Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-16

lot aud sub stitute thereinin writin
the names of any person or person
for any Office for which he may desii
to vote.
You CANT HAVE A BALLOT.
1t shall be unlawful for any electc
to carry the official ballot furnishe
him by the judge of election furtht
than the voting booth. and should b,
after inspecting said ballot, conclud
not to vote. he must Immediately II
turn said ballot to The judges of ele,
lion. Except as hereinafter provide.
no person shall advise, counsel or NJ
sist any elecior by writing, words c
gesture, as to how he shall vote {
mark his ballot after the same hu
been delivered TO him 10y the Judge
of election. Any person violutip
tho provisions of this section shall l.
deemed guilty of IL uisdemen nor, mn
upon conviction thereof shall be fine
not less than $500 nor moro TIM
$1,000, and confined i'll Jail 81
loonths. TO carry any official ball,
beyond the voting booth or ava
from said booth, except to the Judge
OF election, or to vote any ballet, e!
cept such rs shall be received by til
olector from the Judge of election
shall DO n misdemeanor punishabl
by fine of 500, and it shall tc I'll
duty of tho judges of election
cause by verbal order or warrant til
instant arrest of any person maxim
such attempt, and he shall be requi
ed to vote or surrender snid hallo
and he may he confined in Jail by o
der Of said Judges of election, unit
he obeys said requirement, not e,
ceeding ten days.
TWO MINUTES AND A HALF.
No elector shall be allowed by TIL
Judges of election to remain in sui
voting booth, provided in this nc
more than two aud one half minutes
to the obstruction Of o'her voters d,
siring to vote. Said judges of ele,
lion shall cause any elector attemp
ing to occupy said voting booth fc
n longer time to retire and surrei
der his ballot, and he shall not ngai
be allowed to receive an official bale
unless, i'll the discretion of the Judge
Of election, another opportunity {
vote will not delay or hinder otht
ele ctors.
DtFACED BALLOT.
Should any ballot be unintentioi
ally or accidentally defuced, or IN an
way rendered unfit for voting b
such cloctor, tho elector shall d. live
said defaccd ballot TO the Judges c
election and receive another upo
taking an oath that the defacemer
of the ballot first delivered to hil
was not done for the purpose of de
facing said official ballot. Any pei
son swearing falsely to such fac
shall be deemed guilty of PERJURY.
CONSTABLE AT TIE POLLS.
The electoral board of tnch count
or city shall appoint for each votin
precinct therein one special consl,
bile, who shall DO conservator of tli
peace, and shall be specially charge
with enforcing the provisions of TN
act, having all the powers of col
stable, and for such services he sha
be allowed one dollar per day. II
shall have the power CT arrestin
upon the verbal order or warrant {
tue Judges of election or mnjo, it
OF them, of the precinct to which II
is appointed, any person who is q
Tending or attempting to violate an
of tho provisions of this act or di,
turbing the peace, and the person S
arrested shall be taken as soon a
possible before III justice OF the penc,
having cognizance of the offence, an
be then proceeded against under til
general laws of the State. At the l.,
quest of amy elector in the votin
booth who may be physically or ed,
cationally unable to vote, the sai
special constable, who shall be IL
honest and deserving man who ca
read and write, may render him a.
sisiauce by reading the names an
Offices i'll the ballot and point out
him names That he wishes to strii.
out, OF otherwise aid him in prepa
ing his ballot lii case said eiecto
be- blind, said special constable sha
prepare said ballot for said clector j
accordance With the instructions c
said ciector. Before entering upo
the duties Of his Office the said SD,
cial constable shall take an oath t
faithfully perform the duties thereo
and for corrupt violation of til
same he shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and be fined not les
than $500 and be imprisoned not les
than one nor more than lively
months i'll jnil.
NO CROWDS AT THE POLLS.
1t shall not be lawful upon tue da
of election for persons to congregat
aud crowd upon the public highway
within one hundred feet of any @
voting places, and any person violal
ing the provisions of this sectio
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