Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-31

the State an annual expense of more than
100000"
The following is the text of the pre-
posed law:
Section /. 1t shall be the duty OF the
several cities, and of each of the towns IN
this State having more than hundred
inhabitants, before the first day of
next to provide for each polling place
therein an anteroom connecting with the
room where the voting is to take place
and to provide therein table with separ-
ate commandments for ballots conspicuous'y
marked Republican, Democratic, Prohi-
bition, Miscellaneous and any other party
name. in which the several parties shall
nlace the ballots for the voters before the
voting at any election shall begln. Nohe
but the regular ticket shall be put In any
~ tbn commitments save that marked
Miscellaneous. .,o
Said cities and towns shall also proviuc
n table or stand convenient for any elee-
tor to erase or add any name to the paiio'
he proposes to cast. They shaii aiso piu,
cure blank envelopes equal to the "noie
number of voters in such votit,S Preeino'
and place them in the hands oil the uoor-
keeper of the ante room, to DC ps '''oi''
appointed. -,
Section .. The clector, on entering the
ante room. is to receive an envelope iroi,'
the doorkecper, and when therein, w,tn
10th doors closed, he is to select his baliot
from those placed upon the table as aiore-
said and latter altering it II he desires
l:to mt If into the envelope. open the oooi
| to the voting room. enter it and vote py
denositing the envelope containing che
ballot selected as aforesaid
Coction 2 No elector shall vote any
otbor ballot than one selected ana taken
/, e,a,,, the table as aforesaid No elector OF
,,arson claiming to be such shall carry
With him any ballot when nc enters ens
| a pte- room for the purpose OF yotlhg or a''
tempt to do so. h.re
Ana no person shall circulate or have
H., h;s possession for the purpose OF cir
o,,lat;nu any ballot in the vicinity Oh .ht
,,nll,pg Mace during or immedlatciy DC
fora The voting begins. Any person
ls,,;1tv ~ either OF the offences In thls sec
t;an nrohibited, shall be punished py loss
" s the =; ght to vote for period NOT OK
oaod;ng 10 wears, or fine not exceeuins
| ann or both at the discretion oi 'n'
| court. IS o,son claim
| ;na to he such admitted into the an.e
rom @ as aforesaid, who shall wanIoha, !,
mutilate. disturb, fiisarrange' destroy ,,' ~
carry away any Of the ballots upon w n,,n TN
table save such as he shall select ior ,l ni',l y
self to vote shall be punished ~ loss , y
.I., .Ia r,oht Il. K, vote for period not exceed
nc 10 Years, and by imprisonment ho'
oA C.t;on <. II any elector cannot read
frnn, nbysical inability needs assistance
n selecting his ballot, he may nave ,;'., sm.
PERSONS, ~ appointed by the TIVE le'.a,n, s,.ta
parties Zone by each) go into .ne ,:s', as'r
rno,n with him and point out tns ulu -
ont ballots, and allow him g se'sc' 10
tau h;msslf The one be wishes to vote
Saction @. The secretary Oh pau :
sha,l have prepared and sen. ,.,as :
ths clerks of the scsersA e'iss
tn,yns @ and voting Plantations s. -. !.
.u's .u,s Ac Stair. suitable envelopes iliafkc'
"ns;cial. " equal to double the n,impes = :
,,ers therein at least3o days , before ,s.. IL
s,ection sy under this oct, and suca els.a asa.,
Shasl Mace the necessary nu aier q e'lt,; -;
~ % The hands Of the presiding election on, ~,
80 80 81 If TIC respective voting places q ~