Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-30
THE WALTON BILL.

the bill-which goes into effect on
the first day of July next-we copy
from the Richmond Dispatch, and
is as follows:
l.Beit enacted 10y the General
Assembly of Virginia, That every
elector shall vote by ballot.
.. Each person Offering to vote
shall deliver a single ballot to one
of the Judges of election IN the
presence of at least of one OF the
other two judges
5. The ballot shall be a white
paper ticket, containing the names
of the persons who have complied
with the provisions OF this act as
hereinafter provided, and the title
of the office printed or written as
hereinafter provided. None other
shall be legal ballot.
CANDIDATES GIVE NOTICE.
/. Any person who intends to be
candidate for any office, State or
national. TO be elected By the cleo
tors of the State at large or of a
Congressional district, shall, al
least twenty days before such
election, notify the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth IN writing OF
such intention, designating the
Office fer which he is a candidate
Such written notices shall be sign
ed by the said candidate, but If be
Is Incapable of writing his proper
signature, then some mark adopted
BIZ him as his signature shall be
acknoN lodged before justice OF
the peace brother officer authorized
to take acknowledgements of deeds
and IN the same manner. Any
person who intends to be candi'
date for any Office not emb: aced IN
the foregoing at any election, shall
givea similar notice at leaSttwenty
DAYS before such election, to the
clerk or clerks OF the said county
or hastings courts of the various
county or counties or cities, whose
electors vote for the candidate OF
such Office. No person not an oun'
cling his candidacy as provided for
above shall have his name printed
on ballots at such election, unless
he be appointed, not elected, to fill
a vacancy ID accordance with the
laws now in force or hereafter enac-
ted. On receipt of the foregoing
notice it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth to
immediately notify the secretary
of each electoral board of each
county or city of the State or of
said Congressional district.
) It shall be the duty of the cleo
toral hoard OF the several counties
and cities within the State within
thirty days preceding each cleo
tion, to cause to be printed a num-
Der of ballots equal to twice the
entire registered vote Of the said
county or city. These ballots shall
contain the names OF all candidates
complying with the provisions as
above req hired, printed In black
ink Immediately below the office
for which they have so announced
heir candidacy.
PRIMERS UNDER OATH.
6. The printer with whom the
board shall contract for the prin-
ting Of the said ballots shall before
the work is commenced take an
oath before the secretary of said
board, who is hereby empowered to
administer said oath, to the follow
ing effect:
d. olemnly swear that l
will print (here insert number) bal
lots, according to the instruction
of the electoral board of the county
for ciiv) d.; that l will print
and will permit to be printed, d.
rectIy or indirectly,nO more than
the above number; that l Will at
once destroy all imperfect and
perfect imprt ssiOns; that as soon
as said number of ballots is prn-
ted l will distribute the type used
for said work, and hnally, tnat
will not communicate to any one
whomsoever in any manner what.
soever the size, style, or contents
OF SAID bal,Ots.'
This oath shall be reduced to
writing and signed by the person
taking it, and also a similar affida'
Wit shall be rtqnirel of any en-
ployee or other persons engaged
upon said work, or who shall have
access to i, or any Intentional
violation of said oath shall constr
tute the cline OF perjury. 1t shall
be the duty of said board 10 desig-
nate one of their number to be
continuously present in the room 10
which SAID ballots are printed from
the commencement until the end OF
said work, and see that the under.
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