Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-03-11


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 6alot shall be written by one Of the
| Clerks of Election upon the registry list OPP
poIte the name Of the voter receiving in
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot he voter
shall immediately retire alone 10 one Of The
places. booths or compartments. lie shall
prepare his ballot by marking a cross or X
after he name Of the pea,on for whom lie i'll
tends to vote for each Office In case of a
constitutional amendment or other question
submitted to the voters, the cross or X shall
b. placed alter the answer which he desires
TO 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 it so
folded until he has voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver ii to the 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,
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number of the ballot delivered TO the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite h meme the wor the STRIP
The Inspector shah then separalbalIot, 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. a. 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-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than i've minutes.
SEC ~ Any voter who shall accidental
ly spoil a ballot may return such spolleo
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, AMI receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
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 b. returned with the cleo
ton returns. A voter who does not Yotc the
ballot delivered to him shall, before leaving
the space inside The guard rail, return such
ballot TO the Clerks, who shall immrdiately
cancel the same and ietuin 1t in The .ame
manner as a spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF
| Z ecton hal account for he ballots deliv-
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Der of unused and spoiled ballots 10 make
up, when added 10 the numb-r OF ofneial bal
lots cast, he number OF ballots delivered 10
them.
SEC. 3. A voier who declares undel
oath, thai by rra on OF physical disability,
he Is unable to marx hIs ballot, shall a hi,
request be permitted 10 rec i've the assistance.
IN such ma king, of an el ctor. 9th r than
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permitted to 60 inside the guard rail as al
assistant 10 more than one vo,er
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
| the ballot box unless the water mark, a.
uereinbsloFe provided, appears thereon, and
unless The slip containing the number OF the
ballot has been removed thrreftom by the
| Inspector
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shil cause
o be printed, on PLAN whlte pAper without
water-maIk ur in Tor, emcnt,, except tn words
sample ballot" at least three times a.
many copies Of the form Of ballot provided
for use IN each precinct there shall be reg
Istrrvd voters IN such precinct Such copies
shall be furnished TO registered voters at the
Office OF said County Clerk during office
hours for five days preceding the day of elec-
ZION; provided, that not more than two Of
such sample ballots shall he furci he'd to any
one voter, except upon the written order OF a
70 er, and not more than ,wo 81 said sample
ballots shall be delivered on such order Al
least as many sample ballots shall be fur
n,shed by The County Clerk TO each Boatd OF
Flee ion AS rher- shah be regis cred voters
IN th- precinct, and on election day the Board
Of Election shall furnish each registered VOC
er, on application, one such sample ballot
hal al. h,.
printed, in plain type, on cards, instructions
tor The guidance Of voters for blaming and
marking their baiors. lie shall furnish
twelve such cards 10 the Board Of Election
Of each election precinct III The county, at
he same time aud in he same manner a, the
ballot, and sample ballols are furnished
! The Board OF Election shall post al least
one ol such card, in each booth or comparl-
mcnt Prov led for The preparation Of baitot>.
aud not less ihan three OF -ucb cards al Other
places in mi about he polling places on the
day OF election. There shall also be printed
on said cards section, twenty -sevcn, twenty
eight, twenty mine and thltIy Of this Act.
SEC. 20. In counting the votes any ballot
not b arug the water-m Tx, A. provided in
his Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lot must be preserved and returned wuh the
names than there are persons 10 be elected
to an Office, or II for any re- a,on it is impos-
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 printed,
except as in this Act provided, shall not be
counted
SEC II. Any person who shall falsely
make OF iraudulently deface or destroy any
cetuncate OF nomination or any part thereof,
or ME 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, or
make use OF, keep or furnish to Others, ex-
cepl as IN this Act provided, any paper waler-
marked IN imitation of ballot paper, or dis
cio'e 10 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 the water-mark 10 be
placed ON The ballot paper, or print or be
concerned in printing or have in his posses
sion any imitation Of an official ballot, or
make auV marx m inHorSpment ar, anv baIiot