The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-13

OF governor of the state; but in case said clerk
OF any county shall fail to appear AZ the office
of governor OF the state by the close of the
tenth day prior TO election, the state board of
election commissioners shall forthwith dis
patch special messenger 10 such county with
the ballots for the county: which messenger
before receiving such ballots. shall take and
prescribe TO an oath, TO be administered TO him
by the secretary OF state which oath shall be
filed with said board of election commissioners,
and shall be in the words following:
State OF Indiana, Marion County, Sc:
I,----------.--, tor affirm. the case may be j
that viii charge Of the election ballots doIv-
cred 10 me by the state board OF election commission
ers ior the county OF ana viii safely deliver
said bail IS in sealed packages and in the same con-
dtiOn az ceived oy me- 10 the clerk OF said county
at the earliest time that reach the county
OF said county, 80 help me God.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this.....day
Oh, Is.
And in such case said messenger shall be al
lowed 9 per day for the time necessarily en-
ployed, and cents per mile for the distance
necessarily Travelled by him, which allowance
shall be certified to the treasurer of such
county, and deducted from the first moneys
thereafter accruing To such clerk payable to
the treasurer. The amount so deducted shall
be RENTED by the county treasurer TO the
treasurer of state.
Sec. 81. IF any member of the board of cleo
ton commissioners shall give or deliver 20 any
other person any of said ballots shall permit
any OF them TO be Ia IN away except as herein
provided, he, or they, shall be guilty of a
felony, and on conviction shall be punished by
imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not
less than three nor more than ten years, and
be disfranchised for any determinete period
not less than ten years.
my nor . ~
IN any manner, feiOniOusly or with the consent
or permission of the custodian for the time,
from any place where they may lawfully be I'M
der this act, any OF such ballots or stamps, or
be found in custody or possession OF such bal
lots or stamps Except rs official or custodian
under this act, while within the polling
place for the purpose OF votngl; or If any such
custodian or official shall consent TO, or permit,
any OF such ballots or stamps 30 be removed or
carried away from the place where they may
lawfully be by any person, except an official or
custodian under this act whose duty it is to re-
ceive the same, such person, custodian or Of
fetal shall be deemed guilty OF felony, and on
conviction shall be punished by imprisonment
in the penitentiary at hard labor FOR not less
than three nor more than ten years and be dis
franchised for any determinate period not less
than ten years.
Sec. 80. IL shall be the duty of each election
inspector, or in case he can not attend, for some
other member OF the election board authorized
In writing by the Inspector, TO appear At the
ONCE OF the clerk OF the circuit court OF his
county not more than three nor less than two
days before each election, and the county board
OF election commissioners shall thereupon de-
liver 10 him the sealed package OF ballots and
the stamps provided for his precinct by the
state board of election commissioners, and also
ten of the local ballots printed under the direc-
ton OF the county board OF election commits
siOners for each five or fraction thereof OF the
number OF votes cast ut such precinct at the
last presidential election. or If new precinct
for each five or fraction OF five voters, as estl-
mated by the county commissioners Pro-
vided, however, that in case it may be made to
appear by affidavit of such Inspector that the
number OF votes in his precinct has increased
more than 90 per cent, since the last presl-
dental election or estimated by the board Of
county commissioners, there shall be delivered
to him two ballots for each voter so declared
under oath by him to reside in the precinct.
The local ballots shall be wrapped and tied In
packages and securely sealed with wax In the
presence OF said inspector or his representa-
tive, who shall receipt Tor the same; and
for the safe sealing of such bal
lots the county board OF election commissioners
shall provide themselves with seal OF such de-
sign as they may deem proper, but the same de-
sign shall not be used at any two consecutive
elections and said packages shall not be
opened until delivered TO the election board OF
the respective voting pTecents 10 which they are
directed, and said boards shall be fully organ
lied and ready for the reception of votes as ia
this act provided
Sec "a. At the opening of the polls, after
the organization of, and in the presence Of, the
election board. the inspector shall open the
packages of ballots in such a manner rs 10 pre-
serve the seals intact. He shall then deliver to
the poll clerk of the opposite political party
from his own twenty-five each OF the state and
local ballots, and 10 the other poll clerk the
stamps for marking the ballots. The poll
clerks shall at once proceed 10 write their IN
itals, ia ink, on the lower left hand corner of
the back OF each of said ballots, in their ordi-
nary handwriting. aud without any distinguish
ing mark of any kind. As each successive
electOr calls for ballot the poll clerks shall
deliver TO him the first signed OF the twenty
FIVE ballots of each kind; and the inspector
shall Immediately deliver TO the clerks smother
ballot of each kind which the poll clerk shall
at once cuuntersigu, as before, and add to the
ballots already cOuntersigned, so that II shall
be delivered for voting after all OF those there
tOfore countersigned.
Sec. 81. The county board of election COM
missiOners of each county shall cause 10 be
printed in large type on cards, IN English and
such other languages as they deem uecessa r.,
instructions for the guidance OF electors in
preparing their ballots. They shall furnish
twelve OF such cards in each OF the languages
determined upon by them 10 each OF the election
INSPECTORS al the same time they deliver 10 him
the ballots for his precinct. Each inspector
shall cause TO be posted one OF each Of said
cards in each place or compartment provided
for the preparation of ballots and one OF
each kind OF such cards at or near to the outer
end OF the chute leading TO the polling place,
and not nearer than fifty feet OF the polling
place, and not less than three of each OF such
cards, aud three samples OF each OF the state
and local ballots in and about the polling
place at the opening of the polls on the day OF
election, which sample ballots shall be printed
on different colored paper than the genuine
ballots Said cards shall contain full lnstruc-
tons to the voters as to what must be done:
Ql To obtain ballots for voting; ~ TO pre-
pare the ballots for voting; ~ to obtain new
ballot in place of one accidentally defaced,
mutilated or spoiled; also, copies of secs. As,
So, 56, 80 and 90 of this act
Sec. So. La case any inspector or his repre-
sentative shall fail TO appear at the office OF the
county clerk by the close of the second day
prior to any election, the county board Of cleo
ton commissioners shall forthwith dispatch
special messenger TO his precinct with the bal
lot and stamps for such precinct. Such mes
senger shall be allowed $ for his time and
cents per mile for the distance necessarily trav-
eled by him. and shall promptly report to such
clerk and file with him the receipt of the per-