The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-10-15

the bllltlIl hdllbls tft' Et''N
sloucr, on his deputy shall have like
ballots furnished in place OF those lost
or destroyed. if time remains therefor.
If from any cause there should he no
official ballot at u precinct and no suf
hcicnt time in which to have them
printed, such ballots may he written,
but if written by any one except the
voter alone. for himself, the names of
all candidates shall be written thereon
without any special mark or device
by which one name may be distin-
guiShed from another. aud such tickets
shall he marked 10y the voter as pro-
vidcd for printed ballots. Within
three days after election day the in
spcctors shall report in writing to the
commissioners of election, under oath,
the loss of the official ballots, the
number lost, and all facts connected
herewith, which report the commits
si0ncrs may deliver to the grand jury
if deemed advisable.
Sec 9. The deputy commissioners
receiving the ballots from said COM
missioner shall distribute the same to
the electors of the proper districts in
the manner herein provided; and in
case the said deputy commissioner
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 cleo
ton, shall provide said ballots aud
select some suitable person to distrib-
ute the same according to law, who
shall take the oath required to be
/ taken by the person to whom the said
! commissioner delivered said ballots,
| to be administered by any one of said
! inspectors.
/ Sec. 10. The sheriflS of the several
counties in this State shall procure
for their respective counties Il suffi-
cicnt number of voting compartments,
shelves and tables for the use of cleo
tors, which shall be so arranged 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 for every one
hundred electors at each voting pre-
cimct. Each shelf, table and compart-
ment, shall be kept furnished with Il
card Of instruction posted in each
compartment, and proper supplies
and convcnieuces for marking the bal
lots by elections.
Sec. II. The deputy commissioners
having the official ballots shall remain
at place convenient 10 the tables,
shelves and compartments, for the
distribution of ballots. When re-
qucsted by each of the voters, the
deputy commissioners aforesaid shall
hand him an official ballot.
Sec. -. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall forthwith 90 into one OF
/ the voting compartments, and shall
prepare his ballot 10y marking with
| ink in the appropriate margin or place.
1t cross (X) opposite the name of the
candidate of his choice, for each office
to be filed, or by filling in the name
of the candidate substituted in the
blank space as provided therefor, and
marking cross Ky opposite thereto,
and likewise IL cross (X) opposite the
answer he desires to give i'll case of an
election on Il constitutional amend
ment or other question or matter. Be-
fore leaving the voting shelf, table oil
compartment. the voter shall fold his
ballot without displaying the marks
thereon, but so that the words "of-
fetal ballot" followed by the deSig-
nation Of the election precinct fOl
which the ballot is prepared and the
date of the election, shall be visible
to the officers of the election. He
shall then east his ballot in the man
ner provided by law, which shall bC
done without undue delay, and the
voter shall then quit the said inclOsed
place as soon as he has voted. Nc
voter shall be allowed to occupy a
voting shelf table or compartment al
ready occupied by another voter, MOI
longer than ten minutes if other vOt-
ers are not waiting, nor longer than
five minutes in case other voters are
waiting. No person shall be allowed
in the room in which said ballot box
es or compartments, tables and shelves
are, except the officers of election and
the person distributing the ballots
and those appointed by the officers
holding the election, to aid then
, therein.
See. 10. No person shall take or re,
move any ballot from II polling place
before the close of the polls. If any
voter spells II ballot he may obtain
others, one at a time, not exceeding
three in all, upon returning each spoil
ed one.
Sec. Il. Any voter who declares tC
the person or persons having the Off
cial ballots that 10y reason of blindness
or other physical disability he is una
BILE to mark his ballot, shall upon re-
quest secure the assistance of said
person or one of the election inspect
0rs in the marking thereof, and sucl
person or officer shall certify on the
outside of said ballot that it was
marked with his assistance and shall
not otherwise give information to the
same.
Sec. Is. If the voter marks more
names than there are persons to be
elected to an office, or if for any rea
son it is impossible to determine from
the ballot the voters choice for any
Office voted for, his ballot so cast shall
not be counted. No ballot not provid-
ed in accordance with this ordinance
shall be deposited or counted.
See. IS. Any voter who shall, except
as herein provided, allow his ballot to
be seen by any person, or who shall
make false statement as to his ina
bilty to mark his ballot, or who shall
pIocn ony marly uOou his hallnt Inv