The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1892-07-07

Sec 90. It shall be the duty of the |
township trustees, and, in cities and |
towns, Of the mayor and clerk or re- |
corder. to provide suitable places In |
which to hold all elections provided for |
by this act, and to see that the same |
are warmed, lighted and furnished |
with proper supplies and conveniences,
including sufficient number Of booths,
shelves, pens, penholders, ink, blotters |
and pencils as will enable the voter to |
prepare his ballot for voting, and in
which voters may prepare their ballots
screened from all observation as to the
manner In which they do So A guard
ran shall be 90 constructed and placed
that only such persons as are -
side said rail can approach within Eis
(6) feet Of the ballot box and Of
such voting booths. The arrangements
shall be such that the voting booths
can only be reached by passing within
said guard rail They shall be in plain
view of the election officers, and both
they and the ballot boxes shall be ip
plain view of those outside Of the
guard rail. Each of said booths shall
have three sides inclosed, one side In
front, to open and shut by . door
swinging outward, or to be closed with
Q curtain. Each side of each booth shall
be seven (7) feet high, and the door O
curtain shall extend to within two (9
feet OF the floor, which shall be closed
while the voter is preparing his ballot;
and such booths shall be we'll lighted.
- ~ tI,yan
feet square, and shall contain shelf
atleast one ~ foot wide, at q convenient
height for writing. No person other
than the election officers and the chal.
lengers allowed by law and those I'd.
mitted for the purpose Of voting, as
hereinafter provided, shall be permit
ted within the guard rail, except by
the authority of the election officers,
to keep order and enforce the law.
The number of such voting booths
shall not be less than one ~ to every
sixty (6O) voters, or fraction thereof,
who voted at the last preceding cleo
ton in the precinct The expense Of
providing booths and guard rails, and
other things required in this act, shall
be paid in the same manner as other
election expenses. Said booths or
compartments shall be so built and ar
ranged, if possible, as to be permanent,
so that sitter the election they may be
taken down and deposited with the
township or city clerk or town re-
corder, as the case may be, for safe
keeping for all future use. In all cases
where it is practicable, in precincts
outside of cities and towns, the cleo
tions shall be held in the public school
building, for the use of which there
shall be no charge. But all damage to
the building or furniture shall DO
Just claim against the county.
Sec. 81 ANY person desiring to vote In
precincts where registration is re-
quired, shall give his name, and, II ro-
quired to do so, his residence, to the
Judges of election. one Of whom shall
thereupon announce the same in loud
and distinct tone of voice, clear and
audible; and if such name Is found on
the register Of voters by the officer
having charge thereof, he shall like
wise repeat said name, and the voter
shall be allowed to enter the space In
closed ty the guard rail- as above pro-
vided. One of the judges shall give the
voter one, and only one ballot, on the
| back Of which such judge shall Endorse
his initials in such manner that they
may be seen when the ballot Is properly
| folded, and the voters name shall
Immediately be checked on the register
list At all elections, where registrar
ton Is required, if the pame of any
person desiring to vote at such election
Is not found on the register Of voters.
he shall not receive a ballot until he
shall have complied with the law pre-
scribing the manner and conditions o4
| voting by unregistered voters, II any
person desiring to vote at any election
shall be challenged, he shall not -
| ceive q ballot until he shall have e.
tablished his right to vote in the
manner provided by law. Besides thu
election officers, not more than two
voters in excess of the whole number
of voting booths provided shall be al
lowed in said inclosed space ct one
time. This section shall apply 70 and
govern. where applicable. all person.
desiring to vote in precincts where reg
istration is not required
Sec. %. On receipt Of his ballot thI
voter shall forthwith. and wtth01
leaving the inclosed space, retire alone
to one of the voting booths so provided
and shall prepare his ballot by making II
the appropriate margin or place cross
(X) opposite the name of the candidate
of his choice for each Office to be filed
or by writing in the name of the csndA
date of his choice in q blank space o.
said ticket, making a cross CX) opposite
thereto; and in case of a question sub
mitted to the vote Of the people, b
making in the appropriate margin O
place a cross (X) against the anRws
he desires to give; provided. however
If he shall desire to vote for all th
candidates of one political party. Q
group of petitioners. he may place suG
mark at the appropriate place preceding
the appellation or title under whIC
the names of the candidates Of sue
party, or group of petitioners, RE
printed; and the ballots so marke
shall be counted as cast for all th
candidates named. after that title; pr
vided, further, that the voter ma
place Tsuch mark at the appropriAt
space preceding the appellation or It'll
of any one party. or group OF petition
} ers, and may also mark, at the sppr'
. pirate place preceding the name {
names 4tof one or more candidate
| printed under the appellation or tie
, Of some other party, or group OF pet
. TONERS, and q ballot, so marked aha
, DO 2 counted d as castb for all cand
dates named under the appellation
Z title which has beenlso marked, excel
a as to the officers to which he ht
> placed such mark preceding the nam
! or names Of some other candidate I
, candidates srrinted under Ethe title I
!. some other party or sgroup Of petitiol
! ers, and as to such, Sit shall be counts
j as cast for the candidate orscandidat'
!. preceding whose name or names sud
mark may have been placed Beto'
a leaving the voting booth the voter shs
a fold his ballot In such manner a
= conceal the marks thereon. The nun
a Der of the voter on. the poll books
n register list shall not be Endorsed {
|. the back Of his ballot, He shall mar
4 and deposit his ballotawithout undE
q delay, and shall quit said inclos,
= space as soon as he has voted.
= voter shall be allowed, TO occupy
! voting booth already occupied
4 another, nor remain within said =
J. closed spacs more than ten minute
! nor to occupy s,Soting booth more TIL
8 6ve minutes, In case all Of said vctiI
!. booths are in use and other vote
.. waiting to occupy the same. No vost
a not an election officer, shaN. Hter ha
: Ing voted, be allowed to enter said
a closed space during said election. }
> person shan tale or remove 10
!. Aallos Krom ths polling phaas
= fore the close Of the poll.
voter ahall vote. % offer TO vote q
: ballot except such IS he has receiv
T from the judges Of election In char
: 0f the ballots. ANY voter who sha