The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-10-18

neanor and be punished with line OF
I two hundred dollars and Imprisonment
.one mont; injgiI., q. s.es,..; :s
8. It shall be the duty of the electoral
board OF the several counties and cities to
( provide nj elscn Of the places ia. their res
Dective counties and cities small coui-
1ar;ineh or booth large enough to.con-
lbaiH anti, conceal from general ohserva-
tion voter aud a desk or other convcn-
fences for writing In said booth there
shall be PLACED pen and ink. Said com
! pagtlnaat Or Eiooth Saaii be soerected that
( a psr.opi tnnding at. sald desk in said
! booth or compartment shall he wholly ex-
I clud6d from the observation ot.thc clerk =
| judges OF, election and other persons. Ths
said board. in is. discretion. may have
one Or morS cf said booths ri said voting
! places .,,,,.
lG Except IL hereinafter provided t9r,
save the Judge Of The election and clerks
ALLOWED pY,law. 10 person. tier than the
elector Offering to vote shall be within
forty feet of thbbailot boS. The judges
OF election shall promptly decide any dis
pute as 10 the precedence CT electors to
the right to vote. deciding who first oilcr-
ed or, if two or more offered Ut The same
time. selecting the one TO whom the pre-
ccdccce shah be given. bus in case OF a
challenge. the challengcrs ard challenged
and he witnesses may appear before the
Judges. when such challenge is decided
ONLY the eIector having the right to vote
shall remain Within the prescribed limits.
II. Every elcctor qualified to vote at
nrecinct shall. when he so demands, be
furnished with an official ballot by one o.
tic Judges Of election selected for tina
duty 10y minority Of the Judges present,
The said eIcctor shall then take the said
official ballot and retire to SAID voting
booth. He shall then draw a line with
pen or pencil through the names of the
candidates he docs not wish to vote for,
/ leaving the name or names Of the candi-
date or candidates he does wish to vote
for unScra;chcd. No name shall be con-
siderod scratched unless the pen or pen
ell mark extend through threc-t0UrthS Of
the length of said name, and no ballot
save an official ballo, above provided tor
shall he counted for any person. hen,
az TO any Office. more than one name re-
mains unscratched the ballot for that par
iicu!ar Office Shall be void, but the ballot.
rs TO any other Office for which only one
name remains uuscratchcd, shall he yalid.
lie shah fold said ballot with the names
of The candidates on the inside ana mud
She same to the judges o.. election, who
shall place the same in the halot-boX
without any inspection further than to
assure himself that said ballot is a gent
inc ballot for which purpose he may
without looking at the printed inside OF
the ballot. inspect the oiGcial seal upon
the back thereof: provided IT Shall he law
i&l for any voter 10 Grace any or all the
names printed upon sad official ballot and
substitute therein in writing The name Of
any person or persons for AM Office for
which he may desire to vote.
u. II shall lie unlawful for any c!ectoi
to carry the Official ballot furnished him
~ The iudee of election tutlcr than the
voting booth. and should he, after inspect
ing said ballot. conclude not to vote, he
must Immediately retnrn said ballot to
the Judges OF election. Except as here
matter provided, no pcrson shall advise,
counsel or assist amy clec.Or by writing,
word or gesture. as to how he shall ete
or marl his ballot after tdr same has
been delivered to him hy the judges 81
election. Any person violating the pro-
visions oil this section sia' be deemed
guilty o a miedemcaror, and, Gpon con-
yiclion thereof, shall he fined not less
lbau five hundred nor more than oac
thousand dollars aud confined in Jail six
months. TO carry any official ballot be-
vond Tie booth or away from said booth,
except to the Judges Of election or to vote
any ballot except such a, Shall be receiv-
ed 6y tic clector from The Judge Of cleo
ton. shall he 4 mi.demeanor, punishable
bY a tine Of one hundred dollars; and it
-hall be the duty o. The Judges o. election
instant arrest Ct aay person making sgch
attempt, aud he shalt he required to vote
or surrender saii i,allot. aud he mas ac.
confined IN iniI by the order oil said lldyo,
Of election. until ne ohcys said r:oaire-
mcnt. moi exceeding ten ,lay..
=; yo.rlert,y Shall hc ..,in,rod hy tle.
i,d,cs Of election 10 rom.,j,, il said yoti,,,e
honIh nroyidi,o IA rhi.ect,o moro thau tqn
and ooa-half minutes tolbe obstruction Of
ofi.er clertor. d.sir;,,u 10 yoio. salt,
;,.dros ,..~tior sno,t r,nso my c,erto~
,ttcma.iuo to oecrny sad .otiug booth
for 4 longer timc to r.auire and snrrender
his ballot. and bs sAnli ngt amin he al
lowed 70 rcootyaan oficja, ballot. unless
IN the discretion az Inc indges Of election
another onpoyrunif, to yofe viii not de-
t.y or l,inder. other electors.
IL Sborld any bol,ot .o uuiutcutjon-
xiv or acc:dentiy dctacy0. O.. in any wny
rendered unfit for y,,lne los such eIector
the c!ector sl,all deliver yad dofacct bal
lot 10 tl,o iadecs Of election and receive
,notha,.u1on tnEjnc an oat}, that The de-
Placement ofthe ballot first delivered TO
rim was not done Car tbo nnrnose Of de-
,ar.no said ot.,4ial hjolot ANY nersop
sr,n.,'r;,o f,iscI. 's,cb F., cort sh,l he