Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-02-11

such PAPER for ballots, 2 20 furn1sn Tue
s.me in quantities ordered 70 ary County
Clerk. said paper shall be sater-msrAed
viii a design furnished By the Secretary
of State, in such q q that the sAid
water mark shall be plainly discernAe4s On
The outside Of sgch ba lot vhen prep
srly folded. Such design . . Be c14nssd
for each general electIons AID NE sane 1e,
sign shall not be used 81 any gensfAt
election within The space OF eisn'
veau. bat a. any special or sep
.r..a locaI slsctlon pAper marked with he
design used At any previous election may
be used.
Inc shall extend from top 70 Bottom, oae-
haif-inch from The right hand aide OF such
ballot, aud upon The hAlf-inch strip thas
formed there shall be DC writing or priat-
ing. except the number Of the ballot, Enicn
shall 5e upon the BACK Of the strip ~ szcn
position that Is shall appear ca the outside
shsn lie ballot is folded. The number
on each ballot shall be tne same a. tAAt on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and ssubs shall be nanbsred c~onsecuhVsly
in each county. Where tie nsmss OF
Candidates are printed in sepersse eol1mss'
the columns shall be separated 81 heavy
rules. aad on all ballots The names Of
candidates shall be separated By q rule ex
tsrainR 70 tho extreme right OF tie
column. All ballots shall contain the
name Of each add every candidate whose
nominate for any Office specified IN The
ballot has been certified 10 and nled &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The names OF the eaaci-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation Of the Office IN al
phAbeticaI order, according 10 surname
except that the name OF candidates Tor
Presidential Electors shall be arracsed n
groups a. presented 10 the several certl1-
cat - Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President aud Vice President
shall prseede the proper grouPs Of Presi-
dentisl Electors; the political designation
Of each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be lefs at the cad
OF the list OF candidates for each Office
one bl ank space TO be used when substIt1t-
ing names 10 ill vacancies. There shall
be . margin AZ The right hand side OF the
names at lesst one-half inch wide, so that
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for WHOM be wishes 20 vote.
Whsneyer any question ID to be submitted
10 she vote Of the people, II shall be
printed upon the ballot IN such . manner
a. to enable the electors 20 vote upon the
question ia the manner hereinafter Pro
gidei. There shall be printed on the bal
Iois opposite the designation OF each
office such words a. will Aid the voter 30
indicate his choice of candidates, such ~
% vote for one," vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF ffsy and
| one hundred ballots each. A record Of tie
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept By the respective County Clerks.
Sac. II. The County Clerks shall pro-
yida 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 ii shall appear. by
afifavit, that an error or omission has oc.
CURED 10 the publication of the name or
description OF any OF the candidates
nominated, or In ths printing OF the bal
Iots. any msmber OF tbs Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order reqnir-
ing the county Clerk TO correct such err
ror.
SEC. IS. Before the opening Of the
polls, st any election, the County Clerk
shall cause 10 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.
In case Of prevention Of an election il aDy
precinct by reason Of the loss or destruc-
lion Of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, tie Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit it 10 the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt Of such sffda'
sit, and Upon the application OF any clndi.
date for any Office 10 be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election In such pre-.
cinct.
SEC. II. At the same time and in the
same manner a. 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
Iots on election day. aud 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
speotors Of Election. Said Clerks shall b.
selected from the political parties which
RJAhC4 t1c aA5Cob an1 "a aDAt Aetb0c'
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. IS. The Board OF County Com
m~issiooers shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
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
vation OF others, n 9 guard rail shall b.
30 placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within 81,
feet Of the ballot box. and OF such booths
or Compartments. The arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot DO,
nor the booths or compartments shall bs
hidden from the view OF those JUST ont
eide the guard rail. The number oil
such booths or compartments shall be
NOS less than one for each 6fly 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 theil
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.
SEc. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerks
Of Election, who shall announc 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 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 one
OF the places, booths or compartments ID.
He shall prepare his ballot by marking q
cross or X after the name of the person