Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-07-23

thus returned shall be immeolatl SA
celed, BIZ writing the word Cancelled seross
the face OF The ballot. and, With those nos
distributed 70 the voters shall be retarns0
With she election returns. A voter w
does nos vete the ballot delivered 70 DIE
shall, before leaving the space inside We
guard rail. return such bAllotto ne Cietks,
who shall Immediately cancel the sane
and return i, 10 the same manner a. .
snoilaa ballot. The Clerks Of Election
shall ~.ccoun,for the ballots Delivered 70
them. by returning = sufficient number OF
unused and spoiled ballots 20 make up
vhen added 10 the number Of official bal
| lots cast, the number Of ballots delivered
10 them.
SIC. %, A voter who declares under
oath, that By reason Of physical disability,
be Is unable 10 mark his ballot, shall a.
/ his a be permitted 10 receive TIE
...is,snce, in such marking. OF an elecior'
/ other than any election officer, bat no per-
son shall Be permitted 10 so inside toe
guard rail a. a. assistant 10 more than
one voter.
SIC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited IN
| the ballot boz unless the vsser-msrk, a.
~hsreinbefors provided, appears thereon,
and unless the slip containing the num-
Der Of the ballot hss been removed there
from BIZ the Inspector.
SEe. Is. The County Clerk shall cause
10 be printed. on plain white paper, with
| out vster-mark or Endorsements, excep-
| the words . sample ballot. 81 least three
| times a. many copies Of the form OF bal
los provided for use 10 each precinct -
there shall be registered voters in sueh
! precinci Such copies shal be furnished
| 10 registered voters st the Office OF SAID
County Clerk during Office hours Tor I'VE
| days preceding the day Of election; pro
| yided, that nos more than two OF such
sample ballots shall be furnished TO any
one voter, except upon the written order
Of a voter, and no, more than two OF said
sample ballots shall be delivered on such
order. Al lesst as many sample ballots
shall be furnished by the County CLERK 10
each Board OF Election a. there shaIl Dc
| registered voters 10 The precinct, and on
| election day the Board Of Election shall
furnish each registered voter, on spplics.
ton, one such sample ballot. SAID
County Clerk shall also cause 10 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 10 she Board of Election
Of each election precinct il the county, 81
III same time and in the sam manner a.
the ballots and sample ballots are FUR
aished. The Board Of Election shall post
Al least ons Of such cards in each booth or
compartment, provided for The preparation
Of ballots, and not less than three OF such
cards al other places in and about the poll
ing places on the day Of election. There
shall be printed on said cards sections
t~wepty-seven, twenty-eight, t~Eeniy-pine
and thirty OF this Act.
SEQ. %. In counting the votes any bal
lot not bearing the Waterman, as pro
vidsd In this Act, shall not be counted
but sueh ballot must be preserved and re
turned with the other ballots. When q
voter marks more names than there are
persons TO be elected TO an office, or If for
any reason it is impossible 10 determine
the voters choice for any Office, his vote
for such office shall not be counted. Any
ballot upon which appears names, words
Or marks written or printed, except IS ID
this Act provided, shall not be counted.
SEC. "a. Any person who shall falsely
make or fraudulently defsce or destroy any
certificate Of nomination or any part
thereof, or file any certificate Of nominA-
ton knowing the same or any part thereof
70 be false, or suppress any certificate OF
nomination which has been duly filed, or
any part thereof, or make use OF, keep or
furnish TO others, except a. In this Act pro-
Eided, any paper water-marked in imita
ta,ion Of ballot paper, or disclose to any
person not engaged in making, printing or
distribution Of ballots or ballot paper
under the direction OF the proper officer,
the design Of the water-mark TO be placed
on the ballot poper. or print or be con
cerned In printing or have in his possession
any imitation OF IN official ballot, or make
any mark or Endorsement on any ballot,
or stub, by which the ballot can be dis.
tinguished from other ballots or falsely
swear that he is unable to mark his ballot
BY reason Of physical disability, shall be
deemed guilty Of a felony, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be imprisoned in the
State Prison for q term not less than one
year and not more than five years.
SEC. %. Any person who shall, during
an election, remove or destroy any OF the
supplies or other c~onveniences placed in
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur
ing an election, remove, tear, down, or
ieface the cards OF instruction posted, as
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty Of 0
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
hall be punished by 8 fine not less than
dfty dollars, and not exceeding FIVE hun.
dred dollars, or by imprisonment 10 the
caunty jail for q term not less thar ons
month and not exceeding six months.
SEC. 20. Any public officer. upon
xhom any duty ia Imposed by this Act
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per
form any such duty. shall be deemed
guilty Of q felony. and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned In the Ststs
Prison for . term not less than one yeai
and not exceeding Ave years.
SEC. 30. No person excepta member oil
the Board Of Election shall receive from
any voter q ballot prepared By such voter
No person shall examine such ballot Of
solicit o voter to show the same. No per
son shall remove any ballot from any poll
ing place before the closing OF the polls
No person shall apply for or receive . bal
lot ct any election precinct other than th'
me on which he is entitled to vote. M
person shall show his ballot to any person
after marking ID, so a. to reveal any o
the names voted for. No person shall as
another within one hundred feet OF tn
polling place for whom he intends to vote
No voter shall receive . ballot from an,
other person than one Of the Clerks o
Election. nor shall any other person thai
a Clerk OF Election deliver such ballot 4
such voter. No voter shall deliver TO th
Board Of Election or to any membe
thereof any ballot other than the one re
| ceived from Q Clerk of Election. No vote
shall place any mark upon his ballot b.
which ID may Afterwards be identified q
the one voted by him. ANY person yiolst
ing any provision Of this section shall b
deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor, an
upon conviction thereof shall be fined il
a sum not less than fifty dollars aud not ez
ceeding five hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail for 9 terri
not less than one month and not exceedin
six months.