Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-12-16

shall be printed or tinted paper, iurnished
by the Secretary Of State. IL shall be the
duty of the Secretary Of State TO obtain,
aud keep on hand, Q sufficient supply OF
| such paper for ballots, and to furnish the
same in quantities ordered TO any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be wster-msrked
with q design furnished by the Secretary
of State, in such a manner that the said
water.msrk shall be plainly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly 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
araie local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top to bottom, one
hslf-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
shall be upon the back OF the strip 10 such
position that il shall appear on the outside
| when the ballot Is folded. The plumber
on each ballot shall be the same as that on
the corresponding stub, and The ballots
! and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperste columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, and on all ballots the names oil
candidates shall be separated by a rule ex
tending to the extreme right OF the
column. All 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.
cording to the provisions OF this Act and
no other name. The names Of the candi.
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabeticsl order, according TO surname.
except that the name OF candidates for
| Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the several certih-
cat % OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall precedo 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 office
one blank space to be used when substitut-
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, 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-
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 csndidats s1ch as
a. vote for oue," "vo.e 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.
SEC. IA. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in tho
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 10 the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever II shall appear. by
affidavit, that an 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
by any voter, shall issue an order reqair-
ing the county CLERK to correct such err
ror.
SEC. 16. Before the opening Of the
polls, at any election, the County Clerk
shall cause TO be delivered to the Board OF
OF each election precinct in his
the proper number of tickets OF
the kind 10 be used in the election precinct. |
In case Of prevention Of an election in any
precinct by reason Of the loss or destruc.
lion of the ballots intended for that pre- |
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 il TO the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt Of such afids-
Wit, and upon the application OF any candi-
for any office to be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order q new election in such pre-
cinot.
SEC. IT. 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 EIec-
tion shall possess the same qualifications.
and receive the same compensation as H.
speotors Of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes 10 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, . sufficient
number Of places, booths or compsrt-
ments. in which voters may co%nyeniently
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 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 boz
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 10 the precinct.
Each of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and convenieuce s for marking ballots.
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositiDg their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls are
open. except by authority Of tho 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 announce the same.
and il the other Clerk shall ind the nam
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 tho name OF the voter receiv-
ing 1t.
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 q
cross or x after the name OF the person
for Whnm hQ ntanda IN vofa for aaah NJ.