The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-07-30

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others, and a guard rail shall be so
placed that only such persons as are
inside said rail shall approach within
six feet of the ballot box, and Of such
booths or compartments. The ar
rangements shall be such that neither
the ballot box nor the booths or
compartments shall be hidden from
the view Of those just outside the
guard rail. The number of such
booths or compartments shall be not
less than fifty or fraction OF fifty
voters registered in the precinct.
Each of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper
supplies ann conveniences for mark
ing ballots. No person, other than
voters engaged in receiving, prepar-
ing and depositing their ballots, 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 OF keeping order and
enforcing the law.
Sec. 10. Any person desiring to
vote shall give his name and address
to one of the Clerks of Election, who
shall announce the same, and If the
other Clerk shall find the name upon
the registry list he shall repeat the
name and 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 Elec-
ton upon the registry list opposite
the name of the voter receiving it.
Sec. 20. On receiving his ballot
the voter shall Immediately retire
alone to one of the places, booths OF
compartments. He shall prepare his
ballot by marking a cross or X after
the name of the person for whom he
intends to vote for each office. In
case of constitutional amendment
or other question submitted to the
voters, the cross or X shall be placed
after the answer which he desires to-
give. Such marking shall be done
only with black lead pencil. Before
leaving the booth or compartment the
voter shall fold his ballot is such
manner that the water mark and. the
number of the ballot shall appear ON
the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep
it 81 folded until he has voted. Hav-
ing folded his ballot, the voter shall
deliver it to the Inspector, who shall
announce the name OF the voter and
the number of his ballot. The Clerk
having the registry list in his charge,
if he finds the number to agree with
the number of the ballot delivered to-
the voter, shall repeat the name and
number, and shall mark opposite the
name the word "voted." The Tnspec-
tor shall then separate the strip bear
ing the number from the ballot, and
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot
box. Said strip and number shall be
Immediately destroyed.
Sec. 81. But one person shall oc-
cupy any one booth or compartment at
one time, and no person shall remain
in or occupy a booth or compartment
longer than may be necessary to pre-
pare his ballot, and in no case longer
than five minutes.
Sec. 22 Any voter who shall acci.
dentally spoil ballot may return such
spoiled ballot TO the Clerk of Election,
and receive another one in its place.
All the ballots thus returned shall be
Immediately cancelled by writing the
word Cancelled across the face of the
ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall be returned with
the election returns. A voter who
does not vote the ballot delivered to
him shall, before leaving the space in
side the guard rail, return such ballot
to the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and return it In
the same manner as a spoiled ballot.
The Clerks of Election shall account
for the ballots delivered to them, by
a sufficient number of un-
used and spoiled ballots to make up,
when added to the number of official
ballots cast, the number of ballots
delivered TO them.
SIC. 23. A voter who declares un-
der oath, that by reason of physical dis
ability, he is unable to mark his ballot,
shall at his request be permitted to re-
ceive the assistance, in such marking,
of any elector, other than an election
officer, but no person shall be permit
ted to go inside the guard rail, as an
assistant to more than one voter.
Sec. "a. No ballot shall be de-
posted in the ballot box unless the