The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-06-18

shall be kept provided with proper
supplies ann conveniences for mark
ing ballots. No per son, other than
voters engaged in receiving, prepsr-
ing and 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 OF keeping order and
enforcing 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
uame and address. One ballot shall
then be given to the voter, and the
number of the said ballot shall be
written by one of the Clerks of Elec.
tion upon the registry list opposite
the name of the voter receiving it.
Sec. 60 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 cross or x after
the name of the person for whom he
intends to vote for each office. In
case of constitutional amendment
or other question submitted to the
voters, the cross nr X shall be placed
after the ans wer which he desires to
give. SUCH marking shall he done
only with black lead pencil. Before
leaving the booth or compartment the
voter shall fold his ballot is SUCH
manner 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. Hav.
ing 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,
if he finds 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 Inspec-
tor shall then separate the strip bear
ing the number from the ballot, and
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot
box. Said strip and number shall be
Immediately destroyed.
Sec. 81. But Que person shall oc-
cupy any one booth or compartment at
one time, aud no person shall remain
in or occupy booth or compartment
longer than may he necessary tn pre-.
pare his ballot, and in no case longer
than five minutes. ..4
Sec. 90. Any voter who shall acci-
dentally spoil ballot may return such
spoiled ballot 10 the Clerk of ElectiOn,
and receive another one in it's place.
All the ballots thus returned shall be
Immediately cancelled by writing the
word Cancelled across the face of the
ballot, and, with those not Distributed
to the voters, shall be returned with
the election returns. A voter who
does not vote the ballot delivered to
him shall, before leaving the space atSss
side the guard rail, return such ballpt,
to the Clerks, who shall immediately
cancel the same and return it ID
the same manner as spoiled ballot
The Clerks of Election shall account
for the ballots delivered to them, by,
returning sufficient number Of un-.
used and spoiled ballots to make up
when added to the number of official
ballots cast, the number Of ballots
delivered to them. sN
Sec. %. A voter who declares IN.
der oath, that by reason of ply ysical dis
ability, he is unable to mark his ballot,,
shall at his request be permitted to re.
ceive the assistance, in such marking,
of any elector, other than an election
officer, but mo- person shall be permit
ted to go inside the guard rail, - an
assistant to more than one voter. /.
Sec. "a. No ballot shall be de-
posted in the ballot box unless the
watp.- mark, as hereinafter provided,
appears thereon, and unless tho slip
containing the number of the ballot
has been removed therefrom by the
inspector. .ay[
Sec. 25. The County Clerk shall
cause to be printed, on plain white pa
per. without water mark or endorse
ments, except the worde Sample bal.
lot" at least three times as many cop~
les of the form of ballot provided for
use in each precinct as there shall be
registered voters in such precinct.
Such copies shall be furnished to re~t,
oistered vnters at the Office of said