Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-02-25

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 registry list OPP
posite the name of the voter receiving it
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 a cross or \
after the name Of the peason for whom he IN
tends to vote for each office. In case of a
constitutional amendment or other question
submitted to the voters, the cross or X shall
be placed after the answer which he desires
to give. Such marking shall be done only
with 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 ap-
pear on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep il So
folded until he has voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver it to he In
spector, who shall announce the name of the
voter and the number of his ballot. The
Clerk having the registry list in his charge,
if 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 III name the wor the strip
The Inspector shall then separat ballot, and
bearing the number from the ballot box
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
Said strip aud number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
SEC. 81. But one person shall occupy any
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no person shall remain in or occupy booth
or compartment longer than may be necessa-
ny to prepare his ballot, and in no case long r
than hve minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental.
ly spoil ballot may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballo 5
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 ele, :
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 a spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
Election shall account for The ballots delv-
cred 10 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 number OF ballots delivered 10
them.
SEC. %. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason OF physical disability,
he is unable TO mark his ballot, shall al hi
request be permitted to receive the assistance.
in such marking, OF an el ctor, ohsr than
any election oiictr, but no person shall be
permitted to go inside the guard ratl as All
assistant to more than one voter
SEC. "a. No balot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water-mark, as
bereinbefore provided, appears thereon, and
unless The slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed lh.refrom by the
Inspector
SEC. IS. The County Clerk sh,ll cause
10 be printed, on PLAN white paper, without
water-maTk or in lor ~eme0ts, except III words
sample ballot" at least three times as
many copies of the form Of ba lnJ provided
Tor use III each precinct as there shall be reg
istrred voters IN such precinct Such copies
hall be furnished 10 registered voters at the
Office OF said County Clerk during office
hours for five days preceding the day of elec-
tion; provided, that not more than Two of
such sample ballots shall be furai he'd 10 any
one voter, except upon the written order OF a
vo er. and not more than Two Of said sample
ballots shall be delivered on such order. At
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nished by the County Clerk TO each Board OF
Election as here shall be registered voters
IN the precinct ana 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 aud
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 a, the
ballots and sample balots are furnished.
The Board OF Election shall post AT least
one OF such cards in each baotb OF comparl-
ment provided for the preparation of ballots,
and not less than three OF such cards al other
places in ami about he polling places Oh the
day OF election. There shall also BE- printed
on said cards sections TWEEN y-srven. twenty
eight, tweuty-nine and thirty OF thus Act.
SEC, 80. la counting the votes any ballot
not bearng the water-mlfk, a. provided in
hi, Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lOt must DC pteHeIVcu ana returned win Inc
other ballots. When a voter mark, more
names than there are persons 10 be eleeled
to an Office, or II for any re- a,on it is impo.-
sble todttrrnne the voters choice for any
office, his vote for such office shall not BE-
counted. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks written OF printed,
except as in this Act provided, shall not be
counted
SEC. IT. Any person who shall falsely
make or iraudulently deflce or destroy any
cert1cate OF nomination or any part thereof,
or hle any certificate OF nomination knowing
the same or any part thereof TO be false, OF
suppress any certificate of nomination which
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
ballot paper under the direction Of the proper
officer, the design OF he water-mark 10 be
placed on the ballot paper, or punl or be
concerned IN printing or have in his possess
sion any imitation Of an official ballot, or
make any mark or Endorsement on any ballot,