The Lamar register., 1891-04-04

manner that each election precinct shan
contain not more than go voters
Sec. IS. Any person desiring 70 vote
shall give his name and. IL requested SO 70
40, his residence 10 one OF the Judges OF
elsrtion. who shall thereupon announce
the same in d loud and distinct tone OF
voice. clear and audible, and II sucn
name is found upon the registry tist oy tho
election Judge or clcra having charge
thpreof. lie shall likewise repeat the SAID
ss,ns and tie voter shall DO allowed 10
enter the spaec enclosed by tue guard rail-,
NJ above provided. An election ludgc or
rlerk shall give him one and only one bal
let. which shall be removed from the
package 81 ballots by tearing the same
along the perforated ilae between the
stub and the duplicate stub, anu pci"rs
delivering such ballot to the voter the
Judge or clerk Of election having charge OF
tne ballots shalt endorse his initials on tae
duplicate stub. The lame OF sueh voter sna.l ;.n
| be Immediately checked on said list Win
| the number OF such duplicate STUB. bc-
| sides the election officers aad watchers,
| not more than four Votcys in excess OF tuc
number OF voting shelves or compartments
| provided shall be allowed in said enslosea
spaee within said guard rail At one time
| exeept as pso-ided in section e> Each OF
the political parties Thish cast the
| largest and next largest number OF FpNs
| az the last general election in the state
shah be entitled TO have one persoa Us
/ watcher hAtAaN me NaAA4 AAAA seA 80 f"@~
casting and counting Of Votes and dsci ara.
ton OF the result thereof Any
| uerson r.lay also bc challenged as noN
| provided by law, when ho shan ohes ms
| ballot for deposit In tue ballot box Two
| chHflenuers, representing each political I
pArty or set Of nominations. shall bo pcr-
| mitted 70 remain Just outside the guard
rail, where they can plainly see What Is
| done within the polling place, except
within said booths or compartments
-. - hall
voter shan forthwith. and without leaving
the enclosed pace retire alone 70 one Of
the voting shelves or romPartmebis 80
provided aud shall prepare MS ballot p5
/ marking. in ink. 10 the appropriate mar.
! gin or place a cross * opposite name ci
] 10 caetiiate OF his choicc for each onice
/ to be- hiled aud 10 ease Of a question, sat-
| uiltcd % q vote of the people. BY marking
/ Ia the appropriate margin or place cress
| * against she answer which he desire.
| to give; Provided. tha; where yo,er Dc
| slres 10 vote Tor al tho nom sAtons IN
| clndca 10 cue set Of nominations, instead
1 OF uiaraiUg a croSs opposite the name of
| each eanui3a.e. be may mark cross IN
| above such list Cf nominations, and near
| to the device, emolem or design. desiEnAt-
| ing such list % nuzilnztsoas, II suea de-
| vice, emblem or dcSiFu there may be, and
| such marx saaA Indicate that tho voter
| casts his ballot Tor al the EoaniuAticus IN
/ the list under such devicc- Before le1y-
Ing the votiug Shelf OF compartment, the
! voter shall fold his ballot w4tac1t display
| ing the uiar-s ttCreou. to the same way
l it was folded when received b. him, 50
/ taAt tic coutcuts Of tic ballot shall pc
| concealed and the stub caa Be renewed
I rgi;hoat cxposiug anr 81 the contents ei
Z the ballot aHd be saail keep the sane 30
| folded uaiil he has vCteds EacA voter who
has ureFArca his hgiioI aud "a really 70
/ vote - aforesaid. shall thea leave tho
| compartsHeut and approach the in1Ees OF
election having the 1allo. 6ox IN ehaFse
I aud give lis H4llc 20 ne OF the Judge. OF
1 election, rvhu shall anu1auce u "a q lo-d
| aad distinct t1no Of voice. clear and aud
I tuie 4Ae voter balln. shall b. BANDED to
/ the judge iu charge Of the ballot box who
