Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-10-15

| SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vot c
shall give his name and address to one of he
Clerks of Election, who shall announce the
same, and if the other Clerk shall find the
name upon The registry list he shall repeat
the name and address. One ballot shall be
then given to the voter, and the number of
laid nallot shall be written by one Of the
Clerks OF Election upon the registry list op-
Po,'te the name Of the voter receiving it
SEC. 20 On receiving his ballot he vo e,
hall immediately retire alone to one OF h
places, booths or compartments He shall
prepare his ballot by marking cross or \
af'er he name Of The pea,on Tor whom he n
| tends 10 vote for each office In case of a
constitutional amendment or other question
submitted to the voters, the cross or X shall
b. placed after the answer which he desire
to give. Such marking shall he done on,
with a black lead pencil Before leaving
the booth or compartment the voter shall fold
his ballot in such manner that The water
mark and the number of the ballot shall APP
pear on the outside, without exposing The
matks upon the ballot, and shall k ep it 81
folded until he ha, voted. Hav ny folded
his ballot, tn votcr shall deliver II to he In
spector, who shall announce the name of the
voter and the number of his ballot. The
Clerk havipg the 'eg s,ry lis; IN his charge
II he hnt> the number 10 agree wi h The
number Of he baiot delivered To the voter,
shall rep a the name and number, and shall
mark opposite the name the word ''vote d 4"
The lnsreclo OF shall then separate the strip
bearing the number from the ballot, and
shah deposit the ballot IN the ballo, box
said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
SEC. a. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment al one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy booth
or compartment longer Than may be necessa.
~ 10 prepare MS bailol, and in no case longer
Than nve minutes.
SEC ~. Any voger who shall accde u al
ly spoil a ballot may return such spoi co
ballot to the Clerks OF FL cuon, and receive
another one in Its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b. Immediately cancelled,
by writing the word Cancelled across the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall be returned with the elec.
ton returns. A voter who does not vote The
ballot delivered to him shall, before leaving
the space inside the guard rail, return such
ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and return it in the same
manner as spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
Election shall account for the ballots deliy-
cred to them, by returning a sufficient num-
Der OF unused and spoiled ballots TO make
up, when added TO the number OF official bal.
lots cast, the number Of ballots delivered to
them.
SEC. 20. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason of physical disability,
he is unable to mark his ballot, shall at his
request be permitted to receive the assistance.
in such marking, Of an eleclor, other than
any election officer, but no person shall be
permitted to go inside the guard rail an
assistant to more than one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water.mark, as
hereinbeGore provided, appears thereon, and
unless the slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed therefrom by the
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
to be printed, on plain white paper, without
water mark or Inducements, except the words
sample ballot" at least three times as
many copies Of the form Of ballot provided
for use in each precinct as there shall be reg
istered voters IN such precinct. Such copies
shall be furnished to registered voters at the
office OF said County Clerk during office
hours for five days preceding the day Of elec-
ton; provided, that not more than two OF
such sample ballots shall be furGi he'd to any
one voter, except upon the written order OF
70 er, and not more than two Of said sample
ballots shall be delivered on such order. Al
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 vol
err, 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 Election
Of each election precinct in the county, at
the same time and in the same manner as the
ballots and sample ballots are furnished.
The Board OF Election shall post at least
one OF such cards in each booth or compart
ment provided for the preparation OF ballots,
and not less than three OF such cards al other
places in ana about the polling places on he
day OF election. There shall also be printed
on said cards sections twenty-seven, twenty
eight, twenty nine and thirty OF this Act.
SEC. 20. In counting the votes any ball",
not bearing the waler-mark, as provided IN
this Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lot must be preserved and returned with the
other ballots. When a voter marks more
names than there are persons TO be elected
to an Office, or il for any re ason it is impos
sible to determine the voters choice for any
Office, his vote for such office shall not be
Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks written or printed,
except as in this Act provided, shall not be
counted
SEC. IT. Amy person who shall falsely
make or iraudulenlly deface or destroy any
certihcate OF nomination Or any part thereof,
or he any certificate OF nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof to be false, or
suppress any certificate OF nomination when
has been duly filed, or any part thereof or
make use Of, keep or furnish to others, ex-
cept as in this Act provided, any paper water
marked in imitation OF ballot paper, or dis
close TO any person not engaged IN The max
ing, printing or distribution OF ballots or
ha llol naner under the direction OF the proper