Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-12-31

ally spoil a ballot may return such spoiled
ballot TO the Clerks Of Election, and re-
coive another 10 its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall be Immediately can
eeled, by writing the word cancelled across
the face Of the ballot, and. with those not
distributed 10 the voters shall be returned
with The election retdrns. A voter who
does not vote the ballot delivered 10 him
shall, before leaving the space inside the
guard rail, return such ballot to the Clerks,
who shall immedistely cancel the came
and return il In the same manner as
spoiled ballot. The Clerks Of Election
shall accountf for the ballots delivered TO
them, by returning a sufficient number OF
unused and spoiled ballots to make up,
when added TO the number Of official bal
lots cast, the number Of ballots delivered
to them.
SEC. %. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason OF physical disability,
be Is unable 10 mark his ballot, shall at
his request be permitted TO receive the
assistance, in such marking. Of an ~elector,
other than any election officer, bu. no per-
| son shall DO permitted 10 60 inside the
| guard rail as an assistant 10 more than
one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water. mark, as
hereinbefore provided, appears thereon
and unless the slip containing the num-
Der OF the ballot has been removed there
from by the Inspector.
SEC. Is. Tho County Clerk shall cause
10 be printed, on plain white paper, with
out water mark OF Endorsements, excep-
the words =" sample ballot, at least three
times as many copies OF the form OF bal
lot provided for use in each precinct as
there shall be registered voters In such
precinct. Such copies shall DO furnished
to registered voters at the Office OF said
County CLERK during office hours for i've
days preceding the day of election; pro-
vided, that not more than two OF such
sample ballots shall DO furnished TO any
one voter, except upon the written order
Of q voter, and not more than two OF SAID
sampie ballots shall be delivered on such
order. Al least as many Gample ballots
shall be furnished by The County Clerk TO
each Board Of Election as there shall be
registered voters in the precinct, and on
election day the Board OF Election shall
furnish each registered voter, on applics.
ton, one such sample ballot. Said
County Clerk shall also cause TO be printed,
in plain type, on cards, instr uctions 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
tho ballots and pie ballots are for
aished. The Board Of Election shall post
At least one OF such cards in each booth OF
compartment provided for the preparation
Of ballots, and not less than three OF such
cards al other places in and about the poll
ing places on the day Of election. There
shall be printed on said cards sections
tweuty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty niue
and thirty OF this Act.
SEC. 26. In counting the votes any bal
lot not bearing the water-mark, az pro.
yided in this Act, shall not be counted,
but such ballot must be preserved and re
turned with the other ballots. When q
voter marks moro names than there are
persons to be elected to an Office, or il for
any reason it is impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office, his vote
for such Office shall not be counted. Any
ballot upon which appears names, words
ar marks written or printed, except as In
this Act provided, shall not DO counted.
SEC. az. Any person who shsll falsely
make or fraudulently defsce or destroy any
certificate of nomination or any part
thereof, or file any certificate OF nomins-
lion knowing the same or any part thereof
TO be false, or suppress any certihcato OF
aomination which has been duly died, or
iny part thereof, or make use OF, keep or
Il tuTui5u v OtDEEEg S4IORl a. III WIZ NV RAO
vided, any paper water-marked ia iniita-
taiion Of ballot paper, or disclose to any
person not engsged in making, printing or
| distribution of ballots or ballot paper
under the direction Of the proper officer,
the design of the water.mark to be placed
on the ballot poPsr. or print or DO con
cerned in printing or have in his possession
any imitation of an official ballot, or make
any mark or Endorsement on any ballot,
or stub, by which the ballot can be dis-
tinguished from other ballots. or falsely
swear that he is unable to mark his ballot
by reason OF physical disability. shall be
deemed guilty OF g felony, aud upon con-
viction thereof shall be imprisoned in the
State Prison for a term not less than one
year and not more than five years.
SEQ. 80. Any person who shall, during
an election, remove or destroy any of the
supplies or other co%nveniences placed In
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur
ing an election. remove, tear, down, or
deface the cards OF instruction posted, az
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine not less than
fifty dollars, and not exceeding five hun
bred dollars, OF by imprisonment 10 the
caunty Jail for a term not less than one
month and not exceeding six months.
SEC. 20. Any public officer. upon
whom any duty is imposed by this Act,
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per
form any such duty, shall be deemed
guilty Of a felony. and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned in the State
Prison for a term not less than one year
and not exceeding five years.
SEC. so. No person except a member OF
} the Board OF Election shall receive from
any voter a ballot prepared by such voter.
No person shall examine such ballot or
solicit a voter to show the same. No per-
son shall remove any ballot from any POLL
ing place before the closing Of the polls.
No person shall apply for or receive a bal
lot at any election precinct other than the
one on which he ia entitled TO vote. No
} person shall show his ballot TO any person,
after marking it, so as to reveal any OF
the names voted for. No person shall ask
another within one hundred feet Of the
polling place for whom he intends TO vote.
No voter shall receive a ballot from any
other person than one OF the Clerks Of
Election. nor shall any other person than
a Clerk Of Election deliver such ballot to
such voter. No voter shall deliver to the
Board OF Election or TO any member
!, thereof any ballot other than the one re.
ceived from q Clerk Of Election. No voter
shall place any mark upon his ballot by
which II may afterwards be identified as
the one voted By him. Any person violat-
ing any provision OF this section shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
a sum not less than fifty dollars and not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail for a term
not less than one month and not exceeding
six months.