Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-09

ceiye another IN It's place. All tne peiiOtr
thus returned shall be immediately can
celed, BY writing the word Cancelled across
the face Of the ballot, and. with those not
distributed 10 the voters shall be returned
with The election returns. A voter who
does not vote The ballot delivered to him
shall. before leaving the space inside the
guard rail, return such ballot to the Clerks,
who shall Immediately cancel the same
and return IL in the same manner as .
spoiled ballot. The Clerks Of Election
shall account for the ballots delivered to
them, by returning q sufficient number OF
unused aud spoiled ballots TO make up,
when added to the number OF official bal
lots cast. the number Of ballots delivered
10 them.
SEC. %. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason OF physical disability,
be is unable 10 mark his ballot, shall at
his request be permitted TO receive the
assistance. in such marking, OF an %elector,
other than any election officer, but no per-
con shall be permitted 10 go inside the
guard rail ss an assistant to more than
one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water.mark, as
~hereinbeiore provided, appears thereon,
and unless the slip containing the num-
Der OF the ballot has been removed there
from by the Inspector.
SEC. Is. The County Clerk shall oause
to be printed, on plain white paper. with
out w~ateF-mark or Endorsements, excep-
the words sample ballot" at least three
times as many copies OF the form OF bal
lot provided for use in each precinct as
there shall be registered voters in such
precinct. Such copies shall be furnished
to registered voters at the Office of said
/ Oonntv nlorE Anrfnn onnoa hama for five
days preceding the day OF election; pro-
vided, that not more than two Of such
sample ballots shall be furnished to any
one voter, except upon the written order
Of a voter, and not moro than two OF said
sample ballots shall be delivered on such
order. At least az many sample ballots
shall be furnished by the County Clerk 10
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 applics-
ton, one such sample ballot. Said
County Clerk shall also PAUSE 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 to the Board OF Election
OF each election precinct in the county. al
the same time and in the same manner al
the ballots and sample ballots are fur
nished. The Board Of Election shall posi
at least one Of such cards in each booth OF
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
~tweDty-seyen, twenty-eight, twenty-nint
and thirty OF this Act.
SEC. rs. In counting the votes any bal
lot not bearing the water-mark, as pro
vided in this Act, shall not be counted
bus such ballot must be preserved and re
turned with the other ballots. When q
voter marks more names than there are
persons to be elected to an Office, or il fol
any reason il 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 IS in
this Act provided. shall not be counted.
SEC. ~. Any person who shall falsely
make or fraudulently defsce or destroy any
certificate of nomination or any par
thereof, or file any certificate Of nomina
tion knowing the same or any part thereof
10 be false, or suppress any certificate oil
nomination which has been duly filed, OF
any part thereof, or make use OF, keep or
furnish to others, except as in this Act pro-
Niuouy hug paper Whtct- hbu III nAsh
taiion Of ballot paper, or disclose to any
person not engaged in making, printing or
distribution of ballots or ballot paper
under the direction Of the proper officer,
the design Of the water-mark 10 be placed
on the ballot poper. or print or be con
oerned in printing or have in his possession
any imitation OF an official ballot, or make
any mark or Endorsement on any ballot,
or stub, by which the ballot can be dis
tinguished from other ballots or falsely
swear that he is unable to mark his ballot
by reason Of physical disability, shall b.
deemed guilty Of q felony, and upon con
State Prison for q term not less than ont
year and not more than Eve years.
SEC. 28. Any person who shall, during
an election. remove or destroy any OF the
supplies or other conveniences placed in
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur
ing an election, remove, tear, down, OF
deface the cards OF instruction posted, al
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor, AND on conviction thereof
shall be punished by q fine not less thar
fifty dollars, and not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment 10 tn,
caunty Jail for q term not less than ont
month and not exceeding six months.
SEC. 20. Any public officer, upon
WHOM any uuty ID iupObcu ny tnis aos
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per
form any such duty. shall be deemed
guilty Of q felony, and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned In the Stat
Prison for . term not less than n veal
and not exceeding five years.
SEQ. 80. No person except O member oil
the Board Of Election shall receive from
any voter q ballot prepared by such voter
No person shall examine such ballot oil
solicit a voter to show the same. No per
son shall remove any ballot from any poll
ing place before the closing Of the polls
No person shall apply for or receive . bal
lot at any election precinct other than the
one on which he is entitled to vote. Nc
person shall show his ballot 10 any person
after marking IL, so Is to reveal any Of
the names voted for. No person shall ash
another within one hundred feet OF the
polling place for whom he intends TO vote,
No voter shall receive q ballot from any
other person than one OF the Clerks OF
Election. nor shall any other person thar
q Clerk of Election deliver such ballot tc
such voter. No voter shall deliver to the
Board OF Election or to any member
thereof any ballot other than the one re-
ceived from . Clerk of Election. No voter
shall place any mark upon his ballot by
which it may after wards be identified az
the one voted by him. Any person violat-
ing any provision Of this section shall be
deemed guilty OF a 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 9 term
not less than n month and not exceeding