New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28

booth and he shall not remain within the g"dI"-
rail longer than is necessary TO assist such disabled
voter No voter shall otherwise ask or receive Inc
assistance OF any person within the poIIing-place
in the preparation OF his ballot. or dVuige 10 an!
one within the pollingp the name OF any canal
date for whom he intends to vote. or for whom Ne
has voted No person shall occupy votins ,otS
more than ten minutes while all the other ooo'"s
WitSln such voting booths and not elsewhere the
name OF any person for whom the vot,i dGsrrS 10
vote for once named on he Official ballot ma, maj
TO y0Ss' or or NAV be thereon
candidates COR whom the Toter may vote ior "a, a.,
such ocs @ ballot lie ssa be no than -FOUR
inches wide. shall be printed on white PAPER. IN
R sea oh s'f he 0 oc an@ bao pr The
such pastors or paster ballots are printed sna,i
not 6 t91Nf Gp are pre All such
written or pasted on an official ha,io, shan b y"
M ace Of The bsIlo being the side and division Of
the ballot on which the names OF offices and cann;-
Ter shall project beyond the sides OF the Official
ballot upon which it is pasted ana so INA, no
when the ballot is properly folded for voting.
voseS sa be 50 nf9 the or
withstand!ng the name OF another c anduat h, no
without being erased. covered or concealed by me ne
written or pasted matter Bnt II inc NAME aine a pa
printed on such ballo, and less number OF names
of candidates for such office be written or pasted
hallot shall. II not erased covered concealed be
deemed the choice of the voter
HOW TO FOLD THE BALLOTS.
After the has prepared his ballot for voting,
and before leaving the booth. he shall fold II ana
each of the other official ballots in his possession
first crosswise by bringing the bottom of each pal
lot up the perforated line and then In the mid
die lengthwise, in such manner that. when fo!deu'
the face of each ballot shall be concealed ana
the printed number on the stub and the indofSe-
nent on the back of the ballot shall b" visible
| and that the stub can be removed without re-
moving any other part Of the ballot ana "tnou,
exposing any part OF the face Of the pn he mark
,pon tear or deface any Of the ballots so ioidrd
spectors II one Of the Official ballos delivered
to a voter shall be spoiled before so prepared. the M,
The oficiai ballots delivered to him, obtain from
him another full set one of each kind OF thr ON,
Of Official ballots shall be delivered to any voter
A may. after receiving one set OF ofncal
! the ballot clerks and then pass outside the guard
/ rail; and afterward while the polls are OPEN en-
purpose Of voting. and receive and prepare ms nal
lots and vote The same as If he had not oG once NEE
| ballots therefor. But not more than two sets in
all OF official ballots shall on such account, De
within the guard-rail more than twice at the same
/ election. for the purpose OF voting.
MANNER OF VOTING.
When the ballot 4 voter proposes to vote shall be
! set delivered to him shall he properly folded. he
shall leave the voting booth with the ballots so
folded and keeping all his ballots so folded. shall
proceed at orcc 10 the inspector in charge Of the
ballot box and first hand to such Inspector the
| bsuo, he intends TO vote Such Inspector shall
! announce the rarle Of the voter end the printed
number the stubs Of the official ballots in tho
voters possession. If such voter be entitled th"n
and there to vote. and h" shall not BE- challenger
in bis favor and II his ballots are properly folded
! and have mark or tear visible on the outiIe
and the printed inddrsernen on the la ,k and II
such printed number IL the sara" as that entered on
the poll list the number on the stubs OF ne SET o.
Official ballots last delivered to him by the ballot
clerk, such inspector shall receive Sncn nao,
which the voter intends TO vote and after removing
I the stub therefrom. in plain view OF the voter ana
whont ynfoldher So bro or in any way ex
posing any part OF the face thereof below The
stub shall deposit ds5 !" shG proper The voter shah
/ thereupnn and rfter the ballot voted by him Is
in pcharsn OF the box for unvoted ballots all
other Official ballots OF the same SGT delivered ~
5 n1 ann such inspector atcT removing thc
stubs therefrom in ike manner shall deposit such
still 50 folded in the box for unyo,ed ballots Such
voter snail hep for,n~h b pas ,hS
remain within the guail-raI FOR other purposes
| than voting
GENERAL DUTIES OF INSPECTORS
one OF the inspectors OF election at each polling
! place whilc the polls OF an election tnTTfit NJ"
open shall designated to receive the ballots from
the voters voting II it be an election for which
voters are required to be registered IN" other IN
spcctors shall. before any ballots are delivered by
tho ballot Clerks voter. ascertain wheih'r such
| voter is duly registered and so announce - IN"
ballot clerks who shall not deliver any bi.ios 10
such voter until such inspectors announce thai snch
voter is registered Tpon each delivery % ballots
70 a voter such inspectors shall enter opposite IN"
| name of such voter upon the register and In cach
Of the certified copies her%S h o DI ev%rc on
cancel.ing any previous number so entered w,nou,
votes they shall check his name upon sucn register
and upon each OF the two certified copiSs inereoi -,
The inspectors shall. forthwith upon deiaching me
stubs from any set Of Official ballots, deliver such
detached stubs TO the ballot c.erk
GENERAL DUTIES OF POLL CLERKS
Each poll clerk at each poiing-place FOR which
Official ba lots are required to be provided snail nave
a book for Keeping the poi.-lis thereof, containing
columns headed respectively, numbers on ballots
names OF voters and. II in city, residence OF
voters If there shall be more than one bal'ot-box
lawfully required for the reception Of votes cast
tnereat there shall be additional column In earh
poli-lis, book for each bao;-box. headed with the
numbers or other designations, respectively Of such
Upon each delivery Of Sc; Of oflcial ballots h.
the ballot clerks to voter, each pol clerk Sma.i
enter upon his post in the appr3prnate CGn . s
the printed number upon the stubs OF hs
order OF the first letter Of his surname. and II IN a
CITY the residence o. the voter by street anu mum
Der or If IL have no street number brief descrp-
ton OF the locality thereof II the set OF ballots
delivered TO any voter shall he returned by MIN 20
the ballot clerks. the baioi number thereof 80 en-
tered on the po-st. shall BE- cancelled by craving
mark through il, leaving the number STU. legibe;
and upon the delivery Of each additional set OF
ballots bv The ballot clerks to the same voter. th'
poll shall add opposite the name of such vote,
on the p1il-lis. in proper column, the prlntc
number on the stubs Of such additional set OF bal
lots. L. 49,. a.
Each mol clerk shall make memorandum on the
po,l-lis kept by him OF every instance OF voter re-
celvng the assistance of another person IN the Vot-
ing booth in the preparation of his ballot stating
the name of such the substance breny Oh tn'
| reasons for recurring such assistance as sworn u
by the voter and the name OF the person rendering
such assistance. a., -, H..
! Each poll clerk shall designate upon his poli-hs'
every person entered upon his list who snail have
LIZ IN u mol