Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-02-27

hall be printed on tinted paper iufnisusu
~ the Secretary Of State. 1t shall be the
iuty Of the Secretary Of State 70 obtain,
md keep on hand, Q sufficient supply OF
,uch paper for S.llots, and TO furnish the
ZANE in quantities ordered to any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be vster-msrked
with a design furnished BY the Secretary
OF State, in such a manner that the SAID
vater.mark shall be plainly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly 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. IA. On each ballot q 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 mus
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 il shall appear on the outside
when The ballot is folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same as that on
the corresponding stub, aud the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in zach county. Where the names Of
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names oil
candidates shall be separated by q rule ex
tending 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
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cording to the provisions OF this Act and
no other name. The names OF the eanoi.
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabetical order, according to surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups az presented in the several certif-
cat % OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall prscede the proper groups Of Presi-
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 side OF the
names at least one-half inch wide, so that
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate OF
candidates for whom be wishes TO vote,
Whenever any question is to be submitted
TO the vote Of the people, IL shall be
printed upon the ballot in such a manner
as to enable the electors to vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation Of each
Office such words as will aid the voter T.
indicate his choice of candidates, such as
" vote for one" "vote for three" and The
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty 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 10 all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever il shall appear. b.
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc
in the publication OF the name or
description of any OF the candidates
or in the printing Of the bal
lots. any member OF the Board OF
Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir-
the county CLERK to correct such er
ror.
SEC. 16. Before the opening Of tn
polls, at any election, the County CLERK
shall cause to be delivered to the Board q
Election Of each election precinct in hi
county the proper number OF tickets Of
,he kind TO be used in the election precinct
In case Of prevention OF an election in any
by reason Of the loss or destruc
ton Of the ballots intended for that pre-.
cinct. or for any other cause, the Inspec
tor or other election officer for the pre-
,inct shall make an affidavit setting forth
he fact and transmit it 10 the Governor
II the State. Upon receipt of such afida-
III, and upon the application of any candi-
late for any office to be voted for by the
OF such precinct. the Governor
hall order q new election in such pre-
SEC. II. AT the same time and in the
manner as Inspectors and Judges Of
are now appointed in the State.
here shall be appointed two Clerks OF
Election, who shall have charge OF the bal
ON election day, and shall furnish
lhem to the voters in the manner herein
provided for. Said Clerks OF Elee,
lion shall possess the same qualifications,
and receive the same compensation as In
Of Election. Said Clerks shall b.
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largesi
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. Is. The Board OF County Com
shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, a sufficient
number Of places, booths or compart.
ments, In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, 80 that in the marking
they may be screened from the obser-
vation Of others, and q guard rail shall DO
placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
feet OF the ballot box, and OF such booth
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall b,
hidden from the view OF those just out
side the guard rail. The number OF
booths or compartments shall be
no. less than one for each fifty or fraction
OF fifty voters registered in the precinct.
Each OF said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and conyeniences for marking ballots.
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositing their
shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls are
open. except by authority of the Board
OF Election, and in that case only for the
purpose Of keeping order and enforcine
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the clerks
Of Election, who shall nnoun the same,
and il the other CLERK shall find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
aud address. One ballot shall then
be given to the voter. and the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one OF
the Clerks of Election upon the registry
opposite the name Of the voter receiv-
ing il.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone 10 one
Of the places, booths or compartments.
He shall prepare his ballot by marking a