Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-12-12

shall be printed on tinted paper, furnished
bv the Secretary Of State. II shall be the
duty Of the Secretary OF State 70 obtain,
and keep on hand, . sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and TO furnish The
same in quantities ordered TO any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be wsser-msrked
with q design furnished by the Secretary
Of State, in such q manner that the said
wAter.msrk shall be plainly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, IN the same de-
sign shall not be used ct any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at M special or sep
arate local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SEC. ~. On Zach ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top 20 bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side OF such
ballot, and upon the hslf-inch 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 strip in suca
position that ID shall appear on the outside
when tho 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 seperste columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, and on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by q rule ex'
tending to the extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomination for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified TO and filed &C
cording TO the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The names Of the candi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation Of the Office in al
phabetical order, according 10 surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
| Presidential 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 lef. 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 q margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-half inch wide, so thai
the voter may clearly indicate in the was
| hereinafter described the candidate or
| candidates for whom he wishes to vote.
| Whenever any question ia to be submitted
| to the vote Of the people, IL shall be
| printed upon the ballot in such q 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 to
indicate his choice of candidates, such as
" vote for one," "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred Ballots 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 all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for zach fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. 10. Whenever ii shall appear, by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc
ourred in the publication Of the name or
description Of any Of the candidates
nominated, or In the printing OF the bal
lots. any member OF the Board Of
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 Tho
polls, at any election, the County Clerk
shall cause to be delivered to the Board Of
Election OF each election precinct in his
county the proper number of tickets OF
the kind to be used in the election precinct
In case Of prevention Of an election in any
n.aosnok ~ ~aaaz, - Ska Ice. - laakrxa
zion Of the ballots intended for that pre-
oinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec
tor or other election officer for the pre-
einot shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il to the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt Of such afida-
Wit, and upon the application OF any candi-
date for any Office tc be voted for by thu
voters Of such precinct, the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinot.
SEC. II. At the same time and in the
same manner as Inspectors and Judges OF
Election are now appointed in the State
there shall be appointed two Clerks Of
Election, who shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the manner bere.n
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Flee
ton shall possess the same qualifications,
4 1hQ bSOlNO onhAO JUN IN IL
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall b,
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largesl
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. 10. The Board of County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
| place within the county, q suficien
number Of places, booths or compart
ments, in which voters may convenient,
| mark their ballots, so that Ia the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation OF others, and q guard rail shall b'
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within al
feet OF the ballot box, and OF such booth
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot DO,
nor the booths or compartments shall b
hidden from the view of those just ont
side the guard rail. The number o.
such booths or compartments shall b.
not less than one fer 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 thar voters engaged IL
receiving, preparing or depositiDg theii
ballots, shall be permitted inside sal,
guard rail during the time the polls ar
open. except by authority OF the Board
Of Election. and in that case only for tb'
purpose of keeping order and enforcini
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerk
Of Election, who shall the same
and II the other Clerk shall find the nam,
upon the registry list he shall repeat tn.
name and address. One ballot shall ther
be given TO the voter. and the number Of
the said ballot shall be written by one Of
the Clerks of Election upon the registry
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 4
cross or X after the name of the person