| shall AnuouaCc TIC name Of TIC voter, and
I ile Bumber upon tAe duplicate stab q bis
/ ballot which nambeT must correspond
l with tne stub nutatur prnytclsiy cneckcl
I 10 front Of his name b. the eicriiua i1dgr
/ or cicrs wao handel him his ballot. u the
stub number OF TIC ballot oorrosPoHd Aai
I u Identified ty tic inltisls Of TIC ludgo
/ or ciyrk placed thCrCou. the iu1Ee or elcr 4
I shall thea remove tke dup!ieAtr stub frcu
I surn ballet The !aiEc O. CLERK shGu Ina
/ faclistalT write the name Of such voter
Z upou TIE poll list. and shall rslr~ The bal
/ lot Of suca voter and uuuabcr /; Il LEX, IN
! cue cgraer, uqou the top thercof, IN such
/ manner as not 70 expose or show how the
I voter has voted, the sane 10 be numbered
/ Ia the order lu wnich y sEzll be resolved,
4
] corner 20 be tgrned and pasted down with
| muei- age. which shall thea bc Gone 80 that
the number j. not thereafter visible. znd
| such seal shall uuly be broEcn Ia case %
q contested cicctioa aad the sane number
| shall be recorded by tho election Judge or
| CLERK on tnc list o. voters beside the name
I Of such voter. Suca ballot shall thea be
/ returned by said Judge o. CLERK 10 the
/ voter, VINO shlll tlcrelpou, in full view Of
/ tue Judges 81 election, deposit tie same IN
4 The ballot box. with the slicizl endorse
/ ucut On said ballot gppermoSt.
sFuiLrU BALLOTS.
Sec 2. No person shall take or remove
any ballot from me polling place before
The close o. the polls. II any voter spolls
/ a ballot he may successfully obtain others,
/ one a. . tine, not exceeding three In all,
| upon returning each spalied one.
Any election oflcer who shall fail 20 thus
| aecount fully and particularly for all
| ollci4l ballots placed Ia his charge shall
| Dc desmed Euilty OF n sdsmeanor.
! Sec. =. Any voter who declares under
oath 20 TIE inspectors Of election ihat he
| cannot read or write, or that hY reason OF
! physical disability be Is unable 10 prepare
/ bis ballot without ass stance. shall, upon
| his request, receive the assistAs &C Of any
| two Of the e.ccttuu Judges Or clerks who
are OF different political parties, ia the
making thereof. aud such officers shall
| certify on the outside thereof that Il was
/ 90 marked with their assistance and shah
| thereafter give no Information regarding
| the same. No oliccr who assists a voter
In the pre- ar4tioH OF his ballot as herein
| provided, shall In any manner request,
| persuade CT induce, or seek 70 persuade or
| Induce any such voter 10 vote for any par-
| ticular candidate or candidates Nor
| shall any such osicer reveal 70 another the
name OF any candidate for whom a voter
| voted, or anything that took place while
| he was assisting such voter in preparing
such ballot for voting. No voter shall
| diyulge 10 anyone within the polling
place the name Of any candidate for whom
/ he intends 10 vote, nor shall he ask for or
I receive the assistance OF any person
/ within the polling place In the preparation
/ o. bis ballot. except as provided In III :
| section. When any voter, in addition to
the oath required hereiubefore by this
| section, shall also make oath that he can
| not speak and understand the English
] language, the election Judges may select
/ two persons, enc from each political
! party, who shall act as interpreters and
! who shall tIko the natn taken by election
/ Judges as nearly a. may be, which inter-
prefers may assist such persons who can
/ not speak or read the English language In
/ making up their ballots.
IArERFEcr on DEFECTIVE BALLOTS.
Sec. 20. II any voter marks in ink more
names tnau there are persons 10 be
| elected TO an ollce, or II for any reason il
/ - impossible to determine the choice Of