Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-04-29

SEC. TO- Any person desiring to vote
shall give his name and address to one of he
Clerks Of Election, who shall announce the
same, and if the other Clerk shall ind the
name upon he 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 voer
shall Immediately retire alone 10 one OF The
places, booths or compartments. lie shall
| prepare his ballot by marking cross or \
! after The name of the peasan iOr whom he n
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 ii So
| folded until he ha, voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver II 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 voler,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite tn name the woT the strip
The Inspector shall then separa ballot, and
bearing the number from the ballol 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
one booth or compartment a one tmc and
no person shall remain in -, occupy bor,h
or compartment longer han may h nc ,sa-
ny to prepare ms ballot, and III case long r
than hve minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accden' al
ly spoil ballot may return such Spoleu
ballot TO the Clerks OF Ell, ctlon, ami receive
another one in ITS place. All the ballo's
thus returned shall b imme dlately Cancelled,
bv writing the word Cancelled acros, the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not disirlhuieo
to the voters, shall b. returned with the elcc-
ton returns. A voter who does not sote 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 Ieturn it IN the same
manner as a spoiled bdlloI. The Clerks oil
Election shall account for The ballots deliv-
cred TO them, by returning a Sufficient num-
Der of unused and spoiled ballots 10 max,
up, when added 10 the number Of official bal
lots cast, he number OF ballots delivered 10
them.
SEC. %. A vorer who declare, under
oath, that by reason Of physical disability,
he is unable to mark his ballot, shall a hi,
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in such MAJ king, of an elcclor. othsr than
any election othcer, but no person shall be
permitted to go inside the guard rail as az
assistant TO more than one vo,er
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited IN
the balloI box unless the water-mark. a.
hereinbefore provided, appears thereon, and
unless The slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed therefiom by the
Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk sh II cause
10 be printed, on PLAIN white paper, wlthou,
water-mark OF indor. ements, except tn woods
sample ballot" at least three times a.
many copies Of The form Of ballut provided
for use III each precinct rs thrrr shall be reg
St,red voters IN such precinct. Sb,h c.pi
hall b. furnish . regis er-d voices Al h
ONCE oi said County clerk duing uH.c
hour, tor 1--we days preceding The day OF ei &
lion; provided, Iha, not mor than twn al
such sample halluts shall he lur.i he'd 10 an,
on voter, except upon the Wi ten urdei ui
voter, and NOT more than ,wo Of said sample
ballois shall be delivered on such order. \
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
nshed by the County Clerk % each Board Of
Election as here shall be registered voters
in thu precinct, ana on cleo ION day The Board
Oi Election shall furnish each req ~ier, d
er, on application, one such sample ballot.
SAID County Clerk shall also cau.e 10 he
printed, in plain type, ON cards, instructions
for The guidance OF voters for .btainiug aud
marking their ballots. lie shall furnish
twelve such cards 10 the Board OF Election
OF each election precinct iii the county, al
the same time and in the same manner : The
ba Hot, and sample ballos are furnished
The Board OF Election shall post al least
one OF such cards in each booth or compare
ment provided for the preparation Of ballots.
and not less than three OF such cards al other
places in AMI about The polling places on The
day Of election. There shall also be printed
on said cards section, twenIy-,even. twenty
eight, twenIy-uine and thiry OF tins Aci.
SEC. 40. In counting the votes any ballot
not bearing the water-muk, a. provided III
this Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lot must be preserved and returned wuh the
other ballots. When voter matks more
names than there are peIsonS TO be elected
TO an office, or II for any reason it is inpo.-
sible 10 determine the voters choice for any
Office, his vote Tor such office shall NOT b.
counted. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks written or pinned,
except as i'll this Act provided, shall not be
counted
SEC. II. Any person who shall falsely
make or iraudulenrIy drface or dcSrroy any
eertincsIe oil Illumination OF any PAT thereof,
or ME any cerlincate OF nomination knowing
the same OF any part thereof to be false, OF
suppress any certificate oi nomination which
ha, been duly filed or any pau 'reuf. oi
make use OF, keep VI iutEIsh 10 utheiS, eX-
cepl as IN lhis Act provided any pap walef-
ma ked in imitation of ballot paper, or tl,-