Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-11-12

SEC. 49, Any person desiring to vote
shall give his name and address to one Of he
Clerks of Election, who shall announce the
same, and if the other Clerk shall find the
name upon the registry list he shall repeat
the name and address. One ballot shall be-
then given TO the voter, and The number Of
laid talot shall b. wftlen by one Of the
Clerks of Election upon the registry lis op-
po,,te the name OF the voter receiving II
SEC. 20 On receiving his bal OF he vo er
shall immediately retire alone to one OF III
places. booths o. compartments lie shall
prepare his bal OF by marking a cross or \
af er he name Of he pea,on for whom he n
tends TO vote for each office In case OF .
constitutional amendment or o'her question
submit ed to the voters, the eros, or X sh III
| b. placed after the answer which he deslr :
to give Such marking shall he done oniy
with a black lead pencil Before leaving
he booth or compartment the voter shall fold
hi, ballot in such manner hat The water
mark and the number Of the bal lot shall ap-
par on The outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall ep it 81
folded until he ha. voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver II to he In
voter and the number of his ballot. The
| Clerk having the registry list in his charge,
| if he hnds the number TO agree with the
number of the ballot delivered TO the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite the name the word "voted. "
| The Inspector shall then separate the strip
bearing the number from the ballot, and
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
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destroyed.
| SEC. I'll. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment at one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy booth
or compartment longer than may be necessa-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than hive minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental
ly spoil ballot may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks of Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall be Immediately Cancelled,
bv writing the word Cancelled across the face
Of the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall be returned with the elec.
ton returns. voter who does not yote the
ballot delivered to him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall Immediately
manner as spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
Election shall account for the ballots deliv-
cred to them, by returning a sufficient num-
Der of unused and spoiled ballots 10 make
up, when added 10 the number of oftcial bal
lots cast, The number oil ballots delivered 10
! them,
SEC. e. A voler who declares under
oath, that by rea on Of physical disability,
k., = bt1 al hal
request be permitted to receive the assistance
in such marking, of an el,ctor, Other than
any election otiic r, but no person shall b.
permitted to go inside the guard rail as at
assistant 10 more than on voteT
SEC "a. No ballot shall he deposited IN
the ballot box unless the water-mark. a,
oereinbefore provided, app ans thereon, and
unless he slip containing The number OF the
ballot has been removed therefrom by thu
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
to be printed, on plain white paper, without
water mark or indor .ements, except tn words
sample ballot" at least three times as
many copies Of the form Of ballot provided
for use in each precinct as there shall be reg
istrred voters III such precinct Such copies
,hall be furnished TO registered voters at the
office OF said County Clerk during Office
hours for five days preceding The day Of Ell C.
ton; provided, that not more than Two OF
such sample ballots shall he furGi he'd TO any
one voter, except upon the written order OF a
vo er, and not more than Two Of said sample
ballots shall be delivered on such order. At
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk TO each Board Of
Election as here shall be registered voters
in the precinct, ana on election day the Board
Of Election shall furnish each regiHleftd vol
er, on application, one such sample ballot
Said County Clerk shall also cause TO be
printed in plain type, on cards, instructions
for the guidance OF voters for obtaining and
marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards to the Board of Election
Of each election precinct in the county, at
the same time and in the same manner As the
ballots and sample baIlols are furnished.
The Board OF Election shall post at least
one OF such cards IN each booth OF compar'-
ment provided for the preparation OF ballots,
and not less than three OF such cards at other
place, in and about the polling places on The