 34 Stat. 171.) c · ‘ an ~— 139. Same; vacancies in board.-+111 case ancy of the judges of election selected as provided `iu this subchapter fop any pre- . cinct shall fail to appear and qualify at the time and place designated -for thelelection for which they shall be appointed, then, in that event; the qualfiled voters present `m&$'» by a .majority viva vocepvote; select a suitable person or persons to. iill the vacancy. or vacancies in said. election board; and the perl · sou or persons so selected shall quallfy·and'serve· on said elec; tion board, withthe same powers and in the same manneras it appointed Yas herelnheforte provided- (May 7, 1906, c. 2083, §'_ 8, {,,34 Stat.'17i.§a — . 1 _ l " "  · ‘ 140. Same; v(atchers.—+5Each ot the candidates for the office or Delegate provided for in section _131 of this title, at any election held under the provisions ot this subchapter, shall be entitled to one watcher at each voting precinct; who shall be permitted to be present yilthin the place of voting at! auch precinct, and in some place therein where he may at all-times be in full view ot_ every ·.ac£§ doney Such watcher shall have the right to be ao present at all time; from the opening of the polls until the ballota axe pnally counted and the result certfiled by the election board. ° Each§watcher Shall be required to present to` the election board proper credentlals, [signed by the caudlé date he represents, showling him to be the duly authorized watcher toij such person. (May 7, 190fh c;_ 2083, §_ 7, 34 Stat. 172,) · a. . · ._ · ‘ ‘ 141, Same; hours for voting; ballots.·—The election boards provided for in this subchapter shall keep the several polling places open Ffor xéceptioxi of votes from eight `0’cl0ck ante meridian until seven o’clock postmeridlan on the day ot election,. The voting at said election shall be by printed 0;··wrltte¤ ballot. ; ‘ At all eléctiona the ballot shall be substantially in the{fo1- lowing form: I  t ‘ _ ’ "1··on nmpoam anon ALASKA “( Here lnse1:t._the uamelot the person yotéd tor.)"~ j _ Such ballot mall be folded by the .voter ,s0 as not to dis close the vote, and by hun handed to Qany one ot the Judges 01 ` · election; who shall immediately, ln the presence ot the vote1 ` and otall the members  the electionboard, deposit the same fqldéd as aforesaid, in `thé ballot box, where the same shall re A main untouched until the polls are cloaw. at the tlmrthe _ ballot la so deposited the lclexlm ot election shall each ot then eater in his duplicate railsteri the name lot the voter and the tact that he haa voted. `(hhy 7, 1906, c. 2083, Q 9, 84 Stat. 172.] ° · · 142. Same; challenges: penalty for falsely swearing;--—A¤_; persoh ofterim to vote  be challenged by any` election omce1 or- any other person entitled to ivote at the same polling place or by any duly appointed watcher, and when so challengedbe tore being allowed to Jvota he shall make and subscribe to the tollo~gvlng_ oath: “You do solemnly swear: c(_o1• afllrm; as the case may be) that you are twentyrone years ot age and a citizen oz ` the United States: that you are an actual and bona tide rw dent ot Alaska, and have been auch reéidenthdurlng the entity year lnmiediately preceding this-election; and have been a resi dent in this voting P1’6<:i¤ct·for thirty days next preceding thi: election; and that yon have Qnot voted ·at this election} and further Wag the place fxjom which the voter conn immediately pr rito living in the precinct in which he often to vote,. and giving the length of time of. his residence in the former place. 2 and when he has made auch an andavl

