Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-10-08

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duty Of The Secretary Of State 70 obtain,
and Keep on hand, . SUFFICIENT supply Of
such paper for ballots, and 70 furnish The
same in quantities ordered TO any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be vater-marked
With Q design furnished By the Secretary
of State, in such Q manner that the said
water.mark shall be plsiniy discsrnabls on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, q the same de-
sign shall o be used 81 any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
arste local election paper marked with the
design used 81 any previous election may
be used.
SEC. ~. On each ballot Q perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side Of such
ballot, and upou the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number OF the ballot, which
shsll be upon the back Of the strip In such
position that 10 shall appear on the outside
when the ballot 10 folded. The number
on each ballot shall DO the same IS that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, and on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by . rule OF.
tending 10 the extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name Of each aud every candidate whose
nomins alton for any office specified In the
ballot has been certified to and filed &C.
cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. TIT anne Of the candi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
| under the design alton Of the Office in al
~phabeticsl order, according 10 surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged In
groups a. presented In the several certih-
cats OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice Presideni
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi
| Dental Electors; the political designation
| OF each candidate shall be printed opposit,
his name. There shall be left at the enc
OF the list OF candidates for each Office
one blank space TO be used when substitut
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side OF tht
names ct least one-half inch wide. so that
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate oil
candidates for whom he wishes to vote
Whenever any question is TO be submitted
TO the vote OF the people, IL shall b,
printed upon the ballot in such . manner
IS TO enable the electors TO vote upon the
question In the manner hereinafter pro
yided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation Of eacl
Office such words as will aid he voter Il
indicate his choice Of candidates, such a.
" vote for one" "vote for three" aud tn
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed
hall be bound In stub books OF fifty an6
one hundred ballots each. A record OF tn
number OF ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks
SEQ. IA. The County Clerks shall pro
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voter
are registered fifty ballots, and In al
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voter
registered In the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever II shall appear. by
affidavit. that 40 error or omission has oc
Cured in the publication Of the name oil
description Of any OF the candidate'
nominated, or 10 the printing OF the bal
lots. any member OF the Board oil
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir
ing the county Clerk TO correct such err
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening Of the
polls, at any election, the County CLERK
shall cause TO be delivered to the Board OF
Election OF each election precinct in his
county the proper number of tickets OF
the kind to be used In the election precinct.
In case of prevention OF an election in any
precinct by reason of the loss or destruc
ZION Of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct. or for any other cause, The Inspec
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinot shall make an afidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il to the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt of such afida-
vii. and upon the application Of any csndi-
date for any Office 10 be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. b Governor
shall order q new election in suoh pre-
cinot.
SEQ. II. At the same time and In thu
same manner as Inspectors and Judges oil
Election are now appointed In the State
there shall be appointed two 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
zion shall possess the same qualifications
aud receive the SAM compensation as In
speotors Of Election. Said Clerks shall b,
selected from the political parties whiol
polled the largest and the next larges
votes In the precinct al the last preceding
general election.
SEC. 10. The Board OF County Com
m%issioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, . suficien
number OF places, booths or oompsrt
ments. In which voters may conventional.
mark their ballots, SO that In the mArkin;
| abaxanf thai M n ha anraanaH frnrn kha Akaar
vation OF others, and Q guard rail shall b
so placed that only such persons as are In
side said rail can approach within sil
feet OF the ballot box. and Of such booth
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither The ballot DO,
nor the booths or compartments shall b.
hidden from the view OF those Just out
side the guard rail. The number o
such booths or compartments shall b,
not less than one for each fifty or Fraction
Of fifty voters registered In the precinct
Each Of said booths or compartment
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and conveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged Il
receiving, preparing or depositing theil
ballots. shall be permitted inside sal,
guard rail during the time the polls ar,
open. except by authority OF the Bosrt
OF Election. and in that case only for tn
purpose OF keeping order and enforcing
The law.
SIC. 10. Any person desiring to vot'
shall give his address to one Of the CLERK
OF Election, who shall announce the same
and II the other Clerk shall ind the nam,
upon the registry list he hall repeat tht
name aud address. One ballot shall theI
be given to the voter. and the number o.
the said ballot shall be written by one oil
the Clerks Of Election upon the registry
list opposite the name OF the voter receiv-
ing ID.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
OF the places. booths or compartments.
He shall prepare bis ballot by marking a
cross or X after the name OF the person
for whom he intends TO vote for each Of