Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-07-20

duty Of the Secretary OF State 70 OBTAIN,
ana Keen on hand, . Sufficient supply OF
suoh paper for ballots. and 70 furnish tne
s.ms in qusntities ordered 10 any County
Clerk. said paper shall be vsser-msrkeo
with : design furnished By the secre'As!
Of State, in such q name hat the sAia
water-mark shall be plainly d~iscernaoleo on
the outside Of such ballot when PROF,
erIy folded. Such design shall be changes
for each general election, and tne sene az,
IGN shall not be used ., any genera
eise.ion within the space Of eight
years, but at any special or sep
srste local election pager marked Win tne
design used 81 any previous election may
be used.
SIC. IA. On each ballot . perforated
line shall extend from top 10 bottom, one-
half.inch from the right hand side OF such
ballot. and up0n the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or PRINT
inc except The number OF the ballot, which
hail be upon the back Of The strip IN sucn
n~ositiou that il shall AppeAr on the outside
vhen the ballot is folded. The numbe
on each ballot shall be the SAINT as Thai on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered c~onsecuhVeiy
In each county. Where The names OF
candidates are printed in seperste columns
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, and on all ballots the names oil
candidates shall be separated by g rule ex-
tending 10 the extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain the
name Of each and every candidate whose
nomination for any office specified in the
ballot hss been certified to and fled &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Act, and
no other mans. The names Of the candi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phsbesical order, according 20 surname,
except that the name Of candidates Tor
Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certin-
cat % OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall prscede the proper groups OF Presl-
deutisl 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 substitute
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 he wishes to vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
10 sl6 NOtG VI tA0 koifAS1 ~ bGSAA ~
printed upon the ballot in such 9 manner
az to enable the electors TO vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro-
yided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation Of each
Office such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice OF candidates such CO
I" vote for one," vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, whom 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. IL. The County Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in the
county wherein less than twenty-five voteTi
are registered fifty ballots, and In al
other precincts one hundred ballots
for zach fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEQ. 15. Whenever it shall appear, By
afidavit, that an error or omission has 90
CURED in the publication of the name oil
description Of any OF the candidates
nominated, or In the printing OF the bal.
lots, any member Of the Board oil
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order requir
ing the county Clerk to correct such err
ror.
SEC. 16. Before the opening OF tbs
polls, at any election, the County Clerl
shsll cause to be delivered to the Board Of
Election OF each election precinct in his
county the proper number Of tickets oil
the kind to be used in the election precinct
In case OF prevention OF s1 election in am
precinct by reason OF the loss or destruc'
ton OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspeo
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting iorti
the fact and transmit ii to the Governol
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 thu
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order a new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEQ. II. At the same time and in tn
same manner az Inspectors and Judges o
Election are now appointed in the State
there shall be appointed two Clerks o
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 Elec
tion shall possess the same qualifications
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall b
selected from the political parties whicl
polled the largest and the next larges
votes in the precinct al the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. 10. The Board OF County Com
m~issioners shall provide, at each pollinI
place within the county, Q suficien
number OF places, booths or compart
ments, in which voters may convenient
mark their ballots, so that In the markin
thereof they may be screened from the obser
walton Of others, and a guard rail shall b
so placed that only such persons ss are In
side said rail can approach within 81
feet Of the ballot box, and Of such booth
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot DO,
nor the booths or compartments shall b
hidden from the view Of those just out
side the guard rail. The number o
such booths or compartments shall b
not less than one for each fifty or Fraction
Of fifty voters registered in the precinct
Each OF said booths or compartment
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and conveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged II
receiving, preparing or depositing thei
ballots, shall be permitted inside sal
guard rail during the time the polls ar
open, except by authority Of the Boar
OF Election. and in that case only for tn
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. ANY person desiring to vot
shall give his address TO one OF the CLERK
OF Election, who shall announce the same
and if the other Clerk shall find the nam
upon the registry list he shall repeat tn
name and address. One ballot shall thei
be given 10 the voter, and the number o
the said ballot shall be written by one o
the Clerks OF Election upon the registr,
list opposite the name Of the voter receiy
ing it.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot th
voter shall Immediately retire alone to on
of the nlacaa. hontha or comnsrtmants