Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-24
WBfr st9 LAWMAEERs ARR
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OF eeserai isterea New Re-
fsre the Territorial
LEGISLATURE
ABOUT BALLOrr

Mr.. Kinnear il eytdsptly dste,uins3
that, 30 far IS be can make them 40
futore elections shall be pure ana
proper. DE has introduc d three b,Ils
bearing npop the subject; one establish
iHR registry over the Territory. one
oenninR the qualifications of electors.
aso ons regulating ballots Ihe provI-
SONS OF the latter are given belov;
Voting shall be by ballot. Each electer
shall, la foil view, deliver to the inspect
or OF election single ballot or piece of
paper, on which shall be written or
printed the names Of the persons voted
Tor, with propsr designation Of the office
which be, she or they may be intended
10 NIL. No ballot shall bear upon the
outside thereof any impression. device,
color or thing designed to distinguish
such ballot from other legal votes, or
whereby the same may be known or
designated. Ne ticket must be ased at
any election, or circulated ou the dsy of
election, unless Il 10 written or printed
on paper furnished by the Secretary of
the Territory for the purpose; and il 10
hereby made the duty Of the Secretary
aforesaid to procure and furnish, on
application and payment 10 him Of the
actual cost thereof, with ten per ceutum
thereof added, which percentage shall
De bis compensation, to the Territorial
Central COMMITTEES, oouaty committee
or other managing committee of any
political party or organic alton In this
Territory, such quantity or amount of
paper 10 be used As ballots or tickets as
may be deemed necessary sr convenient;
and 1t shall be lawful for any such CON-
mittee or any political party or organic
alton, or any managing committee Of
any municipal or local party, before
each election in this Territory. to pre-
pare and adopt. by engraving or other
wise. q ticket, vignstte or beading. with
an appropriate inscription to be printed
at the top OF the ticket Of the party, on
the inside thereof, as q distinction and
heading thereto. such
vignetts shall not be more than two
inches high by three inches vide. and,
IN addition to the device adopted, shall
set forth leQibly the fact that the ticket
10 the regular ticket OF the party, with
the name thereof, and shall show the
district, ward or precinct where such
ticket may be lawfully voted. Such
viRnette and inscription shall stand at
the head of the ticket. on the inside
thereof. when sach viQnette and in
scription have been adopted and pre-
pared, an impression of the same, fol-
lowed by the regular ticket of such
party. printed so as to constitute q law
ful election ballot, may be fled with the
coanty auditor Of the county at any
time before the opening Of the polls on
election day. such ballot shall be kept
by said suditor on deposit, and from
the time of said filing it shall be unlsv-
ful for any person TO initiate. copy, or in
any manner counterfeit the same. Any
person violating the foregoing provision
shall, upon conviction thereof, be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one thou.
sand dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for the term of one year,
or both. Any person Who shall know
inglv print. circulate or distribute any
ticket or tickets ballot or voting paper,
having therein or thsreon the vicnette.
or any imitation of the vignette or iB-
soription OF any ballot or ticket 20 filed
with the county auditor. bat containing
the name or names of any candidate or
candidates, other or different from the
name or names. candidate or candidates,
upon the ballot or ticket of such party
so fled or deposited with said auditor,
shall. upon conviction thereof, be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one thou
sasd dollars, or by imprisonment In the
penitensisry for the term OF one year,
or both fue and imprisonment: Provid-
ed, That nothing in this act shall be
construed To interfere witt the right Of
any electof to erase or insert any name
or proposition upon such ticket, II cone
in writing. Before any ballot shall be
delivered to the inspector of election, 1t
shall be folded By the voter 80 that the
name written or printed thereon cannot
be seen. Whenever any person offers to
vote, the inspector shall pronounce his
or her name In an audible voice, and II
there be no objection to the qualifioa-
tions Of suoh person as an elector, he
shall receive snoh ballot, and, in the
presence Of the judges. put the same,
without being opened or exposed. into
the ballet box. The paper so 10 be fur
nishsd by the Secretary Of the Territory
shall be plain white paper Of uniform
weight and quality, and, before being
printed, shall be eut into tickets four
and one bali inches in width and ten
inches In length. and printed With type
mos smaller than brewer.
STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGY AND HroIKSE IN
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
II. n. No. 30, introduced by Mr.. Nun
day, reads a. follows:
SECTION I. That physiology and
hygiene, which shall in each division of
the subject % pursued inelude special
reference TO the effects of alcoholic
drinks, ssimuiants and narcotics upon
the human system, shall be included in
the branches Of study new required bv
lAw 10 be taught In the common schools
OF this Territory, aud shall be intro
duced and ssadied a. regular branch,
in she same manner and be governed by
the came rules which govern the study
Of any other branch, and shall be
ssudied BY all pspils IN all departments
Of the public schools Of the Territory,
and In all educational institutions sap
ported wholly or In part by money from
the county er Territorial treasury.
SEQ. =. Upon complaint in writing
being made 20 any county superin-
teudent Of common schools by any dis
tries or school clerk, or by any head OF
A family, thai the board Of school
directors Of the district In which suoh
sohool OF district clerk shall hold bis
once, or saia head Of family shall
reside, have failed to make provisions
for tne teaching Of physiology and by
oieue as provided in sectiou | Of this
ACT in the pubiic schools OF such dis
tr,es, or have failed 10 have the same
taught In the public schools Of such
district a. provided in said section l, II
shsil be the duty Of such counfy super
intendsnt 10 at snce investigate the
matter Of saoh complaint, and II the
facts therein complained OF are found
by him 10 be true. he shall Immediately
notify the county treasurer OF the
county in which such school district Is
located. and after the receipt of such
notice IL shall be the dnty of such
county TREASURER to refuse TO pay any
warrant drawn upon him by the board
Of directors Of such distriot subseqaen,
20 the date of sssA notice. and until be
shall be notified 10 do 80 by such county
supersnssndent- wheneves IL shall b
made 20 appear 10 tbs said ccunty 50.
prrinteudent, and he shall be satisfied
that the board OF directors Of such die.
triss are complying vith the PROVISIONS
Of said section Of this act and srs
causing physiology and hygiene 70 b
taught In the puhlis schoals OF such
district as provided IN session i, DC
mall notify said csunty treasurer and
said treasurer shall thersapon honci