Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-20

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| location Is made by printing in newspapers,
at least Two publications by such newspaper
| shall be required, one of which shall appear
| in the last regular issue of such paper be-
tore election day.
SEC. TO- When proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other question
is to be submitted for popular vote, the Sec
rotary of State shall certify the same to the
several County Clerks, and said County
Clerks shall publish the same as provided
in section nine of this Act
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty Of the
| County Clerk to provide printed ballots for
every election for public Offices, in which
any voters within the county participate,
and to cause TO be printed in the ballot pre-
| scribed herein, the name of each and every
candidate whose name has been certified to,
or tled with him, as provided in this Act
Ballots other than those printed, as provided
in this Act, shall not be cast, or counted IN
any election. All ballots shall be printed
on tinted paper, furnished by the Secretary
Of State. 1t shall be the duty of the Sec
rotary Of State TO obtain, and keep on hand,
sufficient supply Of such paper for ballots,
and to furnish the same in quantities order
ed to any County Clerk. Said paper shall
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the Secretary of Stare, in such manner that
the said water-mark shall be plainly dis
cernable on the outside of such ballot when
properly folded. Such design shall be
changed for each general election. and the
same design shall not be used again at any
general election within the space of eighl
years, but at any special or separate local
election paper marked with the design used
at any previous election may be used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot perforated line
shall extend from top to bottom, one-half
inch from the right hand side of such ballot,
and upon the balf-inch strip thus formed
there shall be no writing or printing, except
the number of the ballot, which shall be
upon the back of the strip in such position
that it shall appear on the outside when The
ballot is folded. The number on each bal
lot shall be the same as that on the cores
ponding stub, and the ballots and stubs shall
be numbered consecutively in each county.
Where the names of candidates are printed
in separate columns, the columns shall b.
separated by heavy rules, and on all ballots
the names OF candidates shall be srpaIa cd
by rule extending 10 the extreme right OF
the column. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomination for any office specified in the
ballot has been certified to and filed accord
ing to the provisions of this Acl, and no
other hame. The names OF the candidates
for each Office shall be arranged under the
designation Of the Office in alphabetical or
der, according 10 surname, excep that III
name of candidates for Presidential Eiectn
shall be arranged in groups as presented in
the several certificates OF nomination. and
the names of the candidates Tor President
and Vice President shall precede the proper
groups of Presidential Electors; the pohu-
cal designation of each candidate shall b
printed opposite his name. There shall be
left at the end OF the list oil candidates for
each Office one blank space TO be used whrn
substituting names 10 NIL vacancies. There
shall be margin al the right hand side OF
The names at least one-halt inch wide, SO
that the voter may clearly indicate in the
way hereinafter described the candidate OF
candidates for whom h 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 manner as TO enable
the electors TO vote upon the question in the
manner hereinafter provided. There shall
he printed upon the ballots opposite the
designation Of each office such words as will
aid The voter 10 indicate his choice OF can
didales. 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 huh-
bred ballots each. A record Of the numbl
OF ballols printed for hem shall be kept by
the re,pec i've County Clerks.
SEC. IL The County Clerks snail pro-
vide tor each election precinc in he county
wherein less Than twenty-five voters are G.
istered nifty ballots, and in all other precInc,s
one hundred ballolS for each htty or fraction
Of hity voters registered in The p ecinct.
SEC. IS Whenever II shall appear by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc-
CURED in the publication OF the nam; OF
description OF any ct the candidates nom-
mated. or in the printing OF the ballots, am
member Of the Boaid Of County Commi,-
sioners, upon application by any voter, shall
issue an order requiring the County Clerk
10 correct such error.
SEC. 10 Before the opening of the polls
at any election, the County Clerk shall
cause 10 be delivered to The Board OF Eiec-
ton of each election precinct IN his county
the proper number of tickets of the kind 10
he used in the election precinct. In case OF
prevention of an election IN any piccInc By
reason Of the loss OF Destruction OF The bal
lots intended for that precinct, or for any
other cause, the Inspector or o her election
officer for the preciI1ej shall make an aflda-
Wit setiag forth the fact and transmit il lu
the Governor of the SAFE. Upon receipt OF
such affidavit, and UPON the application o.
any candidate Tor any office to be voted for
by the voters of such precinct, he Governor
shall order a new election IN such preclact.
SEC. II, At the same lime and IN the
same manner as inspectors and Judges OF
+ ,ection are now appointed IN the STATE,
here shall be appointed Two Clerks Of Elec-
lion, who shall have charge OF The ballots
on election day, and shall furnish them to
he voters in The manner hereinafter provid-
I'd for. Said Clerks of Election shall pos
sess the same qualifications, and receive The
same compensation as inspectors of Elec-
lion. Said Clerks shall be selected from
the political parties which polled the larg-
est ana the next largest votes in the precinc
al the last preceding general election.
SEC. 10 The Board Of County Commission
ers shall provide, at each polling place
within The county, a sufficient number OF