The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-10-02

for Representatives. Provided however that at the
general election for 1890 the ballot for Mobiles may in
dictate the three terms of years for which the Mobiles
voted for shall serve
SECTION As The ballots shall be rectangular and shall
be each three and oneha inches square, unless there are
than three the ballot to be voted for liz
which case One-haf of inch shall be added to the
length for each name in addition to three Provided
however, that all ballots in the Division shall be
Of the same size. Sufficient space shall be reserved
upon each ballot to permit the erasure of all of the
thereon and the substitution of an equal number
therefor Such reserved space shall be so divided as to
permit to be inserted Immediately under each
printed name No ballot enclosed in an envelope shall
be received or counted.
SECTION 49, The ballots shall be printed by the Min
lister at Government expense Sufficient shall be printed
that there shall be not less than three ballots for
every voter for Mobiles in the respective divisions for
each ticket party ballot and like number for each
candidate for Representative for every voter in each cleo
ton district The number of ballots to be printed shall
be ascertained from the total number of voters regis
tered at the last preceding election
SECTION 90 The ballots for each precinct for both
Mobiles and Representatives shall be sent by the Minis
ter to the Chairman of each Board Of Inspectors that
they shall be received at least two days prior to the
election.
SECTION 81. The Chairman, or another of the In
specors shall attend at the polling places the day pre-
ceding the election all of the time from 10 till
NJ and during that time shall deliver to the respec
tive candidates their duly authorized agents. and
one-half sets Of the ballots Of each If such ballots
shall not be called for they may be delivered cleo
ton day The onehaf of each set of ballots retained
by the Inspectors shall be for the purpose of supplying
l,allO To S1chy he
pose of voting Each person calling for ballots for
the purpose of voting may take only of each kind
of ballot and no more. Such extra One-half set of
ballots shall be securely kept not less than six feet dis
tant from the baot-box during the polling time.
SECTION So For the purpose of voting, the ballot
shall be folded twice. first the middle as to
form rectangle and again in the manner and IN
the same direction and in such to conceal
the contents thereof
SECTION So The voter shall, in all have the
right to erase any name or names any ballot and
insert in place thereof such other other names
as he may chose. Such substitution shall be made IN
ink or pencil but shall be made in such manner as to
show on the back of the ballot.
OF VOTING
SECTION "a When anyone offering to vote shall
show himself entitled to vote he shall hand his ballot
or he votes for both Mobiles and Representatives hand
his ballots separately to the Chairman of Inspectors,
who shall not open unfold the same but shall eX
anime the ends sufficiently to be satisfied that there is
but ballot EMBODIED whereupon the ballot or ballots
as the case may be- shall be Immediately dropped into
the proper box or boxes
SECTION 55 If it appear that more than one ballot
EMBODIED the Chairman shall at announce the
same and the presence of the voter and the other
Inspectors proceed to open the folds sufficiently to
settle the question beyond dispute. The double ballots
shall then be securely fastened together and shall be
marked by an Inspector Double Ballot Rejected" with
the name of the voter offering the The
initials of the Chairman shall then be signed and the
whole shall be sent the Minister herein below set
forth
SECTION Sc Whenever the Chairman shall state that
ballot is double is otherwise Illegal and must be
rejected the voter whose ballot is thus about to be
rejected shall have the right in the presence of all