Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-05-13

such paper for ballots, and 70 furnish the
same in quantities ordered 10 any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be wsser-msrked
with Q design furnished By the Secretary
State, in such 3 manner that the said
water.msrk shall be plainly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop.
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
Tor each general election, snd the same de-
sign shall not be used ct any general
election within the space OF eight
wears, but at any special or sep
arase local election paper marked with tho
design used Of any previous election may
be used.
SEC. ~, On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top 10 bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side OF such
ballot. and upon the half-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 strip in such
position that il shall appear on the outside
when the ballot is folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same as that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered c~onsecutiveiy
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rnles, aud on all ballots the names oil
candidates shall be separated by 9 rule ex-
tending to the extreme right Oh the
column. All ballots shall contain tho
nsme OF each and every candidate whose
nomin alton for any Office specified IN the
ballot has been certified to aud hled &C.
cording to the provisions oil this Act, ana
no other name. The names OF the candi.
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabeticsI order, according TO surname.
except thai the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certih-
cstss OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presl-
Dental Electors; the political designation
OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name, There shall be left at the end
OF the list of candidates for each ofhce
one blank space TO be used when substitute
ing names to I'LL vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-half inch wide, 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 is TO be submitted
to the vote OF the people, II shall be
printed upon the ballot in such a manner
as TO enable the electors to vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
ofic 90 such words as will aid the voter TO
indicate his choice Of candidates, such as
" vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound In stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number OF ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SEC. IA. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct 10 the
county wherein less than twenty-five vosers
are registered fifty ballots, and In ell
other precincts one hundred bsllots
for each fifty or fraction Of nifty votera
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever it shall appear, by
affidavit, that an error or omission has 90
CURED in the publication Of the name or
description OF any of the candidates
nominated, or 10 the printing OF the bal
lots, any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such er
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening Of the
polls, at any election, the County CLERK
shall cause to be delivered TO the Board OF
Election of each election precinct in his
county the proper number OF tickets OF
the kind to be used in the election precinct.
Ia case OF prevention Of an election in any
precinct BY reason of the ioss or destruc
ton Of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, tho 1nspec
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such afida'
Wit, aud upon the application OF any csndi-
date for any office to be voted for by ths
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. IT. At the same timo and In the
same manner as Inspectors and Judges OF
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 In
spectors of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
NOtoo Al - va ~ -
general election.
SEC. 10. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number OF places, booths or compsrt-
ments. In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
vation OF others, and q guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
feet of the ballot box, and OF such booths
or compartments The arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view Of those just out
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be
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 conveniences for marking ballots.
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositing their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls are
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 announce the same,
and il the other Clerk shall find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
be given TO the voter, and the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one OF
the Clerks of Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter receiy-
ing it.
Sec. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone TO one
OF the places, booths or compartments .
He shall prepare his ballot by marking a
cross or X after tho name of the person
for whom he intends to vote for each Of
fee. In case of e constitutional amend
mont or other questions submitted to the
votara- the crnsa or Y shall ha nlacad After