Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-07-02

ballot 70 tne Cierke OF EteouODs hnu 10
ceive another 10 i've place. All the ballots
thus returned shall be Immediately can
celed, BY writing the word Cancelled across
the face Of the ballot, and, with those not
distributed 10 the voters shall be returned
with The election eturn A voter VINO
does not vote the ballot delivered 70 him
shall, before leaving the space inside the
guard rail, return such ballot TO the Clerks,
who shall Immediately cancel the sam
and return 10 In the anne manner as q
spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF Election
shall account for the ballots delivered 20
them, BIZ returning 9 suficiept number Of
unused and spoiled ballots 10 make up,
when added TO the number OF official bal
lots cast, the number Of ballots delivered
to them.
SIC. Is. A voter who declares under
oath, that BY reason Of physical disability,
be is unable 70 mark his ballot, shall al
his request be permitted 10 receive the
assistance, In such marking, OF an %eieetor,
other than any election officer, but no per-
son shall be permitted to go inside the
guard rail a. an assistant TO more than
one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water-mark, as
h~ereinbefore provided, appears thereon,
and unless the slip containing the num-
Der OF the ballot has been removed there
from by the Inspector.
SRc. as. The County Clerk shall cause
TO be printed, on plain white paper, with
out water-mark or Inducements, excep-
the words Z" sample ballot" at least three
times a. many copies OF the form OF bal
lot provided for use in each precinct as
there shall be registered voters in such
precinct. Such copies shall be furnished
TO registered voters at the Office Of said
County CLERK during office hours for five
| days preceding the day Of election; pro
| vided, that not more than two OF such
| sample ballots shall DO furnished to any
| one voter, except upon the written order
| Of a voter, and not more than two OF said
sample ballots shall be delivered on such
order. At least as many sample ballots
shall be furnished by the County Clerk 10
each Board Of Election as there shall be
registered voters in the precinct, and on
election day the Board Of Election shall
furnish each registered voter, on spplica.
| ton, one such samph ballot. SAID
| County CLERK shall also cause to be printed,
| 10 plain type, on cards, instructions for
| the guidance OF voters for obtaining and
| marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards to the Board Of Election
| OF each election p~recinct il the county. at
| the same time and in the same manner IS
| the ballots and sample ballots are FUR
| nished. The Board Of Election shall poet
at least one of such cards in each booth or
| compartment provided for the preparation
| Of ballots, and not less han three OF such
cards at other places in and about the poll
ing places on the day OF election. There
| shall be printed on said cards sections
tweDty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty.nine
and thirty OF this Act.
SEC. 26. In counting the votes any bal
lot not bearing the water-mark, as pro
| vided in this Act, shall not be counted,
| but such ballot must be preserved and re
| turned with the other ballots. When q
| voter marks more names than there are
| persons to be elected to an Office, or If fol-
| any reason ID is impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office, his vote
/ for such Office shall not be counted. Any
ballot upon which appears names, words
or marks written or printed, except as In
this Act provided, shall not be counted.
SEC. ~. Any person who shall falsely
make or fr~audulently defsce or destroy any
certificate Of nomination or any part
thereof, or file any certificate Of nomina-
ton knowing the same or any part thereof
10 be false. or suppress any certificate oil
| nomination which has been duly filed, OF
any part thereof, or make use OF, keep or
furnish to others, except IS in this Act pro
| vided, any paper water-marked in imita'
tation Of ballot paper, or disclose to any
person not engaged in making, printing OF
distribution of ballots or ballot paper
under the direction Of the proper officer,
the design OF the water-mark TO be placed
ON tn4 DRllAE nDDAI. or mint 0f hA Gull
cerned In printing or have in his possession
any imitation Of an official ballot, or make
any mark or Endorsement on any ballot,
or stub, by which the ballot can be dis.
tinguished from other ballots or falsely
swear that he ia unable to mark his ballot
by reason OF physical disability, shall be
deemed guilty of q felony, and upon con.
viction thereof shall be imprisoned in thu
State Prison for a term not less than on,
year and not more than five years.
SEC. 28. Any person who shall, during
an election, remove or destroy any OF thu
supplies or other conveniences placed In
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur
ing an election, remove, tear, down, OF
deface the cards Of instruction posted, al
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereo
shall be punished by a fine not less thai
fifty dollars, and not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment In tn
caunty jail for q term not less than on
month and not exceeding six months.
SEQ. 80. Any public officer. upor
whom any duty is imposed by this Act
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per
form any such duty, shall be deemeI
guilty Of a felony. and upon conviction
| thereof shall be imprisoned In the Stat
| Prison for Q term not less than one yea
and not exceeding five years.
SEC. 80. No person except q member o
the Board OF Election shall receive fror
any voter Q ballot prepared by such voter
| No person shall examine such ballot o
solicit 9 voter TO show the NJ No pei
son shall remove any ballot from any poll
ing place before the closing Of the polls
No person shall apply for or receive a bal
lot at any election precinct other than th
one on which he is entitled to vote. n
person shall show his ballot TO any person
after marking II, so as to reveal any Q
The names voted for. No person shall as
another within one hundred feet Of til
polling place for whom he intends to vote
No voter shall receive . ballot from an
other person than n OF the clerks 0
Election. nor shall any other person tina
q Clerk Of Election deliver such ballot /
such voter. No voter shall deliver 10 th
Board Of Election or TO any msmbe
thereof any ballot other than the one n
ceived from . Clerk Of Election. No vote
shall place any mark upon his ballot b
which IL may afterwards be identified q
the one voted by him. Any person violat
ing any provision OF this section shall b
deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor, an
upon conviction thereof shall be fined Il
q sum not less than fifty dollars and not ez
oeeding five hundred dollars. or by i'm
prisonment, In the county jail for q terri
not less thsn.one month and not exceedin
six months.