The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03


ton at which he votes No voter shall be Above
10 vote Mt any election from whose card the cor.
ner containing the designation OF the month and
year OF said election has been torn The registrars
OF election shall notify the commissioners OF eec.
ton. or the officers charged with the printing OF
ballots OF the number OF registered voters In each
ward and civil district at least twelve days before
section s he il further enacted, That the Com.
missioner OF Election SHALL In addition o. the bal
lots prepare full instructions for the guidance OF
voters at such elections 10 obtaining ballots rs
10 the manner of marking them, and the method OF
gaining assistance and ns 10 obtaining new ballots
In place Of those accidentally spoiled; and they
shall respectively cause the same together with
copies OF this act 90 be printed in large clean TYPE
on separate cards TO be called cards oiinslruction"
and they shall respectively furnish the samennd the
| ballots for use In each such election.
section y he II further enacted That the Com
missoner o. hegs,ratlon shall deliver 70 the heg
number Of ballots and cards Of instruction. n re
quircd by the provisions of this act at least twenty
four hours before the date OF election When there
are two or moro voting places In any one ward or
civil district, the Commissioner OF Regisifation In
addition 70 the two Registrar for each wand or
| civil district, shall npoint two additional Regis
turs. 10 that there shall DO two Registrars at each
voting place.
Section 10 he II further enacted. That In case the
ballots TO be furnished To any ward civil district
| In accordance with the PROVISIONS OF this net,
shall fail for any reason, 90 BE- duly delivered, or
In case, after delivery; they shall be destroyed OF
stolen IL shall b. the duty Of the Registrars In said
ward or civil district 10 cause other ballots 20 be
prepared substantially in tie form OF the ballots 20
wanting and 10 bc furnished. Aud Il there \ not
| time Ia prepare said ballots substantially In the
form required by the provision Of this act, then
| the Registrars may have printed plain white tick.
ets9i me most convenlehl slH h,alhls VIZ haiSs
Of the candidates ~ required by law, which shall
be voted ~ registered la the Ease Of the tickets
herein provided for. Within three DAYS after the
close of the polls on election days the Registrars.
having furnished such tickets, shall maken writ.
ten report OF the whole circumstances Of the loss
Of the tickets aud the printing OF the Others, hndcr
| oath. 81 the Commissioner Of kcgisifnuon, VINO
shall make such Endorsements a. they zee It, aud
| transmit the sane 10 the Grand jury u the court
section II. ~ IL further enacted, That Ia addi,
ton 10 the duties required In the rglst7ation 81
voters the Registrars Of Election shall BE- com
pclled 10 distribute the tickets provided A. public
cxpailse and such other duties n arr provided for
hcrcIn. Ana each Registrar shall nccciyc for the
distribution Of tickets on election day the sum OF
81. II any Registrar fails or reiuses 70 serve a.
herein provided, the officer holding the election
shall swear IN n by-sta nder Of the nmc political
faith Of the Registrar not serving The following
oath at the opening OF me polls thall be adminl,
lcrd by the oiiccr holding the elc'ton 70 each
Registrar or byttnndcr appointed 10 act
as Registrar II do solcinny swear
without ieaT or favor. aud that ! VIII not
attempt 10 guide. dlrcct Or influence any voter IN
the exercise Of his franchise 10 help me God"
The bystandcr sworn In "a act ~ kcglftruf shall
receive the ,amc compensation % the Registrar IL
entitled to- The Registrar shall have change Ut the
ballots, and shall furnish them 10 the voters " the
manner hereinafter sct forth. A duplicate list Of
the qualified voters IN each ward aud district Ia
which there are morc than one voting place shall
- supplied by the Registrars OF Electon, OF tho
Commissioners Of Rcgstmtion, 70 tho Clerks At
each polling place.
Sec y Ne IL further enacted. That the officer In
each county whose duty t y 10 hold the election
aud appoint polling places therein, ns herein pro
yided for, shall cause the same 10 be suitably pro
yidcd with a sufficient humber OF voting shelves,
OF tables nj or on which voters may conveniently
MARI their Inllois Zach compartment shall be ~
arranged that Il shall be- impossible Tor one voter
nj oi.e table or In one compartment IN sec another
voter NJ smother table nf compartment IN the act
Of making his ballet The arrangement shall b.
such that neither the ballot boxes nor the voting
shclvc, OF compartments shall le hidden lron,
the view Of Those Jusi outside guard
2 nail which shall run In front OF the
, balotbox. The number Of such voting shelves,
table. OF comlaittncnl, ,nnl ~ De is 1 a ,
Ing placcs. No pcraous other than the election
Officers and voters admitted a. hereinafter provided
shall b. permitted within sch nall 90 room WI, r.
