The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-08-06

Sec. 30. 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,v 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-
gistered voters at the office of said
County Clerk during Office hours for
five days preceding the day of cleo
ton; provided, that not more than two
of such sample ballots shall be furnish
ed to any one voter, except upon the
written order of voter, and not more
than two of said sample ballots shall
be delivered on such order. At least
as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk to each
Board of Election as there shall be
registered voters in the precinct,
and on election day the Board of
Election shall furnish each registered
voter, on application, one such sample
ballot. Said County Clerk shall also
cause to be printed, 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 Elec-
ton of each election precinct in the
county, at the same time and in the
same manner as the ballots and sam
pie ballots are furnished. The Board
of Election shall post least one of
sucn cards in each booth or compart-
ment provided for the preparation of
ballots, and not less than three of
such cards at other places in and
alb at the polling places on the day
of election. There STALL also be
printed on such cards sections twenty
seven, twenty-eight, tweDty-ninc and
thirty of this Act.
Sec. 26. In counting the votes any
ballet not bearing the water-mark as
provided in this Act, shall not be
counted, but such ballot must be pre-
served, and returned with the other
ballots. When voter marks more
names than there are persons to be
elected to any office, or if for any
reason it is impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office, his
vote for such office shall not be count
ed. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks, written or
printed, except as in this Act pro-
vided, shall not be counted.
Sec. 81. Any person who shall
fraudulently deface or destrny any
certificate of nomination or any part
thereof. or file any certificate of NOM
nation knowing the same or any part
thereof To be false, or suppress any
part thereof, or make use of, keep, or
furnish tn others, except as in this
Act provided, any paper water-marked
in imitation Of ballot paper, or dis
close to any person not engaged in
the making, printing or distribution
OF ballots or ballot paper nader the
direction of the proper officer, the
design of the water-mark to be placed
90 the ballot paper, or print, or TO be
Concerned IN printing or have in his
possession any imitation of an official
ballot, or make any mark or jndorse-
mcnt on any ballot. or stub, by which
the ballot can be distinguished from
other ballots. or falsely swear that he
is unable to mark his ballot by reason
OF physical disability, shall! be deem
ed guilty of felony, and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be Imprisoned in the
State Prison for a term not less than
one year and not more than five years.
Sec. 80. Any person who shall,
during an election, remove or destroy
any of tie supplies or other conve-
ntences placed in the booths or COM
partments, or shall, during an eecti
remove. tear down, or detace the cards
Of instruction posted, as prescri bed
by this Act, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and on conviction the reof
shall be punished by II fine not less
than fifty dollars, and not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or ty imprison-
ment IN the county Jail for term not
less than one month and not ex-
ceeding six months.
Sec. 30. ANY public officer, upon
whom any duty is imposed 10y this
Act, who, shall wilfully neglect or re-
fuse to perform any such duty, shall
be deemed guilty of felony, and up
on conviction thereof shall be impris-
oned in the State Prison for a term
no Tess than one year and not exceed