Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-06-10

pnbic place in each election precinc; with
in the county, one of which copies shall be
posted at the court house door. When pub
LEGATION is made by printing in newspapers,
at least two publications by such newspaper
shall be required. one of which shall appear
in the last regular issue of such paper be-
fore election day.
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other question
is TO be submitted for popular vote, the Sec.
rotary of STATE shall certify the same to the
several County Clerks, and said County
Clerks shall publish the same as provided
in section nine Of this Act.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty the
County Clerk to provide printed ballots for
every election for public Offices, in which
any voters within the county participate,
and to cause 10 be printed in the ballot pre-
scribed herein, the name of each and every
candidate whose name has been certified to-
or hled with him, as provided in this Act
Ballots other than those printed, as provided
in this Act, shall not be cast, or counted IN
any election. All ballots shall be printed
on tinted paper, furnished by the Secretary
Of State. 1t shall be The duty of the Sec
rotary Of State TO obtain, and keep on hand,
sufficient supply of such paper for ballots,
and to furnish the same in quantities order
ed TO any County Clerk. Said paper shall
be water-marked with design furnished by
the Secretary of STATE, in spch manner that
the said water-mark shall be plainly dis
cernable on the outside of such ballot when
properly folded. Snch design shall be
changed for each general election. and the
same design shall not be used again al any
general election within the space of eigh
years. but at any special or separate local
election paper marked with the design used
at any previous election may be used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot perforated line
shall extend from top to bottom, one-hall
inch from the right hand side of such ballot,
and upon the half-inch strip thus formed
there shall be no writing or printing, except
the number of the ballot, which shall be
upon the back of the strip in such position
that it shall appear on the outside when The
ballot is folded. The number on each bal
lot shall be the same as that on the cores
pondng stub, and the ballots and stubs shall
be numbered consecutlvely in each county.
Where the names Of candidates are printed
in separate columns, the columns shall be
separated by heavy rules, and on all balloIs
the names OF candidates shall be separated
by rule extending to the extreme right OF
the column. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomination for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified 10 and filed accord
ing 10 the provisions Of this Act, ana no
other name. The names Of the candidates
for each Office shall be arranged under tbs
designation Of the Office in alphabetical or
der, according 10 surname, except that the
name Of candidates for Presidential Electors
shall be arranged in groups as presented in
the several certificates Of nomination. and
the names of the candidates Tor President
and Vice President shall precede the proper
groups Of Presidential Electors; the pnllt-
cal designation OF each candidate shall b.
printed opposite his name. There shall BE-
left at The end Of the list OF candidates for
each Office one blank space 10 be used whe
substituting names TO NIL vacancies. There
shall be margin al the tight hand side Of
the names al least one-h halt inch wide, So
that the voter may clearly indicate in the
way hereinafter described the candidate OF
candidates for whom he wishes 10 vote
Whenever any question is to he submitted
TO The vote OF the people, it shall he printed
upon the ballot in such manner as TO enable
the electors TO vote upon the question in The
he printed upon the ballots opposite the
designation Of each Office such words as will
aid The voter 10 indicate his choice Of can
didaes. such as "vote for one, ;" ''yote for
three" and the like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed, snail
be bound in stub books Of fifty and one hun
bred ballots each. a record Of The number
OF ballots printed for them shall be kept by
the respective County Clerks.
SEC. IA The County Clerks snail pro-
vide for each election precinct in he county
wherein less han twenty-five voters are reg
istered 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 it shall appear by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc-
Cured in the publication of the nam o.
description Of any OF the candidates noml-
mated, or in the printing Of the ballots, any
member of the Board of County Comni'-
sioners, upon application by any voler, shall
issue an order requiring the County Clerk
10 correct such error.
SEC. 10 Before The opening Of the polls
at any election, the County Clerk shall
cause TO be delivered 10 the Board Of Flee
ton 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 destruction OF the bal
lois intended for that precinct. or FOR any
other cause, the Inspector or Other election
officer for the precinct shall make an aihda-
vii setting forll, the fact and transmit il TO
the Governor Of The SAFE. Upon receipt OF
such affidavit, and uIon the application Of
any candidate Tor any ofhce 10 he voted for
by the voters Of such precinct, The Governor
Shall order a new election IN such preciacl.
SEC. II, AT the same time and in The
same manner as Inspectors and Judges OF
Election are Low appointed IN the STATE,
there shall be appointed two Clerks OF Elec-
lion, who shall have charge OF the ballots
on election day. and shall furnish them to
he voters in The manner hereinafter provid-
I'D for. Said Clerks of Election shall! pos
sess The same qualifications, aud receive The
same compensation as Inspectors Of Flee
tion. Said Clerks shall be selected from
he political parties which polled the lug-
est and The next largest votes III the preeinc
al The last preceding general election