Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-09-08

ballot 10 the Clerks Of Election, and re-
ceiye another il lis place. AL the ballots
thus returned shall bs Immediately can
ccied, By writing the word cancelled across
the face Of the ballot. and. with those net
distributed 70 the voters shall be returned
with The election returns. A voter who
does not vote The ballot delivered 10 him
shall. before leaving the space inside the
guard rail, return such ballot 10 the Clerks,
who shall immediately cancel the same
and return 1. in the same manner A. .
spoiled ballot. TIE Clerks Of Election
shall account for she ballots delivered 70
them, b5 returning g sufficient number OF
unused and spoiled ballots 10 make up,
when added 70 the number OF official bal
lots cast, the number Of ballots delivered
10 them.
SEC. %. A voter who declares under
cath. that by reason Of physical disability,
he IL Gnshle TO mark his ballot, shall 81
/ bis request be permitted TO receive tie
assistance, in such marking. OF an elecior,
other than any election officer. but no per-
con shall be permitted TO go inside the
guard rail Is sn assistant to more than
one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be Deposited In
the ballot oox unless the water mark, 50
h~erelnbefore provided. appears thereon,
aud u1i4ss the slip containing the num-
Der Of the ballot has been removed there
from By the Inspector.
SEC. rs. The County CLERK shall cause
70 be printed, on plain white paper, with
out vatey-msrk or Endorsements, excep-
the words /" sample ballot, st least three
times Is many copies Of the form OF bal
lot provided for uss in each precinct %
there shall be registered voters In such
precinct. Such copies shall be furnished
TO registered voters ct the Office OF SAID
County CLERK during of e hours for I'VE
days preceding the day OF election; pro
yided, that NOT more than two OF such
sample ballots shall be furnished 10 any
one voter, except upon the written order
Of q voter, snd not more than two OF said
sample ballots shall be delivered On such
order. AT least ss many sample ballots
shall be furnished by the County CLERK 70
each Board OF Election a. there shall be
registered voters IN the precinct, and on
election day the Board OF Election shall
furnish each registered voter, Do spplica-
ton, one such sample ballot. Said
County CLERK shall also cause 10 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 TO the Board Of Election
OF each election precinct ir the county. at
the came time and in the same manner as
the ballots and sample ballots sre fur
nished. The Board Of Election shall pos,
st least one Of such cards in esch booth or
compartment provided for the preparation
Of ballots, and not less than three OF such
cards at other places in and about the poll
ing places on the day of election. There
shall be printed on said cards sections
tvepty-seven, twenty-eight, tventy-nins
, and thirty OF this Act.
SEC. &c. In counting the votes any bal
lot not bearing the wster-mark, as pro
] vided In this Act, shall not be counted,
but suoh ballot nus be preserved and re-
turned With the other ballots. When q
voter marks more names than there sre
persons to be elected to an Office, or if FOL
| any reason ID is impossible TO determine
the voters choice for any office, his vote
for such Office shall not be counted. Any
ballot upon which appears names, words
or marks written or printed, except as 10
this Ac. provided, shall not be counted.
= SEQ. ~. Any person who shall falsely
Q make or frAudulently defsce or destroy AM
certificate Of nomination or any par
thereof, or file any certificate OF nomins
q ton knowing the same or any part thereo
: 10 be false, or suppress any certificate o
: nomination which has been duly filed, Of
any part thereof, or make use Of, keep oil
0 furnish TO others, except Is in this Act pro
vided, any paper wster-marked IN imits
ta.ion Of ballot paper, or disclose 10 an,
3 person not engaged in making, printing o.
distribution Of ballots or ballot pspel
under the direction OF the proper officer
the design of the water-mark TO be place.
on the ballot poper. or print or be DON
cerned In printing or have in bis possession
any imitation OF an official ballot, or max
any mark or Endorsement on any ballot
or stub. by which the ballot can be dis
r tipguished from other ballots or fslsel,
swear that he IL unable 10 mark his bsllo
by reason Of physical disability. shall b
9 deemed guilty OF q felony, and upon con
viction thereof shall be Imprisoned in tn
State Prison for q term not less than on
year and not more than five years.
Q SEQ. as. Any person who shall, DURING
an election, remove or destroy kny OF tn
supplies or other conveniences placed IL
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur
J. ing an election, remove, tear, down, OF
b deface the cards OF instruction posted, q
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereo
shall be punished by o fine not less thar
fifty dollars, and not exceeding five hun
dred dollars. or by imprisonment In th'
b caunty jail for Q term not less than on
month and not exceeding six months.
g SEC. 20. Any public officer, upor
whom any duty is imposed by this ACT
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per
g form any such duty, shall be deemed
guilty of q felony. and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned In the Stat
J Prison for . term not less than one yea
9 aud not exceeding Ave years.
SEC. 80. No person except member Of
the Board OF Election shall receive from
any voter q ballot prepared by such voter
Z No person shall examine suoh ballot Of
8 solicit q voter to show the same. No per
son shall remove any ballot from any poll
Z ing place before the closing OF the polls
No person shall apply for or receive Q bal
! lot at any election precinct other than Thu
one on which he 10 entitled TO vote. NJ
9 person shall show his ballot 10 any person
after marking 10, 90 % to reveal any Of
the names voted for. No person shall asl
9 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 oil
Election, nor shall any other person thar
q a Clerk OF Election deliver such ballot tc
Q such voter. No voter shall deliver TO the
Board OF Election or to any member
Q thereof any ballot other than the one re-
9 ceived from 9 Clerk of Election. No voter
shall place any mark upon his ballot by
Q which il may after wards be identified 81
. the one voted by him.. Any person violat-
ing any provision OF this section shall be
Q deemed guilty cf q misdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined In
. q sum not less than fifty dollars and not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars. or by i'm.
~prisonment in the county jail for Q term
, not less than one month and not exceeding
six months.
, NOTICE.