Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-11-03

AND FOLDED.
6S. On receiving his ballot the voter
shall forthwith go into one of the
voting compartments, and shall there
prepare his ballot, by marking, with
ink, in the appropriate margin or
place cross Ky opposite the name of
the candidate of his choice for each
Office to be filed, or by filling in the
name of the candidate substituted in
the blank space provided therefor and
marking n Ky opposite thereto, and
| likewise cross Ky opposite the an
swer he desires to give in case of an
election on constitutional amend
ment, or other question or matter.
Before leaving the voting compart-
meut, the voter shall fold his ballot
without displaying the markings there
/ of, but so that the words ''Oliirial bal
lot" followed by the designation of
| the election district aud the date of
election, shall be visible to the officers
of the election. He shall then cast
his ballot by handing the same to one
of the managers of the election for de
post in the ballot box; this he shall
do without uHdue delay, and as soon
as he has voted, he shall quit the en-
closed place ut once. No voter shall
be allowed to occupy II voting com
partment ALREADY occupied by another
voter, nor any compartment longer
| than ten minutes. if other voters he
not waiting, nor longer than five min
utes if other voters I've waiting. No
S,crSon Shall br allowed in the room III
which the ballot boxes, compartments,
! tables aud shelves are, rTrcft Tie Of
iiccrs of the election aud those APP
| pointed hy them - assist therein.
| ELECTION Ordinance, section ~
BALLOTS NOT TO BE TAKEN AWAY; SPOILED
BALLOTS.
81. a person shall not take or re-
move any ballot from the polling
place, before the close of the polls.
If any voter spoil Il ballot. he may OBJ
tain others, one ut time, not exceed
ing three in all, upon returning each
spoiled one. election Ordinance,
section 49,
BLIND OR DISABLED VOTER TO HAVE AID.
65. Any voter, who declares to the
managers of the election that, by rca-
son of blindness or other physical dis
| ability, he is unable to mark his bal
lot, and whose declaration is not
palpably untrue, shall, upon request,
| have the assistance of one of the man
ayers in the marking thereof; and the
officer shall note, on the back thereof,
| that it was marked with his assistance;
| i,,f,
ton in regard to the same. ELECTION
| Ordinance, section l4D
ILLITERATE VOTER TO HAVE AID.
66. \ voter who declares TO the
managers of the election that by rca-
son of inability to read he is unable to
mark his ballot. if the same he true,
shall, upou request, have the assist
ancc thereof: and the managers shall
designate one of their number for the
purpose. who shall note on the back
of the ballot that it was marked by his
assistance; but he shall not otherwise
give information in regard to the
same.
SECRECY; PENALTIES TO ENFORCE.
81. Any voter who shall, except as
herein. provided. allow his ballot to
be seen by any person, or who shall
make a false statement as to his ina
bility to mark his ballot, OF who shall
place any mark upon his ballot by
which it may be afterwards identified
as the one voted by him, or any person
who shall interfere or attempt to in
terfere with any voter when inside the
compartment or enclosed place, or
when marking his ballot, or who shall
endeavOr to induce any voter, before
voting, to show how he will mark. or
after voting how he has marked his
ballot, shall he punished by fine of
not less than twenty five dollars, nor
more than one hundred dollars; and
the election officer shall cause any
person SO violating the law to be ar
rested and carried before the proper
officer or tribunal for commitment and
trial for such offence. ELECTION Or
dihance, section l6.)
PENALTIES OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
60. Any election commissioner or
any other officer or person, acting as
such, or performing election duty, who
shall wilfully refuse or knowingly fail
to perform any duty required of him
by the election laws, or who shall vio-
late any of the provisions thereof,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction be punished by Il fine
of not less than twenty five dollars,
nor more than one hundred dollars. or
be imprisoned in the county Jail not
less than Thirty days, nor more than
ninety days, or both. election Ordi-
nance, section IL
THE RETURNS TO BE SIGNED.
50, The statement of the result of
the election in their election district,
shall be certified and signed by the
managers and clerks, and the poll
books, tally sheets, list of voters, ball
lot boxes and ballots, shall be deliver
ed, as required, to the commissioners
of election.
RETURNS OF ELECTION; RESULT DECLARED.
/ 20. When the reSult-of the election shall have
| been ascertained by the managers. they, or one
| of their number, or some fit person designated
| by them shall, by noon of the second day after
] the election, deliver to the commissioner OF cleo
ton, at the courthouse, statement0 OF the Whole
| number of votes given for each person, and Tor
| what office; and the commissioners OF election
shall canvass the returns, ascertain ana declare
| the result.
PRIVILEGES OF ELEcfORs.
| ~ Fxcent as herein nrayided eleetors shall