The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-19

Should you wish to vo G for some per-
son whose name is not ON the ballot,
write, or insert by StiCkcr, the name of
sucm person i'll one of the blank spaces
under the proper heading and make a
cross in the space at the right of such
name.
If you spoil ballot return it to the
ballot clerk who will give you another
YOu cannot have more than two extra
ballots, or three in all.
You cannot occupy the booth more
than five minutes in case those who have
not voted are waiting.
Before leaving the booth the voter
must fold and keep folded his ballot, in
such manner as will not display his
marks thereon, and if possible, in such u
way as to display, when presented to the
presiding officer, the official endorsement
on the back of the same, when lie shall
| forthwith proceed outside of the guard
rail by the exit and shall not again
enter.
You are not allowed to carry away a
ballot whether spoiled or not.
A voter who declares to the presiding
officer on oath that he cannot read or
| that he is physically or mentally unable
to mark his ballot can receive assistance
from any one of the election officers Sc
lected by him.
In order that the voters choice may be
clearly shown, it is urged that no marks
be made upon the ballot excepting the
cross at the right Of the name of each per-
son voted for.
Erasing name, marking a ballot on
the left of the name, or designating
choice by anything more or less than a
cross in the space provided, may render
the ballot void.
SECTIONS "a, 30, SO AND 81 or THE LAWS
OF 1890 PROVIDE:
A voter who shall except as herein
otherwise provided, allow his ballot to
be seen by any other person with an ap-
parent intention of letting it be known
how he is about to vote, or who shall
make false statement as to his inabil-
ity to mark his ballot, ar any person who
shall interfere with any voter when in
side of said enclosed space, or who shall
endcavor to induce any voter to vote for
any particular candidate within the
building in which the voting is proceed
ing, shall be punished by fine Of fifty
dollars, and it shall be the duty of the
election officers to see that thcI offender
is duly brought before the proper court
for the recovery of such penalty.
Any person who shall, prior To an cleo
ton, wilfully deface or destroy any list
of candidates posted in accordance with
the provisions of this act, or who, dur
ing an election shall wilfully dcface, tear
down, remove or destroy any card of in
struction posted for the instruction of
voters, or who shall, during an election.
wilfully remove or destroy any of the
supplies or cOnyeniences furnished to
enable voter to prepare his ballot, or
shall wilfully hinder the voting of others.
shall be punished by a fine of fifty dol
lars.
Any person who shall falsely make or
wiifully face or destroy any certificate of
nomination, or nomination paper, or let
ter of withdrawal, knowing the same or
any part thereof to be falsely made; or
suppress any certificate of nomination, or
nomination paper, or any part thereof
which has been filed; or forge, or falsely
make the official endorsement of any
ballot, or wilfully destroy or deface any
ballot, or wilfully delay the delivery Of
ballots, shall be punished bya fine of
one hundred dollars.
Any public officer upon whom n duty
is imposed, by this act, who wilfully
neglects to perform such duty, or who
shall wilfully perform it in such way
as to hinder the objects of this act, shall
be punished by fine Of five hundred
| dollars