The St. Johns herald., 1892-10-20
Instructions to Voters.

Every qualified voter, before receiv- ing hls ballot, shall announce his name and place of residence in clear, audi ble tone of voice to the ballot clerk, or present his name and residence in wii- ting. and the ballot clerk shall give him one, and only one ballot, and his name shall be immediately checked on the Great Register.
 On receiving his ballot, the voter shall forthwith and without leaving the polling place or going outside of the guard rail, retire alone to one of the booths not occupied by any other per- son and prepare hIs ballot by marking in the proper margin or place cross | (X) opposite the name of the candidate of his choice. Before leaving the booth, the voter shall fold his ballot length wise and crosswise. but in such way that the contents of the ballot shall be concealed and the stub can be removed without exposing any of the contents of the ballot, and shall deliver the Is
 No person shall take or remove any ballot from tue polling place before tine close of the polls. If any voter spoil ballot he may successively obtain oth- CTS, one at time, not exceeding five in all, upon returning each spoiled one. The ballots thus returned shall be Im- mediately cancelled, and together with those rot distributed to the voters, shall be preserved and shall be secured in sealed packages and returned to the Board of Supervisors.
 Any elector who declares that by rea- son of physical disability or inability to read the English language, he is un- able to mark his ballot, may declare his choice of candidates to the poll clerks who shall accompany such elector to some unoccupied booth, and in the presence of each other shall prepare the ballot for voting in the manner hereinbefore provided. and shall read over to such elector the names of the candidates as marked.
 Sec. g. Any voter who shall, except as herein otherwise provided, allow his ballot to be seen by any other person with intention of letting It be known how he is about to vote, or who shall make false statement as to his ina- tillty to mark his ballot, or any person who shall interfere with any voter in- side of said inclosed space, or Tbo shall endeavor to induce any voter to vote for any particular candidate within the building ia which the voting is pro- ceeding, shall be punished by fine of fifty dollars, or fifty days in the county jail, and 1t shall be the duty of the election officers to see that the offender is duly brought before the proper court for the recovery of such penalty.
 Sec. B. Any person who shall, prior to an election. wilfully deface or de- stroy any list of candidates posted in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or who, during an election shall wilfully deface, tear down, remove or destroy any card of instructions posted for the instruction of voters, or who | shall, during election, wilfully remove or destroy any of the supplies or con- veniences furnished to enable a voter to prepare his ballot, or shah wllfully ! hinder the voting of others, shall be punished by fine of fifty dollars or fifty days in the county jail.
 Sec. 34. Any person who shall falsely ! mark or wilfully deface or destroy any | certificate of nomination, or nomina- tion paper, or any part thereof, or any letter of withdrawal; or file any ccrtifi- cate of nomination, or nomination pa per, or letter of withdrawal, knowing 1 the same or any part thereof to be false l ly made; or suppress any certificate of nomination. or nomination paper, or any part thereof, which has been filed i; or forge or falsely make the official en- dorsement of any ballot, or wilfully de- stroy or deface any ballot, or wiIfully | delay the delivery of any ballots, shall be punished by fine of one hundred [ dollars or one hundred days in the county jail
 Sec. 8. Any public officer upon whom duty is imposed by this Act. who will fully negIects to perform such duty. or who shall wilfuily perform It in such way as to hinder the objects of this Act, shall be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars, or two hundred days ln the county iall.