Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-05-26

shall be printed on tinted paper. furnished
duty Of the Secretary Of State 70 obtain,
aud keep on hand, q sufficient supply Of
such paper for ballots, and 10 furnish the
same in quantities ordered to any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be vster-marked
with . design furnished By the Secretary
OF State, 10 such Q ANN that the said
water. mark shall be plainly discernsble on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erIy folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used al any general
election within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
ars,e local election paper marked with the
design used ct any previous election may
DO used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side OF u
ballot, and upon the hslf-inch strip thus
formed 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
position that II shall appear on the outside
when the ballot is folded. The number
| on each ballot shall be The same % that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
! and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the nsmss OF
| candidates are printed in seperate columns,
| the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, and 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 to and filed &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Act, q
no other NAME. The names Of the candi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation Of the Office in al
phabetical order, according to surname,
except that the name OF candidates Tor
Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups az presented in the several certih-
cat 20 Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall preceds 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 substitut-
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be q margin at the right hand side Of the
names 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 10 vote.
Whenever any question is TO be submitted
to the vote OF the people, il shall be
printed upon the ballot in such q manner
as TO 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
ofice such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice Of candidatest uch as
" vote for one, "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots. when printed,
shall be bound in stub books OF fifty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number OF ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SEC. II. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and in all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever it shall appear. by
affidavit, that 80 error or omission has co.
CURED in the publication Of the name or
description OF any OF the candidates
nominated, or 10 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 suoh err
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening OF the
polls, at any election, the County Clerk
shall cause 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-
/ stnu ~ kha holIaka snkanAaA To- that nro
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinot shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit ii TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt Of such afida-
Wit, and upon the application Of any candi-
date for any office TO be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order Q new election In such pre-
cinct.
SEQ. II. Al the same time and In the
same manner - Inspectors and Judges Of
Election are now appointed In 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 Eleo-
zion shall possess the same qualifications,
and receive the same compensation % In
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes 10 the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, ct each polling
place within the county, . sufficient
number Of places, booths or oompart-
ments. in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, 20 that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
vation Of others, and . guard rail shall be
SO 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
not less than one for each fifty or fraction
Of fifty voters registered 10 the precinct.
Each Of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and convenieno es for marking ballots.
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositinR 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 10 that case only for the
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. ANY person desiring 10 vote
shall give his address TO one OF the Clerks
OF Election, who shall announce the N
and il the other CLERK shall find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
be given to the voter. aud the number OF
| tha said ballot ahalI he w~rfttan nv ana NJ
the Clerks OF Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter reoeiv-
ing ID.
SEC. 40. On receiving his ballot the
| voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
~ kba ,lanoa hoos o--.~-o-s.