The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-17
LAW IN PLAIN WORDS,


Complete Report 0f the joint
Cepsnsnf<tee Of Lawyers. Its Com
utrnctiOn 1T the New Election
law and It's Precise Instructions
% Voters.
Tho full report Of the committee com
posed ofthree lawyers. named ~ inc STAT"
committee II the demwrntir anil republican
parties, ard agreed m by ~ ch.,rnen y
ihosc committees Is Is follows The nr-t
section i simply reference IL tho order in
which tickets shall BE- prinf.~i. State tickets
should h, IN tho following n-'lrr
Secret nv ~ state. auditor Of ststr. treas
urer or state. Judge Of Tie supreme court
Fifth district, attornev-grn.ral. clerk n the
surrcme court. superintendent; " public ~
structinn, chief Of bureau ol Statistics state
geologi~t
reunty tickets should b. prepared as f''
lows
Representative in congress ;nice II cir
cult court. prosecuting ssto'ncv. jnise- n
superior court. Judge ~ criminal court
senator. Joint senator. representative, joint
representative, clerk II tho circuit court
county auditor. county trasu-er. rceurdrr
sheriff coroner. county surveyor, county
commissioner.
A. 70 the requirement. tr written NJ
pointmcnts CIR p.,il-hock hodar- and chai
lcnger-, it j. contemplated TINT the county
committees will put in the hands Of prec'nc'
commissioners blank forms duly signed,
which may b. fllcl IN and used. y c--r y
challenger <hvud become III or snauli p
required % leave the polls.
The report then confined.
cnrTEs.
In constructing the chute. md in enfnrc
ing the provision that no person shall rr-
main within inv feet II the chalienge win
dow. regard should l., had to the pu pose \,
the statute. Passage along The highw<s
should not be unduiy ob>tructen. Persons
passing or being within ifiy FRET for mani
testify necessary and lawful purposes should
not ie hindered or nole~tsi.
We recommend the following Instruction.
10 voters. required by sec. IS to be printed
On The cards which are 10 be poste'i ~ ths
polls. a. sufficient 70 meet the requirement.
Of tie law:
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.
/. You must got your ballots Of the poll
ing clerks in the election rsom.
2. Ifyou wa't 70 vote straight ticket
stamp the square on III. left Of the name o
VI
vote. III You do not wish to vote straigh
ticket. then do not stamp the snasre 70 tn
left Of the name Of your party, but stamp thu
square 10 the len OF the name ~ each canii
date for whom you desire 10 vote, on what
ever list ct candidates il may be
3. d. not mutilate your ballot or MAIL
Il, either BY scratching name oil or y,
writing one on. or in any other WAY, excrp
By stamping On the square or squar be
fore mentioned. Otherwise the bal OF vii!
not be counted.
4 Amor stamping your baI'o:s. ard b.
fore leaving the booth, foil them ssparate
". % that the face Of them cannot be seen
ana % that the initial letters Of the name'
Of tho polling clerks on the back tlereo
can Be- seen. Then hand your ballots 70 th'
Inspector, The stamp % the polling clerk
on1 HAVE ne room.
II YOU are physically unable 70 STAMP
<nrr ballot or cannot read English, 81 in
/nrn, thc polling clerks, and tell them nov
10 wish 20 vote, and they will stamp you
In1Iots for you. But the voter and clerk
should not permit any other person 70 hea
~ rec how the ballot j. stamped.
s. fyou should accidentally, or By mis-
take, defuce, mutilntc 81 spoil your ballot
return il TO the poll clerks and set new
ballot.
Sec. 43. Whoever shall knowingly Q
willfuIly make false affidavit, under an.
II the provisions Of this act, shall b. deeme
guilty Of perjury.
Sec. 90. Any person who shall remov
or attempt 10 remove \ ballot or stsrny
from the election room, or have IN ~
possession outside the election room an
ballot or stamp. either genuine or counter
felt, during the election shall BE- guilty .
felony, and on conviction shall Be i'm
prisoned 10 the pcnitcniiary not less thai
two nor more than five years, and be DIS
franchised for any determnate period y"
less than ten years.
Sec. IS. Ii any person not herein author
lied 20 10 do shall enter or attempt y cnte
the elect;on-room. or enter OF attempt - en-
ter within the railing leading from tue chal
,rnge window 70 the entrance of the cleo
tion-room without first having been passe'
by the chaliengers. or having been sworn I
as heretofore provided. or shall renal
within fifty feet % the polling place, c"n
trary 70 the provisions hercinbeforc made
be shall be guilty Of ini<demeanor, and
on conviction thereof, be tined not NOR
than $500.
Sec. Sc. If any person shall induce, .
attempt "a induce, any e.ector 70 write
paste or otherwise place on his ballot 10
name Of any person. Or any sign o. device :
any kind A. distinguishing mark by whic
70 indicate 20 any other person how sue
eector has voted. or shall enter into Or Al
tempt 70 form any agreement or conspirac
with any other person 70 induce or atiemE
20 induce electors, Or any elector, TO :
place any distinguishing name Or mark up y
his ballot, whether OF not said act BE- con
mltted, such person 50 offending shall !
guilty Of felony. and, on conviction. DC N
prisoned not more than five nor less than ~
years in the states prison.
Sec. 50. Any person who shall, during n
election, remove or destroy anv u the suI
plies or other conveniences placed ~ y
booths ne aforesaid. or delivered 70 the vot'
for the purpose Of enabling the voter 70 Pr
pare his ballot, or shall, during IN clectio
remove, tear down or deface the cards pr'n
"a for the instruction OF the voters, or shal
during m election, destroy Of remove 90
booth, railing or other convenience pr
vided for such an election, or shalt induce
attempt 70 induce any person % commit 40
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