Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-05-06


same, and if the other Clerk shall find the
name upon The registry list he shall repeat
the name and address. One ballot shall be
then given 10 the voter, and the number Of
said ballot shall be written by one OF the
| Clerks of Election upon the registry list OPP
| posite the name Of The voter RECEIVING 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 on X
/ after The name Of the peason for whom he in
/ tends to vote for each office. In case of a
| constitutional amendment or other question
submitted to the voters the cross or X shall
/ be placed after the answer which he desires
TO give. Such marking shall be done only
with a black lead pencil. Before leaving
the booth OF compartment the voter shall fold
! his ballot in such manner that the water
/ mark and the number of the ballot shall APP
| pear on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot, and shall keep it so
| folded until he has voted. Having folded
his ballot, the voter shall deliver II to The In
! spector, who shall announce The name of the
voter and the number of his ballot. The
/ Clerk having the reg stry list in his charge,
] il he hnds the number to agree with the
/ number Of The ballot delivered to the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and shall
mark opposite III name the wor the strip
! The Inspector shall then Scparatballot, and
! bearing the number from the ballot box.
shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box
Said strip and number shall be Immediately
destroyed.
SEC. Fl. But one person shall occupy any
one booth or compartment a one time, and
no person shall remain in or occupy booth
or compartment longer than may be necessa-
ny to prepare his ballot, and in no case longer
than hive minutes.
SEC ~. Any voter who shall accidental
ly spoil a ballot may return such spoiled
ballot to the Clerks OF Election, and receive
another one in its place. All the ballots
thus returned shall BE- Immediately Cancelled,
by writing the word Cancelled across the face
OF the ballot, and, with those not distributed
to the voters, shall b. returned with the cleo
ton returns. \ voter who does not yo.e The
| ballot delivered TO him shall, before leaving
The space inside the guard rail, return such
/ ballot TO tie Clerks, who shall Immediately
cancel the same and return it in the same
manner as a spoiled bailol. The Clerks OF
! Election hal account Tor jhe ballots deliv-
cred 10 th IN. ~ returning sufficient num-
Der of unused and spoiled ballots 20 MAKE
up, wDen added 10 he number Of official bal
lois cast, he number OF ballot, delivered 10
hem
SEC. %. 4 vo.er who declare, undo
oath, thai oy rra-on OF physical df,ab,lir..
he j, unable to mark his ballot, shall al HI
rsqu-s. be permitted 10 receive The as,isianc..
ia such ma king, Of an cl-c,of. oth II ttan
any election olhc i, bus 10 person shall b.
permitted q, 60 inside the guard raj as az
ASSISTANT 10 more uau on vo.er.
SIC. "a. No ballot shall be 4 posted in
The ballot box uHIes, the watet-mark, a,
ereHbefoge provided, app at, thereon, and
unless he -bp con aiming b. number OF tha
ballot has b.en removed IN reitom b.; ia.
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",awpja bsuos'. 49, least three tunes a.
many cope oi chs loum of ba'lul proH,ea
i'r use ia each ~ enc. 4r Their shall be yes
ieteres vo.e1s lu s4eh precinct. Such cppi
shall b. FURNISH 40 gls.er~d voters al IN.
ONCE Of said County Clerk duing Office
hours ior hvc days preceding The day Of el. G.