The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-10-13

rail. The number of such booths or
compartments shall be not less than
one for 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 person other than
voters engaged in receiving, prephr-
ing or deposjting their ballots. shall
be permitted inside said guard rail
during the time the polls are open,
except by authority of the Board of
Election, and III 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, and if the
other Clerk shall find the name upon
tho registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall
then be given to the voter, and the
number of said ballot shall be written
by one of the Clerks of Election
upon the registry list opposite 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 cross or Y after
the name of the person for whom he
intends to vote for each office. In
case OF 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
n black lead pencil. Before leaving
the booth or compartment the voter
ehall 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 tho Inspector, who
shall announce the name OF the voter
and the 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." The In
spector shall then separate the strip
bearing the number from the ballot
and shall deposit the ballot in the bal
5 lot box. Said strip and number shall
4 be Immediately destroyed.
: Sec. 81. But one person shall occu
;, Ply any one booth or compartment a
}. one time, and no person shall remain
i in or occupy booth or compartment
longer than may be necessary to pre-
t pare his ballot, and in no case longe
Z than five minutes.
n Sec. %. Any voter who shall acci
d dentally spoil ballot may return sue
!. spoiled ballot to the Clerks OF Electio
@ and receive another one in its place
n All the ballots thus returned shall b
% Immediately Cancelled, by writing tn
O word Cancelled across the face OF tn
j. ballot, and, with those not distribute
~ to the voters, shall be returned wit
Le the election returns. A voter VIII
d does not vote the ballot delivered t
j. him shall, before leaving the spac
lie inside the guard rail return such ballC
+ to the Clerks, who shall immediatel,
h cancel the same and return it in tll
is same manner as a spoiled ballot Til
,f Clerks of Election shall account ft
,e the ballots delivered to them, by r,
10 turning a sufficient number of Ill
be used and spoiled ballots to make II
ne when added to the humble of otfici
at ballots cast, the number of ballots d
ne livered to them.
tie Sec. %. A voter who declares III
to der oath, that by reason of physic
be disability, he is unable to mark b
it ballot, shall at his request be pc
oh mitted to receive the assistance,
tie such marking, Of an elector, other thu
in any election officer, but no pers,
ed shall be permitted to go inside t
OF guard rail as an assistant to more tn
he one voter.
es, Sec. "a. No ballot shall be dept
o. it,, d in the ballot box unless the wat,
mark, as hereinbefore provided, a
eu, pears thereon, and unless the slip &C
mo tanning the number of the ballot
vi been removed therefrom by the
en- spector.
IVY Sec. %. The County Clerk sh
cause to be printed, on plain VIII
,to- paper, without water-mark or indor
s she ments, except the words, "saml
,se ballot at least three times as ma
III copies of the form of the ballot p
o.a vided for use in each precinct as tn
'''' shall be registered voters in such p
cinct. Such copies shall be furnish
by TO registered voters at the office
has said County Clerk during office no
ame for five days preceding the day
ates election: provided, that not M
bal than two of such sample ballots sh
nty be furnished to any one voter, exc
any upon the written order of a voter, q
the not more than two OF said sample b
lots shall he delivered on such ord
the AT least rs many samples ballots 81
lerk be furnished by the County CLERK
ard each Board of Election as there ST
his be registered voters in the brecir
: of and on election day the Board
nre. Election shall furnish each registe
eet. voter, on application, one such So
loss pie ballot. Said County Clerk 81
for also cause to be printed, in plain ty
the on cards, instructions tor the guida
the of voters for obtaining and mark
ting their ballots. He shall furnish TIVE
iov- such oaius ~ VIC Doniu VI I'ioo'ioi
such each election precinct IN the couI
any at the same Time ana In the sa
for manner as the ballots and sam
Gov. ballots are furnished. The Boar
such Election shall post at least one $
cards in each booth or compartm
1 In provided for the preparation of
and lots, and not less than three of $
pted cards at other places in and about
nted polling places on the day of elect
ave There shall also be printed on