The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-10-06


compartments shall be not less than
one Tor each fifty or fraction of fifty
voters registered in the precinct.
Each of said booths or com partuents
shall be- kept provided with proper
supplies and conveniencies for mark
ing ballots. No person other than
voters engaged in receiving, prepar-
ing or depositing 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 If 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 am endment or
other question submitted to tho voters,
the cross or x shall be placed after
the answer which he desires to give.
Such marking shall be done only with
u 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 1t so folded until he has voted.
Having folded his ballot, the voter
shall deliver it to 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, II 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
bearing the number from the ballot,
and shall deposit the ballot in the bal :
lot box. Said strip and number shall
be Immediately destroyed.
Sec. 81. But one person shall occu-
Ply any one booth or compartment al
one time, aud no person shall remain
in or occupy booth or compartment
longer than may be necessary to pre-
pare his ballot, and in no case longer
than Ave minutes.
dentslly spoil ballot may return suct
spoiled ballot to the Clerks OF Election
) and receive another one iu its place
. All the ballots thus returned shall b,
. Immediately cancelled, by writing tn,
, word Cancelled across the face OF tn,
ballot, and, with those not distributed
q to the voters, shall be returned will
Q the election returns. voter wht
4 does not vote the ballot delivered L
: him shall before leaving the spsc
g inside the guard raj return such ballo
: to the Clerks, who shall Immediately
h cancel the same and return 1t in tn
s same manner as a spoiled ballot Th
L Clerks Of Election shall account TO
70 the ballots delivered to them, by re
10 turning g sufficient number of un
,e used and spoiled ballots to make NJ
le when added to the mum Der of officis
It ballots cast, the number of ballots de
,e livered to them.
te Sec 23. A voter who declares IN
% der oath, that by reason of physics
,e disability, he Ia unable to mark b
it ballot, shall at his request be pei
N mitted to receive the assistance,
tie such marking, of an elector, other tina
n any election officer, but no persO
ID shall be permitted to go inside tt
OF guard rail as an assistant to more thu
ne one voter.
~ Sec. "a. No ballot shall be depo
. 1t, d In the ballot box unless the waite
mark, as hereinbefore provided, al
"a, pears thereon, and un ess the slip COL
no tanning the number of the ballot b.
OF been removed thsrefrom by the Ii
' ~. spector.
'" SEQ. Is. The County Clerk shs
cause 10 be printed, ON plain viii
paper, without water mark or indoors
:n inents, except the words, scamp
~: ballot" ut least three times as maI
-. copies of the form OF the ballot pr
~. ~. vlded for use In each precinct as the
e shall be registered voters in such pr
oinct. Such copies shall be furnish
by TO registered voters at the office
has said County Clerk during Office hou
me for five days proceeding the day
ties election: provided, that not mo
BAL than two OF such sample ballots sh'
MY be furnished to any one voter, exec
my upon the written order Of voter, a
the not more than two OF said sample b'
lots shall he delivered on such ord
the At least rs many samples ballots sh
ark be furnished by the County Clerk
ard each Board Of Election as there sh
his be registered voters In the brecin
: of and on election day the Board
ore. Election shall furnish each register
ect. voter, on application, one such sa
loss pie ballot. said County Clerk sh
for also cause to be printed, in plain tyl
the on cards, instructions tor the guidat
the Of voters for obtaining and inark'
ting their ballots. He shall furnish tive
iov. such cards TO the Board OF Election
UGH each election precinct in the coun
any at the same time and In the sa
for manner as the ballots and sam
,ov. ballots are furnished. The Board
uch Election shall post at least one 81
cards In each booth or compartm
| In provided tor the preparation Of b
and lots, and not less than three OF &,
tied cards at other places in and about
tied polling places on the day Of elect
ave There shall also be printed on y
Law, cards sections twenty seven, TWEEN
ters eight, twenty nine and thirty of