Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-03-23
A NEW BALLOT
SYSTEM.

gina, ana as we nave "0oH
ed by several Of our readers to pub
lish the new law, we here give an
ienstallment of it and the remainder
will appear in next issue:-
! The Ballot. !
The bill provides that every cleo.
tor shall vote by a ballot.
Each person offering to vote
shall deliver single ballot to one
Of the judges Of election in the
presence Of at least one:of the 9TH.
err two judges.
The. ballot shall be Write paper
ticket, containing the names OF the
persons who have complied with
the provisions'of this act as here
matter provided, and the title OF
the Office printed or written as here
matter provided: None other shall
be legal ballot.
J. Candidates.
Any persons who intends to be a
candidate for any office, State or
National, to be elected by the cleo
tors of the State at large or OF a
congressional district, shall, at least
twenty days before such election,
notify the secretary Of the Com
monwealth in writing of such III
tention, designating the office for
which he is a candidate. Such
written notice shall be signed by
the said candidate, but if he be i'll
capable oe writing his proper sig
nature, then some mark adopted by
him as his signature shall be &C
lknowledged before justice OF tn
peace or other officers authorized t.
take acknowledgements to deeds
and in the same manner. Any pc
son who intends to be candidat
for any Office not embraced in tn
/ foregoing at any election sha'
give similar notice at least twer
,ty DAYS before such election to tn
clerk or clerks Of the county {
busting courts Of the various cour
ty or counties or the city OF cite
whose electors vote for the cand
date for such office. No perso
not announcing his crndidacy I
provided For above, shall have h
name printed on the ballots atsut
election, urless he be appointed, NJ
elected, to FIJI a vacancy in accor'
ance with the laws now in force
hereafter enacted. On receipt
the foregoing notice it shall be Il
duty of the secretary of the Coz
monwealth to Immediately mott
the secretary of each electoral boa
of each county or city of the Sta
or Of said congressional district.
Duty of Electoral Boards.
It'shall be the duty of the elect
raj boards of the several count
and cities within the State, with
thirty days preceding each elect
to cause to be printed a number
ballots equal to twice the ent
registered vote of the said coun
or city. These ballots shall &C
\ tain the names of all candida
complying with the provisions
above required, printed in 5la
ink Immediately below the of
for which they have so announ'
their candidacy,
/. = Printers Oath.
The printer with whom the boz
shall contract for the printing
the said ballots shall, before
work is commenced, take an O
before the secretary of said boz
who is hereby empowered to adm
lister said oath, to the follow
effect:
IL solemnly swear tina
will print (here insert NUMBER
lots. according to the instruct
Of the electoral board
county Cor city, of tina
will print and will permit to
printed, directly or indirectly,
more than the above number;
Twill at once destroy all imper
and perfect impressions; that
soon as said number Of ballot
printed, l will distribute
type used for said work,
finally, that | will not comm
cate to anyone whomsoever ins