Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-10-28

ally spoil q ballot may return such spoiled
ballot TO the Clerks Of Election. and re-
ceive another in its place. AL the ballots
thus returned shall be Immediately can
celed, BY writing the word cancelled across
the face Of the ballot, and, with those not
distributed "a the voters shall be returned
with The election eturns. A voter who
does not vote the ballot delivered 10 him
shall, before leaving the space inside the
guard rail. return such ballot 10 the Clerks,
who shall Immediately cancel the came
and return IL in the same ann as q
spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF Election
shall a~ccountfor the ballots delivered 70
them. BY returning . sufficient number oil
unused aud spoiled ballots to make up,
when added TO the number OF official bal
lots cast, the number Of ballots delivered
to them.
SEC. 23. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason OF physical disability,
he Is unable to mark his ballot, shall al
his request be permitted TO receive the
assistance, in such marking. Of an eleciori
other than any election officer, but no per
son shall be permitted 10 go inside the
guard rail as an assistant to more than
one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited In
the ballot box unless the water mark, a:
bereinbefore provided, appears thereon
and unless the slip containing the num'
Der Of the ballot has been removed there.
from by the Inspector.
SEC. IS. The County Clerk shall cause
10 be printed, OF plain white paper, with
out water mark or Endorsements, excep'
the words sample ballot" at least three
times as many copies Of the form OF bal
lot provided for use in each precinct as
there shall be registered 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 election; pro-
vided, that not more than W OF such
sample ballots shall be furnished to any
one voter, except upon the written order
OF q voter, and not more than two OF said
sample ballots shall be delivered on such
order. At least as many sample ballots
shall be furnished by the County Clerk to
each Board OF Election as there shall be
registered voters in the precinct, and on
election day the Board OF Election shall
furnish each registered voter, on applics.
ton, one such sample ballot. Said
County Clerk shall also cause to be printed,
in plain type, on cards, instr uctions for
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 iE the county, ct
the same time and in the same manner as
the ballots and sample ballots are fur
nished. The Board Of Election shall poet
at least one OF such cards 10 each booth or
compartment provided for the preparation
OF ballots, and not less than three OF such
cards at other places in and about the poll
ing places on the day Of election. There
shall be printed on said cards sections
twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty nine
and thirty OF this Act.
SEC. 20. In counting the votes any bal
lot not bearing the water-msrk, as pro-
yided in this Act, shall not be counted.
but such ballot must be preserved and re-
turned with the other ballots. When q
voter marks more names b there are
persons to be elected to an Office, or il for
any reason II is impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office, bis vote
for such Office shall not be counted. Any
ballot upon which appears names, words
or marks written or printed, except IS 10
this Act provided. shall not be counted.
SEC. 81. Any person who shall falsely
make or frsudulently deface or destroy any
of nomination or any part
thereof, or file any certificate OF nomina-
lion knowing the same or any part thereof
to DO false, or suppress any certificate OF
nomination which has been duly filed, or
any part thereof, or make use OF, keep or
to others. except as in this Act pro-
Vided, any paper water-marked in imita-
.ation Of ballot psper, or disclose to any
not engaged in making, printing or
distribution Of ballots or ballot paper
the direction Of the proper officer,
he design OF the wRter.mark to be placed
IN the ballot poper, or print or be con-
,erned in printing or have in his possession
my imitation of an official ballot, or make
INV msrk or Endorsement on any ballot,
,r stub. by which the ballot can be dis
,inguished from other ballots or falsely
swesr that he ia unable to mark his ballot
BY reason OF physical disability. shall be
guilty of q felony, and upon con-
thereof shall be imprisoned in the
State Prison for a term not less than one
year and mo- more than five years.
SEQ. 28. Any person who shall, during
an election. remove or destroy any OF the
supplies or other conyeniences placed 10
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur
ing an election, remove, tear, down, or
deface the csrds OF instruction posted, as
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty Of a
and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fms not less than
fifty dollars, and not exceeding Eve hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment in the
caunty Jail for a term not less than one
month and not exceeding six months.
SEC. 20. Any 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
thereof shall be imprisoned In the State
Prison for Q term not less than one year
and not exceeding five years.
SEC. 80. No person except q member oil
the Board OF Election shall receive from
any voter q ballot prepared by such voter
No person shall examine such ballot oil
solicit a 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 q bal
lot at any election precinct other than thu
one on which he ia entitled to vote. NJ
person shall show his ballot TO any person
after marking IL, so as to reveal any o.
the names voted for. No person shall asl
another within one hundred feet Of thu
polling place for whom he intends to vote
No voter shall receive q ballot from an,
other person than one OF the Clerks o.
Election. nor shall any other person thar
q Clerk OF Election deliver such ballot Il
such voter. No voter shall deliver to tn
Board Of Election or to any membet
thereof any ballot other than the N re
ceived from q Clerk Of Election. No vote
shall place any mark upon his ballot b,
which il may afterwards be identified a.
the one voted by him. Any person violat
ing any provision OF this section shall b,
deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor. an,
upon conviction thereof shall be- fined il
sum not less than fifty dollars and not ex
ceeding five hundred dollars. or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail for q tern
not less than one month and not exceeding
six months.