Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07

20 be elected by the electors OF the State
at large or of congressional district,
| shall at least twenty days before such
| election notify the Secretary OF the Com
monwear1h In writing OF such intention,
| designating the Office for which he IL a
| candidate. Such written notice shall
! be signed by the said candidate. but II
/ he be Incapable OF writing his proper
| signature. then some mark adopted by
| him as HIS signature shall be acknowl-
| edged before Justice OF the peace or
1 other officer authorized 60 take ac-
/ acknowledgements TO deeds, and In the same
| manner Any person who intends TO be
| a candidate for any office not embraced
| I'm the foregoing at any election. shall
| give a similar notice at least twenty
| days before such election to the Clerk
or clerks OF the county or hastings courts
| OF the various county or counties or the
| city or cities whose electors vote for
| the candidate for such Office No per-
son not announcing his candidacy az
! provided for above shall have his name
! printed on ballots at such election. unless
! he be appointed. not elected. TO FIJI n
| vacancy I'm accordance with the laws
! now in force or hereafter enacted. On
receipt Of the foregoing notice II shall
be the duty OF the Secretary Of the
| Commonwealth to Immediately notify
| the secretary Of each electoral board OF
/ each county or city Of the State or OF
! said congressional district.
| g. II shall be the duty OF the electoral
| boards Of the several counties and cities
| within the State within thirty days pre-
! CDIing each election. To cause to be
/ printed n number OF ballots equal TO
twice the entire registered vote Of the
| said county or city. These ballots Shall
| contain the names Of all candidates com
| plying with the provisions as above re-
/ CURED. printed In black ink Immediately
/ below the Office for which they have so
announced their candidacy.
PRINTERS UNDER OATH
The printer with whom the board
I shall contract for the printing Of the
said ballots shall before the work IS
| CONNER ced take an oath before the secre-
tary Of said board, who is hereby en-
/ powered 10 administer said oath. 10 the
! following effect:
! Il, --, sOlemnly swear that ] will
! print 6crc insert number ballots. accord
| ing 10 the instruction Of the electoral
/ board OF the county Tor city, Of ---;
! that ] viii prird and Will permit 10 be
/ printed. directly or Indirectly 10 more
/ than the above number. that ] will at
/ once destroy all imperfect and perfect
! Impressions. that as soon as said number
! OF ballots IS printed | viii distribute the
/ type used for said work, and finally
! that / viii not communicate 10 any one
/ whomsoevcr in any manner whatsoever
! the size. style. or contents OF said ballots"
This oath shall be reduced - writiny
/ and signed by the person taking Il. and
! also a similar affidavit shah be required
/ OF any employee or other person engaged
upon said work. or who shall have ac-
/ cess 10 IL. and any intentional violation Of
/ sad oath shall constitute the crime OF
! perjury. II shall be the duty OF said
/ board 10 designate one Of their number
1 - Doe continuously present IN the room in
which said ballots are printed from the
commencement until the end Of said
Work, and see that the undertakings of
said oath are strictly complied with For
| the faithful discharge Of said duty he
shall receive as compensation 80. As soon
us said ballots are printed they shall be
securely wrapped and scaled, ana such
member Of the electoral board shall take
! them into his exclusive possession, allow
ing no one To examine them; nor shall
such member communicate 10 any one any
~ formation as 10 the size. style. or con-
tents OF said ballots. He shall continue
IN such exclusive possession until he de-
/ DVtrs said ballots 10 the electoral board
as hereinafter provided. Any violation OF
/ the provisions OF this section for which
10 punishment has been otherwise pro-
viicd. shall Ice deemed a msdemeanor.
/ and punished by a fine Of 500 and i'm
. piisOlment for one month I'm Jail.
JUDGE TO BE PRESENT.
! T. IT shall be the duty of the Electoral
! Board a. soon as possible after the pas
/ sage Of this act To procure and adopt
D q "a IA b d. ri 4
! e. time I'm the discretion Of said board,
| which said seal shall be not less than
| two inches I'm diameter. said board shall
meet as soon as convenient after the
| printing Of the ballots, a. provided in
/ H." preceding section, Of which meeting
/ the judge of the county or corporation
! court shall be notified. ana at which there
! shall be- present the said judge and the
members of said board. but no other
| persons And said judge shall thereupon
/ enter Of record upon the minutes Of the
Electoral Board an affidavit stating that
said ballots were counted and sealed
u his presence in the manner prescribed
10y law. At this meeting the member or
the board who shah have secured from
the printer the ballots rs required by the
preceding section. shall deliver said ball
| lots to said board. The ballots shall then
| be- carefully counted by the said board
| in "a book provided 10y him and kept for
| such purpose. The board shall ailiX liz
| seal 10 every ballot printed as above pro-
yllel upon the side reverse from that
moon winch the names OF the candidate.
auucar OF the said ballots they snail
make as many packages as there are
voting precincts ia said county or CITY,
one for each precinct, which package
shall contain as twice as many oIlcai
| ballots a. there are voters registered at
| the precinct for which 1t IS intended
Each Of these packages snail be securely
sailed So that the ballots shall be IN
| visible. ana so that they could be readily
| on,peI without detection. Upon each oil
| said packages shall be endorsed the name
~ the procinct for which it is intended
and the number of ballots therein con-
tanned The remainder of tho ballots
! ebau then be securely wrapped ana
sealed. and kept securely by the saIt
| board The said packages designed Aor
the various precincts snail remain III
the exclusive possession OF the seVte'"tS
of the board until delivered by MN 10
the Judges or judge Of electioh VI '"e
precinct as hereinafter proViue' =.
Rafore every election the secretary or
b.. Electoral BOARD shall deliver to the
i,l,.es ar Judge of election the package oi
Official ballots for that precinct taking
recent therefor and certiilcate 'ha' inc
s.als aupeared to b. untampered WIN
Said sealed package at the opening OF the
roll shall ba opened in the presence OF
fbc clerks Of election and other judges
nresant and the ballots in said package
shall then be carefully counted. All bal-
lots remaining unused at the close or the
p.lis shall be carefully destroyed before the
box IS opened Any person wilfuly ana
corruptly falling To perform the duties
required of him. or Intentionally violating
any Of the provisions of this section, or
opening any sealed package OF Official pai-
lots. except as specially provided Tor mere
/ I'm. shall be deemed guilty OF mlsdeinea-
nor and be punished with a fine or SZoo
ana IMPRISONMENT one month in jail.
THE VOTING-BOOTH.
o II shall be the duty OF the Electoral
BOARD of the several counties and citis
To- proyide at each Of the voting places
in their respective counties and cities a
small commitment or booth, large enough
10 contain and conceal from general OBJ
servatlon Il voter and desk or other
convenience for writing. In said booth
there shall be placed pen and INK. Said
compartment or booth shall be 50 erected
that person standing at said desk IN
said booth or compartment shall be wholly
| excluded from the observation OF inc
cf.rLs {uJpao of election. and other per-