Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-01-23

shall be printed OF tinted paper, iatnlsnsu
by the Secretary Of State. IL shall be toe
dusy Of the Secretary Of State TO obtain,
and keep on hand, 9 sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and 10 iurnsh Ine
same in quantities ordered to any Oouniy
Clerk. Said paper shall be
with a design furnished BY the secrets,!
OF State, 10 such 3 manner that the sAlu
water.mark shall be plainly discernaoie on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall De cnaneeu
for each general election. snd tne ue,
sign shall not be used st any generA.
election within the space Of elsn'
Years, bat at any special OF SEP
srste local election paper marked WIN w
design Used at any previous elee'ion may
be used.
SIC. ~. On each ballot 8 perforated
line shalI extend from top 10 bottom, one
balf.iuch from the right hspd eide Of suen
ballot. and upon the hslf-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ino except he number of tue ballot, when
hail be upon the back OF the strip in such
position that il shall appear on the outside
when the ballot is folded. The number
an each ballot shall be the same ss that on
tha corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered c~onsecufively
7 AGA III
in each county. Where the names oil
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules. and on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by 8 rule ex
ending 20 the extreme right OF the
column, All ballots shall contain the
name of each and every candidate whose
nomina alton for any Office specified IN the
ballot has been certified to and filed sc.
cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, and
No other name, The names OF the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation Of the Office in al
| pbabeticai order, according 10 surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
| groups ss presented in the several certih-
| cstss Of nomination, and the names OF the
| candidates for President and Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
| Dental Electors; the political designation
| Of each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be lef. at the end
OF the list Of candidates for each office
one blank space to be used whens ubstitut
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be a margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-half inch wide, go thai
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter utsCIlUtu tnC NohdAhhto VI
candidates for whom he wishes to vote
Whenever any question is to be submitted
to the vote OF the people, 10 shall be
printed upon the ballot in such a manner
as to enable the electors to vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation Of each
office such words as will aid the voter t.
indicate his choice Of candidates, such a.
" vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks
SEC. IA. The County Clerks shall pro
vide for each election precinct 10 the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and in ali
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voter-
registered 10 the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever ii shall appear, by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oe
Cured in the publication OF the name OF
description OF any OF the candidates
nominated, or in the printing Of the bal
lots, any member OF the Board Of
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir
ing the county Clerk to correct such er
ror.
SEC. 16. Before the opening OF tn
polls, at any election, the County Clerl
shall csuse to be delivered to the Board o
Election OF each election precinct in hi
county the proper number OF tickets Of
the kind to be used in the election precinct
In case Of prevention OF an election in an,
precinct by reason Of the loss or destruc
tion of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinet, or for any other cause, the Inspec
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinot shall make an affidavit setting fortl
the fact and transmit il to the Governo
Of the State. Upon receipt Of such afids
Wit, and upon the application Of any cand
date for any office to be voted for by III
voters of such precinct, the Governo
shall order a new election in such pr,
cinct.
Sec. II. At the same time and in ii
same manner as Inspectors and Judges
Election are now appointed in the Stat
there shall be appointed two Clerks
Election, who shall have charge Of the ba
lots on election day, and shall furnis
them TO the voters in the manner hereii
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Ele
ton shall possess the same qualification
and receive the same compensation as Ii
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall
selected from the political parties whit
, polled the largest and the mex large
votes in the precinct at the last precediI
, general election.
SEC. 10. The Board OF County Cor
m%issioners shall provide, at each polliI
place within the county, q suficiel
number OF places, booths or compsr
I ments, in which voters may convenient
mark their ballots, so that in the markii
thereof they may be screened from the obse
vation Of others, and q guard rail shall
so placed that only such persons as are i
side said rail can approach within 9
feet Of the ballot box, and OF such boot
} or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot bt
nor the booths or compartments shall
hidden from the view Of those just on
: side the guard rail. The number
such booths or compartments shall
D not less than one for each fifty or fractiC
Of fifty voters registered In the precinc
: Each of said booths or oonpartmen
shall be kept provided with proper SUI
plies and conveniences for marking ballot
No person, other than voters engaged
receiving, preparing or depositing the
ballots, shall be permitted inside sa
guard rail during the time the polls Al
open. except by authority OF the Boar
Of Election. and in that case only for Il
purpose of keeping order and enforcir
the law.
! SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vo
I shall give his address TO one OF the Clerl
OF Election, who shall announce the sam
and il the other Clerk shall fnd the nan
upon the registry list he shall repeat II
name and address. One ballot shall the
be given TO the voter. and the number
the said ballot shall be written by one
the Clerks of Election upon the registl
list opposite the name Of the voter recei,
!, ing il.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot Il
voter shall Immediately retire alone 10 OF
Of the places, booths or compartment
He shall prepare his ballot by marking
cross or X after the name of the perso
for whom be intends to vote for eaoh O