The Portland daily press., 1891-04-07

duplicate list ofthe qualified votersin oa oh ,yo,
tbe haiIot cIa1d snail be prepared for the
tve to the preparation, furnishing and preservati1
OF s Gaeck u lists shall apply to such duplicate lists
III pis1nauon' as aforesaid, shall the pollir
number of voting shelves or compartments at or
Wnlch voters may conveniently mark their ballots
that in the marking thereof they may be screened fo
the observation of others, and guard rail shall he
constructed and placed that only such persons as ar
ballot boxes, and of such voting shelves or comna s
menus The arrangement shall be such that neitbe
Ine ballot boxes nor the voting shelves OF compart
ments shall be hidden from view of those lust outside
the said guard rail. The number of such yotins
shelves or compartments shall not be less than one
iGI every lOO voters qualified to at such polling
place, and not less than three in any town and not
pner imam the election officers voters admitted as
hereinafter provided, shall be permitted within said
the purpose of keeping order and enforcing the law
Eacn Young shelf or compartment shall be kept pro
marking the Ballots Ballots. supplies ana o0nVenlenoes for
SECT. %. Any person desiring to vote shall rive
@ nee' ana II requested 50 to do, bis residence to
one OF the ballot clerks who shall thereupon announce
ana audible, and if such found upon the check
LIST nst by the ballot officer having charge thereof he
shall be allowed to enter the space inciosed bv the
guard rail- as above provided. The ballot clerk shall
be Immediately checked on said list. $4,000
e BfSes the ELECTION f officers not than
provided shall be allowed in said nclosed
SET: 24. On receipt of his ballot the voter shall
GrehWlth ana without leaving the nclosed space re-
ments 50 provided and shall prepare his ballot by
marking in the appropriate margin or place a cross
the party pc maga % R6n
case he shall to have voted for all of the per
sons named In the group under such party or despna
aen; or ne may place such mark opposite the names
OF the candidates of his choice for each of
nce 70 pc nilcd or he may fill in the name of the
candidate of his choice in the blank space provided
which cases he shall be deemed to have voted oniv fo
hue ~ tua canuidates opposite whose names he
TED 70 the vote Of the people he shall place such mark
In the appropriate margin against the answer which
or compartment the voter shall fold his ballot Without
SRlaylng the marks thereon, in the same way it
Iolued Wnen received by him, and he shall keep the
same SO folded until he has voted He shall vote i'm
ncIosed space and shall deposit his ballot in the box
WIN the ohlcla! Endorsement uppermost. He shall
snail q3it said inclosed space as he has Voted
NO such voter shall be allowed to occupy voting
to remain within said inclosed space than ten
mn nor to occupy voting shelf compartment
or compartments are in use, and other voters are
officer whose name has been checked on the list of
the ballot officers shall be allowed to re.enter said
duty of the presiding election officer for the time be-
TO secure the observance of the provisions of this
SECT. 25 No person shall take or remove any bal.
3e IRON te polling place before the close of the polls.
tam others one at time not exceeding three In all
returned shall be Immediately cancelled, and together
with those not distributed to the voters shall be pre-
served, and with the check lists used, which shall be
certified by the ballot clerks, be SUCH shall be Sc
cured sealed and sent to the several city, town and
plantation clerks.
SECT. &C. Any voter who declares to the presiding
eIectOn O1cer that he cannot read his ballot that
by blindness or other physical disability unable
to mark his ballot SHALL upon request, receive the
marking thereof, such officer to be selected by the
VoCer ana Such officer officers shall certify
OUTSIDE tnereO that 1t was marked with his their
and shall thereafter give information
his discretion require such declaration of disability
TO be made by the voter under oath before and he
Is hereby qualified to administer the same.
SECT: 2I LII a voter marks more names for any one
ONCE than there are persons to elected such Office
or II for any reason it is impossible determine the
voters choice for office to be filled his ballot shall
not be counted for such Office No ballot without the
O1caI Endorsement SHALL except as herein otherwise
PROVIDED be allowed to be deposited in the ballot box
and none but ballots provided in accordance with the
counted shall be marked defective ON the back
thereof and shall be preserved required by section
twenty-five
SECT. %. Meetings for the election of national
state county and municipal officers be opened
early eight O'Clock in the forenoon and In no case
shall the polls be kept open later than five O'Clock in
the afternoon, and notice of the time of and
closing shall be given in the warrant calling the
meeting
SECT %. A voter who shall, except as herein 9TH
erwise provided, allow his ballot to be seen by any
person with apparent intention of letting it be
Known how he is ABOUT to votc or who shall make
alse statement to his inability to mark his ballot,
)r any person who snail interfere, attempt to
space, or when marking his ballot or who shall en-
ieavortO induce any voter before voting to show how
he marks or has marked his ballot shall be punished
)y fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one
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