Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-05-06

sane in quantities ordered to any County
clerk. Said paper shall be water-markec
sith a design furnished By the Secretary
~ State. in such a that the SAID
vater.msrk shall be plainly discernAD.e on
tie outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. sach design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used AZ any general
election within the space oil eignt
years, but at any special or sep
srste loo4l election paper marked with tno
design used st any previous election mAy
be ueed.
SEC, IL. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend IRON top TO bottom, one
hslf-inch from the right hand side OF suoh
ballot. and upOu the helf.inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or PRINT
ing. except the number OF the ballot, which
shall be upon the back Of the strip IN suca
position that il shall appear on the outside
yhen tho ballot Is folded. The number
on osch ballot shall be tho same IS that on
the corresponding stub, and tie ballots
and etobs shall be numbered c0nsecutiyely
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed 10 separate columns,
the columns shall DO separated By heavy
rules, sad on ell ballots The names OF
candidates shall be separated BY a rule OK
tending to tie extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name Of each and every candidate whose
nomination for any Office specified ~ the
ballo: has been certified to and MED &C.
cording to the provisions Of this act, and
no other name. The names Of the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabetical order, according to surname,
except that the name OF candidates Tor
Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certlh-
cstss Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for presidentan Vice President
shall pr8cede the proper groups OF Preai-
Dental Electors; the political designation
OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
his pane. There shall be left at the end
of the list of candidates for each Office
one blank space so be used when substitute
ing names to FL vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least ons-half inch wide, so that
the voter may clearly indicate IN the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom be wishes to vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
10 the vote OF the people, it shall be
printed upon the ballot in such o manner
as to enable the electors to vote upon the
/ question in the manner hereinafter pro-
glded. There shell be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation Of zach
Office such words as will aid the voter TO
indicate his choice Of candidates, such as
vote for one," vote for three" aud the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
ono hundred bsllots each. 4 record OF the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County CLERKS.
SEC. II. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide 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 in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever ii shall appear. by
affidavit, that sn error or omission has 90
Cured in the publication Of the nsmo or
description Of any OF the candidates
nominated, or 10 the printing OF the bat
lots. \ member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
By any voter, shall issue an order requir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such err
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening OF the
polls, at any election, the Comfy 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 an election in any
precinct by reason Of the ioss or destruc-
zion OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or othsr election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il 10 the Governor
Of tho State. Upon receipt OF such sfida-
Wit, and upon the application OF any caDdi-
date for any efice to be voted for by the
voters Of such precinct, the Governor
shall order u new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. At the same time and in the
same manner ss Inspectors and Judges OF
Election are now appointed in the State,
there shall be appointed two Clerks OF
Election, who shall have charge Of the bal
lots oa election day, n shall furnish
them to the voters in the manner heroin-
after provided for. Said Clerks of Elec-
lion shall possess tho same qualifications,
aud receive tho same compensation az In
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next larges!
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. IS. Tho Board of County Com
mi~ssioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, a sufficient
number OF places, booths or eompart-
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that in the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
yation OF others, and a guard rail shall DO
go placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
fee. Of the ballot box, and Of such booths
or compartments. The arrangements
shall be such that neither ihe ballot box
nor the booths or com Compartments shall be
hidden from the view Of those JUST ont
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for each fifty or fraction
Of fifty voters registered In the precinct.
Each OF said booths or compartments
shall BIO kept provided with proper sup
plies and convenienees for marking ballots.
No person, other than voters engaged il
receiving, preparing or depositing theis
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail daring the time the polls are
open, except by authority of the Board
Of Election. aud in that case only for the
purpose Of keeping order aud enforcing
The law.
SIC. 10. Amy person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerks
Of Election, who shall announce the same.
and if the other Clerk shall find the name
upon the registry list lac shall repeat the
name aud address. One ballot shall then
DO given 10 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 tho
voter shall Immediately retire alone 10 one
Of the places, booths or compartments.
He shall prepare his ballot by marking a
cross or X after the name of the person
for whom he Intends 10 vote for each Of
fee. Ia case Of a constitutional amend
ment or other questions submitted to the