Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-17

such paper for ballots, end 70 turhlsh 'ue
same in quantities ordered TO any Couniy
Clerk. Said paper shall be waser-markeo
with a design furnished BY the secretary
of State, in such a manner That the saia
wa,er.mark shall be plainly discernaDie on
the outside Of such ballot Nhen prop.
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same DC,
sign shall not be used a. any genefsi
election within the space OF elsh'
years, but at any special or seq
arate local election paper marked Win she
design used st any previous eiee'on m''
be used.
una shnll extend from top 20 bottom, one
balt.inch from the right band eide OF such
ballot. and mon the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
inc. except The number Of the ballot, when
shsll be upon the back Of the strip IN saeh
position that ID shall appear on the outside
wben tho ballot is folded. The numper
on each ballot shall be the same as maj Oh
tbe corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be Numbered consecuiiVeiy
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in separate columns,
The olumus shall be separated by heavy
rnIes. aud on all ballots The names oil
candidates shall be separated by 8 rule ex
tending 10 the extreme right OF vac
column, All ballots shall contain the
name Of each and every candidate whose
nomin alton for any Office specified in ihe
ballot has been certified to and filed sc.
cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, ana
no other name. The names OF the canal.
hates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation Of the office IN al
phsbetical order, according TO surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
preaideutial Electors shall be arranged IN
groups az presented in the several certih-
cst "A OF nomination, and the names OF ths
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 office
one blank space 10 be used when substiiut-
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be a margin at the right hand eide OF the
names at least To- half inch wide, 80 that
the voter may clearly indicate IN the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom he wishes TO vote.
Whenever any question is 20 be submitted
TO the vote OF the people, 1t shsll be
printed upon the ballot in such 8 manner
as to enable the electors 20 vote upon the
question in she manner hereinafter pro-
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
office such words as will aid the voter 10
indicate his choice OF candidates, such as
- vote for one" "yote for three, and the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound 10 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 precinc. 10 the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, aud In all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered 10 the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever it shall appear, by
affidavit, that al error or omission has &C.
CURED in the publication OF the name or
description OF any OF the candidates
nominated, or in the printing of the bal
lots. any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue In order requir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such err
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.
In case OF prevention OF SD election in any
precinct By reason of the loss or destruo-
tion OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cincs, or for any other cause, the Inspec.
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cincs shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt Of such afida.
Wit, and upon the application OF any candi'
date for any Office TO be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order a new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. IT. At the same time and in tht
same q as Inspectors and Judges oil
Election are now appointed in the State,
there shall be appointed two Clerks oil
Election. who shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them to the voters in the hammer herein
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Eleo
ton shall possess the same qualifications
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors OF Election. Said Clerks shall bt
selected from the political parties whict
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. 10. The Board OF County Com
m~issioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number OF places, booths or oompart
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, 80 that in the marking
tbaxaof than N, a n he uoraanaI fr0po tho nhcar
walton Of others, and a guard rail shall bt
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within ell
feet of the ballot box. and OF such booths
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot boz
nor the booths or compartments shall bt
hidden from the view Of those just out
side the guard rail. The number oil
such booths or compartments shall BIZ
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 c~onveniences 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 tho 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 if 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 receiv-
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 the name of the person