Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-12-17

CLERK. Said paper shall DO wsier-marked
with q design furnished by the Secretary
of State, in such q manner that the said
water mark shall be plainly observable on
the outside OF such ballot when prop
erIy folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used at any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
araie local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SEC. ~. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top 10 bottom, one
half-iuch from the right hand eide OF such
ballot, and upon the hali-inch strip thus
formed 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 ID shall appear on the outside
when the ballot is folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same as thst on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered conseeutiyely
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud on oil ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated By a rule ex
tending to the extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name Of each and every candidate whose
nomin ation for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to and filed &C.
cording TO the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The OF the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabetical order, according TO surname,
except tina. the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the several certii-
GATES Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Prosi-
Dental Electors; the political 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 substItut-
ing names TO fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand eide 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, ii shall be
printed upon the ballot in such q manner
a. to enable the electors to vote upon the
question In the manner hereinafter pro-
yided. There shall be printed on the bal.
lots opposite the designation Of each
Office such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice OF candidates, such as
4" vote for one" "yote for three" and the
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF afty and
one hundred ballots each. A record Of the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County CLERKS.
SEC. II. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and In all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for esch fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever it shall appear, by
affidavit. that an error or omission has CO.
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 reqnir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such err
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening OF the
polls, at any election, the County Clerk
shall cause to be delivered to the Board of
Election OF each election precinct in his
county the proper number OF tickets OF
tho 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-
.ion of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct. or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-.
cinot shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il to the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt of such affida-
Wit, aud upon the application Of any candi-
date for any Office to be voted for by the
voters Of such precinct, the Governor
shall order a new election 10 such pre-
cinot.
SEC. IT. Al the same time and In the
same manner al 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 manner heroin-
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Elec-
ton shall possess the same qualifications,
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
NOhCo III - PhOtAdOb al thO Ah5k RlCOtQlue
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 compart
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that in the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation Of others, and a guard rail shall bt
so placed hat only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within ell
feet OF the ballot box, and OF such booth:
or compartments. The arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot boz
nor the booth or compartments shall BIZ
hidden from the view OF those just ont
side the guard rail. The number oil
such booths or compartments shall bt
not less than ono for each fifty or fraction
of fifty voters registered in the precinct
Each OF said booths or compartment
shall be kept provided with proper sup.
plies and c~onveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged il
receiving, preparing or depositing theii
ballots. shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls arr
open. except by authority OF the Board
OF Election, and in that case only for tn,
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 u the same
and il the other Clerk shall find tho nam,
upon the registry list he shall repeat Til
name and address. One ballot shall ther
be given TO the voter. and the number o
the said ballot shall be written by one o.
the Clerks OF Election upon the registr,
list opposite the name OF the voter receiv
ing 1t.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot ih'
voter shall Immediately retire alone TO on
OF the places. booths or compartments
He shall prepare his ballot by marking
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