The Delta independent., 1891-06-03


provided by law.
If any board Of commissioners shall fail
to comply with the provisions of this section,
each and every member thereof shall be
guilty of misdemeaner, and shall be
punished by q 6ne of not less than $40 nor
more than 500 for every offenss, and the
peglect and failure to designate any one
judge properly suggested in accordance here.
with shall be separate otfense.
In case ofa conflict arising before such
board, owing to different persons claiming
the right to certify such list for any political
party, the board shall have authority tn de-
eide between such lists; provided, that they
shall select only names included in swsrn
list IS above mentioned; and provided,
further, that any person making false
statement in any such affidaft shall be
guilty of perjury and punished US provided
by law.
The officers of all cities and towns, wheth.
er Incorporated under general law or special
charter, who may be, by Law, authorized 10
appoint judges of plectioa for any election
therein, shall in like manner, upon like ap-
plication, appoint the election judges for
each precinct from different political parties
In the manner aforesaid. Any such officer
failing to comply with this provision shall
be guilty Off misdemeanor, Punishable rs
in the cases Of county commissioners.
POLLING PLACES AID COMPARTMENTS.
SEC. "a. All officers upon whom is i'm.
posed by law the duty of designating polling
places shall provide in cach polling place
designated by them . sufficient number OF
voting booths. or compartments, which shall
be furnished with such supplies and csnven-
fences, including shelves, pens, penholdera,
ink and blotting paper, as will enable the
voter to prepare his ballot for voting, and
in which voters may prepare their ballots
screened from observation, ss IA the manner,
in which they do so. and gMard rail shall
| be SO CONSTRUCTED and placed that only such
| per, ons as are inside such rail can approach
| within six feet of the ballot box aud of such
| voting booths aud compartments. The ar
ranyements shall be such that the voting
booth or compartment can only he reach ed
by passing within spch guard rail. Aud both
they and the ballot box shall be ip plain view
Of the election officers and Of thosr OUTSIDE the
guard rail. Each booth or compartment
shall be at least three fees square and shall
| contain a shelf, which shall be at least one
foot wide, extending across one side of the
| boeth or compartment at a conyenieut height
for writing, and shall bs 70 arranged thai the
voter can prepare his ballot screened FROM
observation. No person other than the
election officers snd the watchers provided
| by law, and those admitted for the purpose
OF voting es hereinafter provided. shall be
permitted within the gaard rail, except by
authority of the judges Of election, and then
only when necessary to keep order and an-
force the law. The number of such voting
booths or compartments shall not be less
than one for every fifty voters who voted Mt
the last election in the district. The officers
who are charged with the duty of providing
| voting booths o. compartments shatl also
furnish for each polling place in their respec-
| tive towns and cities ballot boz, whick
shall be large enough to properly receive
| aud hold the ballots to be cast for candidate es
tor Office, in conformity with the pr visions
of this act The expense thereof shall in
all cases be public charge, to be provided
| for in the same manner as other election ex-
penses. At the times now prescribed by law,
aud in each year hereafter, the officers
charged by law with the division or alterra.
tion of the election precincts shall alter or
divide the existing precincts, whenever
necessary, in such manner. that each elect
| voters.
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