The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-29

commitments shall De not iess tbah
one for each fifty or fraction OF nifty
voters registered in the precinct.
Each of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper
supplies and conveniencies for mark
ing ballots. No person other than
voters engaged in receiving, prepar-
ing or deposting their ballots. 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 the
purpose of keeping order aud enforce
ing the law.
Sec. 10. Any person desiring TO
vote shall give his name and address
to one of the Clerks of Election, who
shall announce the same, aud II the
other Clerk shall find tho name upon
tho registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall
then be given to tile voter, and the |
number of said ballot shall be written |
by one of the Clerks OF Election
upon the registry list opposite the
name of the voter receiving 1t.
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 cross or X after
the name of the person for whom he
intends to vote for each office. In
case of constitutional amendment or
other question submitted to the voters,
the cross or shall be placed after
, the answer which he desires to give.
j Such marking shall be done only with
! black lead pencil. Before leaving
the booth or compartment the voter
shall fold his ballot in such man
ner that the water. mark and the
|, number of the ballot shall appear on
the outside, without exposing the
, marks upon the ballot, and shall
: keep it so folded until he has voted.
Having folded his ballot, the voter
shall deliver it to the Inspector, who
l shall announce the name OF the voter
aud the number of his ballot. The
0 Clerk having the registry list In his
q charge, If he finds the number to agrees
with the number of the ballot deliver
+ cd to the voter, shall repeat the name
K and number, and shall mark opposite
Il the name the word "voted." The In
It bearing the number from the ballot,
= and shall deposit the ballot in the bal
IS lot box. Said strip and number shall
b be Immediately destroyed.
l. Sec. 81. But one person shall occu.
D. py any one booth or compartment Al
y one time, and no person shall remain
d in or occupy booth or compartment
le longer than may be necessary to pre-
le pare his ballot, and in no case longe
le than five minutes.
in Sec. %. Any voter who shall acct
ID dentally spoil ballot may return suol
4. spoiled ballot to the Clerks OF Election
,e and receive another one i'll its place
be All the ballots thus returned shall b
he Immediately cancelled, by writing tn
tn word Cancelled across the face of tn
IL ballot, and, with those not distributes
be to the voters, shall be returned wit
he the election returns. A voter VIII
nd does not vote the ballot delivered
ii. him shall, before leaving the spac
de inside the guard rail return such bale
If. to the Clerks, who shall immediatel,
oh cancel the same and return it In tn
,is same manner as a spoiled ballot TIL
Of Clerks of Election shall account fC
no the ballots delivered to them, by r,
no turning sufficient number of III
he used and spoiled ballots to make a
The when added 10 the NUMBER OF olhci
,at ballots cast, the number of ballots d
he livered to them.
ate Sec. 90. voter who declares III
to der oath, that by reason OF physic
be disability, he is unable to mark b
it ballot, shall at his request be pc
lch mitted to receive the assistance,
ote such marking, of an elector, other thu
lin any election officer, but no pers'
ted shall be permitted to go inside t
| OF guard rail as an assistant TO more tn
the one voter.
LES, Sec. "a. No ballot shall be dept
'e' tied In the ballot hox unless the watt
mark, as hereinbefOre provided, q
LED, pears thereon, and un.ess the slip co
anu tanning the number of the ballot b
OF been removed therefrom by the
ZEN spector.
A'' Sec. %. The County Clerk sh
cause to be printed, on plain VIII
pro- paper, without water-mark or indor
che ments, except the words, "saml
'n.e ballot" at least three times as ma
III copies of the form of the ballot p
.oes vided for use In each precinct as tn
''o'' shall be registered voters in such p
cinct. Such copies shalt be furnish
r by to registered voters at the office
has said County Clerk during office no
anne for five days proceeding the day
lates election: provided, that not m
bal than two of such sample ballots 81
unity be furnished to any one voter, exc
any upon the written order OF voter, I
!, the not more than two Of said sample /
lots shall he delivered on such orc
tho At least as many samples ballots 81
,,arL be furnished by the County Clerl
osrd each Board of Election as there 81
! his be registered voters in the brecil
rs Of and on election day the Boart
nro. Election shall furnish each registe
.leot. voter, ON application, one such 81
loss pie ballot. Said County Clerk al
d for also cause 10 be printed, in plain ~
. the on cards, instructions tor the guida
r the of voters for obtaining and mark
ting their ballots. he snail furnish wv
Gov. such cards 10 the board OF Eiectio
such each election precinct Ia the coul
any at the same time and IN the 81
/ for manner as the ballots and san
Gov. ballots are furnished. The Boar
such Election shall post at least one =
cards in each booth or compartn
ID In provided for the preparation OF
and lots, and not loss than three OF s
inted cards at other places In and about
inted polling places on the day of elect
have There shall also be printed on
aay cards sections twenty seven, tive