Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-20

hall be printed or tinted paper, furnished
,y the Secretary of State. 1t shall be the
Of the Secretary Of State 20 obtain,
keep on hand, q sufficient supply OF
inch paper for ballots, and TO furnish the
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 manne that the said
shall be plainly discernable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
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
srate local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SEC. ~. On each ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side oil such
ballot, and upon the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing OF print
ing, except the number of the ballot, which
shsll be upon the bach 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 as that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall DO numbered eonseeutively
10 each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed In seperate columns
the columns shsll be separated by heavy
rnIes, and on al! 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 csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
unde or the designation Of the Office in al
phabetical order, according to surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certln-
cat &c 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 at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-hslf inch wide, so that
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 she vote OF the people, 1t shall be
printed upon the ballot in such q manner
a. 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.
4. lsa.so lie ohnfaa ~ nandfAafQa unah A.
!" vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 10. 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. ii. 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 voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. 10. Whenever ii shall appear. by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc
Cured in the publication Of the name OF
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 tht
polls, at any election, the County CLERK
shall csuse TO be delivered to the Board Of
Election OF each election precinct In hi.
county the proper number OF tickets o.
the kind to be used in the election precinct
q. ~ -.ouo.ksO. ~ m AloOktnn IN N
precinct by reason OF the loss or destruc
ton Of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting fortl
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 TO be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinct.
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 " Clerks OF
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 Elec
ton shall possess the same qualifications,
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next larges'
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. Is. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number OF places, booths or compsrt-
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser
walton Of others, and a guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within si>
feet Of the ballot box, and OF such booth
or compartment to. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall b.,
hidden from the view Of those just out
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for each fifty or fraction
Of fifty voters registered In the precinct.
Each of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and conveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositing their
Dallots, shall be permitted inside SAID
guard rail during the time the polls are
open, except by authority of the Board
OF Election, And in that case only for TIT
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address TO one OF the Clerks
OF Election, who shall announce the same,
and If the other Clerk shall ind the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
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 the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
Of the places, booths or compartments
He shall prepare his ballot by marking a