Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-11-23

and keep on hand, 9 sufficient supply Of
sneh usper for ballots, and 10 furnish the
same in quantities ordered 70 any County
Clerk. said paper shall be wster-msrked
with q design furnished by the Secretary
Of State. in such a manner that the said
wster-mark shall be plainly discernsble on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erly folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used at any general
election within the space oil eight
years, but at n special or sep
arate local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
be used.
SIC. ~, On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top to bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side OF such
ballot, and upon the hslf-inch 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 IL 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 stuts shall be Numbered Consecutiyely
in esch county. Where tao names OF
candidates are printed in seperste columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated By 9 rule ex
tending to the extreme right OF the
column. All ballots shall contain the
pane Of each and every candidate whose
nomination for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to and filed &C.
cording to the provisions OF this Act, and
no other name. The names Of the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the Office in al
phabetioal order, according to surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged IN
groups as presented in the several certln-
cat % OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President and Vice President
shall preoede 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 SUBSTITUTE
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be a margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one-hslf inch wide, so That
the voter may clearly indicate in the way
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom be wishes to vote.
Whenever any question Is to be submitted
TO the vote OF the people, it shall be
pIluLtu upDu tu0 DhiAot ~ JUN -
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
office such words as will aid the voter to
indicate his choice OF candidates such as
:" 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. Il. 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.
SEQ. Is. Whenever it shall appear, by
affidavit. that sn error or omission has co.
Cured in the publication Of the name or
description Of any Of the candidates
~nominsted, 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 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 usedin 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
shs fact and transmit il TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such afids'
Wit, and upon the application Of any candi.
date for any Office to be voted for by thu
voters OF such precinct. the Governor
shall order o new election in such pre-.
cinct.
SEQ. II. At the same time aud in the
same msnner as Inspectors and Judges oil
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,
and receive the same compensation as In
speotors 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.
SEQ. 10. The Board Of County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, . suficien'
number OF places, booths or compart
ments, In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser
walton Of others, and 9 guard rail shall b.
SO placed that only such persons as are In
side said rail can approach within eli
feet Of the ballot box, aud OF such boothi
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot BOZ
nor the booths or 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 thar 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 saiS
guard rail during the time the polls arr
open, except by authority OF the Board
OF Election. and in that case only for TIL
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address to one OF the Clerk
Of Election, who shall the same
and il the other Clerk shall find the nam'
upon the registry list he shall repeat tht
name aud address. One ballot shall ther
be given to the voter. and the number o.
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 TIL
voter shall Immediately retire alone TO on,
of the places, booths or compartments