Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-03-26

SEC. 49, Any person desiring to VOTE
shall give his name and address to one Of the
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
said ballot shall be written by one OF the
Clerks OF Election upon the registry list Op-
posite the name of the voter receiving it
SEC. 40. On receiving his ballot he voiel
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 peason for whom he IN.
tends to vote for each Office. In case Of
constitutional amendment or other question
submitted to the voters, the cross or X shall
be placed after the answer which he desires
to give. Such marking shall be done only
with q black lead pencil. Before leaving
the booth or compartment the voter shall fold
his ballot in such manner that the water
mark and the number Of the ballot shall ap-
pear 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 In
spector, who shall announce the name Of the
voter and the number of his ballot. The
Clerk having the registry list in his charge,
il 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,
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
| SEC. II. 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 hve minutes.
SEC AZ. Any voter who shall accidental.
ly spoil ballet may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks Of Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b. Immediately ca Dceled,
| by writing the word cancelled across the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
| to the voters, shall be returned with the cleo.
ton returns. voter who does not vote the
| ballot delivered to him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot to the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and return it in the same
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Election shall account for the ballots dely-
cred to them, by returning sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots 10 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,
he is unable to mark his ballot, shall at his
~ tal
in such marking, Of an elector, other than
any election officer, but no person shall be
permitted to go inside the guard rail as an
assistant to 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 number OF the
ballot has been removed therefrom by the
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
to be printed, on plain white paper, without
water mark or Endorsements, except the 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.
istered voters IN such precinct. Such copies
shall be furnished to registered voters at the
office OF said County Clerk during office
hours for five days preceding the day OF elrc-
,ion. nrov;drd that NOT more than Two of
sucb samnle ballots shall I've fur,;,hed m anv
one voter excent unon the written order Of
voter and no, more than two Of said sample
ballots shall he delivered on such order. Al
l.a., as many sample ballots shall be fur.
n;sbed bv the County Clerk TO each Board OF
Election as there shall be registered voters
in The precinct. and on election day the Board
~ El.c,;on sball furnish each registered vol.
rr on anplication. one such sample ballot.
said County Clerk shall also cause TO be
nr;nted 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, al
the same time and in the same manner a. The
ballots and sample ballots are furnished.
The Board OF Election shall post at least
one of such cards in each booth or comparl-
ment provided for the preparation OF ballots,
and not less than three Of such cards at other
places in and about the polling places on the
dav Of election, There shall also be printed
on said cards sections twenty seven, twenty