The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-03-26
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Instructions to Voters q Laid Darn
By the Law.

shall give his name and. IL requ. sted ~
to do, his residence, to che Of the clerks
Of election, who shall fl,ereupon al.
nounce the same ia load and distinct
tone Of voice. clear and audible, and IL
such name Is found on the check list BY
the election officer having charge there.
of, he shall likewise repeat the said
name. and the voter shall be allowed IT,
enter the space enclosed by the guard
rail AS hereinbefore provided. The
distributing clerk shall give him one,
aud only one. ticket and his name shall
be Immediately checked on said list by
placing mark on the registry list IN
denote that he has received ticket,
and the ticket must he stamped Oh ths.
back and near the top Of the ticket
with the Official Stamp" by the dis
tributing clerk. and thereupon delivered
to the electOr. Besides the election
officers not more than one voter in ex-
cess Of the voting shelves or compart-
ments provided shall be allowed in said
enclosed space at one time.
Sec. IS. ON receipt of his ticket. the
voter shall forthwith, and without Ieay-
ing the enclosed space, retire alone to
one of the voting shelves or compart-
ments SO provided. and shall prepare
his ticket by marking in the appro-
pirate margin. or place a cross (x) OPP
posite the name of the candidate of his
choice for each Office to he filed. or by
filing in or writing the name of the
person for whom he wishes to vote in
the blank space provided therefor in
the column or division Of the ticket for
that purpose provided, and marking a
crossTx) opposite thereto; and in case
of question submitted TO a vote of
the people, by marking in the appro-
pirate margin or place cross (x)
against the answer he desires to give.
Before leaving the voting shelf or COM
partment, the voter shall fold his ticket.
without displaying the marks thereon,
and so as to expose the impression Of
the official stamp on the back, and lie
shall keep the same so folded until he
votes. He shall then hand his ballot
to one of the judges and announce his
name, lie shall mark his ticket or bal
lot without delay. and shall quit said
enclosed space as soon as he has voted.
No such voter shall be allowed to oc-
cnpy a voting shelf or compartment
already occupied by another, nor to re-
main within said enclosed space more
than ten minutes. nor to occupy a vOt-
ing shelf or compartment more than
five minutes in case all of such shelves
or compartments are in use and other
voters are waiting TO occupy the same.
No voter, not an election officer, whose
name has been checked on the list Of
the election officers, shall be allowed To
re-enter said enclosed space during said
election. 1t shall be the duty of the
judges for the time being to secure the
observance OF the provision of this
section.
Sec ~. No person shall take or
remove any ticket from the polling
place before the close of the polls. IL
an elector inadvertently or by mistake
spoils ticket. he shall return ii folded
to the distributing clerk, who must. if
satisfied of such inadyertence. give him
another ticket. The ticket thus n
turned. shall. without examination. b.,
immediately cancelled by writing across
the back. or outside of the ticket as
folded, the words spoiled ticket. an
other issued" and deposit the defaced
ticket in box provided for that pur-
pose. And no one shall be allowed
within the guard rails of the polling
place, except the election officers duly
appointed, together with the number OF
voters, as provided in this act.
Sec. J. No person shall, during the
election. remove or destroy any of the
supplies or conveniences placed in the
booths "r compartments for the pnr-
pose of enabling the voter TO prepare
his ballot. or prior TO, or ON the day of.
election, wilfully deface or destroy any
list of candidates posted in accordance
with the provisions of this act No
person shall, during an election. tear
down or defacc the cards printed for
the instruction Of voters. Every person
wilfully violating any of the provisions
Of this section shall be deemed guilty of
a misslemeanor. and upon conviction
thereof in any court of competent juris-
dictiou, shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars.
Sec. 1. No officer of election shall do
any elec.ioneering on election day. NJ
person shall do any e,ectioneering ON
election day within any polling place.
or amy building in which an election is
heing held, or within one hundred fee.
thereof, nor obstruct the doors or en-
tries thereto. or prevent free ingress
to, and esress from, said building. Any
election officer. sheriff. constable or
other peace officer is hereby authorize,
and it is HEREBY made the duty of any
such officer, TO arrest ray person violai-
ing any of the provisions of this see
ton. and such offender shall he
punished by a fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or less than twenty
live dollars
Sec. .. No person shall attempt to
influence the vote OF AN elector by
means Of promise or favor. or by
means of violence or threats of violence,