Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-08-17

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has returned shall be immeaistely can
ssled, by writing the word cancelled across
The fscs Of The ballot. and. vith those NOS
70 the voters shsll Be returned
The election turns A voter who
does not vote the bAllo: delivered 20 bin
shAll, before leaving the space inside NE
guard rail. return such ballot 10 the CLERKS,
Who shall Immediately cancel the same
and return 10 in The same manner -
SPOILED ballot. The Clerks Of Election
shall account for the ballots delivered 70
them, BIZ returning . SUFFICIENT number OF
unused and spoiled ballots TO make up,
when added 10 the number Of okeisl bal
lots cast. the number Of ballots delivered
to them.
SIC. q. A voter Who declares under
oath, that BY reason OF physical disability.
be is unable 10 mark his ballot, shall 81
his request be permitted 70 receive the
assistance, In such marking. Of an elector,
other than lny election officer, but no per-
son shall be permitted 70 go inside 'he
guard rail a. an assistant to more than
one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the water-msTk, 90
hereinbefore provided. appears thereon,
md 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
10 be printed, on plain white paper, with
out vsteE-msrk or Endorsements, excep-
the words +" sample ballot, at least three
times ss 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
10 registered voters at the Office Of said
1 r1--t- Df.~k 1.-fnU 1G1aa hama for Ave
days preceding the day Of election; pro-
yided, 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 each registered voter, on spplica.
ton, one such sample ballot. Said
County CLERK shall also pause TO be printed,
in plain type, on cards, instruction. 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, al
the same time and in the same manner al
the ballots and sample ballots are fur
nished. The Board Of Election shall post
at least one OF such cards in each booth OF
compartment provided for the preparation
Of ballots, and not less than three OF such
cards at other places in and about the poll
Jog places on the day of election. There
shall be printed on said cards sections
TWEEN ty-ssven, twenty-eight. twenty.nint
and thirty of this Act.
SEC. 26. In counting the votes any bal
lot not bearing the w~ater-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 q
voter marks more names than there are
persons to be elected to an Office, or IL fol
any reason it is impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office, bis vote
for such office shall not be counted. AM
ballot upon which appears names, words
or marks written or printed, except as In
this Act provided, shall not be counted.
SEC. "a. Any person who hall falsely
make or frsudulently defsce or destroy AM
certificate OF nomination or any par
thereof, or file any certificate of nomina
tion knowing the same or any part thereo
10 be false, or suppress any certificate o.
nomination which has been duly fled, Oh
any part thereof, or make use OF, keep oil
furnish to others, except IS in this Act pro
NlIbug huJ paper HsttI-uaIhc4 III A4itu
tation Of ballot paper, or disclose 10 any
person not engaged in making, printing OIL
distribution Of ballots or ballot paper
under the direction Of the proper officer
the design of the water-mark TO be placed
on the ballot poper. or print or be con
cerned in printing or have in bis possession
any imitation OF an official ballot, or make
any mark or Endorsement on any ballot,
or stub. by which the ballot can be dis
tipguished from other ballots or falsely
swear that he is unable to mark his ballot
by reason OF physical disability, shall be
deemed guilty Of 8 felony, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be imprisoned in the
State Prison for q term not less than on
year and not more than five years.
SEQ. 28. Any person who shall, during
an election. remove or destroy any Of the
supplies or other oonveniences placed in
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur
ing an election, remove, tear. down, OF
deface the cards OF instruction posted, nj
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty OF 6
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by q fine not less than
fifty dollars. and not exceeding five hun
bred dollars, or by imprisonment In the
caunty jail for 8 term not less than ons
month and not exceeding six months.
SEQ. 20. Any public officer, upon
whom any duty 10 imposed by this Act
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per
form sny such duty, shall be deemed
guilty Of q felony, and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned In the 6tats
Prison for q term not less than n year
and moi exceeding Ave years.
SEQ. 80. No person except member oil
the Board OF Election shall receive from
any voter 9 ballot prepared by such voter
No person shall examine suoh ballot OF
solicit a voter to show the same. No per
son shall remove any ballot from any poll
ing place before the closing Of the polls.
No person shall apply for or receive . bal
lot at any election precinct other than the
one On which he Is entitled 10 vote. No
person shall show his ballot 10 any person,
after marking II, so as to reveal any OF
the names voted for. No person shall ask
another within one hundred feet OF the
polling place for whom be intends to vote.
No voter shall receive q ballot from any
other person than one OF the Clerks Of
Election. nor shall any other person than
q Clerk of Election deliver such ballot to
such voter. No voter shall deliver to the
Board Of Election or to any member
thereof any ballot other than the one re-
ceived from g Clerk Of Election. No voter
shall place any mark upon his ballot by
which il may afterwards be identified as
the one voted by him. Any person violat-
ing any provision OF this section shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
a sum not less than fifty dollars and not ex-
oeeding Ave hundred dollars. or By i'm
~prisonment in the county jail for q term
not less than one month and not exceeding