Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-08-26

same IN quantities ordered 70 any CountJ
Clerk, Said paper shall be wsser-msrked
with q design furnished By the Secretary
OF State, in such . manner hat the said
wster-msrk shall be plainly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same oe,
sign shall not be used 81 any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any specisi or SEP
ara,e local election paper marked with tne
design used al any previous election may
be used.
SEQ, IL. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top 10 bottom, one-
half-inch from the right hand side OF sueh
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 sucn
position that ID shall appear on the outside
when The ballot is folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same as that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the names oil
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, and on all ballots the names oil
candidates shall be separated BY q rule ex-
tending to the extreme right OF the
column. ALI ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomin alton for any office specified In the
ballot has been certified to and filed &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The names OF the csndi.
dates for each Office shall be arranged
unde r the designation OF the office IN al
phabetical order, according TO surname,
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Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the several certifi-
Gates 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
bis 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 q margin at 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 he wishes TO vote.
| Whenever any question Is TO be submitted
10 the vote of the people, il shall be
| printed upon the ballot in such s manner
as to 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 TO
indicate his choice Of candidates, such as
Z" vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
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be kept BY the respective County Clerks.
SEC. IA. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and In sl
other precincts one hundred ballots
for esch fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. 10. Whenever ii shall appear. by
affidavit, that an error or omission has co.
Cured in the publication Of the name or
description OF any OF the candidates
nominsted, or In tae printing OF the bal.
lots, any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
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, the 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 the election precinct.
In case Of prevention Of an election in any
precinct BY reason of the loss or destruc-
ton OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for n other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an afidsyit setting forth
thu faak and franaunftf IL a. aha GnuarnnF
OF the State. Upon receipt of such sfida-
vii, 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 OF
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 manner herein
after provided for. 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
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct At the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. IS. The Board of County Com
m~issioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number OF places, booths or compart-
ments. in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
vation OF others, and q guard rail shall be
80 placed that only such persons az are in
afda aaiA rail aap anproaah Ufthtp civ
feet OF the ballot box, and Of such booths
or compartments. The arrangements
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 than one 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 conyeniences 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 his address to one OF the Clerks
OF Election, who shall the same, |
and II the other Clerk shall find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
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 reoeiv-
ing 1t.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the |
voter shall Immediately retire alone TO one
Of the places, booths or compartments.
He shall prepare his ballot by marking e
cross or < after the name Of the person
Tor whom he intends to vote for each Of
foe. In case Of q constitutional amend
ment or other questions submitted to the
the cross or K shall be placed after
The answer which he desires to give. Suoh