Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-10-08

SEC. TO- Any person desiring to vote
shall give his name and address to one of he
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
'aid nallot shall be written by one of the
Clerks OF Election upon the registry list OPP
poslte 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 m
tends to vote for each office In case of a
constitutional amendment or her question
submitted to the voters, the cross or X shall
b placed after the answer which he desires
to give Such marking shall be done only
wlth black lead pencil Before leaving
The booth Or compartment the voter Shall fold
his ballot Ia SuCu manner thai the water
mark aud the number OF the ballot shat ap-
pear on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall k ep 1t So
folded until he ha, voted. Having folded
his ballot the voter shall deliver II 70 he In
spector, who shall announce the name of the
voter and the number Of his ballot. The
Clerk having the reg stry list in his charge,
If he 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. I"
The 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
SEC. II. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment a one time. and
no person shall remain in or occupy booth
or compartment longer than may be necessa-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than i've minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental
ly spoil a ballot may return such spot lea
ballot to the Clerks Of Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b Immediately Cancelled,
by writing the word Cancelled across the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall be returned with the cleo
ton returns. A voter who does not vote the
ballot delivered to him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and return it in the same
manner as spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
Election shall account for the ballots deiv.
cred to them, by returning sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots to make
up, when added 20 the number Of oficial bal
lots cast, the number OF ballots delivered to
them
SEC. "a. A 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, of an eleclor, other than
any election officer, 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
hereinbefore provided, appears thereon, and
unless the slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed therefrom 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
for use in each precinct as there shall be reg
istered 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 cleo
ton; provided, that not more than two OF
such sample ballots shall he 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 fur
nished 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 VOL
er, on application, one such sample ballot.
Said County Clerk shall also cause TO be
printed, in plain type, on cards, instructions
for the guidance OF voters tor obtaining aud
marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards to the Board OF Election
Of each election precinct in the county, at
the same time and in the same manner a. The
ballots and sample ballots are furnished.
The Board OF Election shall post al least
one OF such cards in each booth or compar
ment provided for the preparation OF ballots.
and not less than three OF such cards at other
places in and about the polling places on the
day of election. There shall also be printed
on said cards sections twenty-seven, twenty
eight. twenty-nine and thirty of this Act.
SEC. 20. In counting the votes any ballot
not bearing the water-mlrk, as provided IN
this Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lot must be preserved and returned with the
other ballots When a voter marks more
names than there are persons 10 be elected
to an Office, or # for any re a,on it is impos-
,ible 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. II. Any person who shall falsely
make or iraudulently deface or destroy any
certificate OF nomination or any part thereof,
or hle any certificate Of nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof 10 be false or
suppress any certificate of nomination which
has been duly filed, or any part thereof or
make use of, keep or furnish to Others ex-
cept as in this Act provided, any paper water
marked in imitation of ballot paper, or DIS
close to any person not engaged IN the max
ing, printing or distribution oil ballots OF
ballot paper under the direction OF the proper
| officer. The design Of the water-mark 10 he