Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-04-20

duty q .hs Secretary Of state 70 oothhns
sud kesp 90 hsnd. . sufficient supply OF
such paper Tor ballots, . 10 furnish tne
same in qusntisies ordered 10 any County
Clerk. Said paper shall Be vster-msrked
With = design furnished By The Secretary
Of state, in such . manner that The sAaa
wAter-nsrk shall be plainly d~iscernAole on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
eriy folded. such design shall be changed
Tor each general election, and the same de-
sixn shall not Be used 81 &ny general
election within the space OF eight
Years, bat 81 any special or sep
arate local election PSPer marked With tue
3esign used 81 any previous election nay
be used.
SIC. IL. On zach ballot 9 perforated
lire shall extend from top 70 bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand aide OF such
ballot, and upon the h.lf-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing OF print
ing, except the number OF the ballot. which
shall Be upon the back OF the strip in such
position that ID shall sppesr on the outside
when ths ballot IL folded. The nuuber
on each ballot shall be the same ss that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
and stubs shall be nnmbsred consecu;Ivsly
10 each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in separate olumns
the columns shsll be separated BY heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated By s rule ex-
.soding 10 the extreme right OF the
column. All s.lictz shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
uomin alton for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified 10 and hled SC.
| cording to the provisions OF this Act, and
| no other name. The names Of the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the design alton OF the Office in al
phsbeticAl order, according TO surname,
except that the name Of candidates for
| Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups ss presented in the several certln-
CATS O. nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for Presidential and Vice President
shall prscede the proper groups Of Presi-
\ dent isl Electors; the political designssion
OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left at the end
Of the list Of candidates for each cfsce
one blank space to be used when substitute
ing names to ELL vacancies. There shali
be 3 margin at ths right hand side OF the
names at least one-hsh inch wide. so that
the voter may clearly indicate IN The way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom be wishes to vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
i 30 tuc tOAC VI TIC LCOt4Nf sANA -
printed upon the ballot in such q manner
a. 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
Office such words IS will aid the voter &c
indicate his choice Of candidates such ss
" vote for one " :" vote for three" and the
like.
SIC. Is. 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. IA. 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 ell
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever it shall appear. by
afidsvit, that an error or omission has &C.
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 reqnir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such er-
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening of the
polls, at any election, the County Clerk
shall csuse to be delivered to the Board Of
Election Of each election precinct in his
county the proper number OF tickets OF
hind to be used in the election precinct.
In Co rrayention Of an election in any
precinct ~ Of the loss or destruc-
ton OF the bAllo- -ded for that pre-
cinct, or for my 9th. -se, the Inspec-
tor or other election o. for the pre-
cinot shall make an afidL setting forth
the fact and transmit il 10 the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt of such aida
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 new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEQ. II. At the same time and in the
same manner az 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 Elec-
ton shall possess the same qualifications,
and receive the same compensation as In
spectors Of Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEC. IS. The Board OF County Com
m%issioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, Q sufficient
number OF places, booths or compart-
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
walton Of others, and 9 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 ont for each fifty or fraction
Of fifty voters registered In the precinct.
Each Of said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and convenieuces for marking ballots.
No person, other Than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositing 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 in that case only for the
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address TO one OF the CLERKS
OF Election, who shall announce the same.
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. and the number OF
the said ballot shall be written by one Of
the Clerks of Election upon the registry
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv-
ing ii.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to one
OF the places, booths or compartments.