The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1892-09-24

than two of said sample ballots shall
be delivered on such order. At least
as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk to each
Board of Election as there shall be
registered voters in the precinct,
and on election day the Board of
Election shall furnish each registered
voter, on application, one such sample
ballot. Said County Clerk shall also
cause to be printed, in plain type, on
cards instructions for the guidance of
voters for obtaining and marking
their ballots. He shall furnish twelve
such cards to the Board of EIec-
ton of each election precinct in the
county, at the same time and in the
same manner as the ballots and sam.
Pile ballots are furnished. The Board
of Election shall post I least one of
sucn cards in each booth or compart-
ment provided for the preparation of
ballots, aud not less than three of
such cards at other places in and
alb ut the polling places on the day
of election. There shall also be
printed ON such cards sections twenty
seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine and
thirty of this Act.
Sec. &c. In counting the votes any
ballot not bearing the water-mark as
provided in this Act, shall not be
counted, but such ballot must he pie
served, and returned with the other
ballots. When a voter marks more
names than there are persons to be
elected to any Office, or if for any
reason it is impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office, his
vote for such office shall not be count
ed. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks, written or
printed, except as in this Act pro-
vided, shall not be counted.
Sec. 81. Any person who shall
fraudulently deface or destroy any
certificate OF nomination or any part
thereof, or file any certificate of nom
nation knowing the same or any part
thereof to be false, or suppress any
par1 thereof, or make use of, keep, or
furnish to others, except as in this
Act provided, any paper water-marked
in imitation of ballot paper, or dis
close to any person not engaged in
the making. printing or distribution
of ballots or ballot paper under the
direction of the proper officer, the
design of the water-mark to be placed
on the ballot paper, or print, or to be
concerned in printing or have in his
possession any imitation Of an official
ballot, or make any mark or jndorse-
ment on any ballot. or stub, by which
the ballot can be distinguished from
other ballots, or falsely swear that he
is unable to mark his ballot by reason
of physical disability. shall! be deem
ed guilty of felony, and upon convic.
ton thereof shall be imprisoned in the
State Prison for term not less than
one year and not more than five years.
Sec. 30. Any person who shall,
during an election, remove or destroy
any of tie supplies or other conve-
niences placed in the booths or COM
partments, or shall, during an election
remove. tear down, or deface the cards
OF instruction posted, as prescribed
by this Act, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine not less
than fifty dollars, and not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail for term not
less than one month and not ex.
ceeding six months.
Sec. 80. ANY public officer, upon
whom any duty is imposed by this
Act, who, shall wilfully neglect or re-
fuse to perform any such duty, shall
be deemed guilty of felony, and up
on conviction thereof shall be impris-
oned in the State Prison for a term
no less than one year and not exceed
ing five years.
Sec. 80. No person except mem
Der of the Board of Election shall re-
ceive from any voter ballot prepared
by such voter. No person shall ex-
anime such ballots or solicit voter TO
show the same. No person shall re-
move any ballot from any polling
place before the closing of the polls.
No person shall show his ballot to any
person, after marking it. so as to re.
veal any of the names voted for. No
person shall ask another within one
hundred feet of the polling place for
whom he intends to vote. No voter