Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-04-16

posted at The court-h house door. When pub
! ncatlon Is made by printing in newsP' perS,
at least two publications by such newsp' pei
| shall he requrrd, one Of which shall appea'
| ia The last regular issue Of such paper be
tore election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution,
con stiluuonal amendment or other question
| i, 10 be submitted for popular vote, the Sec
rotary of 5 ats shall cerIiy the same to III.
| several County Clerks, and said COUNTY
Clerks shall publish the same PROVIDED
in section nine of this Act.
SEC II. 1t shall be the duty Of tn,
County Clerk to pro"'de printed ballots TO
every election for public offices. in which
any voters within The county participate
and to cause to be printed in the ballot pre-
>rrihed herein, the name Of each and every
candidate whose name has been certified 10
ar ied with him, as provided in this Act
Ballots other than hose printed, a, provide
in this Act, sha not b cast, o. count d II
any election. All ballots shall be print
on tinted paper, furnished by the Secretary
of State. 1t shall BE- the duty of the Sec
rotary Of State to obtain, and keep on hand
a sufficient supply of such paper for ba ilots
and to furnish the same in quantities order
ed to any County Clerk. Said paper shall
be water-marked with design furnished by
the Secretary of State, in such manner tina
the said water-maIk shall be plainly dis
cernable on the outside of such ballot wher
properly folded. Such design shall bt
changed for each general election, and tn,
same design shall not be used agah at any
general election within the space of eigh
years, but at any special or separate loca
election paper marked with the design used
at any previous election may be used.
SEC. Ia. On each ballot perforated line
shall extend from top 10 bottom, one-halI
inch from the right hand side of such ballot,
and upon the balf-inch strip thus formed
there snail be no writing or printing, except
the number of the ballot, which shall be
upon the back of the strip in such position
that it shall appear on the outside when The
ballot is folded The number on each bal
lot shall be the same as that on the cores
ponding stub, and the ballots and stubs shall
be numbered consecutlvely in each county
! Where the names of candidates are printed
in separate columns, the columns shall be
separated by heavy rules, and on all ballots
the names OF candidates shall be separated
by rule extending 10 the extreme right o
the column. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nom nation Tor any office specified IN the
ballot has been certified TO and hled accord
ing 10 the provisions OF this Act, and n,
other name. The names of the Candidates
for each Office shall he arranged under The
designation of the office IN alphabetical or
der, according TO surname, except that tbs
name Of candidates for Presidential + ectot
| shall be arranged in groups as presented in
the several certificates of nomination. and
the names Of the candidates tor Presideni
and Vice President shall precede the proper
groups of Presidential Electors; the polltl-
cal designation Of each candidate shall b
printed opposite his name. There shall be
left at The end of The list of candidates foI
each Office one blank space TO be used VIII u
substituting names to NIL vacancies. There
shall be margin al the right hand side OF
the names at least one-hali inch wide, Sc
that the voter may clearly indicate in the
way hereinafter described the candidate ~
candidates ioI whom he wishes TO vote.
Whenever any question is 10 be submitted
TO he vote OF the ople, it shall be pnhled
upon the ballot IN such manner as 10 enable
The electors to vote upon the question in The
manner hereinafter provided. There -baiI
he prln,ed upon the ballots opposite the
designation Of each office such words as will
aid the voter 10 indicate hi, choice OF can
didales, such as "vote for one, " ''vole fol
three" and the like.
SEC. IS. All ballots. when printed, shall
be bound in stub books of fifty and one hun.
bred ballots each. a record of the number
OF ballots printed for them shall be kept by
the re>pec i've County Clerks.
SEC. IA The County Clerks shall pro-
v'd- Tor each election precinct in The coun }
wherein less than twenty-five voters are reg
istered hfIy ballols, and in all other precinct:
one hundred ballots for each fifty or Fraction
Of fifty voters registered in The precinct.
SEC. IS Whenever II shall appear by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc
Cured in the publication Of the nam. O
description OF any ot the candidates noml
naled, or IN the printing OF the ballots, any
member Of the BoaId Of County Commi.
sioners, upon application by any voter, shai
Issue an order requiring the County Cleri
10 correct such error.
SEC. 10 Before The opening of the poll
at any election, the County Clerk shall
cause TO be delivered to the Board OF Eiec
ton Of each election precinct IN his county
the proper number of tickets Of the kind &
be used in the election precinct. In case o
prevention OF an election IN any precinct b!
reason OF the loss or destruction OF the bal
lots intended for that precinct. or for any
other cause, the Inspector or other elecuol
officer tor the precinct shall make an afhda
Wit setting forth The fact and transmit ii t
the Governor of the S ale. Upon receipt q
such affidavit, and uron the application q
any candidate Tor any office 10 he voted 70
by the voters OF such precinct, he Ooverno
shall order new election IN such preclact
SEC. II, At the same time and in III
same manner as Inspectors and Judges q
Election are now appointed in The STATE
there shall be appointed Two Clerks OF Elec
ZION, who shall have charge OF the ballot
on election day, and shall furnish them t
the voters in the manner hereinafter proyid
ed for. Said Clerks of Election shall pc,
sess the same qualifications, and receive h
same compensation as Inspectors OF Elet
lion. Sand Clerks shall be selected froI
the political parties which polled the larl
est and the next largest votes in the precint
at the last preceding general election.
SEC. 10 The Board Of County Commi s,or