Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

sucb paper for ballots, and 10 furnish The
.sma IN quantities ordered 10 any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be vster-marked
Win a design furnished By the Secretary
a. State. in such q manner that the said
wster.mArk shall be plainly discernabie on
The outside Of such ballot when prop.
| erly folded. such design shall be changed
Tor each general election. and the SAINT de.
sign shall not be used at any genera
election within the space Oh eisn'
years, bat at any special or sep
srate local election paper marked Win 'ne
design used 81 any previous eleehon mA'
be used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot . perforated
| line shall extend from top 70 bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand slae OF sueu
| ballot, and upon the half-inch strip nus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing. except the number OF the ballot. which
shsIl be npop the back Of the strip in such
| position that ii shall appear on the outside
| when the ballot IL folded. The number
| on each ballot shall be the same as hat on
| The corresponding stub, and the ballots
! and stubs shall be numbered copseeuuVeiy
| in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are prin ted in seperaie columns,
| The columns shall be separated By heavy
| rules. aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shsll be separated oy 9 rule ek'
| tending TO the extreme right OF we
column. All ballots shall contain the
| name Of each and every candidate whose
| nomin alton for any Office specified in the
| ballot has been certified to and nled &C.
| cording TO the provisions OF this Act and
M other name, The names OF the candi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
| under the designation OF the office in al
| pbabetical order, according to surname,
except that the name OF candidates Tor
Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
| groups a. presented in the several cerilh-
cat "a OF nomination, and the names OF fhe
| 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
bis name. There shall be left az the enc
of the list OF candidates for each oihce
one blank space to be used when substitute
| ing names TO fill vacancies. There snail
| be a margin at the right hand side OF the
names at leas. one-half inch wide, so thai
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
| 10 the vote Of the people, 1t shall be
| printed upon the ballot in such q manner
AZ 10 enable the electors TO vote upon the
| uuestion in the manner hereinafter pro-
Sided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
Office such words az will aid the voter to
indicate his choice OF candidates, such ss
- vote for one" "yote for three" and the
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF hfty and
one hundred ballots each. A 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 10 the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and In all
other precincts n hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered In the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever 1t shall appear. by
affidavit, tina. an error or omission has co.
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 an order requir-
ing the county CLERK to correct such er.
ror.
DEOs lOs OcAOAO tuO OpuhAhB VI bN
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 an election in any
precinct by reason OF the loss or destruc-
zion Of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause. the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-.
einct shall make an afidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il 10 the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such affida-
Wit, and upon the application Of any candi-
date for any Office 10 be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order 9 new election In such pre-
cinct.
SEC. II. Al the Same time and in the
same 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
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them TO the voters In the manner herein
after provided for. Said Clerks OF Eleo-
ton shall possess the same qualifications.
and receive the same compensation as In
speotors Of Election. Said clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
| votes In the precinct at the last preceding
| general election.
SEQ. 10. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
| place within the county, 0 sufficient
number OF places, booths or compart-
ments, In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
| thereof they may be screened from the obser-
vation OF others. and a guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are In
side said rail can approach within Six
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 out.
side the guard rail. The number oil
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 be kept provided with proper sup
| plies and convenienoes 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 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.
sEo. 10. ANY person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the clerks
OF Election, who shall announces the same,
snd il the other Clerk shall find the nAmt
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
be given 10 the voter, and the number OIL
the said ballot shall be written by q Of
the Clerks OF Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter reoeiv-
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 Q
cross or X after the name Of the person
for whom he intends TO vote for each Of
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