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case any challenger or watcher does not produce such certifi-
cate, the judges of election shall recognize a challenger or
watcher vouched for by the persons present belonging to such
political party or by the judge representing such party. Such
challenger and watcher shall have the right to remain in the
polling room, outside the rail hereinafter mentioned, from the
time the polls are opened until they are closed, and after that
time he shall be permitted to remain within the rail until the
returns are completed. The refusal to permit any such chal-
lenger so to remain shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
not exceeding one year, or by both fine and imprisonment ; but
it shall be unlawful for any such challenger to inquire or ascer-
tain for what candidate or candidates, any voter may intend to
vote or has voted, or to confer in the polling room with any
voter, or to assist him in the preparation of his ballot, and any
challenger offering or attempting to do so may lawfully be
ejected by the judges, and shall also be subject to the punish-
ment hereinafter provided. A challenger or watcher may be
removed at any time by the same person or committee, or by
the chairman of the committee which appointed him. Citi-
zens, other than accredited challenger or watchers who desire to
challenge the vote of any person then inside the polling room,
shall be permitted to enter said room for that purpose, but a
majority of the judges may limit the number of persons to be
allowed in the polling room at any one time for such purpose.
And all such persons shall leave the polling room as soon as
the right to vote of the persons challenged by them shall have
been decided.
270 z z. Each clerk of elections shall keep a poll book con-
taining a column headed "Number," and another headed
"Name of Yoter." All entries therein shall be made in ink,
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Challengers
and
watchers.
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and the number and name of each person to whom a ballot is
given shall be entered on each of the poll books by the clerk
aving charge thereof in regular succession under the proper
heading, the number of such voter being placed opposite his
name in the column headed "Number," but if the vote of any
person whose name has thus been entered on poll books shall
be afterwards rejected by the judges, the clerk shall thereupon
draw a line through his name and number, as hereinafter pro-
vided.
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Poll book to
be kept by
clerk.
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270 A A A. The Supervisors of Election shall provide in each
room designated by them as polling places, a sufficient number
of voting booths or compartments in which voters may con-
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