Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-01

the seleCtmen may, 1T Tn their oplnlOn the public good requires, select sin gle voting place for such town, pro- yided that such single voting place shall be in a town hall or other convenient and accessible public building, where facilities and compartments sufficient to accommodate all the electors as set forth in this act may be provided; said voting places shall be arranged in such a manner that a portion of the room shall be separated from the remainder by guard-rail or rope, with openings for entrance of voters at one end and their exit at the other end. In such en- closed portion of the room there shall be one compartment not less than three feet six inches square, for each one hun dred electors on the registry list oi such voting place, so arranged that an elcctor shall, while preparing his ballot, be se' cure from observation, and at least eight feet from said guard-rall or rope. The sides and back of said COmpart- ments shall be at least seven feet six ! inches high, closely fitted at the corners, | and without openings of any kind. The | doorway shall be in front, and the top of the screen or door shall not be less than six feet, and the bottom not more . than three feet from the floor, and so hung so as to swing into the c0mpart- | mcnt in such q way so as to neCeSstdte the closing of the screen or door to cna- . he the voter to mark his ballot upon It. Over each shelf or table, and in at least two places outside of the enclosure, there shall be a true transcript of Sec | ,,Gt I,t Ipt nj k such other languages as the Secretary of the State shall deem proper, and fur nishrd tU the town clerks of each town
 in such numbers as may be necessary. The hallot-boXes shall be placed within said enclosure, and not less than XIX feet from the guard-rail or rope table for the use of the registrars and the persons officially appointed to check the registry list shall adJoin the guard rail at the entrance, and the moderator shall assign positions outside said en- closure. and near the entrance, to one representative of each political party nominating candidates that may desire to keep checklist, SD that such per- sons may he able to check the name of every person entering the mcIoSure, Said voting place shall b" arranged sub stantialIy as shown by the plan in this section. marked "Exhibit B. Here follows a diugramI The provisions of this section shall apply to city and borough meetings and elections; the provisions relating to voting districts of towns shall apply to boroug hs and to wards of cities, and the authority m such city or borough charged with the duty of designating the places for holding city, borough and ward meetings shall perform with regard to such meetings the duties by this section imposed upon , sclrCtmcn of towns.
 SEC. 3,--The authority having power to appoint election officers in cities
 horoughs, towns, voting districts ol wards shall appoint such officers for eaci
 voting place established under the pro
 visions of this act. and such officers
 shall perform the duties required by
 existing law and herein and hereafter
 imposed and be liable to penalties d!
 now provided hy law for fraud or neg
 ert in the performance of their duties.
 SEC. 1.-The registrars of voters
 deputy registrars or assistant registrar
 appointed for each voting place shal provide registry list for such voting
 place containing the names of cleCtor c residing within ita prescribed limits,
 4 SEC. 5.-Balots for all elections a
 which candidates for the office Q
 presidential electors. governor, hentcn
 ant governor. secretary, treasurer
 comptroller, representative in congress sheriff. senator or judge of probate ar ' to be voted for shall be provided hy tn u secretary. Such ballots shall be uni r. form in size, printed on plain whit r. paper of uniform quality, and shall bea Il the names of all candidates for each Q
 said offices, nominated and returned {
 him in the manner provided in See II
 designating the politics of each, and i
 the order in which they are receive ,, by him. After the names of candidate h named for each office there shall h Q sufficient space to enable the elector [ w write the name of candidate if he < : choose. Said ballots shall have priute
 plainly on the back thereof the wurdt f "Otirial Ballot, General Ticket, an ' shall be substantially like the form at
 companyinE ths section, marked "E>
 hiMt A." Here follows d diagram
 It shall be the duty of the secr'
 tary, at least one week before an . such election, to forward by cNpres
 in two equal shipments upon ditlerel
 days, charges paid, taking receipts thert " for. to the town clerk of each town IT, the State three times as many hallo T. as there were names on the registry l .. uf such town at the preceding elecJiol SEA. 6.-Rallots for city, borough (
 town officers where registry list is r
 quired by law to be used, and for rel ,d resentatIyes in the general assembly .y shall be provided hy the clerk of Il is city, borough or town in the mann, m prescribed in the preceding seCuoi If such ballots shall bear the names of a n. candidates for the offices named thereon ,,an.inntnL n1nA rnt11rnnl as nrnAllnl