The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-06-20

and shall furnish them to the voters
in the manner hereinafter provided
for. Said Clerks of Election 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.
missioners shall provide at each poll
ing place within the county, suffi-
Gent number of places, booths or
compartments, III which voters may
conveniently mark their ballots, so
that in the marking thereof they may
be screened from the observation
OF others, and a guard rail shall be SO
placed that only such persons as are
inside the rail can approach within six
feet of the ballot box, and of such
booths or compartments. The ar
engagements shall be such that neither
the booths or compartments shall
be hidden from the view of those lust
outside the guard rail- The number of
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for each fifty or frac-
ton OF fifty voters registered in the pre-
cinct. Each OF said booths or COM
partments shall be kept provided with
proper supplies and conveniences for
marking ballots. No person, other
than voters engaged in receiving, pre-
pairing or depositing their ballots, shall
be permitted inside said guard rail dur
ing 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 if 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 it.
Sec. 20, On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to
one of the places, booths or compart-
ments, He shall prepare his ballot by
marking cross or X after the name of
the person for whom he intends to vote
Tor each Office. In caseo a constitution
al amendment or other questions sub
united to the voters, the cross or X
shall be placed after the answer which
he desires to give. Such marking shall
be none only with black lead pencil.
Before leaving the booth or compart-
ment the voter shall fold his ballot in
such manner that the water mark and
the number of the ballot shall appear
on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the ballot and shall keep it
so folded until he has voted. Having
folded his ballot the voter shall deliver
it to the Inspector, who shall announce
tie name of the voter and the number
of his ballot. The Clerk having the
registry list in his charge, if he finds
the number to agree with the number
of the ballot delivered to the voter
shall repeat the name and humble and
shall mark opposite the name the word
"voted.' The Inspector shall then
separate the strip bearing the number
from the ballot, aud shall deposit the
ballot in ballot box. Said strip and
number shall be Immediately destroyed.
Sec. Il. But one person shall occupy
any one booth or compartment at one
time, and no person shall remain in or
occupy booth or compartment longer
than may be necessary to prepare his
ballot, and in no case longer than five
minutes.
SEC. %. Any voter who shall acct.
dentally spoil ballot may return such
spoiled ballot to the Clerks of Election,
and receive another in its place. All
the ballots thus returned shall be i'm
mediately Cancelled, by writing the
word Cancelled across the face of the
ballot, and, with those not distributed
to 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 it in the same
manner as spoiled ballot. The Clerks
OF Election shall account for the ballots
delivered to them, by returning sufi-
Gent number of unused and spoiled
ballots to make up, when added to the
number OF official ballot cast, the num-
Der of ballots delivered to them.
SEC. 20. voter who declares under
oath, that by reason of physical disabil-
ity, he is unable to mark his ballot,
shall at his request be permitted to re-
ceive the assistance, in such marking,
OF an elector, other than an election
officer, but no person shall be permit
ed to go inside the guard rail as an
assistant to more than one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposit
ed in the ballot box unless the water
mark, as hereinbefore provided, ap-
pears thereon, and unless the slip con-
tanning the number of the ballot has
been removed therefrom by the In
spector.
SEC. %. The County Clerk shall
cause to be printed, on plain white
paper. without water-mark or endorse
ments, except the words "sample bal
lot," at least three times as many
copies of the form of ballot provided
for in use in each precinct as there shall
be registered voters in such precinct.
such copies shall be furnished to regis
tered voters at the office of said County
Clerk during office hours for five days
preceding the day of election; provided
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 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 each registered