Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-08-10

fFe dave preceding thu caf II elections PR
I'd q. 1uat not more than L#9 Of such sampiE
ballots shall be furnished to any one vol r.
except ubOn the written order Of voter. and
not more han two Of ssch sample ballots shsl
pc delivered on such order. Al least as many
ssnpc ballots snail ne fGTD isheG ny the
county Clerk to each Board of Election as
there shall be registered voters in the pre-
cinct and Oh election day the Board Of Eiee-
ton hall furnish each registered voter, On
application. one such sample ballot said
County Clerk shall also cause 10 be printed,
In plain type. on cards, instructions for the
guidance Of voters for obtaining aud arking
their ballots lie shall furnish twelve such
caris to the Boarh of Election of each cleo
lion precinct in the county, al the same time
and in the same manner az the ballots and
sample ballots are furnished. he Board of
Election shall post al least one Of such cards
in each booth or compartment proNid Tor
the preparation of ballots, and not .ess than
three of such card al o'her places N and
about The polling places ON the day OF cleo
tion. There shall also be printed on SAID
cards sections twent,-seven, I'VE ty-oight.
twenty-nine and thirty of th, act
Sec. 20. In counting The votes any ballot
Pot bearing e water-nark. as provided IN
this Act. shall not be counted but such ballot
other ballots. When voter marks more
names than there are p 'rsons TO BIZ elee ed TO
a. office. or if for any reason IL Is i'm o-sl be
to determine the voters choice for any office.
his vote for such Office shall hot be counted.
ANY ballot upon which appears names. words
or mark written or printed. except a in THIS
Act provided shall NOT be counted.
Sec. a. ANY person VINO shall falsely make
or fraudu lently detace or destroy any crrth-
cate Of nom nation or any part theleof or I'LL
any certificate Of nomination knowing The
same or any part thereof to be false. or sup
pres any certificate of nomination which has
been duly filed or any part thereof, or maze
use of. keep or tur1ish To others. exc. ii Az Ia
this Act provided any paper water-marked III
imitation Of ballot paper. or disclose To any
person not engaged in the making. printing
or di strb button of ballots or bi.lot paper I'M
der the direction of the proper f1lcer. the de-
sign Of the watermark to be- placed on the
ballot paper, or PRINT be concerned III
printing VI have in his possession any imita-
toH II an oiticill ba lot. or make any mark or
Endorsement on any ballot. or etub, by which
the la lot C n be distinguished from other
ballots. or falsely swear that he 10 unable to
mark his ba lot by reason of physical dis-
ability, shall be deemed guilty OF felony,
and upon conviction thereof shall be impris-
oIed in the State rrson for term OF not
lrss than one year and not more lhan hve
years.
Sec 70. Any person who shall. during an
election, remove or destroy AM OF the sup
plies or other conyenences p aeed IN TIE
booth or compartments. or shall, during an
election, remove. tear down, or deiace the
cards of instruction posted. as prescribed by
this Act, shall be guilty Of a msdemcanor,
anu On NonNlCllpn l0fTtbI sHuli
by fine not less than $50 and not exceeding
$500, or b, imprisonment in the county jail
for term no less than one month ana not
exceeding xix III .nihs.
Sec 81 ANY public officer upon whom
! any duty Is impos d by this Act, who shall
wilfuly NEGLECT orr fuse to perform any SUI h
: duty, shall BE- deemed gui .ly of felony, and
upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned
in the > ate Prison for term not less than
one year and not exceeding five years.
Sec 30. No person excep member of the
Board of Election shall receive from any
voter ballot prepared by such voter. No
person shall examine snch ballot or hctt q
voter to show the same No person shall re-
move any ballot from any polins pla he
fore the closing of the uols. No person
shall apply for or receive a ballot at any cleo
on precinct either than the one in which he
is entitled to vote. No person shall snow his
ballot to any person, after marking il, 50 as
to reveal any of the names voted for. No
, person shall ask another within loo feet OF the
pol ing place for whom he intends to vote.
| M voter shall receive n ballot from any OF her
than one of the Clerks OF Election, nor shall
any other person than n Cl,- k If Election de-
liver such bal OF to such voter No otter shall
deliver ~ the B6a,d of ,ection Or 10 any
member thereof any ballot other than the one
ceivcd from Jerk of Elec n. No va. er
shall place any mark upon his ballot by which
1t may afterwards be identified as the one
voted by him Any person violating any
provision of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemean)r and upon convic-
/ ton thereof shall be fined in n sum not less
Than $50 and not exceeding $500. or by i'm
/ prison m ent in the ceuntv jail for term not
! less than one month and not exceeding six
months