um 11vsU1.A1z POSSESSIONB 1570 he shall be allowed to vote; but it any such person so chai. lenged shall refuse dr tail to take such oath and sign such am. ‘ davit, then his vote shim be rejected; dud ani person swearing falsely in any such ai1idavit' shall be guiltj ot perjury and shall, ·up0n conviction thereof, sumzr punishment as is prescribed by 1aw‘t0r persons guilty of perjury. (May 7, 1906, c. 2083, § 10,. Stat. 172,) ( *‘ V  .*143. Samé; canvass of -vqtes; pertificates of result; care of d0cuments.—>The election. bhard at each polling place, as soon as. the polls grelcloscd, shall immedidtew Publicly proceed to open the ballot box gud count aud, canvass the vbtes cast, and they shall thereupon, under their hands and seals, make out in  duplicate a certmcate of the result of *said° election, specifying the number ot votes; ixfwords and figures, cast fof each candi- " date, aud. they _ shall then immediately carefully and securely ' gui up iri one envelope one of said duplicatefcertihcates and one of the registers of voters, all the `ballots cast, and gil andaivits w made, and mail such envelope, with said papers ihclosegl, at the » nearest post omce by registered mail, it possible, duly addressed E to the. Governor bf Alaska at his place of residehce, with the _ I postage prgpaidtheréon; __ -· _ E. `· · ° . The other duplicate certiiicntc `nnd register of voters, with ,. the oaths of the judges of election, the judges. of election shall , at once hal up in an envelope addressed ·t0 the clerk dt the { district court for the division In whiéhzthe precinct is) sit1mté,f · at his place ot residence,. with the postage thereon prepaid, and . if possible. And the said clerk shall} gs soon as he ‘ receives { the said duplicate certmcate,. at oucé. make out and duly mail to _ the Governor of Algska a certihcd copy of such certificate. ` The clerks of the diatr1ct._cqurts»tor 'the varionis gliéisicng ot, Alaska and the Governor of-Alaska shall each retain and care { fully preserve air nich documents received ·by them imtil the . zend of thsterm to1·.wbich"the Delegate chosen has been elected. ._ (May 7,1906} ci 2083, { 11, 34 Stat. 173.) . W .· 144. ;S•mc; canvassing board; canvass.;-The goveiznor sind the collector of customs for Alaska shall constitute a canvuwpg . b0ard for thB;T€1’1'it6l'] of Alaska to cauyass and compile in · writing the vote specitled in the certitlcates of election returned to the governor from all the several election precincts as Moresaid. . · ‘, ` The éaid canvassing bo§rd_ shall commence the performance _ bt its dutia at thaoffice bt the governor in each ywr in which _ I an election iaahcld under and by yirtuc of this subchapter, z- and shall continue with such work from day to day until the , samé is completed; and said canvass shall bejmblicly made. V · Iucusc it shall appwt to said `boatd that no election return a as hgrqinbetqre prescribed has bun received by the governor. 1' from nqy precinct jnr which an election has been held, thesaid a board may accept in place thereof the certined copy ot the cer·.; D .ti¤cnté qt election for such precinct, received from the clerk V_ 0t_the court, .n¤d';¤ay cnnvasé and compilethe naing with the · r bther election return. . _ . _ . », . Said bdai·d,~ upon 'the completion of mid canvass, shall declare »- the person who` has received the grcitest number of votes for a Delegate to be the duly elected Delegate from Alaska, for the a `tcrm for which he has been. so elghted; and shnl1 issue, aiu} - ( deliver to him in writing under their hands and seals a cer- .· ltiucaté of his election, (May 7, _1906, c. 2083. I 12; 34 Stat., a` 1*83;* Aug.-24, 1912. c. 387, 5 17, `3T`Stat. 517.) ‘ ‘ _ . .- 145. Same; time of holdin} election `td 611 vacancies.-The s election V for Delegate from the 1‘arrit0gy` of Alaska, provided "_ by this éubgrhapter, shall be held qu the Tuesday next after the a first Monday in November biennially in cveu·uumbci·ed `years. s The time for holding §h·elc<·ti0p for Dqlegatm in- Alaska to the n House ot~ Représentatives to *611 u. vacémcy, whethet éucl; vat cupcy is caumd. by failure to eleqt at the time'prescribed_— bi
 * deposit; the same in  nearest post owce, by registered mail,