The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-07-01

eaCn election district at least four DAYS be-
ore the ELECTION TO ,nable him to comply
with the directions Of this section.
THE VOTING ROOMS.
Sec. 10. The county commissioners Of each
county shall provide for each election dis
tr,ct therein at each election a room large
enough to be fitted up with voting shelves
and guard rail, as hereinafter provided. If
in any district no such room can ne rented
or otherwise obtained, the said commission
ers shall Cause to he constructed for such dis
trict temporary room OF adequate size 10 he
used as voting room they shall also cause
all the said rooms to be suitably provided
with heat and light and with a sufficient
number OF voting shelves or compartments
at or in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, SO that in the marking
thereof they may be screened from the OBJ
servation of others, and a guard rail shall be
so constructed and placed that only such
persons as are inside said rail can approach
within six feet of the ballot box and of such
voting shelves or compartments. The ar
rangement shall be such that neither the
ballot boy nor the voting booths shall be hid
den from view of those Just outside the said
guard-rail The number of such voting
shelves or compartments shall not be less
than one for every ~ names on the assessors
lists, but shall not in any case be less than
three for the voters qualified to vote at such
voting place. No persons other than cleo
ton officers admitted, as herginaf or prOvi-
ded shall be permitted within the said rail
except by authority of the election officers
for the purpose of Keeping order and enforc-
ing the law. Each voting shelf or Compart-
mcnt shall he kept provided with proper
supplies and COnvenicnCes for marking the
ballots.
WHO PAYS THE BILL.
Sec. 20. To provide for the cost of said
shelves or compartp cnts and guard-rails in
the year 1892 the secretary of the common
wealth the secretary of internal affairs and
the auditor general shall be and they are
hereby constituted board to decide upon
pattern of the said shelves or compartments
and a pattern of the said guarh-rallS and
upon the material to be used for them ana
such other furniture and apparatus as may
be necessary, and to fix a limit of cost
of the same pcr shelf CT COM
partment and per lincal foot of rall,
ana the said bOard shall within two months
after the passage of this act, notify The COM
miSSiOners of the respective CuunileS oi tine
pattern adopted aud of the limit OF cost ana
the said commissioners, after they have pro-
vided the said shelves or compartments and
guard rails, shall send to the auditor general
of the commonwealth Il statement OF the
voting places in the county, naming them,
and if the number of shelves or cumpar'-
ments provided for each according To the
pattern adopted, and of the cost of the same,
said, which statement shall he signed by the
said commissioners, verified by the affidavit
of one of them, and approved by the county
controller or auditors. On receipt OF the
said statement the auditor general shall draW
warrants upon the treasury OF the common
wealth in favor of the trensurcrs OF the Coun-
tics from which the said statements shali
have been rec ,ved for the sun therein stated
to be due aud the : ate treasurer l. hereby
directed to pay the said warrants. The sald
shelves or cDmplrtments and guard-rhs
shall thereafter be the property OF the re-
spective counties, and no further allowance
shall be made to the counties by the auditor
general for providing the same.
TO ENLIGHTEN THE VOTER.
Sec. 9l. At the opening of the pools in
each voting place the seals of one
package shall be publicly broken, and the
said package shall he opened by the ludE OF
elections. The cards Of instruction shall be
Immediately posted ut or in each voting
shelf or compartment provided IN accord
ance with this act for the marking Ot the
ballots, and not less than three such cards
and not less than five specimen ballo;s shall
be Immediately posted in or about the Nui-
ing room, outside the guard rail, ana Such
cards and specimen ballots shall be gwen TO
any voter, nj his request. The second set ol
ballots shall be retained unopened by the re
spcCtive Judges of election untll they are
needed for the purposes of voting,
Sec -. ANY person q. string To vote shall
give his name and residence To one ul thc
election officers in charge otthe ballots, VINO
shall thereupun announce the samcln louu
csd district tone of voice and II such name
is found upon the ballot checklist by the IN
spector or clerks in ch thereof he shall
likewise repcat the said name and the NulSr
shall be allowed to enter the space encluSed
hy the guard-rail unless his right to vote he
challenged. No person who's name IS hot
on the said list, or whose rlEht 10 Soie ShalI
be challenged by qualified citizen shall be
admitted within said guard-rail until he has
established his right to vote in the manner
now prOyided by law, and ms name, II not
on the checklists snail then be adueu 10
both lists. As soon n voter Is adlh'teu
within the rail, the election oillcer having
chorpe of the ballots shall dctdCh ballot
from the stub and give it to the said voter;
but shall first fold it so that words printed
ON thc back aud outside rs PROVIDED IN sec
ton - of this act, shall bethe olIS NoIu-
ing visible and no ballot shall be Nol"u uhl'ss
folded in the same manner. Not more 'nah
one ballot shall be given to voter except rs
provided in section % of this act.
NO RECORDS OF NUMBERS.
As soon as a voter received ballot the let
Ter "B" shall be marked against his name
ON the margin of the ballot-check-lat' but
no record of the number of the ballots shall
be made on the said lists. Besides the rlci'
ton officers ana Suth sultINlN'lS ~ Nv
authorized by the laws of the United states
or ovcrseers appointed by the courts OF tins
commonwealth not more Than four voters
i'm excess of the number of voting shelves or
commandments provided shall be allowed
said enclosed space at one time
See %. On receipt of his ballot the voter
shall forthwith and without leaving the
snace enclosed by the guardrail retire to one
of the voting shelves or compartments, and
shall prcparc his ballot by marking IN the
anpr5priitc margin or place cross -
nnn1site the party, name or political deSls-
nntion of groub of candidates, or opposite
tLc name of the candidate of his choice for
each 00ica 10 be filled, or by inserting IN the
blank space provided therefor amy name not
already on the ballot, and m case OF a gurs-
tion submitted 10 the vote OF the people hN
marking i'm the appropriate margin or place
a cross (X) against the answer which ne dG-
s.res 10 give Before leaving the voting SheI
or commandment the voter shall fold hls bal
lnt without displaying the marks thereon IN
tha same way IL was folded when received
hy him, and he shall keep the same So
folded until he has voted.
Amer leaving the voting shelf aud before
leaving TIE enclosed space he Snall give ms
bYIlGt 10 the election officer i'm charfe ul lhe
nailot box. who shall without unfolding she
ballot. number it as required 10y the couSll-
trfiDp of this Commonwealth, placing the
s,id number i'm the right hand upper corner
nfthe back ofthe ballot immediately To the
1,rt ~ tba F,l1iup line printed thereon al.t