Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-11-12


at least two publications by such newspaper
shall be required, one of which shall appear
in the last regular issue of such paper be-
fore election day.
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or Other question
is 10 be submitted for popular vote, the Sec
reIary of Stale 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 Tor
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 10,
or filed with him, as provided in this Act.
Ballots other than those printed, as provided
in this Act, shall not b cast, or count III
any election. All ballots shall be pGined
on tinted paper, furnished by the Secretary
Of State. 1t shall be the duly of the Sec
rotary of State TO obtain, and keep on hand,
a sufficient supply of such paper for ballots,
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 eigh,
years, but at any special or separate local
election paper marked with the design used
1t any previous election may be used.
) SEC. IL. On each ballot perforated line
shall extend from top TO bottom, half
; inch from the right hand side of such ballot,
! and upon the balf-inch strip thus formed
there shall be nc writing or printing, except
tie number of the ballot, which shall be
| upon the back Of the strip in such position
that it shall appear on the outside when the
; ballot is folded. The number on each bal
lo shall be the same as that on the cores
| pending stub, and the ballots 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, and 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 to and filed accord
ing 10 the provisions Of this Act, and no
other hame. The names of the candidates
for each office shall be arranged under the
designation Of the office in alphabetical or
der, according 10 surname, except that the
name Of candidates for Presidential Electors
shall be arranged in groups as presented in
the several certificates Of nomination. and
+ the names of The candidates Tor President
and Vice President shall precede the proper
) groups of Presidential Electors; the polIt,-
cal designation of each candidate shall b.
: printed opposite his name. There shall be
left al the end OF The ist Of candidates for
each office one blank s1ace to be used VIII,
substituting names TO til vacancies. There
shall be margin at the right hand side OF
the names at least ont-half inch wide, so
that the voter may clearly indicate in the
way hereinafter deserted the candidate or
candidates for whom he wishes 10 vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
to the vote OF the people, 1t shall be printed
upon the ballot in such manner as TO enable
The electors 10 vote upon the question IN the
manner hereinafter pr divided. There sha'l
he printed upon the ballots opposite The
designation Of each office such words as will
aid the voter TO indicate his choice OF can
oidates. such as ''vote for one, "vote for
three" and the like.
SEC. I3. 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 respective County Clerks.
SEC. IA The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in 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: VI
description of any OF the candidates noml-
naled. or in the printing OF the ballots, any
member OF the Board OF County Commits
sloners, upon application by any voter. shall
issue an order requiring the County Clerk
10 correct such error.
SEC. 10. Before The opening Of the poll,
at any election, the County Clerk shall
cause 10 be delivered to the Board OF Etec-
non OF each election precinct in his county
{ the proper number Of tickets Of the kind 10
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
olneI cause, tue inspector VI olHSI eicCuoH
officer for the precinct shall make an athda-
; Wit setting forth the fact and transmit il to
the Governor Of the SAFE. Upon receipt oil
such affidavit, and upon the application OF
; any candidate Tor any office 10 he voted for
by the voters OF such precinct, The Governor
shall order new election IN such precinct.
: SEC. II, At the same time and in the
same manner as Inspectors and Judges OF
: Election are BOW appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two Clerks OF Elec-
, lion, who shall have charge of the ballots
, on election day, and shall furnish them TO
D the voters in the manner hereinafter provid-
E ed for. Said Clerks of Election shall pos
sess the same qualifications, and receive the
. same compensation as Inspectors OF Elec-
= ton. Said Clerks shall be selected from
the political parties which polled the larg-
7 est and the next largest votes in the precincI
E at the last preceding general election.
; SEC. 10 The Board Of County Commission
ers shall provide, at each polling place
within The county, a sufficient number oil