The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13


were inserted yesterday by amendment
See. Il describes the ballotboX more in de-
tail and provides that the inspectors shall have
the key of one lock and the judge of the oppo-
site party shall keep the other.
The thirteenth and fourteenth sections, as
amended, reads as follows, the words inserted
by amendment being in brackets:
sec, b. The election shall open in the forenoon
at the hour Of O'Clock and continue open until
o'clock Of the afternoon after which the board may
close the election at any time when all the electors
have voted when fifteen minutes have passed
without q vote having been rendered; but the polls
shall in be kept open after O'Clock OF the
afternoon; and the polls shall not be closed after
O'Clock and before O'Clock except by the unanimous
consent Of all the members OF me election board;
but whenever the polls are closed, proclamation
must be made OF the fact of such closing by the in
sPectOr 70 the people outside, in loud and audible
tone OF voice, ana minute OF such proclamation,
and OF the time when the same made, must be
entered on the tally papers by the clerks and alter
SIi minute hs neen n ra no nor tt .ito
OF twenty legal voters and h0usehOderS OF any pre-
cnct in the state presented 10 the board OF county
any election IN the county in which such precinct or
precincts are situate petiiOnng said board for tho
opening of the election at the hour OF six O'Clock In
the forenoon, ia is made the duty OF the board of
commissioners grant and enter of record the prayer
OF such precinct petitioners; and il Is made the
further duty Of the board to direct the auditor OF the
county 10 publish in two newspapers OF general cir
duaOn, published in said county, representing the
leading national political parties opposed to each
out fully the namo Of the precinct or precincts ana
the township, town city, in which such precinct
precincts situated petitOning Tor the open
ing OF the polls at o. clock in the forenoon, and the
board shall enter of record order requiring the
polls OF every such precinct To be opened accordingly
provided, further that in all cities and towns hav-
ing population Of 1000 or more, the polls shall be
opened at DEL ok in the morning on the day OF
Of said day.l
see a. Zach eleetor shall vote, by ballot, in the
precinct wherein he resides. Any person who. hav-
ing been resident of Indiana shall have absented
himself from the state for a period of six months
more, otherwise than business Of the state or OF
the United States OF who shall have gone into any
other state sovereignty with the intention OF vot
another state OF sovereignty shall have
voted therein, and, also, any person who shall
not have been bona fde resident OF this state and
before any election previously acquired residence
in Indiana SHALL before being entitled TO vote al any
election in this state register notice OF his nten-
ton become a qualified elector therein. in the
office OF the clerk of the circuit court OF the county
in which he resides. such registration shall be
made ut least six months prior 10 any such election
and the notice shall state such persons name, age
and place residence by which shall be understood
his lodging place. and the notice shall be in the
form following, and sworn TO before such clerk.
lOn the filing OF any notice provided for in this
section IL shall be the duty of such clerk TO enter
the name and residence OF the party filing said no
tice in book provided for said purpose TO be open
at all times To the inspection of the public and safely
preserve said original notices and deliver certified
demand OF any challenger or member OF the election
board such elector shall be required 70 produce the
same before being allowed TO vote No per
or in the name Of any other person
present the copy OF the register for any other per-
son at polling place, or induce hire or advise any
egiSter as above. Any person violating the pro-
vision Of this section who shall vote attempt 70
vote without having been registered when requested
to do so, above, shall be guilty OF felony, and
upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the state
prison for not less than year nor more than i've
years. and be disiranchised for any determinable
periOd.l
The fifteenth section. which provides for
registration notice 10 the county clerk by per-
sons removing from one township or precinct
to another within ninety days prior to the
election, was stricken out entirely, and section
10, which provides for the proclamation OF the
opening of the polls, was not amended
Alter considering sec. II, which provides
that the sheriff shall appoint two special depu-
ties for each precinct in the county, to be
known rs election sherifis, 10 preserve order
and make arrests on demand of a member of
the board, as provided for in another section,
the senate adjourned to resume the bill this
morning
The election sheriffs alluded to are to be APP
pointed five days before the election from the
two leading political parties upon nomination
OF the county central committees. They are to
receive $50 per day. No other peace officers
of the state or division thereof shall be allowed
within fifty feet of the polls except to serve
process Of courts or TO vote unless summoned
by the election sherifs.
Nearly all the amendments adopted were
son OF Jasper and the senator
from the "Kankakee regions" Mr. DeMotte Of
fered large number, which were tabled. Mr..
johnson and Mr.. Hays, however, offered
amendments which were accepted without de-
bate. There was no disposition to load the
NrHN IL L. H. Il.
All amendments were offered in good faith and
to strengthen the bill.
When it was learned that the election
bill was being considered the lob
bles were soon crowded by
hundreds of people who took deep interest in
every step taken. Most OF these visitors are
students OF election reforms. One thing no
ticeable was the large number of ladies and
tariff refOTmers who remained all afternoon
attentively listening to the reading of the bills
and the discussion upon tine amendments.
There are sixty-eight sections in the
be gone over yesterday afternoon it is very
doubtful whether it will reach engrOssment
to-day. When il comes up for final passage
there will be no discussion, and il will pass
with practically no opposition. The bill will
undoubtedly be "an act" before ten days.
The senate resumed consideration of the cleo
ton bill the first thing Friday and trans
acted no other other business during the whole
days session except the attending of the joint
convention TO elect Jacob Dunn state librarian.
There are sixty-eight sections in the bill, of
which the first seventeen were considered
Thursday. Yesterday secs. IS to 56 were acted
upOn-the most important sections of the bill.
The remaining twelve sections will be disposed
of by noon to-day, and the bill will then be
ordered engrossed-
Sec II, which provided for two deputy
sleriffs at each poll, was farther amended by
reducing the per diem of the deputies from 81
TO Sl.25.
The eighteenth section provides that the Sec
rotary of state and two qualified electors, by
him appointed, one from each of the political
shall compose the state board of election CON-
sttuting the governor for the secretary. This
board is To serve without compensation.
See 70 constitute the county clerk
party, appointed by the clerk, upon
nomination OF their respective chairmen Of the
county central committees, county board of
election commissioners, and serve without
compensation. These commissioners shall pre-
pare and distribute the ballots. The word
governor" was substituted for secretary of
state" in this section.
The twentieth section provides how the ticket
shall be made. Candidates nominated by any
party that east per cent. of the total vote at
the preceding election must be placed
on the ticket. Also, the names of
any candidates for any Office when
petitioned for by electors qualified to vote for
such candidates as follows: For state officers,
900 petitioners; for representatives in congress,
200; for county officers, members of the legis-