Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-14

enclosed by the guard rail as above pro.
vided. The ballot eleak shall give him
one. and only ons, ballot, and his name
shall be immediately checked on said
list. II the voter is q woman, she shall
receive special ballot containing the
names of candidates for school COM
mittee only. Besides the election officers,
not more than four voters in excess Of
the number Of voting shelves or compart-
ments provided shall be allowed in said
enclosed space OF one time.
SEQ. %. On receipt of his ballot the
voter shall forthwith md without leaving
the enclosed space, retire alone 10 one of
the voting shelves or compartments so
provided and shall prepare his ballot by
marking in the appropriate margin or
place q Cross X oppos.te the name of
the candidate of mis- onoics for each office
TO be filed, or by filling in the name of
the candidate of his choice in tha blank
space provided therefor, and marking n
cross [X] opposite therefor and, in oase
OF a question submitted TO the vote OF the
people, by king in tho appropriate MAR
gin or place, GROSS II against the an
swsr which he desires 10 give. Before
leaving the voting shelf or compartment
| the voter shall fold his ballot, without
| displaying the marks thereon, In the
same way it was folded when received by
him, and he shall keep this same SO folded
until he mas voted. He shall vote in tho
manner now provided by law before
lssyIng the enclosed bpacs, and shall de-
post his ballot in the box with the
official endorsement .uppermost. He shall
mark and deposit his ballot without
undus delay and shall gait eaii
enclosed space as soon az he has
voted. No such voter shall be al.
lowed to occupy q voting shelf or com
partment already occupied by another,
nor to remain within said enclosed spaoe
/ more than ten minutes. nor to occupy q
\ voting shelf or compartment for more
4 than fYe miualtes in oaae all Of Buoh
shelves or compartments are in use, and
other voters .are eating TO oscupy the
same. No voter not an election officer
whose nsms has been checked on the list
OF the ballot officers, shall be allowed to
re-enter said enclosed space dusiug Eaid
election. II shall be the duty Of the pre-
siding eltction oiiicer fer tbs time bsine
10 Eecure The observance OF tae provision
OF this section.
Sec. "a, No person shall take or remove
any ballot from the poIling-placs before
the close Of the polls. II any voter spoils
o ballot he may succsssiyeIy obtain Others
one at time, NOS exceeding three IL NIL,
upon returning each spoiled one. This
ballots thus returned shall 10 immediately
cancelled, and together with those not
distributed to the voters, shall be pre-
sesved and with the checklist used by
the ballot clerks, which shell be certified
by them to be such, shall be secured IN
an eaYelpps, sealed, and sent TO the
eeversl city and town clerks, rs required
by law in the case Of the ballots cast, snt
the other checklist used.
Sec. Is. Any voter who declares to tbs
presiding election officer that he was {
voter prior to the first day OF May in tht
year eighteen hundred and ffty.sevbn
and cannot read, or that by blindness oil
other physioni disability he is unable tx
mark his ballot, skall, npon request, re
oeire the assistance OF one or two Of tn,
election Off sers in the marking thereof
ard such officer or officers shall certify OIL
tho outeide thereof that it was 80 mBrke,
with his or their assistance, and shal