The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-10

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n1orc2aid or delivered 20 the voter Tor the pcr-
poo Of enabling the voter 70 prepare his ballot.
or shnil. during IN election. remove. tear down
cr drfAcc the cards printed for the instruction
u the voters or shall. during IN election. de-
stsoy s< remove any booth railing or other con
venicnrc provided for such election or shall IN.
ducc or atiemp; 20 taduce any person 20 com.
mis any of such acts whether or not any 81
such acts are committed or attempted 70 be
committed shall be guilty OF q misdemeanor.
and. on conviction. shall be punished BY i'm.
priz0nment Ter rot less than six months nor
more than one year. aud b. disfranchissd for
any desrrminate period not less than tex years
Scr 81. No onieer 81 election shall disclose 20
any porsoa the name OF any candidate for whor1
any clecsor has voted No officer 81 election
HhAll do any cIcctionccrinS on election day.
No person Whatever shall do any elcctionccr-
ing on election day within any polling place. or
within iiry feet II any polling place. No per
son shall apply for or receive any ballot N any
polling place other than that In which he Is en-.
titied 20 vote. No person shall show his ballot
after u Il n arked 20 airy person In such way
n 90 reveal .Ac coatcs q thereof or the nanc
q any candidate OF candidates for whom he
has marked MS vote: nor shall any person ex
anime a ballot which an elector has prepared
Cor voting or solicit tho eector 20 show the
same No person except the inspector 81 cleo.
tson. ar intgc who may be temporarily acting
for him shall receive from any voter . ballot
prepared by him for voting No voter shall re-
ceivc = ballot from any person other than ono
Il the p II CLERKS; nor shall any person other
than > poll clerk deliver ballot 20 inspector
10 be voted 10 voter shall deliver any ballot
20 IN Inspector 20 b. voted. except the one he
rcc,scz from the POLL clerk. No voter shalt
piarc any marx upon his halo; or suiser or per
INIT aay other person 10 do 50. BY which Il may
b. aftcrwnrd identified as the 'ne voted by
hira whoever shall violate any provision Of
and. on conviction. shall be punished By in.
prisonmcnt for not less than six months nor
mcsc thaa ono year and hy rre o. not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than I'VE
hundred dollars. and be d'ssranchiscl for any
dcserminafe period not less than ten years.
Samp:e Ballots.
The sample State and local ballots.
provided for by section IS Of the statute.
acts OF 1889. page ia. three OF which
are 20 be posted by tho inspector in and
about each polling place. should b.
printed In large type, each on sheet
OF paper about 25x3s inches in size.
The sample State ballot will be pre-
pared BY the State Board Of Election Com
missioners. and Enclosed in the package
Of State ballots for each precinct. They
will be printed on yellow paper and
will have printed thereon the words
s'Samplc ballots. Genuine State ballot
Is on red paper"
The sample local ballot should be pre-
pared by the county board Of election
commissioners, and inclosed in the
package OF local ballots for each pre-
cinct OF the county. The sample local
ballot should be printed on green paper.
and should have printed thereon the
words: sample ballot Genuine local
ballot Is on white paper"
II deemed desirable by committees OF
political parties or BY committees for
the purpose Of the instruction Of voters
ballots conforming to the above descrip-
ton Of sample ballots may be printed OF
any size. on yellow and green paper. re-
spccfively. and posted up or circulated
BY such committee or candidates at any
time during the political canvass.
ballots.
A there are two ballots and two ba.-
lot-boxcs, inspectors should be ex-
tzemely careful to put the red ticket in
10 rcd box and the white ticket in tho
white box.
The initials OF the poll clerks on tho
hack Of each ballot should he scruti-
mixed before the ballot is deposited in
the box. as = safeguard against posi-
bio forgery o. ballots. In case voter
offers = ballot that Is not folded so as to
show the initials Of the poll clerks 1t
should be returned to him. with instruc-
tons to 20 into the booth and fold 1t so
that they will be shown. n voter Of
fcrs . ballot so folded that the name Of
any candidate voted for Is disclosed IL
can not - placed in the box. and he
can not thereafter be allowed to vote
This ballot should be surrendered and
destroyed. and minute OF the occur
renee, with the statement OF the de-
struction OF the ballot should be en-
tered upon the poll-list, opposite the
name OF the person
Challenscrs and Poll. book Holders
Section 81 Of the Act OF March 9. 1889.
provided zone challenger and one poll
hook holder appointed and designated
nv zach party organization shall be en-
titled to stand at tho side OF the chute
near tho challenge window" Tho coun-
" chairman should provide written
apcoir tment for such persons. which
should be recognized by the election
board. unless revoked and substitute
appointed over the same signature.
The judges Of tho Marion Superior
Court havr construed Section ? OF the
Political Purity Act OF March .. 1850.
Chapter 100. Acts 1850, TO prohibit the
payment OF challengers. poll-book hold
err. drivers or any other party-workers
on election day. We acquiesco in their
construction Of that act
Election sheriff..
Election shcrifs will preserve order
&c the POLLS, make arrests on the de-
mand OF mombcr OF the election board,
or on afidavits
They should conduct blind voters or
others needing physical assistance
through tho chute and TO and from tho
voting room.
They should attend from the opening
Of the polls 10 the conclusion OF tho
count
Counting Out.
When the polls are closed tho election
board must FIRST count the ballots re-
naming and unvoted. and the clerks
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