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

| SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
| shall give his name and address to one of he
| Clerks Of Election, who shall announce the
same, and if the other Clerk shall find the
name upon The registry list he shall repeat
the name and address. One ballot shall be
| then given TO the voter, and the number of
said ballot shall be written by one of the
| Clerks of Election upon the registry list OPP
| posite the name Of the voter receiving 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 cross or X
| after the name OF the peaSon for whom he in
| tends to vote for each Office In case of a
| constitutional amendment or other question
submitted to the voters, the cross or X shall
| be placed after the answer which he desires
| to give. Such marking shall be done only
with black lead pencil. Before leaving
the booth or compartment the voter shall fold
his ballot in such manner that the water
mark and the number of the ballot shall APP
pear on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep it so
folded until he has voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver it to he In
! spector, who shall announce the name Of the
voter and the number of his ballot. The
Clerk having the registry list in his charge,
if he finds the number to agree with the
| number of the ballot delivered TO the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite III name the wor the strip
The Inspector shall then separat ballot and
bearing the number from the ballot box
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed
SEC. FL. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment al one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy a booth
or compartment longer than may be necessa-
ry to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than hve minutes.
SEC II. Any voter who shall accidental
ly spoil ballot may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks of Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall b. Immediately Cancelled,
bV writing the word Cancelled acros, the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall b returned with the elrc-
ton returns. A voter who does not vote the
ballot delivered 10 him shall, before leaving
tn space inside he guard rail, return such
ballot 10 the Clerks, who shall imme 1iatcis
cancel tn. same aud ietutn II ~ the -ams
manner a. a spoIled ballo,. The Clerk, o
Elec ion hall account for The ballots delly-
cred 10 th,m, by returning sufficient num-
Der Of unused and spoiled ballots 10 make
up, when added TO the number Of ohcial bal
lots cast, The humber OF ballots delivered Ia
hem.
SEC. %. voIer who declares under
oath, thai by rea, ION OF physical disability,
he is unable to mark his ballot, shall a HI
quest be permitted to receive the assIstancr.
IN such ma king, of an elector. o;htr than
any election otiic r, but no person shall b.
pcrmlt,c to go inside The guard ratl as a..
assistant 10 more than on voter
SEC. "a. No ballot shall he deposited IN
The ballot box unless the water-maIk, a.
Hereinbefo1e provided, appears thereon, and
unless he slip containing The number OF the
ballot has been removed thyrefrom by the
Inspector.
SEC IS. The County Clerk shtll cau,e
o be printed, on PLAN white paper, withou
water-mark OF in Dr>ements, except thr words
sample ballot" at least three times as
many copies Of the form Of ballot provided
for use in each precinct as there shall be reg
istered voters IN such precinct. Such copies
shall BE- furnished 10 registered voters at the
ofhce OF said County Clerk during Office
hours fol five days preceding the day of elcc-
lion; provided, that not more than TWO OF
such sample ballots shall he furGi he'd TO any
one voter, except upon the wflttrn order OF a
voter, and not more than Two Of said sample
naIlots shall be delivered on such order. A
least many sample ballots shall be fur
nshed by the County Clerk TO each Board Of
Eec ION as her hall be regis cred voters
III th- precinct, ana on elecuun day the Board
oi FL cuon shall furnish each reg stored 70
er, on application, one such sample ballot
SAID County Clerk shall also cause to be
printed. in plan type, on cards, instructions
Tor the guidance al voter, for blaming and
marking their ballots, lie shall furnish
twelve such cards 20 the Board OF Election
VI each election precinct III the county, at
he SAM time aud in he same manner : The
ballot, and sample balloS are furnished
The Board OF Election shall post al least
one OF such cards IN each booth or comparI-
ment provided for The preparation OF ballots
AND not less than three OF such cards al other
places in ana about the polling places on the
day OF election. There shall also be printed
on said cards sections twenly-seven. twenty
eight, twenty-nine and thirty OF this Acl.
SEC. 20. In counting the votes any baIlol
mol ID aIllS the ~ttcT-ln INK, a. pIpNlOcu III
hi, Act, shall not be counted, but such bal
lot must be reserved and returned wilh ne
~ her ballots. When voter ma k NOR
names than there are persons 10 be elected
TO office, or II for any a,on 1t IS impo,-
,lbe to determine The vol IS choice for any
office, his vote lor .uch office shall no b,
counted. Any ballot upon which appears
names, words or marks written or printed,
except in this Act provided, shall not BE-
counted
SEC. IT. Any person who shall falsely
make or lTaudulently deface or destroy any
certificate of nomination or any part thereof,
tIle any certificate OF nomination knowing
The same OF any part thereof 10 be false, OF
suppress any certificate Of nomination which
has been duly flied or any part thereof, Or
make use Of, keep or furnish to others, ex-
cept as IN this Act provided. any paper water
marked in imitation Of ballot paper, or dis
close 10 any person not engaged IN the max
ing, printing distribution Of ballots or
ballot paper under the direction Of the proper
officer, the design Of he water-mark 10 he