Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-08-11

Isme in quantities ordered 10 any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be water-marked
. design furnished BY the Secretary
81 State, in such q manner that the said
' ater. mark shall be plainly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
srIy folded. Such design shall be changed
Tor each general election, and the ssme de-
sign shall not be used ct any general
within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
arate local election paper marked with the
design used st any previous election may
be used.
SEC. ia. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one-
half-inch from the right hand side Of such
ballot, aud upon the hslf-inch strip thus
there shall be no writing or print
ing. except the number OF the ballot, which
shall be upon the back OF the strip in such
that 10 shall appear on the outside
when the ballot 10 folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same 90 that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered c~onsecutively
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperste columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated By Q rule ex-
tending TO the extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomin alton for any office specified In the
ballot has been certified 10 and filed &C.
cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The names OF the candi-
dates for each office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the office in al
phabeticsl order, according 70 surname,
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Presidential Electors shall be arranged In
groups az presented In the several certif-
cat % OF nomination, and the names Of the
candidates for President aud Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
Dental Electors; the political designation
OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left at the end
OF the list OF candidates for each office
one blank space to be used when substitute
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side Of the
anne at least one-hslf inch wide, so that
the voter may clearly indicate IN the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom be wishes TO vote.
Whenever any question is 10 be submitted
to the vote of the people, it shall be
printed upon the ballot in such o manner
az 10 enable the electors TO vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation OF each
off 90 such words az will aid the voter to
indicate his choice OF osndidatesa UGH as
' vote for one" "vote for three" aud the
like.
SEQ. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in stub books Of dfty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number OF ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SEC. IA. The County clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct 10 the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and In ell
other precincts one hundred ballots
for Zach fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. 10. Whenever II shall appear, by
afidavit, that an error or omission has co.
ourred in the publication OF the name or
description OF any OF the candidates
nominated, or in the printing OF the bal.
lots. any member Of the Board Of
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir-
ing the county CLERK to correct such er.
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening Of the
polls, at any election, the County Clerk
shall csuse to be delivered to the Board Of
Election OF each election precinct in his
county the proper number Of tickets Of
the kind TO be used in the election precinct.
In case OF prevention Of an election in any
| precinct by reason Of the loss or destruc-
ton Of the ballots intended for that pre-
| cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-.
oinot shall make an afidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit il TO the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt OF suoh afida-
Wit, and upon the application Of any osndi-
date for any Office 10 be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order . new election in suoh pre-
| cinct.
SEC. II. At the same time aud in the
same manner as Inspectors and judges of
Election are now appointed 10 the State.
there shall be appointed two Clerks Of
Election, who shall have charge OF the bal
lots on election day, and shall furnish
them TO the voters In the manner herein
after provided for. Said clerks Of EIes-
ton shall possess the same qualifications,
and receive the sAme compensation as In
speotors Of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
! polled the largest and the next largest
votes In the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. 10. The Board OF County Com.
m~issioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number OF places, booths or compart-
ments. In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
walton Of others, and q guard rail shall be
30 placed that only such persons as are In
side said rail can approach within six
feet OF the ballot box. and Of such booths
or compartments. The arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view OF those just out
side the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be
net less than one for each fifty or fraction
OF fifty voters registered In the precinct.
Each of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and o~onveniences for marking ballots.
No person, other thAn voters engaged 10
receiving. preparing or depositing their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during the time the polls are
open. except by authority OF the Board
OF Election, and in that case only for the
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerks
OF Election, who shall announce the same,
and IL the other Clerk shall fnd the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
be given 70 the voter. and the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one OF
the Clerks OF Election upon she registry
list opposite the name OF the voter receiv-
ing ii.
SEC. 90. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
OF the places, booths or compartments.
He shall prepare his ballot by marking a
cross or x after the name Of the person
for whom he intends to vote for each Of
fee. In case Of q constitutional amand.