Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-14

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the Secretary Of State. IL ahall 10 the
Ivy Of the Secretary Of State 10 obtain,
"A keep on hand, q sufficient supply Of
ich paper for ballots, and 10 furnish the
.me in quantities ordered 10 any County
Jerk. Said paper shall be vster-msrked
ith q design furnished by the Secretary
I State, in such a manner that the said
Tater -msrk shall be plainly discernsble on
be outside Of such ballot when prop
rly folded. Such design shall be changed
or each general election, and the same de-
egn shall not be used at any general
within the space OF eight
but at any special or sep
rate local election paper marked with the
iesign used At any previous election may
be used.
SEC. 10. On each ballot o perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand eide OF such
and upon the hslf-inch strip thus
there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number OF the ballot. which
shall be upon the back Of the strip in such
position that II shall appear Oh the outside
when the ballot IL folded. The number
each ballot shall be the same as that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered con~secutively
in each county. Where the names Of
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
ruIes, and on sl bslloss the names OF
candidates shall be separated By q rule ex
tending TO the extreme right Of the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomin alton for Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to and filed &c.
cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The names of the candi
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phsbetical order, according 10 surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
President ial Electors shall be arranged in
groups a. presented in the several certif'
cat ss Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice Presiden
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi'
Dental Electors; the political designation
Of each candidate shall be printed Opposite
his name. There shall be left at the end
Of the liss OF candidates for each Office
one blank space to be used when ubstitut
Ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side Of the
names at least one-hslf inch vide, go that
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom he wishes to vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
to the vote OF the people, IL shall be
printed upon the ballot in such q name
- TO enable the electors TO vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
sided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation Of each
Office such words as will aid the voter to
foAf0ato his ahofaa ~ oanAfdatoa anah q
vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. Is. All ballots, when printed.
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record Of ths
number of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks
SEC. ii. The County Clerks shall pro
ride for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voter
are registered fifty ballots, and in ali
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered 10 the precinct.
SEC. 10. Whenever il shall appear, By
affidavit, that sn error OF omission has &C
CURED in the publication Of the name or
description of any of the candidates
nominated, or 10 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 CLERK
shall cause to be delivered 10 the Board OF
Election OF each election precinct in his
county the proper number of tickets o.
the kind to be used in the election precinct
In case Of prevention Of an election in any
precinct By reason OF the loss or destruc
lion Of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il 10 the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt OF such afida-
Wit, and upon the application Of any candi-
date for any Office to be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order 3 new election in such pre-.
cinct.
SEC. II. At the same time and in the
same manner as Inspectors and Judges OF
Election are now appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two Clerks OF
Election, who shall have charge Of the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters In the herein
after provided for. Said Clerks OF Elec
ton shall possess the same qualifications
and receive the same compensation as In
speotors of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last precedinl
general election.
SEC. IS. The Board OF County Com
m%issioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number Of places, booths or oompart
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, 30 that In the markina
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
vation OF others, and q guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within sis
feet OF the ballot box, and OF such booth,
shall be such that neither the ballot boa
nor the booths or compartments shall b,
hidden from the view OF those just out
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for each fifty or fraction
OF fifty voters registered in the precinct.
Each OF said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and conveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or 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 keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring TO vote
shall give his address TO one OF the Clerks
OF Election, who shall the same,
and 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 to the voter. aud the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one OF
the Clerks of Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv-
ing it.
SEQ. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
OF the places, booths or compartments.
he shall prepare his ballot by marking a