The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-08
VOTING IN ENGLAND.
The METHOD BY WHICH MEMBERS
OF PARLIAMENT ARE SELECTED.
The faiiin: Place, Ballot BeI and Book.
Writih: and Stamping B2Ilot.-In Ease
Objection Is M4de.AII Paper Ace ountsd

"Htihs anu Stainpins EAiiots-in ase
Objection Is M.ds-AII Paper Ass ountsd
fos.
The I.'ii- ART OPEN on elsstion ,iay from 2
ott-k a. m until : o'rla'k p m AMI tho
presiding officer, with his ebrTk 90 ckTks, Is
"n duty al the I-ilhns Statinn all that tlnls.
The returnins otfisrs at tip. borough ST in
the S'stry hall at the parish church, AMI ths
sheriff IN the shire hall, % re,riye apI.als
from Irrs1hs Who may have changed tLsir
r'shi'i4'f> >ilse the register Mas eompi,tei, OF
whof'r slills other t.rI,nb5,l re,tsnn ale not
allowed by ia" prtshIlns otiierr u east th ir
talti> The I-Iihn.s station Is IA ars,. ram.
hShti arross by strong railing, with "a
GATEWAY IN ii. The rar part Of TIN. room i,
iurth"r t!lSbt't ny IA railing al night angles
u th' Inst. la tte par II thr room are
tihhs al ahh Ia th'' skytur> write ti.ir hal
Iits. lhey arr tilSbt,t one ffum tn. oth,r by
hl1h i"ai't dlli>loi4, na.hlig ta the ceiling
Of III" r"'ii, ~ that IA man at ON. tail, can
n. ,tip r at nor la s.cn ty "a man al tl,, n.yt.
TIA tL'' "th.r ,bt' If tiIe roam anil .hini thr
N.s"isi railing iii, the presiding oilirr with
his etrA, while Ia front # him STANDS the
ballot h,x
ms BALLOT Box AND BooK
Shortly tstnr" surlnrk in the morning II
election day p.licrlfan tall,s hi, stand AZ
thu gate. fherr the Presiding oili,r ami his
"hrk hrin-, IN the ballot iox, still -ak,l up,
ami the pa~kigr"f papers Each candidate II
'htithSi To have "l.rSpnatlon agent AT each
POOLING station, ami IN the prcS,ncr of III, ~
agents thu sal IT TIM hallnt box Is broken ami
the box shown 10 be empty. The box i,
nGt,i,' II tin, is about foot and u half hirh.
ami f"d square, TN the top it la, slit
atpit one AMI halt mches hong ami "a frn'-
tlon of I'm in''h wi,le
In the >.al'st package Of papers arr, tir>t, u
complete printed copy af th. register of the
borough, second, that lortlon of the register
whlrh contain, the names Of the electors IN.
ttk7i to vote IN that FALLING district thiri, u
book containing the ballots. fourth, "a hnk
containing fifty ball"ts printed On colorI
paper, to Ia handed uut under the Objection
Of I'll" presentation agent Ut ,itl,r calpii
date. There is also IA stamp with whirl To-
stamp each ballot as il is given out Tho
average register has k,n,s al~ut II, large n,
th,>r II Am unabridged dictionary, and il
hbtut lil IN liltil tNNtNSttlk
I"k. Each paSr Is divided into live
columns, IN thu iir-t apI-al, "a number, IN
thu second the voters naulo. Then IN the
third come, his residence, his utup,tiOn in
thu fourth, While thu property On which h.
votes /, described in the fifth anil last column.
The ballot bnok Is lii" large AMI thick
cheek i"1h, the ballots hc,ng the check,
They are ni"ut as l,r,e' ns the Regular small
blottins ra."rs Each ballot is nun,l~r.l, a
corresponding numl"r l.ing printed on tho
stub which remains ~ the buok The names
of the candidates arc printed ON the ballot, II
hrg" blank ~lac" hcinS hit opposite each
AlnNe eacl table Where the electors write
tnIr ballet, hangs II MOTTO" printed IA large
letter, s,itnig forth what the voter may AMI
nlny not ,lp When th>n nuti,S are nut in
pla'e anl the backs Lhl cut ON the table, thu
presiding officer AMI his clerks take their
pku,s, AMI at so'rl,sk the poll, are declared
oI~n The would Il" voter igt>s,s hv thu
roli''man on guard at the gat.', who allows
only one person To- enter the inh~urn at II
time H. goes ir,t Ia the tabl,, anl gives hia
mann" To- III" presiding officer, who ilnls il in
the register.
What il your nsid lcc.' Asks the prrsii
ih1 ellhtr The voter gives II.
your occulationr continues the officer,
AMI when the answer corresponds with tho
statement IN thu register, M asks the voter a.
,l,srrii" Tia" property On which h. claims II
riehtto vote
PREPARING TIE RAILoT
Not until all the questions, nre answered IN
accordance, with tho priuf,l farm a. 49,. tina