Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-08-06

LEGATION is made by printing in newspapers,
at least two publications by such newspaper
shall be required, one of which shall appear
in The last regular issue OF such paper be-
fore election day.
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other question
is to be submitted for popular vote, the Sec.
retary Of State shall certify the same to the
several County Clerks, and said County
Clerks shall publish the same as provided
in section nine Of this Act.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty OF the
County Clerk to provide printed ballots for
every election for public Offices, in which
any voters within the county participate,
and to cause 10 be printed in the ballot pre-.
scribed herein, the name Of each and every
candidate whose name has been certified to,
or hled with him, as provided In this Act.
Ballots other than those printed, as provided
in this Act, shall not be cast, or counted IN
any election. All ballots shall be printed
on tinted paper, furnished by the Secretary
Of State. 1t shall be the duty Of the Sec
reiary of State to obtain, and keep on hand,
sufficient supply Of such paper for ballots,
and to furnish the same in quantities order.
ed to any County Clerk. Said paper shall
be water marked with design furnished by
the Secretary Of State, in such manner that
the said wster.mark shall he plainly dis
cernable on the outside Of such ballot when
properly folded. Such design shall be
I changed for each general election. and the
same design shall not be used again At any
general election within the space Of eight
| years, but At any special or separate local
] election paper marked with the design used
at any previous election may be used.
| SEC. IA. On each ballot perforated line
shall extend from top to bottom, one. half
| inch from the right hand side Of such ballot,
and upon the half.inch strip thus formed
there shall be ne writing or printing, except
the number Of the ballot, which shall be
upon the back Of the strip in such position
that it shall appear on the outside when the
ballot is folded. The number on each bal.
lot shall be the same as that on the cores.
ponding stub, and the ballets and stubs shall
be numbered consecutively in each county.
Where the names Of candidates are printed
in separate columns, the columns shall be
separated by heavy rules, and on all ballots
the names OF candidates shall be separated
by rule extending to the extreme right Of
the column. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomination for any office specihed in the
ballot has been certified to and filed accord
ing to the provisions OF this Act. and no
other name. The names Of the candidates
for each Office shall be arranged under the
designation Of the Office in alphabetical OF.
der, according TO surname, except that the
name Of candidates for Presidential Electors
shall be arranged in groups as presented in
the several certificates of nomination, and
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and Vice President shall precede the proper
groups Of Presidential Electors; the politi-
cal designation Of each candidate shall be
printed opposite his name. There shall be
left at the end OF the list Of candidates for
each Office one blank space to be used when
substituting names to nil vacancies. There
shall be margin at the right hand side Of
the names at least one.half inch wide, SO
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, it shall be printed
upon the ballet in such manner as to enable
the electors to yste upon the question in the
manner hereinafter pr divided. There shall
be printed upon the ballots opposite the
designation Of each Office such words as will
aid the voter to indicate his choice OF can
didates. such as ''vote for enc, "yote for
three" and the like.
| SEC. -. All ballots, when printed, shall
be bound in stub books Of fifty and one hun
bred ballots each. A record Of the number
OF ballots printed for them shall be kept by
the respective County Clerks.
| SEC. ~ The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in the county
wherein less than twenty five voters are reg.
istered nifty ballots, and in all other precincts
one hundred ballots for each fifty or fraction
Of fifty voters registered in the precinct.
SEC. IS. Whenever it shall appear by
affidavit, that an error or omission has &C.
Cured in the publication Of the name or
description OF any OF the candidates nomi-
mated. or in the printing Of the ballots, any
member Of the Board OF County Commits
sioners, upon application BY any voter, shall
issue an order requiring the County Clerk
10 correct such error.
SEC. Is, Before the opening Of the polls
At any election, the County Clerk shall
cause 10 be delivered to the Board Of Elec.
tion OF each election precinct in his county
the proper number Of tickets OF the kind 10
be used in the election precinct. In case OF
prevention OF an election in any precinct by
reason OF the loss or destruction OF the bal
lots intended for that precinct. or for any
other cause, the Inspector or other election
officer for the precinct shall make an afida-
Wit setting forth the fact and transmit it to
the Governor Of the State. Upon receipt Of
such affidavit, and uron the application OF
any candidate for any Office to be voted for
BY the voters Of such precinct, the Governor
shall srder new election in such precinct.
SEC. ~, At the same time and in the
same manner as inspectors and Judges Of
Election are 'aow appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two Clerks Of Flee
ton, who shall have charge Of the ballots
on election day. and shall furnish them to
the voters in the manner hereinafter provid-
ed for. Said Clerks Of Election shall pos
sess the same quali6c atoms, and receive the
same compensation as Inspectors Of Elec-
ton. Said Clerks shall be selected from
the political parties which polled the larg-
est and the next largest votes in the precinct
at the last preceding general election.
SEC. lS The Board Of County Commission.
eTs shall provide. At each polling place