I the cicriion 4 he'd except by authority ni the
election nniccn iof TIE guflSec y kcsplng otdei
J aud enforcing ihc Law. L1ol voting sheli % com'
4 tllss ami convenlsnr,s ZOE marking the ballots
I section ~ ~ u further enacted, That the rcg
istnsr having Tie oniclai ballots shall stand mol
closer than ten feet a. the cnirancu 81 the room N
1 ! which the brllot.bpx l. placed double gang
way. with railEuafis shall run from the point oc
. euplcd b. The registrar 20 the aid entrance. and
\ ! no one Who has already voted OF who u uo
rcady 0f qualified ~ vote shall come nearer that
/. Ten icet u aid raj. guard GA any side A. y
hand the voter an Official ballot and card oi In
4 sirictinns but - that not morc voter than then
!. are voting clmp1ftmcn', shall ~ aan'lu.'
!. TIE balotbok aud the compartments, tables o
I" shelves
!. scctlon ~ ~ Il further enacted, That upon 10
g rrccipt OF bis ballot the voter shall forthwith cntcl
4 through one vt the gtni rails. the noon "a Whicl
,. the voting {. 70 take place. ic shall 40 ~ one
% the vytug shelves OF comp1rimentsi aud shali ",
! pafe his ballot by mnflluL IN the apptupfltt
2. margin Or place, acr1s. * opposite tue maine q
" W. candidate ~ ~ choice loI o,eh oin,' W =
lo h's clinico In the blank space provided thcfgio
N aud mafklng eros ~ uppuste thcrgio aud lik,
le wise n cross tNl opposite thc answer be- dc,livs
!" I give In oa,e oi constitutional amendment "
10 iOfo leaving the voting shelf 90 conrafmgnt "a
ic voter shall hold ht ballot without display ing IN
&c msTss iherou, bot . TIA, ne yogls ,otiioi.
the polling uaco iuf which the ballot j. pfciai,'
10 the date oi the election aud the iacsnilg 81 N
4. signatures II tie commissioners Of fcFlslmuo
or shall be, for the mot part, visible 70 the ofcc
b. election ne shall then vote IN the manurf no
be- provided by Law. lic shall marx aud depgsit ~
NJ ballot without undue delay, and shall quit al
lo incloied space or NON a. soon ~ he ha Vote'
be No such voter shall ho allowed " occupy votit
shelf or compartment alrsdy Occupcd ~ q
10 other nor longer than ten mlnuts " Other vote
M aw not waiting. nor longer than I'VE minutes
al cnso other voters herein provided shall BE- nluNe
N In lnc RON 10 which t,id nailoi ~ an ~, con
III none other, in secure the ohscnanro 81 the ~
~ visions 81 this segiOn Ia the case u cities hain
~ duly enrolled policemen o. peace nflCcra, the ~
.re auihofltloa may designate the onccn " keep q
ns polce at the polls on the outside OF the nluin
AZ which 4 The ballotbot. aud not closer than q
NJ fCst 20 the outer nail guard lgndug 70 nid MOI
ii hut IN no event shall aid policemen o. peace 81
OF cfu come ncarrf "a Mid failEuafd than ten ~
~ OF cnicf the foom Ia which u the ballotboH, a
ia ltss aferlaiy requested io DO 20 by the sheriff
h | Duputy sheriff holding the election. aud NJ Al
ng tlmc when requested 'odo ~ BY said oitccf hol
III Ing the election. the said policeman VI Jioicsm
mo shall rctiru from the room Ia which Il the ball'
nj box aud " point not nearer than zen icct 70 q
III Aforesaid nliguard.
No section 10 H. u further enacted, That no pens
ali shall take OF remove any ballot from the POLL
an | place hcioff the clolc 81 the polls II any vol
ln lpOlis ballot, he may successfully obtai othe
ne one nt time not exceeding three Ia all, upon
he turning each spoiled one
III section 10 I've u further enacted, That any vo
mo who dc1lanr 10 The oinccf holding the elcrti
m. that be- voter prior 10 the 1T day VI May
hi. the yctf 1857 h1d canuOt fcil, OF BY blindness
en Unable 70 m.th us uAllot snail. upon feluesl
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