Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-10-20

TO vote. shall hand him an official bal
lot. Election Ordinance, section H.
VOTING; BALLOT TO BE MARKED WITH INK
AND FOLDED.
6S. On receiving his ballot the voter
shall forthwith go into one Of the
voting compartments, and shall there
prepare his ballot, by marking, with
ink, in the appropriate margin or
place q cross Ky opposite the name of
the candidate of his choice for each
office to be filed, or by filling in the
name of the candidate substituted in
the blank space provided therefor and
marking n (xl opposite thereto, and
likewise cross Ky opposite the an
swer he desires to give in case of an
election on constitutional amend
ment, or other question or matter.
Before leaving the voting compart-
ment, the voter shall fold his ballot
without displaying the markings there
of, but 40 that the words "official bal
lot" followed by the designation of
the election district aud the date of
election, shall be visible to the officers
of the election. lie shall then cast
his ballot 10y handing the same to one
OF the managers of the election for de.
post in the ballot box; this he shall
do without undue delay, and as soon
as he has voted, he shall quit the en-
closed place at once. No voter shall
be allowed to occupy a voting COM
partment already occupied by another
voter, nor any compartment longer
than ten minutes, if other voters be
not waiting, nor longer than five min
utcs if other voters he waiting. No
person shall he allowed in the room in
which the ballot boxes, compartments,
tables and shelves are, except the Of
liccrs of the election aud those APP
pointed by them To assist the rein.
ELECTION Ordinance, section ~
BALLOTS NOT TO BE TAKEN AWAY; SPOILED
BALLOTS.
81. A person shall not take or re-
move any ballot from the polling
place, before the close of the polls.
If any voter spoil ballot, he may OBJ
tain others, one at II time, not exceed
ing three in all, upon returning each
spoiled one. ELECTION Ordinance,
section 49,
BLIND OR DISABLED VOTER TO HAVE AID.
65. Any voter, who declares to the
managers of the election that, by rea-
son of blindness or other physical dis
ability, he is unable to mark his bal
lot, and whose declaration is not
palpably untrue, shall, upon request,
have the assistance of one of the man :
ayers in the marking thereof; and the
; officer shall note, on the back thereof,
that it was marked with his assistance;
but shall not otherwise give informal
ton in regard to the same. ELECTION
Ordinance, section HI
ILLITERATE VOTER TO HAVE AID.
&C. A voter who declares TO the
T managers of the election that by rea-
son of inability to read he is unable IL
| mark his ballot. if the same he true
+ shall, upon request, have the assist
= auce thereof: and the managers shall
designate one of their. number for the
purpose. who shall note on the back
of the bnllOt that it was marked by his
assistance; Int he shall not otherwise
give information in regard to tho
same.
SECRECY; PENALTIES TO ENFORCE.
: 81. Any voter who shall, except a.
herein provided. allow his ballot t,
: be seen by any person, or who shall
| make false statement as to his ina
bility to mark his ballot, or who shall
|, place any mark upon his ballot 10y
| which it may be afterwards identified
as the one voted by him, or any person
who shall interfere or attempt to in
A., tcrfere with any voter when inside til,
y compartment or enclosed place, 81
. when marking his ballot, or who shall
, endeavOr to induce any voter, before
voting, to show how he will mark, OF
, after voting how he has marked hi.
p ballot, shall be punished by fine o
not less than twenty five dollars, no
more than one hundred dollars; ant
the election officer shall cause any
+ person so violating the law to be ar
rested and carried before the proper
officer or tribunal for commitment anu
trial for such offence. ELECTION Or
dinance, section 16.)
PENALTIES OF ELECTION OFFICERS.
GO. Any election commissioner o.
= any other officer or person, acting al
such, or performing electiOHduty, wht
, shall wilfully refuse or knowingly fai
to perform any duty required of hin
{ by the election laws, or who shall vic
, late any of the provisions thereof
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, ant
upon conviction be punished by fin,
of not less than twenty five dollars
! nor more than one hundred dollars. o.
be imprisoned in the county Jail not
less than thirty days, nor more thar
ninety days, or both. ELECTION Ordli-
, nance, section II.
THE RETURNS TO BE SIGNED.
60. The statement of the result o
the election in their election district
shall be certified and signed By the
managers and clerks, and the poll
books, tally sheets, list of voters, bal
lot. boxes and ballots, shall be deliver
ed, as required, to the commissioner
of election.
RETURNS OF ELECTION; RESULT DECLARED
10 When the result OF the election shall hayt
, been asccrtained by the managers, they, or On.
> OF their number, or some ne person Designated