Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-05-14

al least two publications by such newspaper
shall he required, one of which shall appear
in the last regular issue of such paper be-
tore election day.
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other question
is to be submitted for popular vote, the Sec
rotary 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. Ii 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 to be printed in the ballot pre-
scribed herein, the name Of each and every
candidate whose name has been certified to,
or filed 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
rotary of State to obtain, and keep on hand,
sufficient supply of such paper for ba lots,
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 water-mark shall be plainly dis
cernable on the outside of such ballot when
properly folded. Such design shall be
changed for each general election. and the
same design shall not be used again at any
general election within the space Of eighl
years, but at any special or separate local
election paper marked with the design used
at any previous election may be used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot perforated line
shall extend from top TO bottom, one-hal II
inch from The right hand side OF such ballot,
and upon the half-inch strip thus formed
there shall be no writing or printing, except
the number Of the ballot, which shall be
upon the back of the strip in such position
that il shall appear on the outside when the
ballot is folded. The number on each bal
LOT shall be the same a. that on the cores
| pondIng stub, and the ballos 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, aud 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 specified in the
ballot has been certified 10 and hled accord
ing 10 the provisions Of this Ac,, and no
other hame. The names Of the candidates
for each Office shall be arranged under the
designation Of the Office in alphabetical nr-
der, according 10 surname, excepl that tae
name Of candidat for Presidential Eiectnf ;
shall be arranged in groups as presented in
the several certificates Of NOMINATION. and
the names of The candidates Tor Presiden,
and Vice President shall precede the proper
groups Of Presidential Electors; the pulItl-
cal designation Of each candidate shall b
printed opposite his name. There shall be
left al the end Of the list OF candidates fol
each office one blank space TO be used wh,n
substituting names TO hi vacancies. There
shall be margin at the right hand side Of
the names at least half inch wide, 30
that the voter may clearly indicate in the
way hereinafter described the candidate OF
candidates foI whom he wishes TO vote.
Whenever any question is TO be submitted
10 The vote OF the people, it shall be printed
| upon the ballot in such manner as 10 enable
the electors 10 vote upon the question IN the
manner hereinafter pt ovided. There shall
he printed upon the ballots opposite the
designation Of each office such words as will
aid The voter TO indicate his choice Of can
didaies. such as "voIe for one, " "vole ior
three" and The like.
SEC. 10. 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 respec i've County Clerks.
SEC. "a The County Clerks shall pro-
vide Tor each election precinct 10 The county
wherein less than twenty-five voters are reg
istered hfly 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 nam. OF
description Of any Of the candidates noml-
mated. or in the printing OF the ballots, any
member of the Board of County Conmi.-
sioners, upon application by any voter, shall
issue an order requiring the County Clerk
10 correct such error.
SEC. 10 Before the opening OF the polls
at any election, the County Clerk shall
cause 10 be delivered to the Board Of Elec-
lion Of each election precinct in his county
the proper number Of tickets of 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 destruction Of the bal
lots intended for that precinct, or for any
other cause, the Inspector or Other election
othcer for the precinct shall make an atfida-
vii setting forth the fact and transmit il IL
the Governor of the Safe. Upon receipt OIL
such affidavit, and UPON the application oil
any candidate Tor any Office TO be voted fol
by the voters Of such precinct, The Governor
shall order new election in such preciact
SEC. II, At the same time and in tht
same manner as Inspectors and Judges o
E ection are now appointed in the STATE
there shall be appointed Two Clerks Of Elec
lion, who shall have charge of the ballots
on election day, amt shall furnish them Il
The voters in The manner hereinafter proyid
ed Tor. Said Clerks Of Election shall pos
sess the same qualifications, and receive Ih'
same compensation as Inspectors Of Flee
non. SAID Clerks shall be selected from
he political parties which poled the larg
est and the next largest votes in the precinc
at the last preceding general election.
SEC. IS The Board Of County Commis,io
ers shall provide. at each polling plac,
within The county, a sufficient number o
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