Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-10-21

the IACe OF Tue uAtiOts anu WIN thoro nv
distributed TO the voters shall be returned
with the election returns A voter wht
does not vote the ballot delivered to hin
shall. before leaving the space inside th'
guard rail. return such ballot 10 the Clerks
who shall Immediately cancel the SAINT
and return IL in the same manner as
spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF Election
shall accountf for the ballots delivered u
them. by returning 9 suficien. number o
unused and spoiled ballots TO make up
when added to the number OF official bal
lots cast, the number OF ballots delivered
to them.
SEC. 20. A voter who declares undel
oath, that by reason OF physical disability
be is unable TO mark his ballot, shall q
his request be permitted to receive III
assistance, In such marking. OF an elector
other than any election officer. but no per
son shall be permitted to 60 inside th'
guard rail as an assistant to more thai
one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited Ii
the ballot box unless the water.marh, q
~bereinbefore provided. appears thereon
aud unless the slip containing the um
Der OF the ballot has been removed there
from by the Inspector.
SEQ. rs. The County Clerk shall caus'
to be printed, on plain white paper, with
out water. mark or Endorsements, excep
the words I" sample ballot" at least three
times as many copies OF the form OF bal
lot provided for use in each precinct al
there shall DO registered voters In such
precinct. Such copies shall be furnished
to registered voters at the Office OF said
County CLERK during Office hours for hv'
days preceding the day Of election; pro
vided, that not more than two OF suc1
sample ballots shall be furnished to any
one voter, except upon the written order
of a voter, aud not moro than two OF said
sample ballots shall be delivered on sucl
order. At least as many sample ballots
shall be furnished by the County Clerk 70
each Board OF Election as there shall bt
voters in the precinct. and on
day the Board OF Election shall
each registered voter, on applica'
ton, one such sample ballot. Said
County Clerk shall also cause TO be printed
10 plain type, on cards, Instr uctions fol-
the guidance OF voters for obtaining and
marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards to the Board OF Election
Of each election precinct ic the county, as
the same time and in the same manner al
tho ballots and sample ballots are FUR
The Board Of Election hall post
At least one OF such cards 10 each booth or
provided for the preparation
81 ballots. and not less than three OF such
at other places in and about the poll
ing places on the day Of election. There
hall be printed on said cards sections
weDty-seyen, t~wenty-eight, twenty-n nine
md thirty OF this Act.
SEQ. &c. In counting the votes any bal
not bearing the water-mark, as pro-
sided in this Act, shall not be counted.
Dut such ballot must be preserved and re-
with the other ballots. When q
goter marks more names than there are
to be elected to an Office, or II for
my reason ii is impossible TO determine
iho voters choice for any Office, his vote
or such office shall not be counted. Any
ballot upon which appears names. words
" marks written or printed, except as in
his Act provided, shall not be counted.
SEC. ~. Any person who shall falsely
make or fraudulently deface or destroy any
OF nomination or any part
hereof, or file any certificate Of nomins-
ion knowing the same or any part thereof
o be false. or suppress any certificate OF
which hss been duly filed, or
part thereof, or make use OF, keep or
to others. except as in this Act pro-
'ided, any paper water-msrked in imita-
alton of ballot paper, or disclose to any
'erson not engaged in making, printing or
OF ballots or ballot paper
Ipder the direction Of the proper officer.
he design of the water-msrk TO be placed
u the ballot poper. or print or be con-
erned in printing or have in his possession
ny imitation OF an Official ballot, or make
ny mark or Endorsement on any ballot,
II stub. by which the ballot can be dis
inguished from other ballots or falsely
wear that he is unable to mark his ballot
" reason OF physical disability. shall be
leemed guilty OF a felony, and upon con.
'iction thereof shall bs imprisoned in the
state Prison for a term not less than one
rear and not more than five years.
SEQ. 28. Any person who shall. during
IN election. emove or destroy any OF the
or other convenicnces placed In
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur
ing a election, remove, tear, down, o,
iefsce the cards OF instruction posted. al
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty Of
and on conviction Thereof
shall be punished by q fine not less thar
ifty dollars. and not exceeding five hun
tred dollars. or by imprisonment 10 thu
jail for q term not less than on,
month aud not exceeding six months.
SEC. 80. Aoy public officer. upon
whom any duty is imposed by this Act
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per
form any such duty. shall be deemed
guilty Of a felony, and upon conviction
shall be imprisoned In the Stat
Prison for . term not lees than one yea
and not exceeding Eve years.
SEQ. 30. No person excerpts member o
the Board Of Election shall receive from
any voter q ballot prepared by such voter
No person shall examine such ballot o
solicit q voter to show the same. No per
son shall remove any ballot from any poll
ing place before the closing OF the polls
No person shall apply for or receive . bal
at any election precinct other than th
one on which he ia entitled to vote. N
person shall show his ballot to any person
after marking IL, so as to reveal any o
another within one hundred feet OF til
polling place for whom he intends to vote
No voter shall receive Q ballot from an
utuof pcrsOu tudu ouo VI tuo Oiofhs U
Election. o shall any other person tina
a Clerk OF Election deliver such ballot I
such voter. No voter shall deliver to III
Board Of Election or to any membe
thereof any ballot other than the one n
ceived from . Clerk Of Election. No vote
shall place any mark upon his ballot b
which il may afterwards be identified q
the n voted by him. Any person violst
ing any provision Of this section shall b
deemed guilty Of 9 misdemesnor. an
upon conviction thereof shall be fined 4
asum not less than fifty dollars and not el
ceeding five hundred dollars. or by In
%prisonmcnt in the county jail for q teri
not less than one month and not exceedin
six months.
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