The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06

approach within six feet OF the ballot boxes and OF such
voting shelves or compartments The arrangement shall
be such that neither the ballot boxes the voting
shelves or commitments shall be hidden from view of
those Just outside the said guard rail The number OF
such voting shelves compartments shall not be less
than three or more Man six in each polling place, and
no persons other than the election officers and voters
admitted within said rail- except by authority of the
election officers for the purpose of keeping order and
enforcing the law. Each voting shelf compartment
shall be kept provided with conveniences for marking
the ballots.
SECTION 50 The Inspectors shall previously to open
ing the poll set apart a sufficient space around the
polling place to prevent interference with the conduct
OF the election and person other than the Inspectors
their clerks the candidates their agents, not
than EACH and such voters not exceeding six at
time as are for the time being actually engaged in
voting shall be permitted within the space set apart
during the time appointed for voting.
OPENING AND CLOSING THE POLLS
SECTION So The polls shall be opened by the In
spectos at eight of the clock upon the morning of the
election day and shall be kept OPEN continuously until
FIVE OF the clock the afternoon of said day unless all
of the registered voters of the district precinct shall
have poed their votes previous to that time after
which the polls may be closed and the votes counted
hereinafter provided
SECTION "a At the opening of the polls for election
the Chairman of the Inspectors shall presence of any
byStanderS publicly open the ballot boxes and expose
them to all persons that it may be that they
absolutely empty They shall then be closed and locked
and on no account again be opened till the poll is
closed At the opening of the polls in each polling
place the seals of the packages shall be publicly broken
and the packages shall be opened by the Chairman and
the blocks of ballots shall be delivered to the ballot
here affarD he of instr
ton shall be Immediately posted at or each voting
shelf compartment provided in accordance with this
Act for the marking of the ballots and not less than
three such cards and not less than five specimen ballots
shall be Immediately posted in conspicuous places out
side the polling room.
SECTION So The election shall be by ballot only A
ballot written printed partly written and partly
printed paper containing the names of all persons to be
voted for. Every ballot printed in accordance with
the provisions of this Act shall contain the names of
all candidates whose nominations for any Office speci-
fed in the ballot have been duly made and shall
tain other names
SECTION 90 The ballot for Representatives shall be
of white paper and the ballot for Mobiles of blue paper
Specimen ballots shall be of red or green paper The
paper shall be OF uniform weight thickness and of the
same sizing color 1t shall bear no word motto device
sign symbol other than allowed by this Section, and
shall be printed that the type shall not show trace
the back Besides the to be voted for
it shall contain nothing excepting the words, Election
for the year -" the name of the Office and the name
Of the Division for Mobiles District for Representa-
tiyes And in the of special election it may also
contain the words specifying the of the Office and
also the words Special Election"
SECTION 81 The ballots shall be rectangular and
shall be each three and onehaf inches square unless
there than three names on the ballot to be
voted for in which case one-half of an inch shall be
added TO the length in addition to three. Provided
however that all ballots in the same Division shall be
of the same size
Sufficient space shall be reserved upon each ballot to
permit the eraSure of all of the names thereon and the
substitution of equal number therefor Such reserved
space shall be so divided to permit to be
inserted Immediately under each printed name. No
ballot enclosed in an envelope shall be received