The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-09-10

41d screened from the observation Of
Others, and p guard rail shall be 50
placed that only such persons as are
inside said rail shall approach within
six feet of the ballot box, and Of such
booths or compartments. The ar
ra0Rsments shall be such that neither
the ballot box nor the booths or
com partments shall be hidden from
the view OF those just outside the
guard rail. The humber OF such
booths or compartments shall be not
Less than fifty or fraction Of fifty
voters registered in the precinct.
Each of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper
supplies ann conveniences for mark
ing ballots. No person, other than
voters engaged in receiving, prepar-
ing aud 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 aud address
TO one of the Clerks OF Election, who
shall announce the same, aud 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 10 the voter, and the
number of the said ballot shall be
written by one of the Clerks Of Elec-
ton 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. lie shall prepare his
ballot by marking a cross or < after
tie name Of the person for whom he
intends 10 vote for each office. In
case of constitutional amendment
or other question submitted to the
voters, the cross or x shall be placed
after the ans wer which be desires to
give. Such marking shall be done
only with black lead pencil Before
Saving the booth or compartment the
voter shall fold his ballot is such
manner that the water mark and tie
number Of the ballot shall appear on
the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep
it 81 folded until he has voted. Hav-
ing folded bis ballot, the voter shall
deliver it TO the Inspector, who shall
announce the name ., the voter ana
the number Of his ballot The Clerk
having the registry lit IN his charge,
If he finds The number Ia agree with
the number 81 the ballot delivered 10
the voter, shall repeat the name and
number, and shall mark opposite the
name the word "yotedo The Inspcc
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 one person shall Oc-
cupy any Que booth or compartment AT
one time, aud no person shall remain
10 or occupy booth or compartment
longer than may he necessary to pre-
pare his ballot, and in no case longer
than five minutes.
Sec. 22 Any voter who shall acci-
dentallyspoil n ballot may return such
spoiled ballot 10 the Clerk Of Election,
and receive another one in its 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
dees not vote the ballot delivered to
him shall, before leaving the space in
side the guard rail, return such ballot
to the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and return it in
the same manner as spoiled ballot.
TIE Clerks of Election shall account
for the ballots delivered to them, by
returning sufficient number of un-
used aud spoiled ballots TO make up,
when added to the number of official
ballots cast, the number of ballots
delivered to them.
Soc. 90 A voter who declares un-
der oath, that by reason of physical dis
ability, he is unable 10 mark his ballot,
shall at his request be permitted to re-
ceive the assistance, in such marking,
ot any elcctor, other than an election
officer, but Nc reraon shall be permit
ted to go inside the guard rail, rs an
assistant To more than one voter.
Sec. "a. No ballot shall be de-
nositcd in the ballot box unless the