Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-12-23

shall be printed or tinted paper, Furnished
By the Secsstary Of State. IL shall be the
duty of the Secretary Of State 10 obtain,
aud keep on hand, q sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and to furnisn the
same in quantities ordered TO any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be water-msrked
with q design furnished BY the Secretary
OF state, in such a manner that the said
wAter-mark shall be plainly d~iscernAble on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erIy folded. such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used at any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
arate local election paper marked with toe
design used at any previous elechon may
be used.
SEC. ~. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side OF such
| ballot, and upon the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number Of the ballot, which
| shsll be upon the back Of the strip in such
| position that 10 shall sppesr on the outside
when the ballot IL folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same as that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
! aud stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates sreprinied in seperste columns
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, and on all bslloss the names oil
candidates shall be separated by q rule ex'
tending TO the extreme right OF me
column. All ballots shall contain the
name Of each and every candidate whose
nomin alton for any Office specified 10 the
ballot has been certified to and nied &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Aot, ana
no other name. The names Of the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabetioal order, according to surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the several certiti-
cat 90 Of nomination. and the names oil the
candidates for Presidentand Vice President
shall prscede the proper groups OF Presi-
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 Ofhce
one blank SPACE TO be used whens ubstitut-
ing names TO fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-half inch wide, so 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 TO be submitted
to the vote OF the people, it shall be
printed upon the ballot in such q manner
as to enable the electors TO vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro-
yided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
office such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice of c~sndidatesii uch as
.. vote for oue," vote for three" aud 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.
SIC. 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 tho precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever ii shall appear. by
affidavit, that 80 error or omission has co.
CURED in the publication Of the name or
description OF any OF the candidates
nominated, or 10 the printing OF the bal
lots, any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
ny any NOt6E, budll lssu6 al OiucE IoqdI-
ing the county Clerk 10 correct such or
ror.
SEQ. Is. 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 sn election in any |
precinct by reason Of the loss or destruc-
tion OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for suy other cause. the Inspeo-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
oinot shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit it to the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt of such aida
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 q new election 10 such pre-
cinct.
SEC. IT. At the same time and in the
manner as 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
on election day. and shall furnish
them TO the voters in the manner herein.
after provided for. Said Clerks OF Elec-
ton shall possess tho same qualifications,
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spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall be
from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. Is. The Board OF County Com
%missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, Q sufficient
number OF places, booths or compsrt-
ments. in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that in the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
walton OF others, and q guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons IS are in
side said rail can approach within ak
feet of the ballot box, and OF such booths
or compartments. The arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view Of those just but
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall DO
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~onyeniences for marking ballots.
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or deDositing their
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.
SIC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerks
Of Election, who shall the same.
and il the other Clerk shall ind 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.
SIC. 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 q
cross or X after the name of the person