Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-28

shall &c pftuteu oL hhtoN Rel0ft
by The Secretary Of State. II shall be The
dnty Of The Secretary Of Stae 10 obtain,
ana keen on hand, . sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and 10 furnlsh the
s.me in q titles ordered 10 any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be water-msrked
wish . design furnished by he Secretary
OF State, in such a manner that the said
sa,er.mark shall be plainly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for each genera election, and The same De.
sign shall no be used 81 any general
election within the space Of eight
years, but at any special or sep
arste local election paper marked Win inc
design used at any previous elechon may
be used.
SIC. IL. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top 20 bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand eide OF such
ballot, and upon the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number Of the ballot, which
shall be upon the back Of the strip in such
position that II shall appear on tbe outside
when the bailo, is folded. The bel
on each ballot shall be the same as that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered o~onsecutiyeiy
ia each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperste column
the columns shall be separated by heavy
| rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
| candidates shall be separated by . rule OK
tending to the extreme right OF the
| oolumn. All ballots shall contain the
name of each and every candidate whose
| nomin alton for any Office specified In the
ballot has been certified 10 aud filed &C.
| cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, and
| no other name. The names Of the candi.
| dates for each Office shall be arranged
| under the designation Of the Office in al
| phsbetical order, according to surname,
| except that the name OF candidates for
President iai Electors shall be arranged in
groups o. presented fn the several certih-
catss OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi'
| Dental Electors; the political designation
| Of each candidate shall be printed opposite
| his name. There shall be left at he end
OF the list OF candidates for each Office
one blank space to be used when eubstitut-
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side OF the
| names at least one-hslf inch wide, 60 that
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom he wishes to vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
TO the vote Of the people, IL shall be
printed upon the ballot In such q manner
a. 10 enable the electors to vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
office such words as will aid the voter 10
indicate his choice OF candidates, suoh "a
I" vote for one." vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound In stub books OF fifty and
zone hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SEC. IA. The Ooanty Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct In tbs
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and In ali
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. is. Whenever ii shall appear, BY
affidavit, that az error or omission has oc
CURED in the publication OF the name OF
description OF any OF the candidates
nominated. or In the printing OF the bal
lots. any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
W hnJ fOtoE1 5uhil icouo hn ONaCk ECQuAI-
ing the county Clerk to correct such er
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening OF the
polls, at any election, the County CLERK
shall csuse to be delivered to the Board Of
Election Of each election precinct in his
county the proper number Of tickets OF
the kind to be used in the election precinct.
In case OF prevention Of an election in any
precinct by reason Of the loss or destruc.
lion Of the ballots intended for that pre-
oinct. or for any other cause, the Inspec- |
tor or other election officer for the pre- |
einct shall make an sfidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit IL 10 the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt of such afida-
Wit, and upon the application Of any candi-
date for any Office to be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order q new election 10 such pre-
oinct.
SEC. II. At the same time and In the
same name as Inspectors and Judges OF
Election are now appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two Clerks OF |
Election. who shall nave charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the manner herein
after provided Tor. Said Clerks Of Elec-
ton shall possess the same qualifications.
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors OF Election. Said clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
pollsd the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. 10. The Board OF County Com |
shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number Of places, booths or oompart-
in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, 80 that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
vation Of others, and . guard rail shall be
placed that only such persons as are In
side said rail can approach within siz
feet Of the ballot box, and OF such booths
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view Of those just out
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be
NOT less thar for each fifty or fraction
Of fifty voters registered In the precinct
Each OF said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and eonyeniences for marking ballots.
No person, other than voters engaged In
receiving, preparing or depositing their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls are
open, except by authority OF the Board
Of Election. and in that case only for the
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give bis address to one OF the Clerks
OF Election. who shall announce the same,
and II the other Clerk shall find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
be given TO the voter. and the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one OF
the Clerks Of Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv-
ing il.
SEC. 40. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone 10 one
Of the places, booths or compartments.
He shall prepare his ballot by marking 3
cross or x after the name OF the person