Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-11-09

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thus returned shall be Immediately can
celed. By writing The word cancelled scross
Tie face Of the ballot. and. with those not
| d~is.-.A-sed 10 the voters shall be returned
with the election returns. A voter who
! does not vote the ballot delivered 10 him
shall, before leaving the space inside the
guard rail. return such ballot 10 the Clerks,
who shall Immediately cancel the same
and return IL In the same manner ss .
spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF Election
shall ccount for the ballots delivered 20
them. by returning q sufficient number OF
unused and spoiled ballots TO make up,
when added 10 The number OF oficial bal
lots cast. the number Of ballots delivered
to them.
SIC. %. A voter who declares under
oath, that by reason of physical disability,
be is unable 10 mark bis ballot, shall 81
his request be permitted 10 receive the
assistance, insuch marking, OF an elector,
other than any election officer. but no per-
son shall be permitted 10 go inside the
guard rail as an assistant to more than
one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the wster-mark, as
hereinbefore 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 cause
to be printed, on plain white paper, with
out wster-msrk 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
County CLERK during Office hours 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 q voter, and not more than two OF said
sample ballots shall be delivered on such
order. At least as many sample ballots
shall be furnished by the County Clerk to
each Board Of Election as there shall be
registered voters in the precinct, and on
election day the Board OF Election shall
furnish eacn registered voter, on applics-
ton, one such sample ballot. Said
County Clerk shall also cause 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. at
the same time and in the same manner az
tho ballots and sample ballots are fur
nished. The Board of Election shall pos
st least one OF such cards in each booth OF
compartment provided for the preparation
Of ballots, and not less than three OF such
cards as other places in and about the poll
ing places on the day Of election. There
shall be printed on said cards sections
wenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty.nin'
and thirty Of this Act.
SEC. 26. In counting the votes any bal
lot not bearing the water-mark, as pro
vided in this Act, shall not be counted
but such ballot must be preserved and re
turned with the other ballots. When
voter marks more names than there ar,
persons to be elected to an Office, or il TO
any reason 1t is impossible to determin
the voters choice for any Office, his vot
for such Office shall not be counted. An,
ballot upon which appears names, word
or marks written or printed, except IS il
this Act provided, shall not be counted.
SEC. ~. Any person who shall fslsel
make or f~rauduiently defsce or destroy an
certificate Of nomination or any par
I thereof, or file any certificate Of nomins
ton knowing the same or any part theree
to be false, or suppress any certificate
nomination which has been duly filed, Q
any part thereof, or make use OF, keep o
furnish to others, except as in this Act pre-
vided, any paper water-marked in imits
I tstion Of ballot paper, or disclose to an
. person not engaged in making, printing Q
( distribution of ballots or ballot pape
under the direction of the proper office
, the design of the water. mari to be place
on the ballot poper. or print or be col
oerned in printing or have in his possessio
any imitation of an official ballot, or max
any mark or Endorsement on any ballo'
b or stub, by which the ballot can be dis
tinguished from other ballots or falsel
swear that he is unable to mark his ballo
by reason Of physical disability. shall b
o deemed guilty of q felony, and upon cor
r viction thereof shall be imprisoned in th
State Prison for a term not less than on
year and not more than five years.
10 SEQ. 28. Any person who shall, durin
an election, remove or destroy any OF I'll
supplies or other conveniences placed
the booths or compartments, or shall, dui
J. ing an election, remove, tear. down, q
b deface the cards OF instruction posted, Q
!. prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty OF
misdemesnor, and on conviction there's
shall be punished by q fine not less tha
i fifty dollars, and not exceeding five hui
70 bred dollars, or by imprisonment In II
b caunty Jail for q term not less than OF
month and not exceeding six months.
g SEQ. 30. Any public officer, upo
whom any duty is imposed by this Ac
who shall %wilfully neglect or refuse to pc
2 form any such duty. shall be deeme
4 guilty of q felony, and upon convictio
4 thereof shall be imprisoned In the Sta
" Prison for q term not less than n yel
q and not exceeding Eve years.
p SEQ. 80. No person except q member
"a the Board OF Election shall receive fro
any voter . ballot prepared by ouch vote
No person shall examine such ballot
a solicit a voter to show the same. No pc
son shall remove any ballot from any pol
X ing place before the closing OF the poll
No person shall apply for or receive . ba
= lot at any election precinct other than u
- one on which he Is entitled to vote. \
person shall show his ballot to any persol
N after marking ID, 80 as to reveal any
!. the names voted for. No person shall al
another within one hundred feet OF IL
J. polling place for whom he intends TO vot
No voter shall receive o ballot from ar
n other person than one Of the Clerks
Election. nor shall any other person tina
a a Clerk OF Election deliver such ballot
such voter. No voter shall deliver to IL
A Board OF Election or to any memb'
,e thereof any ballot other than the one r
ceived from q Clerk of Election. No vot'
shall place any mark upon his ballot /
which it may afterwards be identified
- the one voted by him. Any person viola
ing any provision OF this section shall
deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor, az
- upon conviction thereof shall be fined
- q sum not less than fifty dollars and not e.
% ceeding five hundred dollars, or by In
q prisonment in the county jail for 9 ter
not less than one month and not exceedir