Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-03-23

said board to designate one OF their
number to be continuously present
in the room in which said ballots
are printed. from the commence
ment antil the end of said work
and see that the understandings OF
said oath are strictly complied with.
For the faithful discharge OF SAID
duty he shall receive as compensa-
ton two dollars. As soon as said
ballots are printed, they shall be.
securely wrapped and sealed, and
such member Of the electoral board /
shall take them into his exclusive
possession, allowing no one to ez-
anime them; nor shall such men,
Der communicate to anyone any
information as to the size, style or
contents of said ballots. he
shall continue in such exclusive
posscsssion until he delivers said
ballots to the electoral board as
hereinafter provided. Any VIOLA
ton of the provisions of this Sec
ton for which no punishment has
been otherwise provided, shall be
i deemed a misdemeanor, and pun
lshed by fine Of two hundred dol
lars and imprisonment for one
month in jail.
! A Seal and the Ballot.
It shall be the duty Of the electo-
= raj board as soon as possible after
the passage of this act to procure
; and adopt a seal. which may be
changed from time to time in the
i discretion Of said board, which said
/ seal shall be not less that two inch
es in diameter. Said board shall
meet as soon as convenient after
the printing of the ballots, as pro
vided in the preceding section, OF
which meeting the judge of the
county or corporation court shall
Il
: be notified, and at which there shall
: present the said Judge and the mem
bers Of the said board, but no othel
J persons. And said Judge shall
thereupon enter Of record upon thu
i minutes of the electoral board al
: affidavit, stating that said ballot
we're counted and sealed in his pre-
: ence in the manner prescribed b.
e law. At this meeting the membe
o of the board who shall have secure
S, from the printer the ballots as re
n CURED by the preceding section
5e shall deliver SAID ballots to sal
lie board. The ballots shall then b
II carefully counted by said board, an
n entered by the secretary OF til
ae board in book provided by hi
or and kept for such purpose. III
a. board shall affix its seal to ever
es ballot printed as above provide
Ii upon the side reverse from that u
IN on which the names Of the can1
as dates appear. Of the said baIlo
lis they shall make as many packag
Oh as they are voting precincts in tt
ct county or city, one for each pr
d. cinct, which package shall conta
or twice as many official ballots
of there are voters registered at t
he precinct for which it is intende
M Each of these packages shall be
fly curely sealed so that the ball(
Ird shall be invisible, and 50 that tn
ate could be readily opened witho
detection. Upon each Of said pac
ages shall be Endorsed the name
to- the precinct for which it is inter
les ed. and the number of ballots the
hin in contained. The remainder
ion the ballots shall then be secur'
Of wrapped and sealed, and kept
ire curely by the said board. The s
lty packages designed for the variC
On precincts shall remain in the
ties elusive possession Of the secretary
as the board until delivered by h
nck to the judges or judge of elect
lice of the precinct hereinafter provid
ced Ballots, How Provided.
Before every election the SCI
tary of the electoral board shall
ard liver to the judges or judge OF e
OF ton the package Of official ball
the for that precinct, taking a rec'
'ath therefor and a certificate that
ara seals appear to be untampered W
1ln- Said sealed package. to be Ope