The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-08-25

polls, at any election, the County Clerk
shall cause to be delivered to the Board
of Election of each election precinct in his
county the proper number OF tickets OF
the kind to be used in the election pre-.
cinct. In case of prevention OF an elect
ion in any precinct by reason OF the loss
or destruction of the ballots intended for
that precinct, or for any other cause, the
Inspector or other election officer for the
precinct shall make an affidavit setting
forth the fact and transmit it to the Gov
ernor Of the State. Upon receipt OF such
affidavit and upon the application OF any
candidate for any office to be voted Tor
by the voters of such precinct, the Gov
ernor 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 now appointed
In the State, there shall be appointed
two Clerks of Election, who shall have
charge of the ballots on election day,
and shall furnish them to the voters
| in the manner hereinafter provided
for. Said Clerks of Election shall
possess the same qualifications and
receive the same compensation as In.
spectors of Election. Said Clerks
shall be selected from the political
parties which polled the largest and
the next largest votes In the precinct
at the last preceding general election.
Sec. IS. The Board Of County Com.
missioners shall provide at each poll
ing place within the county, sutf-
cient number of places, booths or
com partments, in which voters may
conveniently mark their ballots. so
that in the marking thereof they may
DO screened from the observation
OF others, and guard rail shall be so
placed that only such persons as are
. inside the rail can approach within Fix
! feet of The ballot box, and of such
booths or compartments. The ar
rangements shalt be such that neither
the ballot box nor the booths or COM
partments shall be hidden from the
g view of those just outside the guard
8 rail. The number of such booths or
n compartments shall be not less than
one for each fifty or fraction of fifty
n voters registered in the precinct.
@ Each of said booths or compartments
o shall be kept provided with proper
h supplies and conveniencies for mark
IS Ing ballots. No person other than
n voters engaged in receiving, prepar-
n ing or depositing their ballots, shall
T. be permitted inside said guard rail
le during the time the polls are open,
~ except by authority of the Board OF
I'd Election, and in that case only for the
OF purpose of keeping order aud enforc
III ing the law.
y Sec. 10. Any person desiring L
oe vote shall give his name and address
81 to one of the Clerks of Election, VIII
cm shall announce the same, aud If tn
III, other Clerk shall find the name upo
VI the registry list he shall repeat tn
On name and address. One ballot shal
"a. then be given to the voter, and tn
io' number of said ballot shall be write
on by one of the Clerks OF Electio
AT upon, the registry list opposite til
on name of the voter receiving 1t.
Sec. 20. On receiving his ball
the voter shall Immediately reti
tso alone to one of the places, )ths
,m' compartments. He shall prepare b
loe ballot by marking cross or X aft
hch the name of the person for whom
TIT, intends to vote for each office.
OF case of constitutional amendment
ack other question submitted to the vote
hall ,ha orass or Y shaIl be nlaced al,
Vt is ,ha ansyar which he desires to oi,
'iio' Such marking shall be done only wi
IRE black lead pencil. Before leavi
Iuos the booth or compartment the vo
'acn shall fold his ballot In such ms
ndi- ner that the water mark and
nns' number of the ballot shall appear
'aVy the outside, without exposing
ss OF marks upon the ballot, and sh
rule keep it so folded until he has vot
the Having folded his ballot, the VIC
the shall deliver it to the Inspector, "
nose shall announce the name OF the vo
q IN and The number OF his ballot.
nied Clerk having the registry list in
Act, charge, II he finds the number to ag
I the with the number OF the ballot deli,
! be cd 10 the voter, shall repeat the ma
the and number, and shall mark oppo
n8 10 the name the word "voted.o The
anai- spector shall then separate the 8
Ill DC bearing the number from the bal
the aud shall deposit the ballot In the
and lot box. Said strip and number .
resi- be Immediately destroyed.
900 e, Sec. 81. But one person shall o.
py any one booth or compartment
~. one time, and no person shall rem
70 n In or occupy booth or compartn
nu longer than may be necessary 10
= ono pare his ballot, and In no case 10
III 70 than Ave minutes.
a the Sec. %. ANY voter who shall
4 that dentaliy spoil ballot may return
IN ths spoiled ballot to the Clerks OF Ele'
d;d,ts and receive another one Ia It's p
- IN All the ballots thus returned sha
10 be Immediately cancelled, BY writing
nls n word cancelled across the face o.
y sucb ballot, and, with those not dlstrit
q vote to the voters, shall be returned
herein. the election returns. A voter
rinted does not vote the ballot deliver
ton Of him shall, before leaving the
id the inside tho guard rail return such
idstes, to the Clerks, who shall immedi'
three" cancel the same and return u
same manner as a spoiled ballot.
Clerks of Election shall accoul
fty and the ballots delivered to them, [
cord OF turning q sufficient number o.
them used and spoiled ballots to max
County when added to the NUMBER OF 0
ballots cast, the number OF ballo
all pro. hVered 10 .nem'
in the SEQ. %. A voter who declare
nty five der oath, that by reason OF pm
and in disability, he Is unable to ma
ballots ballot, shall at his request be
voters mitted to receive the assistant
such marking, of an elector ,othe
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pear by sny o, !. sa.,',,,od y, %. ao ;ns,f
ion has sna. oo pe'u'..o ou, w ~ ,nor