Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-04-15

shall he printed or tinted paper, furnished
bv the Secretary Of STATE. IL shall be the
aut, Of The Secretary Of State TO obtain,
ana keep on hand, g Sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and TO iurnlsn .ne
same in quantities ordered to any Couni3
Clerk. Said paper shall be water-inaikeo
with a design furnished BY the SeeretAi!
Of State, in such q manner tnAt we saua
~.,sr. mark shall be plainly observable on
,hs outside Of such ballot when prop
srIv folded. Such design shall be changed
Tor each general election, and The same de,
sign hal not be used at any general
election within the space OF eieht
wears, but at any special or sep
sra,e local election paper marked with tne
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SIC. ~. On each ballot a perforated
line sbalI extend from top 10 bottom, one
balf-ipch from the right hand side OF sueh
ballot, and upon The hslf.inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number OF the ballot, "hien
shall be upon the back OF the slrlp 10 suen
position that ID shall appear on the OUTSIDE
when The ballot is folded. The NUMBER
on each ballot shall be the same as thst on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and -tnD E SHALL 10 III
In each county. Where tie names OF
candidates are printed in seperste columns,
the columns shall be separated BY heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names oil
candidates shall be separated By q rule ex'
tending TO the extreme right OF Inc
column, Ali ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomination for any office specified IN the
ballot has been certified to and filed &C.
cordiug 10 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 tho
candidates for President and 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 ONCE
| one blank space 10 be used when SUBSTITUTE
ing names TO fill vacancies. There shall
be a 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, IL 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-
vided. 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 candidates, such as
" vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in 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. 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. 10. Whenever it shall appear, by
afidsvit, that an error or omission has co.
CURED in the publication OF the name or
description of n 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 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 an election in any
! precinct by reason of the loss or destruc-
kfAr - 49, LaIlaka nkoEdol - that nrn
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit it 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. II. At 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 Elec-
tion shall possess the same qualifications,
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors 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.
SEC. 10. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q 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
30 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 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 be kept provided with proper sup
plies and convenience 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 hat 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 announce the same,
and il 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 writtan nv one of
the Clerks of Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv-
ing il.
Sec. 90. 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
cYosa or x after the name NJ thu paraon