Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-06-25

SEC. Io. 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 be
then given to the voter, and the number of
said ballot shall be written by one of the
Clerks OF Election upon the registry list OPP
posite 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 or compartments. He shall
prepare his ballot by marking a cross or X
after the name of the peason for whom he in.
tends to vote for each Office. In case of a
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 in such manner that the water
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 it to the 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,
II ne hnds 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 !"
Inc 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.
DEC. ~. But one person shall occupy any
one Doo'h OF compartment al one time. and
no person shaIl remain IN or occupy booth
OF compartment longer 'nan may DC hecessa-
~ 10 prepare MS oaiio'' ana IN no case longer
than hVe Ehhu'es'
SEC ~. any 'otel VINO snail accidental
~ sPoii pa'lS' may return sucn sPoiieo
oaiiot 10 'he cieiks OF ELECTION, ana receive
aho'hei one IN us place. All the oallots
thus returned shall be Immediately cancel led,
oy wiring Ine w9ra caheeied across the face
OF the oaiio'' anu, WIN those not distributed
10 the Voters' snaIi DC returned with the cleo
uon returns. a voter VINO does not vote the
oaiiot uehVeieo 10 MIN SNAIL before leaving
the space n'siae 'ne guard ran, return such
Daiiot 10 the Iierks' VINO snall immediately
cancer the same ana return It IN the same
manner as sPoiied ballot. The Clerks OF
Election snail account Tor the ballots delv-
cred to them, by returning sufficient num-
Der oil unused and spoiied ballots TO make
up, when added to the number OF official bal
lots cast, the number OF ballots delivered TO
them.
SEC. 20. voter who declares under
oath, that by reason OF physical disability,
he is unable to mark his ballot, shall at his
request be permitted to receive the assistance.
in such marking, oil an elector, other than
any election otfcer. but no person shall be
permitted to go inside the guard rail as an
assistant TO more than one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water-mark, as
hereinoeiore provided, appears thereon, and
unless the slip containing the number oil the
ballot has been removed theretrom by the
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
to be printed, on plain white paper, without
water-mark or Endorsements, except the words
sample ballot" at least three times as
many copies OF the form OF ballot provided
Tor use IN each precinct as there shall be reg
istered voters IN such precinct. Such copies
shall be furnished to registered voters at the
othce OF said County Clerk during office
hours ior nve Gays PrecedinR the Gay OF cleo
tion' PROVIDED that MOI more man TWO OF
such sample oaiio's s'A'i oe 'u'H''heu 10 any
one voter, except upon 'ne "i''teh o,ue' u
voe'' anu no. h"'e Una" TWO Vi sA'u Sample
oa'lots snail DC oe'se'eu on suIn 0'oer' ~
least as many sample paIio.s Sna'i DC ,uf,
nlsheo oy lne county I,e'k 70 eAen poA'o %
Election as 'neie shaii DC registered VOTERS
IN me precinct, ana on elees "n Gay .ne 1oa'u
Vi E'ee''o,' '"a'' ~"
En- o" sPphcauoh' one suTh sample oal'o'.
Said Iounty C'erk shA'' also eAase 70 oe
printed IN pam 'ype' On e1'us, insuuc''o"s
Tor the guidance o, So'e'S ,o' @u'a,h'ne ana
mark'pg the" pAlos ne s"A'i v ,uin,sn
Twelve Such caIus 10 !ne noAiu VI I'ee"on
OF eacn eiecuon P'ec'nes N .ne COUNTY Al
the same ume anu IN ,ne same 'nAn t a. .ne
naiiots ana sAnpie o~'io.S arc .u'n'Sheu.
Inc boa'u OF L'ec''"h snA'l posi- At IeAs'
one OF Sucn caiHs ~ eaen ooo.n VI .onIPaf
ment Pro''uea 'or ,he PiePH'a"oh " ua'o'''
and not less tnah lhiee Oh 'uen ea,uS Al o'nei