The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-08-29


force at the coming election, and as it pro-
vides for quite important changes brief
synopsis OF its most important provisions, as
compiled by the Midland Republican, is
here given, especially those making the most
marked changes:
1. The boxes, the election seal and the
manner of sealing are about the same as
heretofore.
2. No tickets can be used or circulated
unless furnished by the Secretary of State,
and it is his duty to furnish them on appIi-
cation and payment therefor by party COM
mittees, (whether this applies to the County
or State tickets, we don't undertake to say
8. All ballots are to be of the same width
and length, with no impression, device, color
or thing on the outside designed or liable TO
distinguish one from another.
4. The State Central, Comfy or other
managing committee of any political party
is to prepare and adopt a heading for the
party ticket, to be printed at the top of the
ticket, inside, and to show the party name,
and in what congressional, senatorial and
representative and senatorial districts, and
county 1t may be used. A copy of each
party ticket, with this head Is to be filed in
sealed envelope, with the County Clerk at
least ten days before the election. There is
heavy penalty for counterfeting such bal
lot.
8. Penalty for printing, circulating, dis
tributing or causing to be distributed, ballot
or ballots having the heading vignette, or
any imitation of it, with name of any candi-
date changed, may reach ST. 900 fine and q
year in State prison. But any voter may,
for himself, erase or insert any name in
writing or with printed slips.
9. The ballot must be folded by the voter
before handing to the inspector of election,
so that the names will not show. The chair
man of the inspectors will put rubber
band around it and put it in the box (sub-
ject to the usual challenging, oath etc.,
z. Each party may have a challenger,
who is to have place inside the polling i'm
closure, and he may stay until the ballots
are counted and the returns signed,
s. The usual prceedings in case of chal-
lenges are provided for, there being five
forms of oath for the various cases. False
swearing lays one liable to the penalties of
perjury. Inspectors are required to chal-
lenge those they believe or suspect TO be not
qualified voters.
Q. In all cities and villages, and to town
ship having 100 or more voters, railing or
fence four feet high shall land in towns with
less than 100 may) be placed through and
across the center of the room where the
election is held, with gate therein, the
gate to be in charge of gate keeper, no per-
son to go inside the railing except the voter.
Having voted the elector shall at once go
out. No more are to be allowed within at
one time than there are booths, one booth
being required at each polling place, and no
less than one for every hundred voters, and
one additional If there be twenty-five voters
more than the exact hundredths. The booth
IN ION IN ha fho, O;x
feet high, and to be where the voter will
pass through it and be concealed from view.
Within this booth before polls open the i'm =
spectors shall cause to be placed tickets of
all political parties and slips of the several
candidates if desired and furnished by them,
and shall keep supply of tickets therein.
In towns where there are no booths, table
or desk is to be provided for the tickets, the
railing and booths being optional with the
township board in towns having less than
100 voters. r
10. At close of polls the number having
voted is TO be set down on poll list and sign
ed by inspectors. The ballot box must be
we'll shaken, then opened, ballots taken out
by one of the inspectors, one by one, opened,
Office and name read distinctly, the clerks
tallying accordingly, one for each candidate
voted for. The inspector hands the ballots
to another inspector, who examines them,
numbers them cOnsecutively and strings
them on a strong thread. When the num-
Der of ballots taken out and read equals the
number who voted, If there are any more
ballots in the box, they are to be Immediate
ly destroyed, If two or more ballots are
found folded together they are to be imme-1
diately destroyed. If any ballot contains
more names for an Office than are required
for that Office, it is fraudulent so far as that
Office is concerned AS soon as the count Is
completed, the result, with number of votes
for each candidate is to be Immediately and
publicly declared.
IL. The gate keepers are peace officers
at the elections with power equal to consta-
bles. A candidate for office cannot be
gate keeper. But one voter is allowed with
in the railing at time, and must go out as
soon as he has voted. The board may fix
the time the voter may remain in the booth.
1t can't be less than one minute or more
than five. There is a heavy penalty for in
terfering with the gate keeper in discharge
of his duty.
~. No election can be held i'm any saloon
or bar room, nor in any room or place COLI
tiguous thereto, and any person introducing
any intoxicating liquor to the room where
the election is held, and any inspector or
clerk of election drinking any such liquor or
being intoxicated in the election room is sub
ject to penalty not to exceed 500 or 60
days or both. 4ylf Z
Is. Any person furnishing an eector
who cannot read ticket and informing him
falsely concerning any name or names there
on with intent to induce him to vote contrary
to his inclination, or who shall deceitfully
change ballot of any voter. to prevent him
from voting as he intended, is subject to
fine of not over 500, OF Imprisonment in
jail not more than 80 days, or both.