Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-13

| so bO inspection pH the canutuAtes.
! SEC Is. Sample and official ballots for use
in cities, towns and vii ages. shal he prepared
/ in the same manner as above provided by the
clerks OF tho respective cities towns snd viii
lagos and the rules laid down by this act for
| the government oil County Auditors shall in
| like manner apply 20 clerks of cities. towns and
villages, in case Of elections TO be held therein
for city, town or village officers, and at the ex-
pense of printing and delivering such ballots
shall be charge upon such city. town or viii
lage, and shall be paid in the same manner as
other contingent expenses paid.
SEC. 10. The County Auditor of each county,
or other public oTicers or boards, charged
with the duty of furnishing or providing
ballots, shall provide for each election dis
! trict precinct in the county, two hundied
(200l ballots for every fifty t50) OF fraction OF
| fifty t50l voters who shall have voted at the
last preceding election, or = sufficient number
of ballots for such election district or precinct
| When a district or precinct shall be divided
or the boundaries changed, or new districts or
| precincts created, the County Auditor or such
other public officers or boards must ascertain as
| nearly as possible, the number OF voters in the
| new district or precinct, and provide therefor a
sufficient Eamber of ballots in the above pro-
portion.
| SEQ II. Whenever it shall appear by aff1da-
| Wit that error has occurred in the publication
! OF the lanes or descriptions OF the candidates
! for Office, or in the printing OF the samples OF
| official ballots, the judge OF the County Court
may, upon application of any voter, by an order,
| require the County Auditor or other pubic
official or board charged with the duty in re-
spect TO which such error or omission has oc-
| Cured, TO correct such error, or to show cause
/ why such error should not be corrected. The
! County Auditor or such other public offcial or
board shall upon his own or their own motion.
correct without delay any patent error in ball
lots which he or they may discover, or which
shall be brought to his or their attention. and
which can be corrected without interfering with
the timely distribution Of the ballots as herein
| after provided.
SEC Is. The County Auditor OF the yarions
counties in the state, shall, prior 70 an election,
| cause to be delivered by the Sheriff. or his
| deputies, to each Of the Town Clerks OF to u
| Judge OF Eleation Of such precinct, district,
| town or ward who shall have been regularly
| appointed, the proper number of ballots pro-
yided for the use of the voters Of such precinct.
| district town or ward, at such election. The
| same shall be sent in sealed packages, one OF
! each kind for each and every election precinct,
| district town or ward, In such county, with the
| marks ON the outside OF each package, clearly
J stating the polling place for which IL is intend
ed, together with the number OF ballots inclos-
| ed. They shall be delivered to the Town Clerk
| or to the Judge OF Election Of each precinct,
district town or ward not later than the SRtur-
4 day before the election In cases Of city. town
or village elections the ballots shall be deliver
| ed by the city, town or village clerk TO one OF
| the judges of the election who shall have been
/ duly appointed, on the day preceding the day OF
| election. Receipts for ballots. showing the
number delivered, shall be given by the Clerk
| or the Judge OF Election in any precinct, dis
trict. town, village or ward, who receives them,
/ the receipt shall be filed with the County audi
shall n VNh NO
! and the manner by which each Of said packages
/ were sent, end received by the parties to whom
sent In case OF city, town or village elect ions,
the receipts and records Of sending shall be re-
| ceiyed by and filed with the City, Town or VII
\ lage Clerk, wherein such elections may be held.
| The County Auditor shall take a receipt from
the Sheriff or his deputies by whom such ballots
| are transmitted. The Town Clerk or Judge OF
| Election receiving such packages, shall at the
opening of the polls ON election day, cause the
/ same 20 be delivered with seals unbroken, TO
the Elec' ton Board OF the various election pre-
| eincts, distric s. towns or wards, as designated
| on the outside OF the packages respec lively.
| and shall take receipts therefor from the Judges
OF Election, which said receipt shalt be reiurn-
ed 10 the County Auditor with the election re-
| turns, or in the case OF city. town or village
! election. TO the clerk thereof.
SEC 10, In case the ballots TO be furnished
to any precinct, district, town or ward. in ac-
| cordance with the provisions Of this act, shall
| fail for any reason 10 be duly delivered, or In
! case after delivering they shall be destroyed or
stolen. It shall be the duty Of the Election
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| 10 Immediately procure from the Coaaty Audi
| tor in the case OF general or county election,
or from the City. Village or Town Clerk. In case
| OF a city, town or village election second
package OF ballots, similar IN all respects to
| those previously sent. III there be not time to
( thus procure additional ballots from the County
Auditor or from the City, Town or Village Clerk,
respectively. IL saaif be the duty OF such Eiec-
tion Board to cause other ballots TO be pre-
| pared, substantially in form OF the ballots so
wanting, aad 10 be furnished. aud such Elec-
tion Board shall scVtraliy make statement |
under oath, that the ol.zinal ballots have failed
/ TO be received. or that they have been destroy
j ed or stolen as the case may be, and that the |
ballots furnished by them are substantially /
| similar 20 the official ballot, copy OF which |
had been previously posted, which statement |
shall be sent 10 the County Auditor, or in case
/ of city, town or village. election, with the |
| clerk OF such CITY, town or Village with the |
election returns from such precinct district, |
town or ward.
SEC. 20 All ballots prepared under the pro- |
visions OF this act shall be white IN color, and
/ OF good quality Of printing paper, and the |
names shall be printed thereon in black ink |
Every ballot shall contain the rame of every |
| candidate whose domination for any office |
speeined In the ballot has been certified OF flied
according 10 the provisions OF this act. and no
other names The names of candidates for each |
oftics shall be arranged under the designation |
of the Office in alphabetical order, according |
to surnames, except that the names OF the elec-
tors OF the President and Vice President OF the |
United States presented in any one certificate /
| Of nomina ions shall be arranged In seperatc |
| group Every ballot shall also contain the /
name OF the party or principle which the candi- /
date represents as ccrtained In the certificates
Of nomination. AT the end of the list of candi- l
dates Tor each office shall be left blank space
large enough TO contain as many written names
Of candidates as there Offices to be filled l
There shall be q margin on each side Rt least I
half of an inch wide. and q reasonable space |
between the names TO be printed thereon. so
that the voter may clearly indicate IN the way
hereinafter provided the candidate or candi- /
dates for whom he wishes TO cast his ballot. I
Whenever the Secretary OF State has duly cer-
titled 10 the County Auditor any question 10 be
submitted TO q vote Of the people. the County
Auditor shall have printed on the regular bal
lots the questions In such form 40 will enable
the electors to vote upon the question present.
ed In the manner hereinafter provided The
County Auditor shall also prepare the neces-