Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-12

sha ue large enough to PROPERLY and hold the
baJts to be cast for candidate iuT uor cunyrui
" Win the provisions OF this act The expense there
OF Ial be public charge be- paid by the town. city
or llRge for which such boxes provided.
So. u. The ballot clerks shall ali times be- under
The supervision OF the presiding officer aforesaid shall
&eep he ballots within the POLLING place, and in PLAIN
view OF the public, aud deliver them only to QuAnrd
voters. Every qualified voter before receiving his
ballot shall announce his and place OF residence
IN clear, audible tone of voice to the ballot clerk
present the same in writing and II such Is found
upon the check list BY the ballot clerk having charge
thereof he shall reIeat the name and the voter shall
De allowed to cut the space enclosed by the guard
rail- aud the ballot clerk shall give him one, and only
one, Gaot and hls shall be Immediately checked
on said list
Sec. q. On receiving his ballot, the voter shall
forthwith, and without leaving the polling place
gong outside OF had guard rail- retire alone to one Of
the booths or compartments not occupied by any other
person. and prepare his ballot by marking the APP
propriate margin Or place a croAs (A) opposite the
name Of the candidate of his choice for each Office to
be filed or by filling in the Of the candidate OF
his choice In the blank space provided therefor and
marking cross ~ opposite thereto, and IN Of
question submitted to the vote Of the people, by mark
ing IN the appropriate margin OF place cross ~
ayliust the which he desires To give Before
le"..; the OOoth compartment the voter shall fold
hts ballot without displaying the marks thereon aud
Keep the same 50 folded until he has delivered the bal
lot or ballots TO the presiding officer then he shall
forthwith proceed outside the guard rail by the exit
theJeo and shall not again such enclosed space
uuTlng hlCh pDll, unless he election officer No
voter shall be allowed to occupy voting booth
pArtment for than five minutes when other yoteis
are waiting to occupy the same
Sec. ~ No person shall take or remove any ballot
from the polling place before the close Of the polls
II any yGt,! polls ballot he may successycly OBTAIN
others, one At time, not exceeding three iu all upon
returning eAcf spoiled The ballots thus returned
shall BE- Inn rGlltely cancelled, anu together With
those not die, ibuted to the voters shall be preserved
and shall be secured sealed packages and returned
70 inc county town. city or village clerk from whom
received.
Sec. %. voter who declares to the presiding
officer AZORES ID oath, that he is unable by
reason OF ply cal or mental disability to mark his
ballot shall, fpon request, receive the assistance OF
one Of the ion officers selected By him IN the mark
ing thereof, ud such officer shall certify on the out
side thereof t. It 1t ~s marked with his assistance
aud shall thrr after give Information regarding the
tine.
Soc. 80 II ne voter marks more names than there
are persona to be- elected to office or il for any
reason II is impossible determine the voters choice
for any ONCE " be hllel hIs ballot shall not he count
ed Tor ouch ONCE. No ballot without the official
dorsement sliLl except herein Otherwise provided
be allowed u be iepoaed in the ballot box aud none
but baots provided III accordance with the PROVISIONS
OF this act shall be counted Ballots counted shall
be marked defective on the back thereof ana he pre-
served and returned TO the clerk from whom received
As hereinbeiore provided.
Sec. 81 In the ballot. to be furnished Tor any
voting place IN accordance with the pruvlsluns OF tins
act, shall fail Tor any reason 10 be- delivered Ia ,lss
alter delivery, they shall he destroyed or stolen. 1t
shall he he duy Oi the presiding officer aforesaid, to
cause other ballots 10 be prepared Substantially the
form u! the ballots wanting, and to be furnished
aud upoG GeiVery of such balOts at the uulmg place
by hi" accompanied by his statement under oath,
which the town clerk shall record, that the same had
beea 50 pref red and furnished by him, and that the
Original habits have failed to be received or have
been SO destruyrd stoen the ballot clerks shall
cause the ballots substituted to he used IN lieu Of
the ballots Waiting as above.
Sec B. Nome Of the provisions OF this act shall
apply to any annual special meeting Of any town,
city or village held Tor the purpose OF choosing town.
city yhge officers except where the population Of
SAID town, ,.;y or village eNceeds four thousand IN
number
See 81 The officers who now by law conduct the
several eecIoua in their respective towns citlcs and
villages shall constitute the election officers
toned in this act.
Sec 81 / ,a;ar who ctali, except as herein other.
wise provided, allow his ballot be by other
person with apparent intention Di lrtt.g It be-
known how he is about to vote, Or WHO shall uu,Nc a
false statement as to his n,blIt, ~ i..t or
any person who shall interfere "i.IAi, ,ut,r when
side OF said nclOsed space, Ct NuV shl -udeaVur to
induce any voter to vote for AN pAi;i Ar candidate
within the building in "liyntur 'uluI proceeding,
shall be punished by hne Vi my Ian, and it shall
be the duty of the election officers that the
offender ID duly brought before the proper court for
the recovery OF such penalty.
Sec. -. Any person who shall prior to an election
wifuly deface destroy any list OF candidates post
ed IL accordance with the provisions OF this act,
who during election shall wilfully defaCe, tear
down. remove destroy any card Of instruction post
ed for the instruction OF voters, who shall, during
election Niltully remove destroy any of the sup
plies conyenences furnished to enable voter to
prepare his ballot, shall wully hinder the voting
OF others, shall be punished by fine OF fifty dollars.
Sec. 81. Amy person who shall falsely ua-" viii
fully detace destroy any certificate Of nomination,
or nomination paper, or any part thereof or any letter
Of withdrawal; or tile any certificate Of nomination, or
nomination paper, letter of withdrawal, knowing
the any part thereof to be falsely made; or
suppress any certificate Of nomination. nomination
paper or any part thereof which has been filed; or
forge falsely make the official endorsement Of any
ballot, wliully destroy deiace any ballot viii
fully delay the delivery Of any ballots shall be pun
iahed by fue of one hundred dollars
Sec 81 Any public officer upon whom duty is
imposed by this act who wiliully negects perform
such duty, who shall wiliully perform in such
way to hinder the objects Of this act, shall be pun
= ished by tine of five hundred dollars.
Sec. 50. All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent with
y this act are hereby repealed.
Sec 49, This shall take effect from its passage
u Approved November 95, 1890