Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-11-16

- "a me secretary Of State TO obtain,
oep on hand, q sufficient supply OF
Jsper for ballots, and TO furnish the
in quantities ordered to any County
Said paper shall be wster-msrked
design furnished by the Secretsry
Q, in such q name that the said
mark shall be plainly discernsble on
tsids Of such ballot when prop
ded. Such design shall be changed
10. each general election, and the same de-
| sign shall not be used ct any general
election within the space OF eight
wears, but at any special or sep
srate local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SEC. IL, On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top to bottom, one
| haif-inch from the right hand eide Of such
| ballot, and upon The hslf-iach strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
| ing. except the number OF the ballot, which
| shall be upon the back OF the strip in such
position that ID shall appear on the outside
| when the ballot IL folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same as that on
| the corresponding stub, and the ballots
! and stubs shall be numbered consecutively
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are print ted in seperate columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated by q rule OK
tending TO 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 has been certified to aud filed &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Act, and
70 other name. Thu names Of the csndi.
49,. H. o.,k AN1oa ahall Ia arFQn OQd
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabetical order, according TO surname,
except that the name Of candidates for
| Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups as presented in the several certif-
| Gates OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall prscedo the proper groups OF Presi-
| dental 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 substitut-
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be a margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-half 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
to the vote OF the people, it shall be
printed upon the ballot in such a manner
as to enable the electors TO vote upon tho
question in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided. There shall be printed on the bal.
lots opposite the designation OF each
Office such words a. will aid the voter to
indicate his choice Of candidates such as
- vote for one" vote for three" and the
like.
SEQ. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound 10 stub books OF City 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 all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEC. is. Whenever it shall appear. by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc-
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 en- order requir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such err
ror.
SEQ. 16. Before the opening Of the
polls, at any election, the County Clerk
shall cause to be delivered to the Board OF
Election Of each election precinct in his
county the proper number OF tickets OF
the kind to be used in the election precinct.
In case OF prevention OF an election in any
precinct by reason of the ioss or destrucr
tion Of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for eny other cause, the Inspec
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting fortt
she fact and transmit it TO the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt OF such afida
Wit, and upon the application Of any candi
date for sny Office TO be voted for by thu
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order q new election In such pre-
cinc..
SEC. IT. At the same time and In til
same manner a. 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, aud 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
speotors Of Election. Said Clerks shall b.
selected from the political parties whici
polled the largest and the next larges
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. 10. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide. at zach pollinl
place within the county, Q s~uficieD
number OF places, booths or compsr.
ments. In which voters may convenient,
mark their ballots, SO that in the msrkinI
thereof they may be screened from the obser
walton OF others, and q guard rail shall b
SO placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within Ell
feet Of the ballot box, and Of such booth
shall be such that neither the ballot DO,
nor the booths or compartments shall b
hidden from the view Of those just on
side the guard rail. The number o
such booths or compartments shall b
mot less than one for each fifty or Fraction
Of fifty voters registered In the precino.
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 il
receiving, preparing or depositing thei
ballots, shall be permitted inside sais
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 IL the other Clerk shall find the nam,
upon the registry list he shall repeat tb'
name and address. One ballot shall thel
be given TO the voter, and the number o
the said ballot shall be written by one O
| tha 0lapta ~ E1a0fiOn unnn kba ranfak~,
list opposite the name Of the voter receiv
ing it.
SEQ. 90. On receiving his ballot thl
voter shall Immediately retire alone TO on,
OF the places. booths or compartments
He shall prepare his ballot by marking