Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-10-27

.ilF spoil q ballot usy return such spoiled
ballot 70 The Clerks q Election. and re-
osiFc another in Sc place. AL the ballots
thus returned sLali 10 immediately can
csled, By writing ths word cancelled scross
the face of the ballot, and. with those not
distributed 70 she voters shall BE- returned
With iho e~lectiou returns. A voter who
docs not vote the ballot delivered to him
shall. before lessing the spacs inside the
guard rail. retain sgch ballot % the Clerks,
who shall Immediately cancel the same
and return IL 10 the same manner as q
spoiled ballot. The Clerks Of Election
shall a~sc0untfor the ballots delivered 10
them. ~ returning a sufficient number Of
unused sid spelled ballots 10 make up,
when a1asd 10 the number Of oficial bal
lots cast. the number u ballots delivered
TO them.
SIC. %. A voter who declares under
cath, that by resson Of physical disability,
he IL unable 10 mark bis ballot, shall at
bis request be permitted to receive The
assistance, in such marking. Of an ~elector,
other th4n any election oficer, but no per-
sou shall be Permitted to go inside the
guard rail IS az assistant to more than
one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be Deposited in
the ballot box unless the vater-msrk, s.
hereinbefore provided, appears thereon,
and unless the slip containing the num-
Der Of the bsllo. has been removed there.
from by ihe Inspector.
SIC. Is. Tbs County CLERK shall cause
10 be printed, On plain white paper, with
out EattF mark or Endorsements, excep-
the words " sample ballot" a. least three
times e many copies Of the form Of bal
lot provided Tor use in each precinct IS
there shall be registered voters ia such
rran4u4a Erah .ra~fra ahal ha fnrnIahRd
to registered voters at the Office Of said
County CLERK during ofice hours for I've
days preceding the dsy Of election; pro-
vided, that nos more than two OF such
sample ballots shall be furnished to any
one voter, except upon the written order
Of a voter, aud not more than two OF said
sample ballots shalt be delivered on such
order. As least So many sample ballots
shall be furnished by tie County Clerk to
each Board Of Election as there shall be
registered voters in the precinct, and on
election day the Board OF Election shall
furnish each registered voter, on spplica-
tion, ons such sample ballot. Said
County Clerk hall a,so cause TO be printed,
in plain type. on cards. instructions for
the guidance Of voters for obtaining and
marking their ballots. He shall furnish
twelve such cards 10 tbs Board Of Election
Of each election precinct IL the county, at
the same time snd in the same Ann az
tho ballots and sample ballots are fur
nished. The Board Of Election shall poet
at least ode OF such cardsin each booth or
compartments provided for the preparation
Of ballots. and not less lhan three Of such
cs-ds Al othsr places in and shout the poll
, log places en- the day 81 election. There
shall BE- printed on said cards sections
tweDty-seyen, twenty-eight, twenty nine
and thifty OF shis Act.
SEC. &c. In counting the votes any bal.
, lot not. bearing the w~ater-mark, So pro
vidsd in this act, shall not be counted,
but such ballot mus. be preserved and re-
turned with the other ballots. When
, voter marks more amt than there are
! persons to be elected 10 an office, or IL FOL
any reason il is impossible TO determin.
) the voters choice for any Office, his voi'
: for such Office shall not be counted. AuJ
ballot upon which appears names woris
or marks written OF printed, except as in
+ this Ac, provided, shall not be counted.
Z SEC. q. Any person Who sbail falsely
; make or ~fraadulentiy deface or destroy ADJ
certificate o. nomination or any par
thereof. or Gle any certificate Of nomins
ton knowing the ame or any part therco
: 20 be false. or suppress any certificate c
: nomination which has been duly fled, Of
any part thereof, or make uae Of, keep OF
3 furnish 10 others, except as in sbis Act pro
( Ti6ad, any paper we.er-marksd in imita
Z tsfion OF ballot paper. or disclose 10 an,
8 person not engaged in making, printing O.
disfFibrti0n Of ballots or ballot pspsl
under the direction Of the proper officer
= the deeign OF the wAter mark to be place
. on the ballot poper. or print or be con
oerned IL printing or have ia his possession
any imitation Of an official ballot, or max
any mark or Endorsements on any ballot
d or stub. by which the ballot can be dis
r tinguished from other ballots or falsel,
swear that he is unable to marx his ballo
By reason OF physical disability. shall b
o deemed guilty OF a felony, and upon con
y~iction .hereof shall be imprisoned in tn
State Prison for . term not less than on
year and not moro than five years.
SEC. 2S. Any person who shall, durint
an election, eno or destroy any OF tn
supplies or other con yenlences placed II
4 the booths or compartments. or shsll, dur
ing an election, remove, tear, down, o.
b deface the cards Of instruction posted, a
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor, and on conviction therec
shall be punished By q fine not less thai
fifty dollars, and not exceeding five hun
e dred dollars, or by imprisonment 10 til
b cauDty jail for a term not less than or,
i month and not exceeding six months.
g SEC. 20. Any public officer. upor
whom any duty lie imposed by this Act
who sheil wilfuily neglect or refuse to per
. form any such duty, shall be deemed
guilty OF a felony. aud upon conviction
thereof shall be Imprisoned In the Stat
' Prison for a term not less than one yea
= and not exceeding five years.
!. SEo. 80. No person except a member o
. the Board Of Election shall receive from
any voter a ballot prepared By such voter
7 No person shall examine such ballot o.
/. soliois a voter 10 show lhe same. No per
: eon shall remove any ballot from any poll
Z ing plaos before the closing Of the polls
No person shall apply for or receive a bal
lot at any election precinct other than TIL
4 one on which he Is entitled to vote. NJ
q person shsll chow his ballot to any person
n after marking il, so IS to reveal any o
the names voted for. No person shall AL
s another within one hundred feet OF thI
! polling place for whom be intends to vote
No voter shall receive . ballot from any
! other person than one OF the Clerks ol
r Election, nor shall any other person thar
! q Clerk Of Election deliver such ballot Il
I such voter. No voter shall deliver 10 th'
Board Of Election or to any membel
) thereof any ballot other than the one re
, ceived from a Clerk Of Election. No vosel
shall plaza any mark upon his ballot by
which il may afterwards be identified 81
: the one voted by him. Any pesson viols.-
; ing any provision Of this section shall bt
; deemed guilty OF q misdemesnor, and
7 upon conviction thereof shsll be fined in
: a sum not lsss than fifty dollars and not ez,
! cseding five hundred dollars. or by i'm,
. prisonment in the county jail for a term
! not less than one month and not exceeding
six months.
!, NOTICE.
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