The Brookhaven leader., 1890-11-06

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| This Constitution, adopted by the people
| of Mississippi in convention assembled, shall
| he in force and effect from and after this, the
first day of November, A. ID. 1890.
Ordinances.
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
SECTION L. All ballots in all elections held
| in this State shall be printed and distributed
| at public expense, as hereinafter provided,
| and shall be known as official ballots" The
| expense of printing all such ballots shall be
| paid out of the respective county treasures,
except that in municipal elections such ex-
penses shall be paid by the respective cities
SEC. 2. The ballots printed for use under
this ordinance shall contain the names OF
nomination not less than fifteen days pre-
vious to the day of election, by any conven-
ton, or other nominating body, or at
| this State. 1t shall be the duty of one OF the
commissioners of election, designated for
! that purpose in his commission by the au-
have printed all necessary ballots for use in
| sal d elections, except ballots in municipal
elections, which shall be printed as herein
provided by the authorities Of the respective
municipalities; and said officer shall cause
| to be printed by o printer, sworn to keep Sc
cret said ballots under penalties to, be pre-
| scribed by law, the names of all candi-
| dates SO nominated, npon the written re-
| quest of anyone or more of the candidates
| so nominated, or of any qualified elector who
VIII affirm that he was a member OF such
convention or other nominating body, or
| that the name presented by hun was the
nominee of said convention or nominating
| body, or primary election. Said commits,
sioner shall also cause to be printed on said
ballots the name of any qualified elector
who has been requested to be. candidate
for any office BY S Erltten dRS etiee99
electors, for any beat office or mqni-,
| cipal Office in any town of less than
600 inhabitants, or fifty qualified electors
for any other office, and when said petition
or request has been presented to said CON-
missioner not less than fifteen days before
| the election; but If any qualified elector has
been nominated as aforesaid or has been re,
| Quested to be a candidate as above specified
| less than fifteen days before any election,
then the name of such candidates shall not
/ be printed upon said ballots. There shall be
! on said ballots one blank space under the
! title of each Office to be voted for, and III the
/ event of the death of any candidate whose
1 name shall have been printed on the official
ballot, the name of the candidate duly sub
| stituted in place of such deceased candidate
may be written i'll such blank space by the
| voter.
SEC. 3. After the proper officer has been
| fed of the nomination, as herelnbefore
| specified of any candidate for office, said
| officer shall not omit the. name from the
ballot unless upon the written request OF the
! candidate SO nominated, made at least ten
| days before the election.
| SEC. 4. Every ballot printed by virtue of
this ordinance shall contain the names
before specified and not duly with
| drawn. The arrangement of the names
of all Of the candidates and the
| order in which the titles of the various Off
GERS TO be voted for shall be made, and the
size, print and quality of the official ballot,
| is left to the sound Judgment of the officer
charged with printing said ballots; but the
| arrangement need not be uniform. 1t shall
! be the duty of the Secretary of State, with
| the approval of the Governor, to furnish
the commissioners Of the several counties a
| sample of an official ballot, the general form
of which shall be followed as nearly as prac-
ticable. Whenever the question of a consti-
tutional amendment or other question or
! tive vote, is submitted to vote OF the cleo
| tors, such amendment. question or matter
| shall be printed on SAID official ballot, to-
| gether with the names of the candidates, II
| any, and also the words yea and nay, to be
| arranged by the proper officer so that the
voter can inteligently vote his preference
| by making a cross mark (x) opposite the
word indicating his preference; immediate
| ly following the title of each officer shall be
! printed the words Vote for one" or Vote
| for two" or more according to the number
/ to be elected. On the back and outside of
the ballot shall be printed official ballot"
| the name of the voting precinct or place for
which said ballot is prepared and the date of
SEC. 5. Ali official ballots intended for use
| at any voting precinct or place of voting
| shall be fastened together in convenient
! NUMBERS ana III some secure manner, IN
| such way that such ballots may be detached
| for use. A record of the number of official
| ballots printed and furnished to each voting
precinct or place OF voting shall be kept and
| all such ballots accounted for by the officer
or officers III each county charged with the
| printing of ballots.
SIC. 6. The officers charged with distrihut-
| ing or printing and distributing the official
ballots shall ascertain from the circuit clerk
| or other proper officer, at least ten days be-
fore the day of election, the number of reg
| istered voters in each election district, and
shall also. prepare full instructions for the
| guidance of electors at elections as to OBJ
| tanning ballots, as to the manner of marking
them, and as to obtaining new ballots in
| place of those accidentally spoiled, and such
structions, shall be printed in large, clear
| type, on cards of instruction." and said
commissioners shall furnish the same in suf-
| ticlent number for the use of electors, and
said cards shall be preserved by all officers
| OF elections as far as practicable and re-
turned by them to the commissioners OF
election, and may be used, If applicable, in
| subsequent elections.
| SEC. z. The said commissioner of election
| shall appoint one or more deputy commits
sioners from the respective election dis
| stricts, and deliver to them the proper num-
| Der OF ballots and cards of instruction, not
| less than one day before the election, and
the deputy commissioners so elected to re-
| ceive said ballots shall be conseryStors of
the peace and shall take oaths, to be admins
| tered by said commissioner, faithfully to
perform their duties and not to attempt to
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exercise of his right to vote.
| SEC. g.. In case the official ballot prepared
shall be lost or destroyed, O, in case of the
been printed on the official ballot, the SAID
commissioner or his deputy shall have like
ballots furnished in place of those lost or
e destroyed II time ne. remains therefor; Il
ballot at precinct and no sufficient time in
| which to have them printed, such ballots
may be written, but if written by anyone ex-
| OF all candidates. shall be written thereon
without any special mark or device by which
one name may be distinguished from
marked anq By sa sSe voter tickets as s pro
yided for printed ballots. Within three
days after election day the inspectors shall
election, under oath. the loss Of the oficial
ballots, the number lost, and all facts con-
nected Herewith, which report the commits
s Ssanrs may deliver to the grand jury If
SEC. 8; The deputy commissioners receiv-
tlng the ballots from said commissioner shall
distribute the same, to the electors of the
ylded; and in case the said deputy commits
sioner shall fail to have said ballots at the
election precincts at the proper time, or, If
there, he shall fail to distribute the same
the inspectors of election, or those Of them
present at the election, shall provide said
pallets and select some suitable person to
olstflDute the same according TO law, who
bshall take the oath required to be taken by
| the person to whom the said commissioned
delivered said ballots, to be administered By
/ any one of said inspectors.
Sec. 10. The sheriffs of the several conn
ties in the State shall procure for their re-
/ speetiye counties sufficient number of
Voting compartments, shelves and tables for
the use Qf electors, which shall be 80 ar
ranged that it shall be impossible for one
voter ut one table, shelf or compartment to
see another voter who Is preparing his ballot,
The number OF such voting shelves. tables
or compartments, shall not be less than one