The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-10-23
received by him. and he shall keen the

same SO folded until he has voted.
After leaving the voting shelf and
before leaving the enclosed space he
shall give his ballot to the election off
Ger IN charge of the ballot box who
shall, without unfolding the ballot.
number 1t as required by the constitu-
ton OF this Commonwealth, placing
the SAID number in the right hand up
per corner of the back OF the ballot
Immediately to the left of the folding
hne printed thereon, and nowhere else,
and shall then at once fold the corner
at the folding line and fasten it secure
ly down with the adhesive paste so as
to cover the number on the ballot so
that 1t cannot be seen without unfast
cnlng or cutting open the part so fast
ened down, and shall then deposit the
ballot IN the box. The voter shall
mark and deliver his ballot without TIN
due delay and shall quit the enclosed
space as soon as his ballot has been
deposited: Provided, That il at any
time the constitution of this Common
wealth shall cease TO require ballots to
be numbered, no number shalt be
marked on the ballot and it shall be
deposited in the ballot box by the vot
er himself.
SEcrIoN "a. No voter shall be al
lowed to occupy voting shelf or com
partment already occupied by another,
except when giving the help allowed
by section twenty seven of this act,
nor to remain within said compartment
more than three minutes in case all OF
such compartments are in use and
other voters are waiting to occupy the
same. No voter not an election Off.
Ger shall be allowed to rc-cnter the en-.
closed space after he has once left it.
except to give help as hereinafter de
scribed. Each voters name shall not be
checked on the voting check list by the
officer having charge thereof as soon
as he has cast his vote, in the manner
now provided by law. 1t shall be the
duty of the Judge of election to secure
the observance of the provisions OF
this section, to keep order in the room
in which the voting is held and to see
that no more persons are admitted
within the enclosed space than are al
loved by this act. Each party which
has, by its primary meeting, caucus,
convention or buar1, sent to the prop.
er Office certificate of nomination,
and each group of citizens which has
sent to the proper Office nomination
paper as provided in sections two and
three of this act, shalt be allowed to
appoint three electors to act as watch
e-s at each voting place, without eX-
pense to the county, one of whom
shall be allowed to remain in the room
outside of the enclosed space. Each
watcher shall be provided with a GER
tlhcate from the county commission
ers, or if the election be held in a
township or borough, from the auditors
of the same, stating his name, names
of the persons who have appointed
him and the party or policy he repre-
sents, and no party or policy shall be
represented by more than one watcher
in the same voting room at any one
time. Watchers shall be required to
show their certificates when requested
to do SO. Until the polls are closed no
persons shall be allowed in the room
outside of the said enclosed space, ex-
cept these watchers, voters not exceed
ing ten at any one time, who are await
ing their turn to prepare their ballots,
and peace officers when necessary for
the preservation of the peace. No
person, when within the voting room,
shall electioneer or solicit votes for
any party or candidate, nor shall any
written or printed matter be posted up
within the said room, except as re-
CURED by law.
SEcrIcN IS. No list or memoran-
dunn of the names of voters, except
such lists as are expressly authorized
by law, shall be made within the vot-
ing room by any person or officer, nor
shall any list or memorandum OF the
numbers marked upon the ballots be
made or kept, except such lists as are
expressly authorized by law: Prooi
ded, That any voter may make mem
orandum of the number Of his own
ballot, and the watchers may keep
their poll books and challenge lists
After the closing of the polls and be
fore the ballot boxes are opened al
the lis S of voters upon which the
numbers Of the ballots are recorded
as now requir,,lby law, shall be placed
in separate sealed covers, properly
marked, and the stubs of all the bal
lots used, together with all unused bal
lots, and the ballot check list, shall al
SO be enclosed in a sealed package
properly designating the voting place
which package shall be sent to the
proper Office as required by law in the
case Of the ballots cast, and neither
the said package nor the said lists o.
voters shall thereafter be opened, eX