Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-08-12

shsll Ia priuted on tinted paper, furnished
bx The Secretary Of State. II shall DO the
duty Of the Secretary Of State 10 obtain.
and keen on hand, q sufficient supply OF
sueh p.per for ballots, and 10 furnish the
same In quantities ordered to any County
Clerk. said paper shall be wster-marked
vith a design furnished by the Secretary
AZ State. In such q ann that the saia
vatar-msrk shall be plainly d~iscernaole on
The outside Of such ballot when prop
erIv folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shail not be used at any general
election within the space OF eight
wears, but al any special or sep
srate local election paper marked win the
design used 81 any previous election may
sTo. "a, On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top 10 bottom, one-
bslf-inch from the right hand side oil sucn
ballot, and upon The hsif-inch strip 'nus
formed there shall be no writing or PRINT
ing, except the number OF the baiios, "nicn
shall be upon the back OF the strip IN sucn
position that 10 shall appear on the outsiae
wben the ballot IL folded. Tit NUMBER
an each ballot shall be the lame IS that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered consecutiveiy
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperate columns
the columns shall DO separated by heavy
rules. and on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by o RUE OK
ending TO the extreme right Oh the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name of each and every candidate whose
| alton for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to aud filed &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Act, q
| M other name, The names OF the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation Of the office in al
| phabeticsl order, according TO surname
| except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
| groups as presented In the several certn-
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 the end
| of the list OF candidates for each office
| one blank space TO be used when SUBSTITUTE
| ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
| be a margin al the right hand side OF the
| names at least one-half inch wide, so that
| the voter may clearly indicate in the way
| hereinafter described the candidate or
| candidates for whom be wishes TO vote.
| Whenever any question is to be submitted
10 the vote OF the people, il shall be
| printed upon the ballot in u Q manner
as to enable the electors to vote upon the
| auestiop 10 the manner hereinafter pro
yided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
Office such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice OF candidates, such az
vote for one" "vote for three" and tho
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound In stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number OF ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SEC. II. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct 10 the
county wherein less thau twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and in all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. 10. Whenever it shall appear. by
sfidsvit, that an error or omission has 90
CURED in the publication OF The name or
description of n OF the candidates
nominated, or 10 the priuting OF the bal.
lots. any member OF the Board OF
OOaAtF akO4
By any voter, shall issue an order requir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such err
ror.
SEC. 16. Before the opening Of the
polls, at any election, tho County Clerk
shall cause 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 this election precinct.
In case OF prevention of an election in any
| precinct by reason Of the loss or destruc-
zion OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspsc-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
| cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit ii TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such sfiida-
Wit, and upon the application Of any candi'
date for any Office 10 be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. At the same time and in The
same manner as Inspectors and Judges oil
Election are now appointed in the State
there shall be appointed two Clerks Of
Election. who shall have charge Of the bal
lots ON election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the manne herein
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Eleo
ton shall possess the same qualifications
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors of Election. Said Clerks shall b,
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. 10. The Board OF County Com
m~issioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q suffcien
number OF places, booths or compart
ments. in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that in the markin.
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation Of others, and q guard rail shall b,
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within sil
feet OF the ballot box. and Of such BOOTH
or compartments rs. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot boz
nor the booths or compartments shall b,
hidden from the view Of those just out
side b guard rail. The number o.
such booths or compartments shall b.
not less than one for each fifty or Fraction
Of fifty voters registered In the precinct
Each of said booths or compartment
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and c~onveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged il
receiving, preparing or depositing theil
ballots, shall be permitted inside sale
guard rail during the time the polls arr
open, except by authority OF the Board
Of Election. and in that case only for thu
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vot'
shall give his address to one OF the Clerk
OF Election, who shall the same
and II the other Clerk shall fiud the nam,
upon the registry list he shall repeat th,
name and address. One ballot shall ther
be given TO the voter. and the number o
the said ballot shall be written by one o.
the Clerks OF Election upon the registr,
list opposite the name OF the voter receiv.
ing it.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot th,
voter shall Immediately retire alone TO ont
Of the places. booths or compartments
he shall prepare his ballot by marking
cross or K after the name of the person
for whom he Intends to vote for each OF