Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-09-07

Snts ~ the secretary OF State 70 obtain,
ana keap on hand, . sufficient supply OF
.uch p.per for ballots, and TO furnish tne
..me in quantities ordered TO any County
CLERK. said paper shall be water-mArkeo
with 4 design furnished BY the Secretary
| Of State, in such 9 manner that the said
water-msrk shall be plainly OBSERVABLE on
the outside of such ballot vhen PROP.
erIy folded. Such design shall be cnsnged
for each general election, and the same DE.
sign shall not be used 81 any general
election within the space OF eiens
years, but at any special or sep
srs,e local election paper marked with she
| design used ct any previous election may
be used. -
SEC. IL. On each ballot Q perforated
| line shall extend from top 10 bottom, one
| half-inch from the right hand eide OF suen
| ballot, and upon the hsif-inch strip thus
| formed there shall be nc writing or print-
| ing, except the number Of The ballot, which
| shsll be upon the back Of the strip in such
| posution thai il shall appear on the outside
| when the ballot IL folded. The number
| on each ballot shall be the same a. that on
| the corresponding stub, and the ballots
! and sfubs shall be numbered c0nsscrt1veay
in each county. Where The names CT
candidates are printed in sepsrais columns,
the columns shall Be separated By heavy
| rules, aud on si bsllots the names CT
| candidates shall be separated By . rule ex-
| tending TO The extreme right CT t1s
| column. All ballots shsIl eo1tain tAs
name Of each and every candidate wsas&
nomin alton for any o6ce speaSsd N t4t
ballot hss been esrti6et TO and E4ed A.
cordiug to the provisions a tbs Act sza
no other nAns. Tbs names q tAs cA11-
data for each ofsce shall ks arranged
under ,he designation Of The c2cs = A.
phsbesiesl order. sccoril1g - szr1a=A
except that the name o. c2z1.c4ies 80
Presiden tial Electors hall BE Arranged n
groups a presented IN The several cS<r@-
CATS Of nomination. and the us-ss 81 iAs
candidates for President and Vice Prsstdsas
shall precede The proper groups Of Presi-
Dental Electors; the political dssisnauea
Of each candidate shall Be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left az the end
Of the list OF candidates for each omoe
one blank space 70 Be used when substitute
ing names 70 ill vacancies. There shall
be . margin a. the right hand side Of the
names 81 least one-bslf 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, ii shall be
printed upon the ballot in such q manner
As 20 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 "a
" vote for one" "vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. IS. All ballots, when printed,
4 - - - IL - Efk- a.1
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 voteTi
are registered fifty ballots, and In al
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voter.
registered in the precinct.
SEQ. Is. Whenever it shall appear. by
sfidavit, that an error or omission has 90
CURED in the publication Of the name oil
description OF any OF the candidates
nominated, or In the printing of the bal
lots. any member OF the Board oil
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall issue IN order requir
ing the county CLERK to correct such er
ror.
DEW " OGA0AO taO ORNaAab VI 49,
polls, at any election, the County Clerl
shall csuse TO be delivered to the Board o.
Election Of each election precinct in hii
county the proper number OF tickets oil
the kind to be used in the election precinct
In case of prevention OF an election in AM
precinct by reason Of the loss or destruc
ZION 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 afidavit setting forti
the fact and transmit il TO the Governor
Of the State. Upon receipt Of such afida
Wit, and upon the application OF any candi
date for any Office 10 be voted for by thu
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order 8 new election in such pre-
cinct.
SEQ. II. At the same time and in th'
same manne ss 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, 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 b
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largesi
votes In the p~recinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, ct each polling
place within the county, Q suficieni
number Of places, booths or compsrt
ments. In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, 30 that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vstion of others. and 9 guard rail shall b
so placed that only such persons - are in
side said rail can approach within eli
feet OF the ballot box. and OF such booth
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 ont
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 co~nveniences for marking ballots
No person, other than voters engaged il
receiving, preparing or depositing thei
ballots, shall be permitted inside sail
guard rail during the time the polls ar
open, except BY authority OF the Boart
Of Election. aud in that case only for tb
purpose Of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEQ. 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 ind the nam
upon the registry list he shall repeat til
name and address. One ballot shall the
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 receiy
ing it.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot th
voter shall Immediately retire alone to on
OF the places, booths or compartments
|, He shall prepare his ballot by marking
cross or x after the name OF the persol
for whom he intends TO vote for each OF