The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-19

Of votes, q list of all the nominations made as
herein provided and to be voted for at such
election as near as may be in the form in
which they shall appear upon the general bal
lot: PrOpided, That publication by the county
clerk shall not be required for or applied to
the election OF township or municipal officers.
SEC. 49, Election boards shall be composed
OF three judges and two clerks the Judges of
election OF their respective precincts shall
have charge OF the ballots and furnish them to
the yoterstas hereinafter set forth. No more
than two judges and not more than one clerk
shall belong to the same political party or or
ganization PrOUided, dlUdys, There be one or
more electors qualified and willing to act as
such judge or clerk, and belonging to and
member or members Of opposite parties: Pro
Uided, further, That where two or more parties
holding political views Numerically opposed
to each other unite and vote the same ticket,
they shall be deemed and held to constitute
one party under the provisions of this act 1t
shall be the duty of the mayor of every city by
and with the consent of the council thereof at
least five days before the day of any election,
to designate and appoint five persons in each
voting precinct in such city, who shall be
qualified electors thereof, three of whom shall
be appointed and act as judges and two as
clerks OF elections Said mayor shall cause
said judges and said clerks to be notified in
writing OF their appointment, and they shall
each appear before the clerk of such city, at
least one day before the day of election, and
take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and
honestly perform their duties as such judges
ship trustees Of every township, at least five
days before the day Of any election, to proceed
In like manner to appoint and notify five per-
sons for each voting precinct in his township,
three to be appointed and to act as judges and
two as clerks Of election, and all to be duly
qualified electors of the precinct for which ap-
pointed. One of said judges and one of said
clerks to be appointed by said mayor and
trustee, as aforesaid, shall be taken from the
political party that pOlled the largest number
OF votes at the last preceding general election
In said precinct, and one of said judges and
one OF said clerks from the political party that
polled the next largest number of votes at the
last general election aforesaid and the re-
naming Judge from the political party that
polled the next largest vote at the last general
election aforesaid. And If any of said Judges
OF clerks i. Shall fail or refuse to appear. and
serve at the proper time and place or from
any cause become disqualified, then the elect
ors present shall select from their number,
UtUd UOce, such persons from the political
parties as herein designated to fill such vacan-
cles. Said judges shall designate one oftheir
number whose duty is shall be to have charge
OF the ballots and to furnish them to the voters
In the manner herein provided. All judges
ana clerks to be appointed by the township
trustee, as hereinbefOre provided, shall at
least one day before election appear before
such township trustee and shall take and sub
scribe an oath to faithfully and honestly dis
charge his duties as such clerk or judge, and
said township trustee is hereby authorized to
administer Oaths for such purpose: PrOUided
In cities having commissioner of elections,
snch commissioner shall in all cases select the
judges and clerks of election from different
political parties, in like manner as is herein
provided for the mayor and council of other
cities, who shall be notified and qualify, and
vacancies shall be filed as provided for here
inbefore
SEC 20. 1t shall be the duty of the township
trustee, and OF the mayor and clerk of inCor-
porated cities to provide suitable places i'm
which to hold all elections provided for by
this act, and to see that the same are warmed
lighted and furnished with proper supplies
and eonyenlences, including sufficient num-
Der OF booths, shelves, pens, penhOlders, ink
blotters and pencils as will enable the voter
to prepare his ballot for voting, and in which
voters may prepare their ballots screened from
all observation as to the manner in which
they do 80. guard rail shall be so constructed
and placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six (6) feet
OF the ballot-boX and of such voting booths
The arrangements shall be such that the vot-
ing Dooths can be reached only by passing
within said guard rail. They shall be in plain
view of the election officers, and both they
and the ballot boxes shall be in plain view Of
those outside of the guard rail. Each of said
booths shall have three sides inclosed one
side in front, to open and shut by q door
swinging outward or to be inclosed with
curtain. Each side of each booth shall be
seven (7) feet high, and the door or curtain
shall extend to within two (2) feet of the
floor which shall be closed while the voter is
preparing his ballot; and such booths shall be
well lighted. Each booth shall |be at least
three (3) feet square, and shall contain shelf
at least one ~ foot wide, at a convenient
height for writing. No person other than
election officers and challengers allowed by
law, and those admitted for the purpose of
voting, as hereinafter provided, shall be per-
mitted within the guard rail, except by the
authority of the election officers, to keep
order and enforce the law The number OF
such voting booths shall not be less than one
% to every sixty (60) voters, or fraction
thereof, who voted at the last preceding gem
eral election in the precinct The expense Of
providing booths and guard rails and other
things required by this act shall be paid in the
same manner as other election expenses. Said
booths shall be constructed Of any material
that will form a screen from public view and