Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-04
NEW WAY OF VOTING
Tho Walton Law, Under Which Tues
days Election Will Be Held.
SPECIAL CONSTiBLES DUTIES.
They Must 30 Honest and Discreet ana
Are Plainly Told What They
Must or Shall DO.


The law under which the election In
virginia will BE- conducted next Tuesday
has boconne generally known as the Wal
ton law. having taken the namc OF It's
patron. Senator walton, Of Shenandoah
rv some 1t Is. called tie Australian
ballot system, because this mode OF
voting. with numerous notifications. has
been ongrafted on tho Anderson McCor-
mick Act. under which the Virginia cleo
lions have been held for about ten years.
The title OF the new statute Is "To Pro-
vide for the Method OF Voting by Ballot
In order that the people OF the State
may have an opportunity TO study the
Walton law well before voting on Tues
day, the Dlsuatch presents this morning
the fun text OF that measure. which
became effective on July ist last. but has
not been tried. except IN Two town cleo
tiOns. The law reads:
|. re IL enacted by the General A.
sembly OF Virginia. That every elector
shall vote By ballot
p Each person Offering 10 vote shaN
deliver Il single ballot 10 one or ,hc
judg OF election in the presence or AZ
least one Of the other two Judges.
s. The ballot shall be n white paper
ticket, containing the name OK me per-
sons VINO compiled with the PROVISIONS
Of this act as Ter lnaitrr iroE4el, q.
the title OF tn Office printed or written
as hereinafter provided. None otueE sA'lt
be le.al ballot.
DUTIES OF CANDIDATES.
4 Any person who intends 10 b., a cnn-
Il Htt q. p .f 7.
- be elected iy ths electors or the Sia,e
a. large or OF n congressional district
shall az Least " 'niy days b'IoIf SON
election. u0cify the Secretary OK tlr
Commonwealth in writing properly "A
tested. of such Intention, designating. we
office for which he Is candidate SI.h
written notice eh1i be- signed by. ne
said candidate. bar II he be- Incapable ol
writing rs pio.pG4r sisn Slra II, 'T X =
sicuatur. shall bee Acknowledged before
Justice Of the ace or other oilicer an-
thorIZe1 90 take acknOWlef Smcnis -
deeds. and IN the same manner ANY p =
son who intends TO be eanI,dtte i'r
az any election shall give similar
notice. at least twenty days before sl.n
election 10 the clerk or clerks OK mo
county or hustincs courts OF tns NAtl us
county or counties or the ci'y or cues
whose electors Vota for the carGiIate lVr
such Office. 40 Ter-0n not Announcing
his candidacy provided for as above shall
have his name printed On Nte udl1"
provided for such election. IN re W
O. tho f,rcaOi.. notice it SHALL De tNe
lff.r n tfc = secretary OF the Common
w-llth % lmmcl ateiy notify the secie-
,ar,- Of each electoral board or each c'Nn-
~ or city OF On, state or Of SAID con-
sress.onal district.
HOW AND WHEN BALLOTS PRINTED
8. II shall be the d"ty Of The electoral
"tH| i
cities within the state. within thirty dat
preceding each election. - cause -
II. prirtal q number ~ ballots equal -
twice the eutir. registered Nois OF in@
said county or city. These pilo'3 S''l,
contain TIE names of al 'nlldA,'
c,tnrlying with the provisions above re-
quiraI. printed in black ink, immei4a'-.y
below rho office for which they nave -
announced their c3nt.dacN. 49,,
& Th. printer with whom me no.Ii
etru contract for the printing or the
e,fl ballots shall. before the wotN y
commence. take An oath before th' go
rer.lrv OF said board who - nrl@tF -
powered u administer salI oatA' - 'H'
III. WIS v0le,,rlv swear that
win print Oore insert numecD ballots
accoriinr % the instruction ~ IN e.e'c.
toral board OF the county or cllyD ul
---: that I VIII print ana VIII
hermit % BE- printed. directly OF ii.l-
fsltlv. no more than III. eboge number;
that VII a once destroy ~! '-i..''
az peri. 20 impioss.tio,r' tnat ~ s'pn 81. IN
distribute the tyre used FOR s-.d Wpin'
and finally, that ! Will not commune 'r
u any one whow-oever ~ any manner
Whatsoever the size. style, or contents
Of SAID ballots
This oath snail be reduced 20 writing
au4 si-n.l hy the person taking lt, ana
also a. similar an.Nlt .mN lr I'lllli .
OF any employee or ofhtT person '4-d-'
upln s2t work. or VINO shall nay" "ctt-
- n, and any intentional violation OF
said oath shall constitute TIE crtn" OF
perjury II shall be the duty or said boar l
t. designate one % their NUMBER 10 Ne
continuously present IN The room ID "hi.h
said ballots are printed from me COM
fnnncefvrnt urtI the emil ~ sail work.
and geo that the NnIartak.rrs OF said oath
are strictly compiled WIZ. for ING
faithful discnarga or SAIL Guy ne sh.t
receive as compensation two dollars. ~
soon ~ said ballots are printed they
shall ~. securely wrapped ana scaled
and such fIeWber OF the Electoral bDafi
shall take them into It's exclusive possess
sion. allowing 10 one - examine them.
nor shall such member Communicate 20
any one any information - L ina size,
style. or contents or said ballots. lie
shall cCntlnle in such exclusive possession
untl he delivers said ballots - the
electoral board ~ hereinafter provide
ANY violation cr tn provisions Of TN
section. for which ~ punishment has
been otherwise provided, shall lie deemed
q mlslnWeauor. and punished by tne
Of two hundred dollars, aud Imprisonment
for ore month in jail.
DUTIES or ELECTORAL BOARD.
T. Il shall 10 the duty Of the Electoral
Board, as soon As possible after the pas
sage Of his act. 10 procure ana adopt u
seal, which may be changed from time TO
time IN tho discretion OF said board.
which -li1 seal shall 10 not less than
Inches In diameter Said board snail meet
- soon a. convenient after the printing
OF ths ballots. as provided in The proceed
Ing section, OF which meeting the Judge
OF the County or Corporation Court SHAH
bc notified and az which there shall. be
present the said judge ard the members
Of the said board, but TO other persons.
And SAIL judge shall thereupOn enter Of
record upon tire minutes OK the Electoral
Board an affidavit stating that said bal
lots We're counted ana scaled In his pres
eAce n the manner prescribed by law.
At this meeting the m9mp3r OF the board
who snail have secured from the printer
the ballots as required by the preceding
section. shall deliver said ballots t. said
board The ballots shall then be- carefully
counted by the said board, and entered
by the Score any Of The board In Il book
provided by him and kept for such pur-
pose. The board shall afiN its seal -
every ballot printed as above provided.
upon the side reverse from that upon
which the names ot the cauI dates appear.
or the sal! ballots they shall make as
many packages as there are voting pre-
clncts in SAIL county or city. one for each
precinct. which package shall contain
twice az many official ballots as there
are voters registered at the precinct for
which IL IS intended. Each OF these pack
ages shall he securely sealed so that the
ballots shall be invisible. and go that they
could not be readily opened without de-
lection. Upon each Of said packages shah
be endorsed the name OF the precinct for
which IL is intended. and the number %
ballots therein contained. The remainder
OF the ballots shall then be securely wrap
ped and scaled and kept securely by the
said board. The said packages designed
for the various precincts shall Remain IN