Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-11

which they shall appear upon the general bal
| lot. Provided, That publication by the county
clerk shall not be required for or applied 10
tho election OF township or municipal officers
SEC. 49, Election boards shall be composed
OF three judges and two clerks the judges Of
election Of their respective precincts shall
| have charge Of the ballots and furnish them to
the voters, as hereinafter set forth. No more
than two judges and not more than one clerk
shall belong 10 the same political party or or
gNnization Provided, dllOdgs, There be one or
more electors qualified and willing to act as
such judge or clerk, and belonging to and
member or members OF opposite parties: Pro
| vtded, further, That where two or more parties
holding political Views Numerically opposed
| TO each other unite and vote the same Ticket
thoy shall be deemed and held to constitute
| one party under the provisions OF this act 1t
shall BIO the duty Of the mayor Of every city by
and with the consent OF the council thereof, at
least five days before the day Of any election,
to designate and appoint five persons in each
voting precinct In such city who shall be
qualified electors thereof three Of whom shall
be appointed and act as judges and two as
| clerks OF elections. Said mayor shall cause
said judges and said clerks to BIO notified IN
| writing OF their appointment, and they shall
each appear before the clerk OF such city, ut
least one day before the day OF election, and
take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and
honestly perform their duties as such judges
and clerks. And 1t shall bethe duty OF he.town-
ship trustees OF every township, at least Ave
| days before the day OF any election, to proceed
in like manner to appoint and notify five per-
sons for each voting precinct In his township,
three to be appointed and to act as judges and
two as clerks OF election, and all to be duly
| qualified electors OF the precinct for which APP
pointed One of said judges and one Of said
clerks to be appointed by said mayor and
trustee, as aforesaid, shall be taken from the
political party that polled the largest number
| OF votes at the last preceding general election
| In said precinct and one OF said judges and
one of said clerks from the political party that
| Dnlln0 the naXt lnrOn9t mhar nf VOtpq Mt the
| last general election Aforesaid, and the re-
manning judge from the political party that
polled the next largest vote at the last general
election aforesaid And IL any OF said judges
or clerks shall fail or refuse to appear and
| serve at the proper time and place, or from
| any cause become disqualified, then the elect
| ors present shall select from their number,
viVG pOce, such persons from the political
parties as herein designated to all such vacan-
cies Said judges shall designate one Of their
number whose duty is shall be to have charge
Of the ballots and to furnish them to the voters
In the manner herein provided All judges
and clerks to be appointed by the township
trustee, as hereinbefore provided, shall at
least one day before election appear before
such township trustee and shall take and sub
scribe an oath to faithfully and honestly dis.
charge his duties as such clerk or judge, and
said township trustee Is hereby authorized to
administer oaths for such purpose Provided,
In cities having a commissioner OF elections,
such commissioner shall in all cases select the
judges and clerks of election from different
political parties In like manner az Is herein
provided for the mayor and council of other
cities, who shall be notified and qualify, and
| vacancies shall be filed as provided for here
| inbefore.
SEC. 90 II shall be the duty Of the township
trustee, and OF the mayor and clerk Of incor-
| porated cities to provide suitable places In
which to hold all elections provided for by
| this act, and to see that the same are warmed
! lighted and furnished with proper supplies
and convenlences, including a sufficient num-
i ~ hoo tta g1,a lslnwu aV,1r
| blotters and pencils as will enable the voter
| to prepare his ballot for voting and in which
| voters may prepare their ballots screened from
| all observation as to the manner In which
they do so. A guard rail shall be so constructed
| and placed that only such persons as are in
| side said rail can approach within six 10y feet
| of the ballot-boX and Of such voting booths.
The arrangements shall be such that the vot-
| ing booths can be reached only by passing
within said guard rail They shall be In plain
| view Of the election officers, and both they
| and the ballot boxes shall be in plain view OF
those outside Of the guard rail. Each of said
booths shall have three sides inclosed, one
side in front, to open and shut by a door
swinging outward or to be Enclosed with q
| curtain. Each side Of each booth shall be
seven az feet high, and the door or curtain
floor, which shall be closed while the voter Is
preparing his ballot; and such booths shall be
| well lighted Each booth shall be at least
three (3) feet square, and shall contain shelf
at least one (i) foot wide, at a convenient
| height for writing No person other than
| election officers and challengers allowed by
| law, and those admitted for the purpose Of
| voting as hereinafter provided shall be per-
mitted within the guard rail, except by the
authority of the election officers, to keep
order and enforce the law. The number OF
such voting booths shall not be less than one
| ~ to every sixty (6Ol voters, or fraction
thereof who voted at the last preceding gen.
eral election in the precinct. The expense Of
providing booths and guard rails and other
things required by this act shall be paid in the
| same manner as other election expenses Said
| booths shall be constructed Of any material
| that will form q screen from public view and
| render the voter free from observation while
marking his ballot, and said booths shall be
| deposited with the township trustee or city
| clerk 20 be preserved for future use. In all
cases where 1t is not otherwise practicable, in
precincts outside, of cities, an election may be
held In the public school building and all
damage to the building or furniture shall be
just claim against the township.
SEC. 81. Any person desiring to vote in pre-
ctncts where registration Is required, shall
give his name, and, II required to do so, his
residence. to the judges Of election, one Of
whom shall .thereupon announce the same in
q loud and distinct tone OF voice. and IL such
name is found on the register Of voters by the
officer having charge thereof, he shall like
wise repeat said name, and the voter shall be
allowed to enter the space inclosed by the
guard rail, as above provided. One of the
judges designated by the election board shall
give the voter one, and only one ballot, on TIE
back Of which said judge shall indorse his
initials and shall keep at least ten ballots con-
stantly 50 Endorsed, in such manner that they
may be seen wher the ballot is properly
folded and the voters name shall be imme-
diately checked on the registry list. AT all
elections where registration Is required II the
name of any person desiring to vote at such
election is not found on the register Of voters
he shall not receive ballot until he shall
have complied with the law prescribing the
manner and conditions OF voting by unregis-
tered voters; II any person desiring to vote at
any election shall be challenged, he shall not
receive q ballot until he shall have established
his right to vote in the manner provided by
law. Besides the election officers, not more
than one voter in excess to the whole number
of voting booth provided shall be allowed in
said enclosed space ut one time. This section
shall apply to and govern. where applicable,
all persons desiring to vote in precincts where
registration Is not required.
SEC. %. On receipt OF his ballot, the voter
shall forthwith and without leaving the In
closed space, retire alone to one OF the voting
booths so provided, and shall prepare his bal
lot by making in the appropriate margin or
place cross (X) to the left Of the name Of the
candidate Of his choice for each office to be
filed, or by writing in the name OF the candi-
date OF his choice in a blank space on said
ticket, making a cross Ky to the left thereof;
and in case OF public measure submitted to
the vote OF the people, by making In the ap-
propriate margin or place cross Ky against
the answer he desires to give. Before leaving
the voting booth, the voter shall fold his ballot
in such manner as to conceal the names OF
the candidates and marks thereon and so that
the printed Endorsement and initials OF the
| Judges thereon may be seen by the election
board. The number of the voter on the poll
books or register list shall not be Endorsed on
! the back OF the ballot unless the vote shall
have been challenged and the voter sworn
mark and deposit his ballot without undue
| delay and shall quit said inClOsed space as