The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-01

H. 70 for the ballot boxes and other property
pertaining to elections and generally to do and per-
form oil other acts matters and things by law required
OF them which necessary properly Incidental
TO the execution OF their duties
CHAIRMAN INSPECTORS
SECTION -. Unless otherwise directed by the Minis
the Inspector first named in the respective lists of
Boards of inspectors shall be the Chairman and shall
preside at all meetings of Inspectors
decision of majority of the members of the Board
of Inspectors shall be the decision of such Board.
ABSENCE OF CHAIRMAN.
81 In all cases under the provisions hereof
where duties to be performed by the Chairman of the
Inspectors, such duties may be performed by
other one OF the inspectors whenever the Chairman is
temporarily absent, is otherwise for the time being
unable to perform such duties.
CORRECTION VorIxG LIST.
SECTION "a No change shall be made in the copy
of the Register OF Voers furnished the Inspectors by
the Board of Registration except by the Inspectors
upon and in accordance with the written order of the
Board of Registration for the District
The name, date and reason for each change
rection made shall be entered III the Inspectors Record
BALLOT Boxes
SECTION IS The Minister shall provide two suitable
ballot boxes for each polling place One of such boxes
shall be marked in plain letters For Senators and
the other For Representatives They shall bear
other device mark.
Such boxes shall be made of wood of a single thick
ness of boards not inch nor less than three
quarters of an inch i'll thickness. They shall be rer-
fecty smooth inside and out and shall have hinged
center of such lid there shall be an aperture of not
more than three inches in length; and not over
quarter of "a inch in width which may be protected
by lid or raised edge.
OF POLLING PLACES
SALOONS PROHIBITED.
SECTION 76. No polling place shall be in any pre-
misses where the sale of intoxicating liquors. beer
POLLING APARTMENT.
SECTION II. The Inspectors shall prepare at each
polling place suitable compartment space In
which shall be placed at point convenient for voters
the two ballot boxes herein provided for.
ARRANGEMENT VOTING COMPARTMENTS
SECTION IS. The Inspectors shall cause to be pro-
vided within the polling apartment not than three
voting shelves compartments at in which voters
may conveniently mark their ballots.
Such shelves Shall be arranged Tat in marking
ballots thereon the voters may be screened from the
observation of others.
guard rail shall be so constructed and placed that
only such persons inside said rail approach
within six feet of the ballot boxes and of such voting
shelves or compartments.
The arrangement shall be such that neither the
ballot boxes the voting shelves or compartments
shall be hidden from the view of those just outside the
No persons other than the election officers, and
voters in the act OF preparing their votes voting
shall be admitted within said rail, except by authority
of the Inspectors for the purpose of keeping order and
enforcing the law.
Each voting shelf compartment shall be kept pro-
vded with convenences for marking the ballots
Persons ALLOWED WITHIN POLLING ABATEMENT.
SECTION 70. The Inspectors shall, previously to
opening the polls set apart sufficient space around
the polling place to prevent interference with the
duct OF the election; and no person. other than the IN
pector the candidates their respective agents. not
than two each, and such voters, not exceeding
six at a time, for the time being actually
gagged in voting, shall be permitted within the space
set apart during the time appointed for voting.
TINE OPENING CLOSING Polls.
SECTION so The polls shall be opened by the In
spectors at OF the clock upon the morning OF the
election day and shall be kept opened continuously,
until of the clock in the afternoon Of said day unless
all of the registered of the precinct shall have
poled their votes previous to that time, after which
the polls shall be closed and the counted here
matter provided.
PnocrDrnr Urox OPENING Polls,
SECTION 81. At the opening of the polls for election.
the Chairman of the Inspectors SHALL in presence of
any by-stander publicly open the ballot boxes and
expose them to all persons present that it may be