Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-04-16

Clerks of Election, who shall announce the
,ame, and if the other Clerk shall md the
name upon he registry list be snail repeat
the name and address. One ballot shall b,
then given to the voter, and the number oi
said ballot shall be written by one OF the
Clerks of Election upon the regis list op-
pG,lte the name of the voter receiving it
SEC. 20 On receiving his ballot he voer
shall immediately retire alone to one OF III
places booths or compartments. He shall
prepare his bal OF by marking a cross or \
af,er he name OF the pea,on tor whom he IN
tends to vote for each office. In case OF
constitutional amendment or oiher question
submit ed to the voters, the cross or shtll
b. placed aiter the answer which he desires
to give such ma king shall he done ony
Wth a black lead pencil Before leaving
,ht booth or cumparmen, the voter shall toId
HI, baliot in such manner that The wdteI-
mark and the number Of the ballot shall ap-
pear on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep it So
folded until he has voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver II to he In
spector, 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 hnds the number TO agree with the
number of the ba Hot delivered 10 the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite the name the word 'voted. 1"
The Inspector shall then separate the strip
bearing 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 occupy any
one booth or compartment al one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy booth
or compartment longer Than may be necessa-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
han hive minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental
ly spoil a ballot may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b Immediately cancelled,
by writing the word cancelled across the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall b. returned with the elrc.
ton returns. A voter who does not yote the
ballot delivered 10 him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and Ieluln it in the same
manner a spoiled ballot. The Clerk, OF
Election shall account Tor he ballots deiv-
ered to them, by returning sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots TO make
up, when added to the number Of official bal
lots cast, The number OF ballots delivered 10
hem.
SEC. %. A voter who .clares under
oath, that by ea,on OF physical disability,
he Is unable to mark his ballot, shall al hi,
request be permitted to receive the assistance.
in such MAJ king, OF an el-ctor, olhsr than
any election oihc +, but no person shall b.
permitted 10 go inside the guard rail as az
assistant 10 more than one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall he DEPOSITED in
the ballot box unless the water-mark, a,
uereinbefore provided, appears thereon, and
unless he >hp containing he number OF III,
ballot has been removed III retrom by thr
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk sh II cause
o be printed, on PLAN white paper, w,thou'
wateI-mark ur in Tor ements, kept III words
sample ballot" at least three times as
many cope, Of the form 81 bailot provided
for use in each pr, ciuct as there shall lie reg
i,tered voters IN such precinct. Such cop,
hall be furnished 10 registered voters at The
office OF said County Clerk during othce
hour, for five days preceding the day OF el c.
ton; provided that not more than two oil
such sample ballots shall he lurGi he'd TO any
one voter, except upon the written order OF
70 er. aud not more than Two Of said sample
ballots shall be delivered on such order. Al
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nshed by the County Clerk TO each Board Of
Election as there shan be regis cred voters
IN the precinct, and on election day the Board
Of Election shall furnish each registered vo =
er, on application, one such sample ballot
SAID County Clerk shall also cau,e TO he
printed, in plain type, on cards. instructions
Tor he guidance OF voier, for blaming and
marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards 20 the Board Of Election
OF each election precinct iii the county, at
the same time and in The same manner a, The
ballot, and sample ballols are furnished
The Board OF Election shall post at least
one OF such cards in each booth or comparl-
ment provided for the preparation OF ballots.
and not less than three Of such cards at Other
place, in and about the polling places on The
day Of election. There shall also BE- printed
ON said cards section, twenIy-seven. twenty
eight, twenty mine and thiity of this Act.
SEC. 20. In counting the votes any ballot
! not bearing the water-mtIk, as provided in
HI, Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lot must be preserved and returned with The
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names than there are persons TO be elected
10 an office, or II for any reason il is impo--
| sibe to determine the voters choice for any
| office, his vote Tor such Office shall not b.
counted. Any ballot upon which Appeals
names, words or marks written or printed
except as in this Act provided, shall not be
| counted
SIC IT. Any person who shall falsely
make or lraudulently deface or destroy any
certificate OF nomination or any part thereof ,
or file any certificate OF nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof TO be false, OF
suppress any certificate OF nomination which
has been duly fled or any part thereof. or
make use Of, keep or furnish TO others, ex-
cept as IN this Act provided. any paper water
marked in imitation OF ballot paper, or dis
close to any person not engaged IN the max
ing, printing or distribution OF ballots OF
ballot paper under the direction OF The proper
officer, the design Of the waler-mark TO be
placed on the ballot paper, or PRINT or be
concerned IN printing or have in his posses
sion anv imitatinn of an official ballot. Ol