Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-04-20

hue returned enAit De lmmeuietcty c@u-
slsd. BY writing the word cancelled scross
he face Of the ballot. and, with those not
70 tie voters shAll be returned
nth the election returns. A voter Who
ices not vote the ballot delivered 20 him
hall. before leaving the space inside the
,usrd rail, return such ballot 10 the CLERKS
Fho shall Immediately cancel the same
lad return IL in the same manner as .
ballot. The Clerks Of Election
.bsll accoantfor the ballots delivered 20
hen. By returning : Sufficient number OF
and spoiled ballots to make up,
Eheo added TO the number OF okcial bali
lots cast. TIE number OF ballots delivered
10 them.
SEC. %. A voter Who declares under
that BY reason Of physicsl disability,
be IL unable 10 mark his ballot, shall 81
bis request be permitted 70 receive tue
10 such marking. of an elector,
than any election officer, but DO per-
shall be permitted 70 go inside the
guard rail a. an assistant to more inan
voter.
SIC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited In
the ballot box unless the water-mark, ss
bereinSe.ore provided, appears thereon.
and unless the slip containing the num-
JCL "a tAE DAAlCl LAS lNGl NV
from by the Inspector.
SIC. rs. The Couaty CLERK shall cause
10 be printed, on plain white paper, with
uater mark or Inducements, excep-
the words " sample ballot, /" at least three
times .s 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 sbsll be furnished
TO registered voters q. the Office OF said
County Clerk during Office hours for i've
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 a voter, aud not more than tvo OF ssid
sample ballots shall be delivered oil such
order. At least as many sample ballots
shall be furnished BY the County Clerk TO
zach Board OF Election as there shall be
registered voters ia the precinct, aud on
election day the Board OF Election shall
furnish each registered voter, on spplics-
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, q,
the same time aud in the same manner as
the ballots and sample ballots are fur
nished. The Board Of Election shall post
at least one Of such cards in each booth or
compartment provided for the preparation
Of ballots, and not less han three OF such
cards ST other places in and about the poll
ing places on the dag Of election. There
shall be printed on said cards sections
iweDty-seyen, twenty-eight, twenty.n nine
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
bu. 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 for
any reason it is impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office, his vote
for such Office shall not be counted. Any
ballot upon which appears names, words
or marks written or printed, except as in
this Act provided, shall not be counted.
SEC. 81. Any person who shall falsely
make or f~raudulently defsce or destroy any
certificate Of nomination or any part
thereof, or file any certificate of nomine-
ton knowing the same or any part thereof
to be false. or suppress any certificate Of
nomination which has been duly filed, or
any part thereof, or make use Of, keep or
to others, except as in this Act pro-
vided, any paper water-msrked in inita-
ta,ion Of ballot paper, or disclose TO any
person not engaged in making, printing or
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-
in printing or have 10 his 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
from other ballots or falsely
swear that he ia unable to mark his ballot
deemed guilty OF q felony, and upon pom
viction thereof shall be imprisoned in the
State Prison for a term not less tran one
year and not more than five years.
SEQ. 80. Any person who shall. during
an election. remove or destroy any OF the
supplies or other c~onveniences placed In
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur.
ing an election, remove, tear, down, or
deface the cards OF instruction posted, as
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and on conviction Thereof
shall be punished by q fne not less thar
fifty dollars, and no. exceeding FIVE hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment 10 the
caunty jail for q term not less than ont
month and not exceeding six months.
SEC. 20. Any public officer. upon
whom any duty Ia imposed by this Act
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per
form any such duty. shall be deemed
guilty Of a felony, and upon conviction
thereof shall be Imprisoned In the Stat
Prison for q term not less than one yea
and not exceeding five years.
SEC. 80. No person except 0 member o.
the Board Of Election shall receive from
any voter 9 ballot prepared BY such voter
No person shall examine such ballot OF
solicit q 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 q bal
lot at any election precinct other than th'
n on which he is entitled to vote. M
person shall show his ballot to any person
after marking II, so as to reveal any o.
the names voted for. No person shall AL
another within one hundred feet OF th'
polling place for whom he 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 thar
a Clerk OF Election deliver such ballot Il
such voter. No voter shall deliver to th'
Board OF Election or to any member
thereof any ballot other than the one re
ceived from q CLERK of Election. No votei
shall place any mark upon his ballot By
which ii may afterwards be identified 81
the one voted by him. Any person violat'
ing any provision Of this section shall b
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
asum not less than fifty dollars and not ex
ceeding five hundred dollars. or by i'm
p~risonment in the county jail for q term
not less than one month and not exceeding