The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-05-04

each county 10 mai, eomplste specimens a
the ballots and other necessary papers BY
registered letter 10 the judge OF elections Of
each election district at least four days be
lore the election 10 enable him to comply
with the directions of this section.
THE VOTING ROOMS.
Sec. 10. The county commissioners of each
county shall provide for each election dis
trict therein at each election q poom large
enough TO be fitted up with voting shelves
and a guard rail, rs hereinafter provided. II
in any district no such room can be rented
or otherwise obtained, the said commission
ers shall cause to be constructed for such dis
trict temporary room oiadequate size 10 be
used as a voting room they shall also cause
all the said tooms to be suitably provided
with heat and light and with a Sufficient
number OF voting shelves or compartments
at or in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that in the marking
thereof they may be scre2ned from the OBJ
servatiOn Of others, and q guard-rail shall be
so constructed and placed that only such
persons as are inside said rail can approach
within six feet Of the ballot box and Of such
voting shelves or compartments. The ar
rangement shall be such that neither tie
ballot box nor the voting booths shall be hid
den from view of those Just outside the said
guard-rail. The number of such voting
shelves or compartments shall not be less
than one for every 80 names on the assessors
lists, but shall not in any case be less than
three for the voters qualified to vote at such
voting place. No persons other than cleo
ton officers and voters admitted, as herein
after provided shall be pei mitted within tho
said rail except by authority of the election
officers for the purpose of keeping order and
the law Each voting shelf or COM
partment shall be kept provided with proper
supplies and conveniences for marking the
ballots.
WHO PAYS THE ELL.
Sec 20. To provide for the cost of said
shelves or compartp ents and guard-rails in
the year 1892 the secretary of the common
wealth, the secretary of internal affairs and
the auditor general shall be and they are
hereby constituted a board to decide upon q
pattern of the said shelves or compartments
and pattern of the said guard-ralls and
upon the material TO be used for them and
such other furniture and apparatus as may
be necessary, and to fix "A limit of cost
of the same per shell or COM
partment and per hneal foot OF ran,
and the said board shall, within two, months
after the passage of this act, notify the COM
mssioners ofthe respective counties OF the
pattern adopted and of the limit OF cost, and
the said commissioners, after they have pro-
vided the said shelves or compartments and
shall send to the auditor general
of the commonwealth statement of the
voting places in the county, naming them,
and IL the number of shelves or compart-
ments provided for each according to the
pattern adopted and of the cost of the same,
not exceeding the limit to be fixed as afore-
said, which statement shall be signed by the
said commissioners, verified by the aihdaYlt
of one of them, and approved by the county
controller or auditors. On receipt or the
said statement the auditor general shall draw
warrants upon the treasury OF the Common
wealth in favor of the treasurers OF the coun-
ties from which the said statements shall
ln, ba q tbprpin stated
to be due, and the State treasurer is hereby
directed TO pay the said warrants. The said
shelves or Compartments and guard-rail5
shall thereafter be the property OF, the re-
spective counties, and no further allowance
shall be made to the counties by the auditor
general for providing the same.
TO ENLIGHTEN THE VOTER.
See. 21. At the opening of the pools in
each voting place, the seals OF one
package shall be publicly broken, and the
said package shall be opened by the judge of
elections. The cards Of instruction shall be
Immediately posted at or in each voting
shelf or compartment provided, in accord
anGe with THIS ACT lor the marklliS oi the
ballots, and not less than three such cards
and not less than five specimen ballots, shall
be Immediately posted in or about the vOt-
ing room, outside the guard rail, and such
cards and specimen ballots shall be given to
any voter, at his request The second set or
spectve Judges of election until they are
needed for the purposes of voting,
Sec. %. ANY person desiring TO vote shall
give his name and residence to one OF the
election officers in charge otthe ballots, who
shall thereupon announce the same IN loud
and district tone OF voice, and II such name
IS found upon the ballot checklist by the in
spector or clerks in charge thereof he shan
likewise repeat the said name, and the voter
shall be allowed to enter the space enclosed
by the guard-rail, unless his right TO vote be
challenged. No person Whose name Is not
On the said list, or whose right 10 vote shall
be challenged by qualified citizen shall be
within said guard-rail until he has
his right to vote in the manner
now provided by law, and his name, II not
1n the checklists, snail then be added to
both lists As soon as a voter is admitted
within the rail the election officer having
charge of the ballots shall detach a ballot
from the stub and give it TO the said voter,
but shall first fold il so that words printed
on the back aud outside as PROVIDED IN sec
Lion 10 Of this act shall bethe only word
ing visible, and no ballot shall be voted unless
folded in the same manner. Not more than
one ballot shall be given TO voter except as
provided in section 20 of this act
NO RECORDS OF NUMBERS.
As soon as a voter received a ballot the let
er "B" shall be marked against his name
IN the margin of the ballot-checK-list, but
De made on the said lists. Besides the cleo
ion officers and such supervisors as are
authorized by the laws of the United states
lr overseers appointed by the courts OF this
Commonwealth not more than four voters
n excess of the number of voting shelves or
provided shall be allowed in
aid enclosed space at one time.
Sec. %. On receipt of his ballot the voter
hall forthwith and without leaving the
pace enclosed by the guard-rail retire 10 one
II the voting shelves or compartments, and
hall prepare his ballot by marking in the
appropriate margin or place cross (x)
,pposte the party, name or political deslg-
lation of group of candidates, OF opposite
he name of the candidate Of his choice for
ach office TO be filled, or by inserting in the
,lank space provided therefor any name not
.lready on the ballot and IN case OF a ques-
ion submitted TO the vote of the people bS
marking in the appropriate margin OF place
cross (X) against the answer which he de
Tres 10 give Before leaving the voting shelf
IT compartment the voter shall fold his bal
1t without displaying the marks thereon in
he same way 1t was folded when received
~ him, and he shall keep the same 50
Olded until he has voted.
After leaving the voting shelf and before
eaying the enclosed space he snail give his
,allot to the election officer in charge of the
,allot box, who shall, without unfolding the
,allot number it as required by the consti-