Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-09-24


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
rotary Of STATE 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 for
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 TO,
or filed with him, as provided in this Act.
Ballots other than those printed, as provided
in this Act, shall not b. cast, or counted IN
any election. All ballots shall be printed
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,
sufficient supply of such paper for ba lots,
and to furnish the same in quantities order
ed to any County Clerk. Said paper shall
BE- water-marked with design fuIn ,hed by
the Secretary of Safe, 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 al any
general election within the space of egh
years, but at any special or separate local
election paper marked with the design used
at any previous election may be used.
SEC IL. On each ballot perforated line
shall extend from top 10 bottom, one-haIl
inch from the right hand side of such ballot,
and upon the half-inch strip thus formed
there snail be no writing or printing. except
the 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
| LOT shall be the same that on the cores
pending stub, and the ballots and stub, shall
be numbered consecuuvely in each county.
Where The names of candidates are printed
IN separate columns, Ihe columns shall b.
separated by heavy rules, aud on all ballots
the names OF candidates shall be separated
by rule extending 10 the extreme right Of
the column. All ballots shall contain til
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomination for any office specihed IN lhr
| ballot has been certified TO and nled accord
ing 10 the provisions Of this AcI, 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 th
name OF candidate for Presidential L ,ectofs
shall be arranged in groups as presented IN
the sew raj certihCateS oil nomination. anu
the names of he candidates tor Presdcn
and Vice President shall precede the prop,l
groups OF PRESIDENTIAL Electors; the p,ht,-
cal designation Of each candidate shall b
printed opposite his name. There shall be
Left al the end of the list oil candidates foI
each office one blank space to be used VII, n
substituting names TO hi vacancies. There
shall be a margin at the right hand side OF
The names al least one-half inch wide, SO
that the voter may clearly indicate in the
way hereinafter deScfibel The candidate OF
candidates for whom he wishes 10 vote.
Whenever any question is 10 be submitted
10 The vote OF the people, IT shall be printed
upon the ballot IN such manner as 10 enabir
The electors 10 vote upon shr question in The
manner hereinafter pr divided. There ,hai
he prlned upon the ballots opposite the
desls nation Of each office such word, viii
aid the voter indicate his choice Of can
dldales. such ''vole for one, " ''voIe fuI
three," and the like.
SEC -. All balloIs, when printed, shall
be bound in stub books Of hfy and one hun
bred ballots each. record Of the number
OF ballots printed for them shall be kept by
the respec i've County Clerks.
SEC. IA The County Clerks shall pro-
vide Tor each election precinct in he county
wherein less than twenty voters are reg
istered nifty ballots, and in all other precincts
one hundred ballos for each fifty or fraction
Of fifty voters registered in the p ecnct.
SEC. IS Whenever it shall appear by
affidavit, that an error or omission has &C.
cured in the publication of the name OF
description Of any OF the candidates nOm-
mated. or in the printing Of the ballots, any
member OF the Board Of County Commits
sioners, upon application by any voter, shall
issue an order requrlng the County Clerk
10 correct such error.
SEC. 10 Before The opening of the polls
al any elccuon, the County Clerk shall
cause 10 be delivered to The Board Of Eiec-
ton OF each election precinct in his county
the proper humber 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 OF destruction of the bal
lots intended for that precinct, or for any
other cause, the Inspector or other election
officer tor the precinct shall make an aihda-
Wit setting forth the fact and transmit IL to
the Governor Of the ate. Upon receipt OF
such affidavit, and uIon the application OF
any candidate Tor any office 10 he voted Tor
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
f ection are now appointed IN the Safe,
there shall be appointed TWO Clerks OF Flee
non, who shall have charge of the ballots
on election day. and Shall furnish them TO
the voters in the manner hereinafter provid-
ed for. said Clerks of Election shall pos
sess the same qualifications, and receive the
same compensation as Inspectors OF Elee-
non. SAID Clerks shall be selected from
The political parties which polled the lag
est and the next largest votes IN the preeinc
al the last preceding general election.
SEC. IS The Board Of County 10 mi, ,ion-
ers shall provide. at each polling place
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