The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-10-15
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
Fuu 'rCXt of The New Austria
liau Ballot Law.
BE il ordained by The people Of Missis

SECTION |. MI ballots III all Cl'C-
tious held in this State shall be Print
ed and distributed at public expense.
rs hereinafter provided, and shall be
Luowu rs ..oiiicial ballots" The eX-
pcnsc Of printing all such ballots shall
hr uaid out ~ the respective county
treasures. except that in municipal
elections such expenses shall be paid
hy the rrSprrtivc cities or towns.
Sec. =. The ballots printed for use
under this ordinance shall contain the
names of all the candidates who have
been put in nomination not less thah
fifteen days previous to the day OF
election. 10y ANY convention, or other
nominating body, or at II primary
election of any political party Ill tins
State. 1t shall bg the duty OF one oi
fine commissioners of election, deslg-
mated for that purpose i'll his commits
sion by the authority appointing sad
commissioner, to have printed all nee
cSsarv ballots for use in said elections,
except ballots in municipal elections,
which shall bc printed It's herein pro
yidcd by the authorities of the re-
Spcctivc municipalities and said OH
/ Ger shall cause to be printed by q
printer, sworn to keep secret said bal
1 lots under penalties to be prescribed
Inv law. the names of all candidates SO
nominated, upon the written request
of any one or more of the candidates
so nominated, or of any qualified cleo
tor who will affirm that lie was a
member Of such convention oil
other nominating body, or par
ticipant in such primary election, and
that the name presented by him was
the nominee of said convention OF
nominating body, OF primary election
Said commissioner shall also cause tC
be printed on said ballots the name OF
any qualified clector who has been re-
uucstcd to be Il candidate for any of
flee by written petition signed by al
| least fifteen qualified electors, for any
beat Office or municipal Office in any
town of less than two hundred inhab
itants. or fifty qualified electors fol-
amy other Office. and when said petl
ton or request has been presented tt
said commissioner not less than tlftecl
DAVIS before the election but II any
qualified clcctor has been nominated
as aforesaid or mas been feq9cS'''' u
be Il candidate as ABOVE SPeeiLc" ics
than flttech days oeI"rc any elGc.loh
then lhe name Oh Sucl c4i"iI 10
shall not be printed upon said ballots
There shall be on SAID ballots ONT
blank space under the title of eacl
office to be voted for and in the event
of the death of any candidate whose
'Iaiilt SL"ii nav oec" ~ l"t'I' ''' nv
olhciiti nalIot' inc il',he y, inc c''''''t
date dulH SUBSTITUTED III pace oI suc ::
deceased candidate may DC written IL
SucH blank space ny l"e voter.
sec. d. hiief tie proper oili'tl h"'
! peell notliieo "l Tue hoii'li'"'''i'' a.
| nelelnoeloie SPeci'Ie"' 81 any I"h"i
date Tor once Sdiu oLiCci SI"il "o'
oh'l' Tue name IIo'i' 'i'e "".i"' "'''Ie>
upon me written request Vi Iiie callui
4a'e ;" lloa!llate4 'i!a"e "V le'9V zen
daAS oclote the cicttioH'
see. +. EFeI% oaiIoI p[ihIeo ny VIZ
Tue OF thia ORDNANCE Sili'il coii'aih 'i'
names OF All Candidates nominated a.
hcrelnheiofe SPecihe" ana not auI>
NlthdiaWh' ne arrangement o! ti''
names OF al! the canaidateS ana INC
olrer III which the ti'IGS Oh tht va
rous officers I" ne Nottd loi Silali n'
made, ana the Sl/c. PRINT ana quahtl
OF the oiiltiai ballot, Is lett TO tll'
Sonnd Judgment OF the officer charged
WITH printing SAID ballots; but tl'
arrangements need not be uniform
1T shall be the duty OF the secretary
OF State, with the approval or the
Governor, to furnish the commission
erS OF the several counties IL sample
OF an oihcial ballot, the general forn
OF winch shall be followed as nearly
as practlcaOIe. " hcncFer the qneS
ton OF constitutional amendment o
other question or matter, admitting o
an aihimatiVe or negative vote, Is SUD
mlttcd to a vote OF the electors, slcl
amendments, question or mattGf Shai
be printed on SAID Official ballot to
gether with the names OF the cahdl
dates, If any, and also the words ye
ana nay, to be arranged by the propc
officer 50 that the voter can lntelll
gently vote his preference 10y making
a cross-mark Ky opposite the wore
indicating his preference; Immediate
ly following the title OF each offlc
shall be printed the words ~ otc 10
one, or "N ote for two, or more ac
cording to the number to be elected
On the back ana outside OF the balio
shall be printed conceal ballot tn
name OF the voting precinct or plac
tor which sad ballot Is prepared ant
the date OF election;
Sec. .. All olilclal ballots INTENDED