Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-01-14

duiy Of the Secretary OF state 70 oossahs
and keep 90 hand, . sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and 10 furnish The
same in quantities ordered 10 sny County
Clerk. said paper shall be sster-mArkeo
With . design furnished BY the -Seeretsf!
Of State, 10 such . manner that the sAia
rster. mark shall be plainly discernable on
tbe outsids of such ballot when prop
srIv folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sien shall not be used st any general
election within the space OF eient
wears, bat at any special or sep
sraie local election paper marked Win tne
design used Of any previous election may
be used.
SEC, IL. On each ballot . perforated
line shall extend from top 20 bottom, one
hAIf-inch from the right hand side oil suen
ballot, aud upon the hslf-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing. except the number Of The ballot. which
| shall be upon the back Of the "trip In such
position that II shall appear on the outside
when the ballot il folded. The number
| on each ballot shall be the same a. hat on
the corresponding stub, AID the ballots
! and stubs shall be numbered consecuiively
in each county. Where The names OF
candidates are printed IN seperAie columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated BY q rule ek.
tending 10 the extreme right OF the
| column. All ballots shall contain Inc
| name Of each and every candidate whose
pomin alton for any Office specified in the
| ballot has been certified to and fled &C.
cording 10 the provisiops Of this Act, and
| no other name. The names Of the candi-
| dates for each Office shall be arranged
| und er the designation OF the ONCE in al
phabetical order, sccordiDg TO surname,
except that the name OF candidates Tor
Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups a. presented in the several certih-
catse Of nomination, and the names OF The
candidates for P~residentand Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
dental Electors; the political designation
| OF each candidate shsll be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left at the end
OF the list OF candidates for each once
one blank space 10 be used when SUBSTITUTE
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin st the right hand side OF The
names az least me- hall inch vide, so that
the voter may clearly indicate IN the way
| hereinafter described the candidate or
| candidates for whom be wishes to vote.
| Whenever any question IL TO be submitted
TO the vote Of the people, il shall be
printed upon the ballot j, such Q manner
a. 10 enable the electors 70 vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro-
| yided. There shall be printed on the bal
| lots opposite the design alton OF each
| Office such words as will nd the voter TO
indicate his choice of candidates, such as
" vote for ooe, "vote 70, three" aud the
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound 10 stub books OF fifty AID
| one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SEC. IL. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots. and In all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered 10 the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever ifshall appear. by
affidavit. that 40 error or omission has 90
CURED in the publication OF the name or
description OF any " the candidates
nominated, or 10 the printing OF the bal
lots. any member OF the Board Of
County Commissioner upon application
By any voter. shall issue an order requir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such er-
ror.
SEQ. l6. Before the opening OF the
polls, at my election, the County Clerk
shall cause TO be delivered 10 the Board OF
Election OF each election precinct in bis
county the proper number OF tickets OF
the kind TO be used in the election precinct.
In case OF prevention OF an election in any
precinct BY reason of the loss or destruc-
lion OF the ballots intended for thst pre-
oinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-.
| cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact aud transmit il TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such aida
vii, and upon the application Of any cspdi'
date for any Office TO be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election In such pre-
cinot.
SEC. II. At the same time and In tbs
same manner as Inspectors and judges oil
Election are now appointed in the State
there shall be appointed two Clerks Of
Election. who shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the manner herein
after provided for. Said Clerks OF Elec
ton shall possess the same qualifications
and receive the same compensation IS 10
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall b
selected from the political parties which
| polled the largest and the next Largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, o suficien'
number Of places, booths or compart
ments, In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vstion Of others. and q guard rail shall b
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail Gao approach within sil
feet OF the ballot box. and OF such booths
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot boz
nor the booths or compartments shall b
| hidden from the view of those Just ont
side the guard rail. The number Of
such booths or compartments shall b
not less than one for each fifty or fraction
OF fifty voters registered in the precinct
Each OF said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and convenienees for marking ballots
| No person, other than voters engaged In
receiving, preparing or depositing theiI
ballots. shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls ART
| open. except by authority Of the Board
OF Election. and In that case only for the
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SIC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerks
Of Election, who shall o the same,
and II the other Clerk shall ind the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One bsllo. shall then
be given TO the voter. and the number oil
the said ballot shall be written by one OF
the Clerks Of Election upon the registry
list opposite the name OF the voter receiv-
ing il.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to ono
Of the places, booths or compartments.
He shall prepare bis ballot by marking q
cross or x after the name Of the person