Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-11

keep on hand, . suncteht sePPiy y
,uch paper for ballots, and TO furnish tne
in quantities ordered to any County
Clerk. Said paper shsl be wster-msrkeo
with q design furnished by the secretary
Of State, in such . manner that the SAID
shall be plainly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erIy folded. Such design shall be changed
for zach general election. and The same de-
shall not be used ct any general
within the space OF eight
years, but at any special or sep
local election paper marked with the
used at any previous election may
be used.
src. IL. On each ballot a perforated
line shall extend from top to bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand eide OF such
ballot, and upon the half-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing. excep. the number OF The ballot. which
shall be upon the back OF the strip in such
that ID shall appear on the outside
the ballot Is folded. The number
each ballot shall be the same as that on
the corresponding stub. aud the ballots
and stubs shall be numbered c~onsecutively
in each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed 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 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 has been certified 10 and Eled sc.
cording to the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. Tbs names Of the cAndi-
dates for each Office shall be Arranged
under the designation OF the Office IN 81
.phabetioal order, according 10 surname.
except that the name OF candidates for
Presiden tisl Electors shall be arranged N
groups as presented In the several certlf-
CATS Of nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for Presidentan Vice President
shall precede the proper groups OF Presi-
Dental Electors; the political designation
Of esch candidate shall be printed opposite
his psre. There shall be left at the end
of The list Of candidates for each oflce
one blank space to be used when substitute
names TO fill vacancies. There ehall
be . margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least half inch wide, so that
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
for whom be wishes TO vote.
Whenever any question is to be submitted
to the vote OF the people, ii shall be
upon the ballot in such a manner
as 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
ofic e such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice Of candidates such as
81 vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 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
wherein less than twenty-five voters
are registered fifty ballots, and in all
other precincts one hundred ballots
each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered 10 the precinct.
SEQ. Is. Whenever ii shall appear, by
sfidavit, that an error or omission has 90.
CURED in the publication Of the name o,
description of any OF the candidates
or in the printing Of the bal
lots, any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue an order reqair.
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 zach 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 loss or destruc-
ton OF the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-.
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forth
the fact and transmit II to the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt OF such afida.
vii. and upon the application Of any candi.
date for any office 70 be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order q new election In such pre-
cinot.
SEC. II. At the same time and In the
same manner as Inspectors and Judges OF
Election are now appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two clerks oil
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
huu Noooifo tuo saulo COmpcusatiOu nc III
speotors Of Election. Said Clerks shall bt
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes In the p~recinct al the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide. At each polling
place within the county, Q suficien
number Of places, booths or compart
ments, in which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, go that In the marking
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 81,
feet OF the ballot box, and OF such BOOTH
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot bo,
nor the booths OF 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 il
receiving, preparing or depositing theii
ballots, shall be permitted inside sai(
guard rail during the time the polls ar
open. except by authority Of the Boart
OF Election. and in that case only for thu
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vot'
shall give his address to m OF the Clerk
OF Election, who shall announce the same
and II the other Clerk shall find the nam,
upon the registry list he shall repeat tn,
name and address. One ballot shall ther
be given to 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 reoeiv'
ing il.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot th,
voter shall Immediately retire alone to On,