The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-11-01
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in Congress shall be by ballot.
2. That il shall be the 1uty Of the
sheriff Of each county, or the officer
acting for him, when, for any cause,
the sheriff cannot act, 10 provide for
Zach precinct or voting place in the
county. and al The expense Of the
county, TO be paid for by the sheriff,
and allowed by the county court, a
strong and well-made ballot-box, sufii-
GENTLY large to contain NIL the ballots
to be cast at the precinct or voting
place to which il is sent; such box to
have on it lid, working on hinges,
and provided with lock and key.
An aperture sufficient only for the in
sertion Of the ballots shall be made In
each box. Such box shall, within two
days before the day fixed by law for
holding such elections, he, by the sher-
IL, or other officer acting for him, de
iivered 10 the omcen OF the election
IN each precinct or voting place. The
o'hcer OF 'he e'ee''on' ne'ore the eiec'
i'on Deg'ns, sha'' see 'ha' no o"''os
are 70 'ne'r noSes'
; .. Nv '"e erection, ,"e c'efk' "n,
der ,ne supervision ' Inc omcers OF
'he e'ec''o"' snAh reco'u tue name o'
each 'o'er ON tue Po'-pook' wh'ch
BOOK sna'' Ne so arranged " 10 nave
sara hst separate from the ordinary
record OF Vo'es Al any o,her election
held al the same lime and place and
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; v Inc oa''o'-oox snai' remain III
Tue cu''ony OF 'ne omcers OF the eiec'
a'"' seeu'e'y 'ckeo' our'ng 'ne e'ec'
'on' anu sa'a omcers shali securely
Keep u IN 'he'r Custody unil' the Time
!" "n'c", ~ now required by 'aw' the
omces Oh 'he e'ec'ioh are 10 nave the
po''-oooks delivered TO The clerks OF
,he county court; and SAID box after
oe'ng sealed up by the ohcers u eIec,
'oh' as hereinafter PROVIDED snail
a''o' 10 IKE manner win the poll
"oAS' I've oe'''efe" 70 sa'o cierk'
J 0. All ballots shall be printed or
written on white paper, and shall have
on them the name of the person voted
Tor, and shall have no other distin'
gushing mark on them; and each hal
lot shall be so folded as not to show
any part OF the name written or print
ed ON II.
} o. The Judges OF the election, af'
Ter ascerta'nlng, IN the mode now pro-
v'ded by 'aw' that the person Offering
70 vo'e Is legally qualified to do so,
shall examine his ballot only far
enough TO see, and no further, that
only one ballot Is offered; and after
the name OF the voter is ascertained,
he shall then deliver his ballot to the
JUDGES who shall, N the presence of
the voter, then deposit the ballot in
the hallot-box. IL shall he unlawful
Tor any ofhcer OF the election, while
the election is IN progress, to 50 far ex-
anime 'ne oa''o' OF any voter at said
e'ec'"n ss !" see ,ne name on the per
80" so'e" 'o'' ~" u sna'' also De I'M
,a","' '0r any o.ner person 10 90 so
""''"g SAT" e'ec''on, unless with the
express consent Oh the voter such
oa''o's 'ha'i remain IN the box until
'A.e" ou'' AZ hereinafter provided, IN
"'ae' 70 count mem; and 't shall he
"n'a"'"' 10 'ake them out Tor any
o'he' purpose or IN any other way,
IMAM as here'n provided iori and the
shiu Judges anu DINER 0fncers OF the