Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-04-30

by the Secretary Of State. II shAll be the
duty Of the Secretary Of State 70 obtain.
and Keep on hand, Q sufficient supply oil
such paper for ballots, and TO furnish the
same in quantities ordered TO any County
CLERK. Said paper shall be wster-msrked
with q design furnished By the Secretary
OF state, in such q mannet that the said
wAter-mark shall be plainly discernsble 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 ct any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
arste 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 70 bottom, one-
half-ineh from the right hand side oil such
| ballot, and upon the hslf-ineh strip thus
| formed there shall be ne writing or print
| ing, except the number Of the ballot, which
| shsll be upon the back Of the strip In such
position that il shall appear on the outside
| when the ballot il folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same rs that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
| and stubs shall be nu adhered oonsecutively
in each county Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud 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
nomin alton for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to and filed &C.
oording to the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The names Of the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the design alton OF the Office in al
phabetical order, according 20 surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
| Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups az presented in the several certih-
cats GO 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 q margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-hslf inch wide, so tina,
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
| hereinafter described the candidate or
| candidates for whom be wishes to vote.
| Whenever any question is to be submitted
TO the vote Of the people, it shall be
| printed upon the ballot In such q manner
as 70 enable the electors to vote upon the
| question in the manner hereinafter pro
| vided. There hal be printed IN the bal
| lots opposite the designation Of each
office sucb words as will aid the voter to
indicateh his choice of candidates, such Is
" vote for one, F" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 10. all ballots, when printed,
shall be boundin 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 each fifty or fraction of fifty voters
registered 10 the precinct.
SEC. 10. Whenever 1t shall appear, by
affidavit, that IN error or omission has oc
CURED in the publication of the name or
description OF any Of the candidates
nominated, or 10 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 or
ror.
See. 16. Before the opening of the
polls, at any election, the County CLERK
shall cause TO be delivered to the Board Ct
Election OF each election.precinct in HE
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
precinct by reason of the loss or destruc.
lion nf tha halInka fntan1aH for thai nra
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspeo-
tor or other election officer for the pre-.
cinot shall make an sffidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit ii TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such afida-
Wit, and upon the application Of any candi-
date for any office TO be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order a new election in such pre-
oinot.
SEC. II. At the same time and In the
same manner as Inspectors and Judges oil
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 Flee
ton shall possess the same qualifications
| and receive the same compensation as In
1 cRG0tQko Va GlOOtAOhs o. a baeA y
selected from the political parties whicl
polled the largest and the next larges
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. Is. The Board OF County Com
m%issioners shall provide, al each polling
place within the county, o suffcieD
number OF places, booths or compar.
ments. In which voters may convenient.
mark their ballots, so that in the markin.
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation OF others, and q guard rail shall l.
30 placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail cau approach within 81.
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 on.
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 convenienoes for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged II
receiving. preparing or depositing tbei
ballots, shall be permitted inside sal.
guard rail during the time the polls ar,
open, except by authority Of the Boart
Of Election. and in that case only for tn
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vota
shall give his address to one OF the CLERK
of Election, who shall announce the same
and il the other CLERK shall find the nam
upon the registry list he shall repeat thu
name and address. One ballot shall ther
be given TO the voter. and the number o.
the said ballot shall be written by one o.
the Clerks OF Election upon the registry
list opposite the nam OF the voter receiv,
ing il.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot th,
voter shall Immediately retire alone TO on
OF the places, booths or compartments
He shall prepare his ballot by marking
cross or X after the name Of the person
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