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

/ ticular Office shall be void; but the
ballot, as to any other office for
which only one name remains I'M
scratched, shall be valid. de shall
fold said ballot with the name OF
the candidates on the side and
hand the same TO the judge of cleo
ton, who shall place the same in
the ballot-box without any inspec-
ton, further than to assure himself
that said ballot is a genuine ballot,
for which purpose he may, without
looking at the printed inside OF
said ballot, inspect the official seal
upon the back thereof; provided 1t
shall be lawful for any voter to
erase any or all names printed
upon said official ballot and sub
shtute therin in writing the name
of any person for any office Tor
which he may desire to vote.
NO INTERFERENCE.
II. 1t shall be unlawful for any
elector to carry the official ballot
furnished him by the Judge OF cleo
ton further than the voting booth,
aud should be, afterinspecting said
ballot, conclude not to vote, he
must Immediately return said bal
lot to the judges of election. Ex-
cept as hereinafter provided, no
person shall advise, counsel, or
assist any elector by writing, word,
or gesture as to how he shall vote
or mark his ballot after the same
has been delivered t. him by the
Judges OF election. Any person
violating the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeaDor, and upon convection
thereof shall be fined not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000 and
confined IN Jail six months. To
carry any official ballot beyond the
voting. booth or away from said
booth, except to the judges of cleo
ton, or to vote any ballot except
such as shall be received by the
elector from the judge of election,
shall be a misdemeanor, punish
able by fine OF 800; aud it shall
be the duty of the judges OF cleo
ton to cause by verbal order or
warrant the instant arrest of any
person making such attempt, ana
he shall be required to vote or sur.
render said ballot, and he may be
confined in Jail, by the order OF
said judges of election, until he
obeys said requirement, not exceed.
ing ten days.
10. No elector shall be allowed
by the judges of election to re-
main in said voting.hooth prOvid-
Ia this act more than two and one
halt minutes to the obstruction OF
other electors desiring to vote.
Said judges of election shall cause
any elector attempting to occupy
SAID voting booth for a longer
time to require and surrender his
ballot, and he shall not again be
allowed to receive an official ballot,
unless in the discretion Of the
judges of election another Opportu'
nifty to vote will not delay or hin
der ether electors.
IA. Should any ballot be
unintentionally or accidentally de-
faced, or in any way rendered ur'
fit for voting Ivy such elector, the
eIector shall deliver said defaced
ballot to the judges of election
and receive another upon taking
an oath that the DETACHMENT OF the
ballot first delivered to him WIS
not done for the purpose of dtfac'
Ing said official ballot. Any per
son swearing falsely to such fact
shall be deemed guilty of per-
jury.
DUTIES OF THE CONSTABLE.
10. The electoral board Of each
county or city shall appoint for
each voting precinct therein one
special constable, who shall be an
honest and discreet person of
said precinct, and be able to
read and write, and shall be a
conservator of the peace, and shall
be especially charged with enforc-
ing the provisions of this act, hav-
ing all the powers of constable;
and for such services he sail be
allowed one dollar per day. He
shall have the power of arresting
upon the verbal order or warrant
Of the judges of election, or a ma
jority of them, of the precinct to
which he is appointed, any person
who is offending or attempting TO
violate any OF the provisions of
this act of disturbing the peace,
and the person so arrested shall be
taken as soon as possible before
Justice OF the peace having cog
nizance of the offence and be then
proceeded against under the gene
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