The Delta independent., 1891-06-03


ficate or nomination paper containing his
nomination, in the proper Office, accept such
nomination in written declaration.
Tho failure Of any such pominee to so &C.
cept such nomination and file such deciara.
tion of acceptance Within the time aforesaid,
shall be deemed declination and such
nomination shall be treated as vacant.
VACANCIES IN NOMINATIONS
SEC. Is. Should any person SO nominated
die before election day, resign or decline the
nomination If the original nom.
ination was made by party convention,
which had delegated to q coa,nittes the
power to NIL vacancies, such committees
may, upon the occurring of such vacencies,
proceed to fill the same.
SEC. 10. Whenever proposed constitu-
tional amendment or other question Except
the incurring of bonded indebtness) is to be
submitted to the people of the State, for
popular vote at any general election, the
secretary of the state shatI duly, and not
less than fifteen days before election certify
the snme to the clerk of each county of the
State, and the clerk of each county shall
include the propositions or questions to be
submitted as they will appear in the ballot
to bs useh on election day, in the Ruhlica-
ton provided tor by section IL Of this act,
and in the notice provided for by section l2.
PREPARATION OF BALLOTS.
SEC. II. Except as in this act otherwise
provided. it shall be the duty of the county
clerk of each county to provide printed
ballots for every election OF pubic officers,
The official ballots shall be print
ed and in the possession of the county clerk
or city or town clerk Vt least four days bs-
fore election and subject also to inspection
by the candidates and their agents.
SEC. Is. The top part of each ballot,
aboye the portion WHICH contain, the names
of tile candidates to be votea, shall be divid-
ed by two perforated lines into TWO spnces,
each of which shall not be less than an inch
in width. Whenever candidates are to
be voted for only by the voters ofa particu.
lar district, county, city, town or political
division the name Of such candidate shall
not be printed on any other ballot than
those provided for use ip such district,
county. city town or political division
rspectively. The ballots shall be OF
such form and the Endorsement ther.en so
printed that they may be folded in tn.
middle lengthwise and then crosswise, in
such way that when SO folded the whole
indorsen,ent shall be visible and the contents
Of the ballot shall not be exposed. There
shall be but one ballot box at each polling
place for receiving ballsts cast for candidates
for o6ice.
SEC. 10. The county clerk Of each county
and the city clerk of each city, and the town
clerk Of each town, when charged by this
act with the ''uty Of printing and preparing
ballots, shall provide for each election pre-
cinct in acounty, city or town 400 ballots
for every fifty or fraction of City votes
registered at the last preceding election In
the election precinct.
SEC. 40. Whenever it shall appear by
afidafit of candidate or his agent that an
error or omission has occurred in the publ.
cation OF the names or description of the
can didntes nominated for Office os in
the printing of the sample or official ballots,
the district or county court, or judge there
| Of, either in term time or vacation, nav,
upon petition of such candidate or his agent
| by order require the county clerk, city clerk
or town clerk, charged with the duty In
respect to which an error or omission has
| occurred, to forthwith correct such error or
to forthwith show cause why snch error
should no be corrected; costs including
reasonable attorneys tee may be taxed in
the discretion of such court or judg.,
sgainst either party. The county clerk,
city clerk or town clerk shall also on their
own motion, correct without delay any
error in all ballo.s.
SEC, 21. The county clerks Of the various
equities Of the State and the city ard town
clerks, as the case may be, shall prior to an
election, cause 70 be delivered, at the ex.
pense Of the county, city or town, to the
elections judges In rhe respective precints
the proper number Of ballots provided for
the use Of the voters at such election in such
precinct.
The several election judges re-
ceiying such packages shall, at the opening
of the polls on election DAY, produce the
same, with the seals unbroken, in the
proper polling place, and shall in the
presence of all three judges opes tho said
packages.
Sec. %. II the ballots to be furnished to
any election judges as herein provided skall
not be delivered at the time above mention.
ed, or If after delivery they shall he destroy
ed or stolen. 1t shall be the duty ofsaid clerk
Of the county, city or town to cause other
ballots to pc prepared.
SEC. %. Judges and clerks of elections
shall be appointed tor each election precinct
in the manner following: In all counties for
| class A and Of the first and second classes,
according to the classihcations of counties for
the purpose OF fees, dnring the 6rst week Of
the session Of the board Of county commission
ers for each such county ia the State, which
conmences on the FIRST Monday OF October
OF each year, and in all other counties (sc.
cording To such c)assi6cation), during the
first week of the session of The board for each
such county which commences on the frst
Monday of July in each year. they shall
appoint three qua lied electors, two of whom
shall be of opposite political parties, to act
as judges of election in each election precinct
at all general and special elections, until
their successors are appointed. On or before