The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-10-20

| compartments shall be not less than
one for each fifty or fraction of fifty
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 deposjting 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, and II the
other Clerk shall find the name upon
| the registry list he shall repeat the |
name and address. One ballot shall
| then be given TO the 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 It.
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 a 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
II 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 1t 10 the Inspector, 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 finds the number to agree
with the number of the ballot deliver
ed to the voter, shall repeat the name
and number, and shall mark opposite
the name the word "voted." The In
spector shall then separate the strip
t bearing the number from the ballot,
: aud shall deposit the ballot in the bal
s lot box. Said strip and number shall
b be Immediately destroyed.
l. Sec. o. But one person shall occu-
;. Ply any one booth or compartment al
}. one time, and no person shall remain
u in or occupy booth or compartment
o longer than may be necessary to pre-
70 pare his ballot, and in no case longer
&c than five minutes.
n Sec. %. Any voter who shall acct
d dentally spoil u ballot may return suci
I. spoiled ballot to the Clerks OF Election
IL and receive another one in its place
"a All the ballots thus returned shall b.
10 Immediately cancelled, by writing thu
70 word Cancelled across the face of tn
j. ballot, and, with those not Distributed
10 to the voters, shall be returned will
,e the election returns. A voter wit
ID does not vote the ballot delivered T.
i. him shall, before leaving the spac
le inside the guard rail return such ballo
T. to the Clerks, who shall immediatell
n cancel the same and return it In tn
is same manner as r spoiled ballot Th
Of Clerks of Election shall account fo
ma the ballots delivered to them, by r.
no turning a sufficient number of VI
he used and spoiled ballots to make III
he when added to the mum Der Of otfici
nj ballots cast, the number of ballots d.
he livered to them.
tie Sec. %. A voter who declares III
to der oath, that by reason OF physic
be disability, he is unable to mark
it ballot, shall at his request be pc
ch mitted to receive the assistance,
ote such marking, of an elector, other thu
in 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.
'es, Sec. "a. No ballot shall be depC
30 tied in the ballot box unless the watt
mark, as hereinbefore provided, q
Jed, pears thereon, and unless the slip CO
anu tanning the number of the ballot
i OF been removed therefrom by the
ZEN spector.
my Sec. 25. The County Clerk sh
cause to be printed, on plain VIII
pro- paper, without water-mark or indor
sne ments, except the words, "sam
nve ballot" at least three times as ma
d in ronies of tho form Of the ballot n
lots yided for nsa in ZACH nrec;nct ss tn
VETS 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
ame for five days preceding the day
lates election: provided, that not IN
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 I
lots shall he delivered on such orc
tho At least as many samples ballots 81
Jlerk pe ,urhisneo oy tne Oouh.y o.o.,
'oard eacn noaru y, Eiection 40 enS.e .,
n his be registered voters In the brecil
rs of and on election day the Boaro
nro. Election shall furnish each registe
alect. voter, on application, one such 81
, loss pie ballot. Said County Clerk o.
d for also cause to be printed, in plain y
!. the on cards, instructions tor the guido
n the OF voters for obtaining and mari
,ttine their ballots. He shall furnish tw'
Gov. such cards to the Board OF Electio
such each election precinct In the cou
4 any at the same time and IN the 81
d for manner as the ballots and san
Gov. ballots are furnished. The Boar
such Election shall post at least one &
cards 10 each booth or compartn
i'd In provided for the preparation OF
q and lots, and not less than three OF {
inted cards at other places In and about
inted polling places on the day Of elect
have There shall also be printed on
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