Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-03-25

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
said ballot shall be written by one Of the
Clerks of Election upon the reglst list Op-
posite the name Of the voter receiving it
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot he voter
| shall Immediately retire alone TO one Of the
places, booths or compartments. He shall
prepare his ballot by marking cross or X
after the name of the peason for whom he in
tends to vote for each Office. In case OF
constitutional amendment or other question
! submitted to the voters, the cross or X shall
! be placed after the answer which he desires
10 give. Such marking shall be done only
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
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep il SO
folded until he ha; voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver il to the In
| spcctor, who shall announce the name Of the
voter and the number of his ballot The
Clerk having the registry list in his charge,
il he hnds the number TO agree with the
number of the ballot delivered TO the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite tn name the wor the strip
| The Inspector shall then separat ballot, ami
bearing the number from the ballot box
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
Sec. IL. 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 han may be necessa-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than hve minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental.
| ly spoil a ballot may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall be 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 cleo
ton returns. 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 a spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
| Election shall account for the ballots deliv-
cred to them, by returning sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots to make
up, when added to the number OF official bal.
lots cast, the humber OF ballots delivered TO
| them.
| SEC. %. 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 elrctor, o,her than
any election officer, but no person shall be
permitted to 60 inside the guard rail as an
assistant to more than one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water mark, as
hereinbefore 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 10 registered voters at the
Office OF said County Clerk during Office
hours for five days preceding the day Of cleo
ton; provided, that not more than two OF
such sample ballots shall be furnished to any
one voter. except upon the written order OF
voter, 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 10 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
er, 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 VI Election
Of each election precinct in the county, at
the sam. 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 at other
places in and about the polling places on the
day OF election. There shall also be printed
on said cards sections twenty twenty.
eight, twenty nine and thirty OF this Act.
SEC 40. In counting the votes any ballot
not bearing the water-mlrk, a. provided in
this Act, shall not be counled, but such bal
lot must be preserved and returned with the
other ballots. When a voter marks more
H"'hSS then theiC aiC PCIsonS W NC CitClcu
to an Office, or II for any reason il is impos-
sble to determine the voters choice for any
Office, his vote Tor such office shall not be
counted. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks written or printed,
except as in this Act provided, shall not be
counted
SEC. II. Any person who shall falsely
make or irauduently deface or destroy any
certincate OF nomination or any past thereof,
or hle any certificate OF nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof to be false. or
suppress any certificate Of nomination which
has been duly filed, or any part thereof. OF
make use OF, keep or furnish to others, ex-
cept As in this Act provided. any paper waeI-
marked in imitation Of ballot paper, or dis.
close to any person not engaged in the max.
ing, printing or distribution Of ballots or
ballot paper under the direction Of th- proper
officer, the design OF the waIer-mark 10 he
placed on the ballo, paper, or print or be
concerned in printing or have in his posses.
sion. any imitation Of an official ballot, or
make any mark or ind mr. GO emf IN ANU ha Ilot