The Hazel Green herald., 1892-11-04

! the right Tn mark his ballot as IN the
case of blind persou applying to vote.
now no MARK pAiLors.
1t is only necessary for the voter to
make cross mark (X) to indicate for
whom .hc votes, and this cross mark (X)
mus, not be made with anything except
the stencil or stamp that will be found
in the booth, aud the voter should oh
serve these Instructions;
lirst--lf there is only one Democratic
candidate for each office to he filled and
the voter wishes to vote the straight
Democratic titket. he can vote for every
person whose name appears in the Dem
ocra,ic column by making cross mark
(N) with the stencil or stamp in the
large square underneath the rooster.
Second--ll the voter desires to vote
for all the persons in the Democratic
column except one or more, and wishes
to vote in one or more races for the can.
didate of another party, he should make
a cross mark (XD in the square contain.
! ing the rooster, aud a cross mark in the
small square opposite 10 the right OF the
name of the candidate of the other party
for whom he desires TO vote, and this
will cast his vote for every name in the
Democratic column except in the races
in which he has made cross mark (X)
opposite the name of candidate of AN
other party.
Third-If the voter desires to vote for
all the persons in the Democratic column
except in one or more races and does not
wish tn vote in such races at all nor for
any person, he must make cross mark
| (X) in the space opposite and to the
right of every person in the Democratic
column for whom he wishes to vote.
Faurth-If there are two ar more Dem.
ocratic candidates for an Office and the
names of all of them are printed in the
Democratic column the voter must make
a cruss mark (X) in the square opposite
and to the right of the name Of every
person in the Denoc attic column for
whom he wishes to vote.
Fifth-The voter must not make a
cross mark (X) in the large square con.
tanning the rooster unless there il only
one candidate for each Office and he
wishes To vote the straight ticket or
unless he wants 10 vote the straight tick.
ct except in one or more races and In
those races vote for the candidate Of an-
other party.
OFFICERS OF ELECTION.
The polls shall he opened at o'clock
in the forenoon and kept open continu-
ously up to and closed at o'clock In the
afternoon Of the same day; and before
receiving the ballot Of any elector, the
officers of election shall cause 70 be pro-
claimed that such election is opened.
No person, other than the election Off.
GERS, shall remain within fifty feet Of the
polls, except when voting: Provided,
that each political party may appoint
one challenger for each precinct, who
shall be entitled to stay in the room or
at the door thereof Such challenger
shall be appointed in writing by the
chairman of the county or other local
committee Of their political party, and
shall produce written appointments on
demand of any of the officers of election.
Each challenger shall take the following
oath: "You do solemnly swear (or af-
firm) that you will faithfully discharge
the duties as official challenger, assigned
by law that you will not cause any
delay Ia persons offering TO vote, further
than Is necessary To procure satisfactory
information Of the qualification of such
person as an elector: aud that you will
use no means 90 influence n voter, and
that you will not disclose or c"mmuni.
cate to any person how any elector has
voted at such election
The County Executive committee Of
each party having n ticket Ia he voted
at an election may designate suitable
person to be present at, witness and In
-pcct the counting ~ the vote in each
precinct, who shall he admitted tO said
voting place; but no other pen-on excerpt
the election officers shall he admitted tU
the -aid Ipoling place before ~ after the
count begins, except as provided by law.
When the polls are closed the officers
Of election .hall, in the voting roonl, ini-
mcdiatrly count the votes. nnd certify