The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-01

partmeutS SNAIL Do nl006n from the
view of those just outside the guard
rail. The number OF such booths or
compartments shall be not less than
one Tor each fifty or fraction of fifty
voters registered in the precinct.
Each of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper
supplies and conveniencies for mark.
Ing ballots. No per.o other than
voters engaged in receiving, prepAr-
ing or depositing their ballot, shall
DO permitted inside said guard rail
during the time the polls are open,
except by authority of the Board of
Election, and in that case only for the
purpose of Keeping order aud enforce
ing The law
Sec. 10. Any person desiring to
vote shall give his name and address
to one of the Clerks of Election, who
shall announce the same, ami If the
other Clerk shall find the name upon
the registry list he shall repeat the
maine and address. One ballot shall
then be given to the voter, and the
number of said ballot shall be written
hy one of the Clerks OF Election
upon the registry list opposite the
name OF the voter receiving 1t.
Sec. 20. On receiving his ballot
the voter shall Immediately retire
alone to one of the places, o this or
He shall PREPARE his
ballot by marking cross or x after
the name OF the person for whom he
intends to vote for each office. In
case OF a constitutional amendment or
other question submitted to the voters,
he cross or X shall be placed after
the answer which he desires to give.
such marking shall be done only with
n black lead pencil. Before leaving
the booth or compartment the voter
shall fold his ballot. in such man
ner that the water mark and the
number of the ballot shall appear 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 Inspector, who
shall announce ths name OF the voter
and he number OF his ballot. The
Clerk having the registry list in his
charge, If he finds the number to agree
with the number OF the ballot deliver
ed TO the voter, shall repeat the name
aud number, and shall mark opposite
the name the word "voted.n he In
spectOr shall then separate the strip
bearing the number from the ballot.
and shall deposit the ballot in the bal !.
lot box. Said strip and number shall
be Immediately destroyed.
Sec. FL. But one person shall occu.
Ply any one booth or compartment at
one time, and no person shall remain
in or occupy booth or compartment
longer than may be necessary 10 pre-.
pare his ballot, and In no case longer
than five minutes.
Sec. %. Any voter who shall acct
dentally spoil ballot may return such
spoiled ballot to the Clerks OF Election
and receive another one iu it's place.
All the ballots thus returned shall be
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 election returns. A voter WHO
hoes not vote the ballot delivered to
him shall before leaving the space
inside the guard rail return such ballot
to the Clerks. who shall Immediately
cancel the same and return It Ia the
same rlanner as spoiled ballot The
Clerks of Election shall account for
the ballots delivered to them, by re-
mr. HILL In- rs
used and spoiled ballots to make up,
when added to the numb Der of official
bsllOts cast, the number of ballots de-
livered to them.
Sec %. A voter who declares I'M
der oath, that by reason of physical
disability, no is unable to mark his
ballot, shall at his request be per.
United to receive the assistance, in
such marking, of an elector, other than
any election officer, but no person
shall be permitted to 90 inside the
guard rail as an assistant to more than
one voter.
Sec. "a. No ballot shall he depos
mark, as hereinbefore provided, ap
pears thereon, and un ess the slip con
tanning the number of the ballot ha.
been removed therefrom by the In
spector.
Sec. rs. The County Clerk shall
cause TO be printed, on plain whit,
paper, without water-uiark or indorse
tnents, except the words, "sampl'
ballot,n at least three times AS man,
copies of the form OF the ballot pro
vded for use in each precinct as Their
shall be registered voters in such pre-
cinct. Such copies snail be furnished
TO registered voters at the office o
said ounty Clerk during office hour
for five days proceeding the day u
ele"tion: provided, that not NOR
than two of such sample ballots shal
he furnished to any one voter, excep
upon the written order of u voter, ant
not more than two OF said sample bal
lots shall he delivered on such order
AT least as many SAMPLES ballots shal
be furnished by tho County Clerk Il
each Board of Election M there shall
be registered voters in the precinct
and on election day the Board O
Election shall furnish each reg istere,
voter, on application, one such sam
pie ballot. said County Clerk shall
also cause to BIZ printed, in plain type
on cards, instructions TOR the guidanc
OF voters for obtaining and narkin
their ballots. He shall furnish twelv
such cards TO the Board OF Election G
each election precinct in the county
ut the same tims and in the sam
manner as the ballots and sampl
bal Lots are furnished. The Board q
Election shall post at least one suc
cards in each booth or compartment
provided tor the preparation of bal
lots, and not less than three of sue
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