Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-03-05

shall be printed or tinted paper, furnished
bv the Secretary Of State. II shall be the
Of the Secretary Of State 10 obtain,
and keep on hand, q sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and TO furnish tne
same in quantities ordered TO any County
Clerk. SID paper shall be wster-msrked
with a design furnished by the Secretary
of State, in such q manner that the SAID
yater-msrk shall DO plainly 6~iscernaole on
the outside Of such ballot when prop,
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de,
sign shall not be used ct any genera
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or seq
srate local election paper marked Win me
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SEC. ~. On each ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top 20 bottom, one
balf-inch from the right hand side oil sueh
ballot, and upon the hslf-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or prints
ing. except the number OF the ballot, which
shall be upon the back OF the strip IN sueh
position that ID shall appear on the outside
when The ballot Is folded. The NUMBER
ON each ballot shall be the same as thAt on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
aud stu BE- shall be numbered c~opseeutlveiy
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules. and on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by q rule ex
tending TO the extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate who's
nomin alton for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to q nled &C
cording to the provisions OF this Act, and
NO other name. The names Of the eandi
dates for each Office shall be arranged
uuder the designation OF the office in al
phsbetical order, according to surname.
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the several certih-
"a Of nomination, and the names OF the
for President and Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
dental Electors; the political designation
Of each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left at the end
Of the list OF candidates for each office
one blank space TO be used when substitut
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side OF The
names at least one-half inch wide, SO shat
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate OF
candidates for whom be wishes to vote.
Whenever any question is TO be submitted
10 the vote Of the people, IL shall be
printed upon the ballot in such 0 manner
as TO enable the electors TO vote upon the
question in the name hereinafter pro
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
office such words as will aid the voter t.
indicate his choice Of candidates, such a.
1" vote for one" "vote for three" and tbt
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks
SEC. IA. The County Clerks shall pro
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and in ali
other precincts n hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voter
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever ii shall appear, by
affidavit, tha. al error or omission has oc
CURED in the publication OF the name o,
description Of any OF the candidates
nominated, or in the printing OF the bal
lots. any member Of the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir
ing the county CLERK TO correct such or
ror.
SEC. 16. Before the opening Of tn
polls, at any election, the County Clerl
shall osuse 10 be delivered to the Board OF
Election OF each election precinct in hi
county the proper number OF tickets of
the kind to be used in the election precinct
In case Of prevention OF an election in any
precinct by reason of the loss or destruc
zion Of the ballots intended for that pre-
oinct, or for any other cause, the Inspeo-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting for,h
the fact and transmit il 10 the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such afida
Wit, and upon the application OF any csndi.
date for any Office 10 be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. AT the same time and in the
same manne as Inspectors and Judges oil
Election are now appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two Clerks Of
Election, who shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the herein
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Elec
ton shall possess the same qualifications
and receive the same compensation as In
speotors of Election. Said Clerks shall b.
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next larges'
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. Is. The Board Of County Com
m~issioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, 9 sufficient
number OF places, booths or compart-
ments, In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, 30 that in the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation OF Others, and q guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within sis
feet OF the ballot box, and OF such booth
or compartments Ia. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot boz
nor the booths or compartments shall b.
hidden from the view Of those just out
side the guard rail. The number o.
such booths or compartments shall b.
not less than one for each fifty or Fraction
OF fifty voters registered In the precinct
Each OF said booths or compartment
shall be kept provided with proper cup
plies and conveniences for marking ballots
No person, other thar voters engaged il
receiving, preparing or depositing thei.
ballots, shall be permitted inside sale
guard rail during the time the polls ar
open, except by authority OF the Boart
OF Election, and in that case only for tn
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vot
shall give his address TO one OF the CLERK
Of Election, who shall the same
and II the other Clerk shall End the nam
upon the registry list he shall repeat th
name and address. One ballot shall the
be given to the voter. and the number o
the said ballot shall be written by one o
the Clerks Of Election upon the registr
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv
ing it.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot th
voter shall Immediately retire alone to on
OF the places, booths or compartments
He shall prepare his ballot by marking