The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-03-30

according to the provisions of this act
and no other name. The names o
candidates nominated by each part,
shall be grouped together upon tn
proper ballot, and each group shall b.
headed by the name of the politIcs
party by which the candidates com
prising said group were placed il
nomination as described in the certi
ficates of nominations. There shall bt
margin on each side, at least half al
inch wide, and reasonable space be
tween the names to be printed thereon
SO that the voter may clearly indicate
in the way to be hereafter pointed out
the candidate or candidates for whom
he wishes to cast his ballot.
Sec. Is. Whenever the secretary Oi
state has duly certified to any county
clerk any question to be submitted to
a vote OF the people, the county clerk
shall prepare and distribute ballots OF
such form as will enable the electors to
to vote upon the question in the man.
ner hereinafter provided.
Sec. l6. The county clerk of each
county shall provide for each election
district in the county one hundred
ballots OF each kind TO be voted in the
district, for every fifty or fraction OF
fifty electors registered at the last pre-
ceding election in the district. Ii
there is no registry in the district, the
county clerk shall provide ballots TO
the number OF one hundred for every
| fifty or fraction of fifty electors who
voted a the last election in the district.
Sec. IL Whenever it shall appear
by affidavit that an error or omission
has occurred in the publication OF the
names or description of the candidates
nominated for Office, or in the printing
OF the ballots, the supreme court of the
state or any appellate circuit or probate
court or any judge thereof, may, upon
application by any e!ectOr, by order,
require the county clerk to correct such
error, or to show cause why such error
should not be corrected.
Sec. lS. Before the opening of the
polls at any election of public officers
within any county, the county clerk of
The county shall cause to be delivered
to the judges of election of each elec-
ton district which is within the county
and in which the election IS to be held,
al the polling place of the district. the
proper number OF ballots of each kind
to be used in the district.
Sec. ID. AT the same time and in
the same manner as judges of election
are appointed or elected, two ballot
clerks for each election district in the
state shall be appointed or elected,
whose duty it shall be to have charge
OF the ballots and to furnish them to
The voters in the manner hereinafter
provided; such ballot clerks shal,
possess the same qualifications as
judges of election. No elector shall
vote for more than one person for said
Office OF ballot clerk at the same time,
and no political party shall nominate
more than one person for that office.
But III making such appointments OF
ballot clerks or in the election of the
same one of the ballot clerks in each
election district shall be taken from the
political party that polled the largest
number of votes at the last preceding
election, and the other from the party
that polled the next largest number.
Sec. 20. All officers upon whom is
Imposed by law the duty of designating
polling places shall provide in each
polling place designated by them a
sudicient number of rlaces, booths or
compartments, which shall be furnished
with such supplies and cohveniences as
shall ehaole The voter conveniently to
prepare MS ballot tor voting, and in
which electors may mark their ballots.
screened from observation, and 8
guard rail SO constructed that only
persons within such rail can approach
within five feet of the ballot boxes or
inc places or compartments herein
provided for. The number of such
compartments or places shall not be
less than one for every one hundred
electors who voted at the last pre-
ceding election in the district or pre-
clnct. No person other than electors
engaged III receiving, preparing or
depositing their ballots shall be per-
mltted within said rail, except by
authority OF the officers of election.
Inc expense OF providing such places
or compartments and guard rails shall
bea public charge, and shall be pro-
Vlded Tor IN each county, city and
town, as the other election exnenses
On or before the first day of January.
lS9o' ana every year thereafter, the
olhcers OF the several cities and towns
now charged by law with the division
or alteration OF election districts shall.
as 1ar as necessary, alter or divide the
existing election districts in such a
manner that each election district shall
contain not more than three hundred
voters; and such division or alteration
shall take effect Immediately. Excent
as IN TINS section otherwise provided,
sucn DIVISION or alteration shall be
subject to the existing provisions of
law.
Sec. q. On any day of election of
public officers in any election district
each qualified elector shall be entitled
10 receive from the ballot clerks one
ballot for each of the Offices for which
the elector desires to vote. If shall he
the duty OF such ballot clerks to deliver
such ballots to the elector. BEFORE
ueIVerlng any ballot to an elector. the
two ballot clerks shall write their
names or initials upon the back of the
oaliot, Immediately under the printed
Endorsement.
sec; ~. On receipt of his ballots
The elector shall forthwith. and with.
out leaving the polling place. retire
alone to one of the places, booths or
compartments provided to prenare b;s
ballots. He shall prepare his ballots
by marking a cross after the mama of
.ne person or persons for whom he
lhtenus TO vote thus, X; or, in case of
ballot containing a constitutional
amendment, or question TO be sub.
mitted to the vote of the people, by
crossing out therefrom parts of the
oaiiot III such manner that the re-
pallnng part shall express his vote
upon the question submitted. After
preparing his ballots, the elector shall
told each of them so that the face of the
ballot will be concealed, and 80 that
the printed Endorsement and the sigma.
lures and initials of the ballot clerks
thereon may be seen. He shall then
vote forthwith and before leaving this
polling place.
sec. 70. Not more than one person
shall be permitted to OCCUPY any one
booth or compartment at one time:
anu no person shall remain In or oc.
cupy booth or compartment longer
thah may De necessary to prepare bis
oaliot, ana IN no event longer than
Sec. "a. Any voter who shall bv
accident or mistake spoil his ballot so
mat ne can not conveniently vote the
same, may, on returning said spoiled
ballot to the ballot clerks, receive
aho'her IN place thereof and shall vote
AT once. Every elector who docs NOT
Voic any ballot delivered to him shall.
before leaving the polling place, return
Such ballot 10 the ballot clerks having
charge of the ballots.
Sec. %. ANY clector who decIoroo