Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-02

same in quantities ordered to any County
Clerk. said paper shall be vater-msrked
with a design furnished By the Secretary
Of State. in such q manner that the said
water.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 de-
sign shall nos be used ct suy general
election within the space OF eight
wears, but at any special or sep
srAte local election paper marked WITH tne
design used ST any previous election may
SEC. IA. On each ballo, 6 perforated
line shall extend from top 20 bottom, one
half.inch from the RICH. hand side OF sueh
ballot, and upon the hslf-ineh strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the numbe Of the ballot, Snien
shall be upon the back OF The striP IN snen
position that ID shall appear on the outside
when the ballot is folded. TIE nnmoef
on each ballot shall be the same as ihai on
the corresponding stab, and the eAlios
add stubs shall Be numbered ~eonsecuhvel!
in each county. Where The nAmss o.
candidates are printed in sepsrsie colnnns,
The oiumns shall be separated BY heavy
rules. sad on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated sy . rale ex
tending 10 the extreme right OF ne
column. All ballots shall ec1iAin TIE
name OF esch and every esnd,6sss these
nomiustior for n cAcs speei1Sd u he
ballot has been certified 20 ana 1lsd se-
cording 10 the provisions C this Act AID
no other nsuA Ths names q he o&1ti-
dstes for each cSS shall - arranged
undsr he a~s<txnkfioa C Ne cEcs n a.
phSbesicAl order. scoc-3a1g g zr1A@s
except that the name &C cR13t1Asss tE
Presidential Electors shall es G-scSsd u
groups a. presented i, TIE several csrn1-
cstss Of rc-i-xfScc. sc3 ia skzss 81 TIE
candidates fer Prs<sis1tsr3NH s Nrsside1i
shall prscses TIE proper grozYs .. Fresi-
Dental Electrs. TIE pclEo2l designation
OF each candidate shall e printed opposite
his name. There shall be iefi az , o
Of the list Q! candidates fer each once
one blank SPACE 10 hs Used whea substitute
ing names 70 81 vacancies. There shsli
be = margin st the right hand side Of ihe
names At lsss, on&hAlf inch vide. go that
the voter may clearly indicate IN the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom be wishes 20 vote.
whsnever Any question Is 20 Be submitted
10 the vote o. the people, il shall be
printed upon the ballot in such q manner
a. 10 enable the electors 70 vote upon the
question in the manner h~ereinsfier pro-
vidsd. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
Office such words a. will aid the voter TO
indicate his choice Of candidates, such ss
d" 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
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept By the respective County Clerks.
SEC. IL. 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 all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever ii shall appear. by
afidavit, that 81 error or omission has CO.
Cured in the publication OF the name or
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
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 any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fac. and transmit it TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such afida-
Wit. and upon the application Of any csndi-
date for ANY Office to be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
oinct.
SEC. IT. 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 Ia the 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 be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. 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, 80 that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
walton Of others, and q Il guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
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 conveniences 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. 49,. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address 10 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
name and address. One ballot shall then
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 receiy.
ing it.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
'oter shall Immediately retire alone to one
II the places, booths or compartments.
lie shall prepare his ballot by marking q
rose or X after the name Of the person
or whom he intends to vote for each Of
ice. In casa Of q cnnatitufinnal amand.