Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-11-28

shall be printed on tinted paper. furnished
BY the Secretary Of State. II shall be the
duty Of the Secretary Of State 10 obtain,
aud keep on hand, sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and 10 furnish the
same in quantities ordered 10 any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be vAter-marked
with design furnished by the Secretary
| of State, in such q manner that the said
water-mark shall be plainly discernable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
| for each general election, and the same de-
| sign shall not be used At any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
arate local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top 20 bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand eide OF such
| ballot, aud upon the hslf-ineh strip thus
| formed there shall be no writing or print
| ing, except the number Of the ballot, which
| shAll be upon the back OF the "trip in such
position that 10 shall appear on the outside
| when the ballot is folded. The number
/ on each ballot shall be the same as that on
/ the corresponding stub, and the ballots
! and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
| in each county. Where the names Of
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, and on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated BY rule ex
| tending to the extreme right OF the
| column. All ballots shall contain the
uame Of each and every candidate whose
| nomin alton for any Office specified in the
| ballot has been certified to and filed &C
| cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, and
| no other name. The names Of the csndi
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabetical order, according to surname,
| except that the name of candidates for
| Presidentia Electors shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the several certlh-
| Gates Of nomination, and the names OF the
| candidates for President and Vice President
| shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
| Dental Electors; the political designation
| Of each candidate shall be printed opposite
| his name. There shall be left at the end
| OF the list OF candidates for each office
| one blank space TO be used when substitut-
| ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
| be a margin al the right hand side OF the
names at least one-hah inch wide, so thai
| the voter may clearly indicate in the way
| hereinafter described the candidate or
Il
| whenever any question is TO be submitted
| TO the vote OF the people, II shall be
| printed upon the ballot in such a manner
| as TO enable the electors TO vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
| vided. There shall be printed on the bal
| lots opposite the designation OF each
| office such words as will aid the voter t.
| indicate his choice OF candidates, such a.
Z" vote for one, ""vote for three, and tht
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred eaiiots each. A record OF the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks
| SEC. IA. The County Clerks shall pro
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and in al
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voter
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever it shall appear, by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc
Cured in the publication OF the name Of
description of any OF the candidatel
nominated, or in the printing OF the bal
lots, any member OF the Board oil
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir
ing the county Clerk to correct such er
ror.
SEC. 16. Before the opening of th'
polls, at any election, the County Clerl
shall cause to be delivered to the Board 0
Election OF each election precinct in hi
county the proper number OF tickets o.
the kind to be used in the election precinct
In case OF prevention OF an election in any
precinct by reason Of the loss or destruc
| ffnn of kha hallnta fDkondoA Tor that
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec
tor or other election offieer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forti
the fact and transmit il to the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt OF such affida
sit, and upon the application OF any candi
date for any Office to be voted for by th'
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order a new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. At the same time and in th
same manner as Inspectors and judges o
Election are now appointed in the State
there shall be appointed two Clerks o
Election, who shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the manner herein
after provided for. Said Clerks of Elee
tion shall possess the same qualifications
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall b
selected from the political parties whicl
polled the largest and the next larges
votes in the precinct at the las. preceding
general election.
SEC. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each pollinl
place within the county, Q snfdcien
number OF places, booths or compar,
ments, In which voters may convenient
mark their ballots, so that In the mar kin
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation OF others, and guard rail shall b
so placed that only such persons as are In
side said rail eau approach within 81,
feet Of the ballot box, and OF such booth
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot bo,
nor the booths or compartments shall b
hidden from the view OF those just out
side the guard rail. The number o
such booths or compartments shall b
not less than one for each fifty or Fraction
OF fifty voters registered in the precinct
Each OF said booths or compartment
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and conveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged il
receiving, preparing or depositiDg thei
ballots, shall be permitted inside sait
guard rail during the time the polls ar
open, except by authority Of the BoarC
OF Election, and in tha. case only for th'
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vot,
shall give his address to one OF the Clerk
OF Election, who shall announce the same
and If the other Clerk shall find the NAM
upon the registry list he shall repeat tbs
name and address. One ballot shall theI
be given TO the voter. aud the number o.
the said ballot shall be written by one
the Clerks Of Election upon the regis J
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv-
ing it.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot th,
voter shall Immediately retire alone to ont
OF the places. booths or compartments
He shall prepare his ballot by marking {
cross or X after the name of the person
for whom he in tends 10 vote for each of