, 1875-02-07
Numbering Ballots Declared Un~
constitutional.
The EARL and Barron Cases.


the pou-list.' By this means it could b eAn]y
asce1tained, Of course for what person OF
persons p1aintiH voted Hammer claimed
that the secrecy Of the ballot wns violated, and
he damaged in his constitutional privileges and
franchaes- Tha facts we're agreed On, and toA
case submitted to the Court
The Court said that, ss the {eM required tne
votes to be numbered, the judges weraAjusahed,
unless the statute was tn conflict villa Ss:- OF
Art 7 OF the Constitution OF this State, which
provides that 'al! votes shall be by ballot" II
the ballot meant secrecy, and Was understood 70
mean it by the framers Of the Constitution whom
they adopted and used the term, necessarily tho
statute compelling nnreratiou was unconsti-
tutionA and void, inasnuch ~ IL Afforded a
certain means OF exposing the vote, which
would be taken advantage Of, as the judges
same. statute to open and read The
tickets in tho presence Of the clerk, ASCERTAIN the
number OF tbs vote, find the acket cotrespond-
ing, and afterwards, when they have counted the
ballots they were compelled to string tnem and
give them to the County Clerk, when six months
time was given in which tho ballots were ret la-
h'e to examination in case OF . contes:ed aloc-
ton.
The legislative construction Of the constitu-
tionsl provision t.All votes shall be by ballo."
was that such vote was not necessarily
secret. which WAS more clearly shown
by LOOKING ~ tne ae1aon 90 .u9 Asf.a..c
to1e IN psesc'Mlp.us M 10 - Gnna-at ~ o,tar ~
exutiye oEicers. The Constitution. Sec. Of Art
~ 1.aa. - .I,a rensTss ssscnrniv
mineu ~ p,1n aouses - ~. usa. s.aa ha ~.
ox 5oins oat.u+: ~ soeu a,aa assa inivt nm
a!apeo ~ Nv. - eusa saso ~ S.nta sna
then GAY uad fixed by joint resolution OF bota
aouses,, !" "n'en :ueeteoa sno 5S"o ,rn,,
naSs snaH oe .aAea ~ '"0 tIs ,sr"ro
mo 3on1nA. EYueutI' snsn, ~ ~ a,>an ~ ~
Jopt oAtiot "@s lu.ouoou ~ 1870 ~ 80
public ballot. soca copstr1caoh' however, war
oa1Y recens; tos "" ,ns9 ,a ain ~ ar,c,~ars
Ing "as Easseo N 1o1.. Hu.e snI S1,ae = s.a
.nas ,o,o ev paan,s1s 20 t,..ratn xot;cv n
T maze IN a94e. . r,'n1,r y;vs soce This vaa
ttlhos ~ oeen ~, ".Cy Gy,et;t,.;n9 r. 1s1a and
sao P,o'.non NV =. 4o.o astsh,;shad 49, ts,jot
ne'thef It nor tna1 o. 1ofo denneu Wv .eauL
ne.a,once ~ tlsa .ha .ora nL1s ~ it, ' hs+ov S
The deHnitiops given by photographers are:
'.Dall used in voting,'' " ticket or wrltten
vote given IN len OF pal'os In anc;ens
Greece and tome 1Gs!ne Mas x "nss 1n1 sss.3 s;1e
T. hor ~ ~ nrn Ind in Athens. 1t leaet, tlls
mode was not eecret, while 10 Rome it VAS
: Balls at the present day in many socle1lea Tho
Judge said we're used. ano'' ~ 1a1 as no 1nSH,
pa!o1ns ~ 1en .1 SaWn. .ta.r .r.st,ons and
.hsto.5 ~ & y. ' n,aa~as.n3;n" -, ths nson;a All
x-.Au.a s,:,, = %La r,,,rlrn;ou terty1
Jusstnea 9n ~ az Cnnst.n.;on ~ niino;s to das
uss! ..cret - mods ~ Tnrine and 10 thas se-
.suas fods'r, - .stnn ~ ~ tha voter ind ench
|.s nv 1n1a.a,. .nd;n1 n othar States hay1nr
.as sa9 c..;t,..,ar. .rina ssma onaa,ion .rsas
n1ntnd ~ Indi.ns aod she snnTeIna Ceurt held lie
~ lhatanar apu sno ,stitrt;ons1 o",I .na vni
numn In "on.ns;on 70 Indea Rogers remarkad tha* T.
~ eouJaso i, ha 5nhtaG shothsr eecret haiiotinr
Gni as IL hs % cae for l. "a it wes
@ iable a. to @ oneryerson snd deccpton bv nen skilled
8NA
~. ~ .n,aa 1h;is ,bs nnedncate1 and wicked
-. As ~ sua's - nto ~ frsr5 wcn,d Ia rrac-
were ao"ea 70 IT, so aaa .. ara t;1en n"hcIv ar iu
.crs, Ia hsEno donnt tbst tba ballot was in-
naitad ,ha Numbering Of the ballots was void 4
finding WAS therefore had for the plaintiff, and
bis damages assessed at Sl0-
.re -, :. ,,,..,.ox
Is '-'sS .o -. -. c,,s.s,,a f,o,,-. l., +h>
10 .eeo M.u- m..,;,.s. hn. .t-owa hor,h.
casu " nan TO- .' ~. s..se -. ~. ,.sr.- ~
ooell' a. IL "7fe' 'nee .o sp n."..a 49, -
'ne oopo1lo1 euo 80. ~. 49, .s...;.,,.;a,.,- -.
VIII % tenenoefeo @a1m.e 'qo qos~"" ~. sa,r,-
ny ~ ene -" ~ ~ s' 49, . s~,.sa..t,o1
peNeo 'ne1n 70 ~osA "l.aou' ~ 1e..s ~
II also oec'oea ta,s aea nus hassss ey 80
3uose snou1o noiu oepa'Hs0 ~ A.' 49,. H'.r ~.
docket ano tecoto: ~ n - etn1e. M;se ..n,a
form tho dunes 0! C'1cuis 1uose: IN o., .oso.1
snonia elI" :1as 10 aoae - ~ rtbar I1d.ss ~
nectso Hlta e'&nst " any % ~ ~ -aao-d .hnd
state that be VS. present "a hoan x s.ha, Indea
court ano enonlo mol not stass .n"s ny vsea .-en
vas present 1no c1ausa s soapi pJanSst ~
Jnase 70 n1se ts ~. trnn51s T. j. inti.
rnatad plsa y thee et' 1sis chanre Vii neceasitata
uAtee s A" .sgaa s,a connl;.
more more ,9:ae' oauns' e1'eouea .,.sa srs,t ronfns5on
catea lno!ces, .uo cHuee tts.t ra-ts ~ =
Mn.c1 w. wa n.e.ease T.. ~ 20 ~a..a f-on3 nov