Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-08-31

esd. II wrlung tke word Cancelled Aerots
be fses 81 he ballot and. with those not
issuesssd 10 The voters shall be returned
he elecsion rstarns. A voter wko
Ioes nos vots The ballot delivered 20 him
hall. bsfore ls<ving he spscs inside the
.a>xa rail. return such BALLOT ~ ths Clerks,
rho shall imnediAsely cancel b same
nd retara IL in TIE sane manner a. .
ballot. The Clerks Of Election
bal seeo1nifor the ballots delivered 10
hen. b. rsfzrring = SUFFICIENT number OF
sne1 sd3ed 10 The number Of oncih bal
cast. tie number Of ballots delivered
10 theE.
sac. 3. A voter Who declares under
osth. that By rsAsOn Of physical disability,
he i unable 10 marx kis ballot, shall at
bis request Be r=rnitsed 10 receive the
in such marking. OF an elector,
than any eisction of1csz. but no per-
soa shall Be permitted 10 50 inside the
guard rail - A. assistant to more than
oae voter.
sac. "A. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless The waser-mark, ~
hsreinbefore provided, appears thereon,
and unless the slip containing the num-
Der Of the ballot has been removed there
from By Tie Inspector.
SIC. IS. Tbs Coaniy Clerk shsll cause
10 be printed. on plain white paper, with
ct rGte< mark or indorssments. excep-
The zores sample ballot, st least three
tizss - many copies Of the form OF bal
los provided for use in each precinct ss
there shall be registered voters in such
precinct. Such copies shall be furnished
70 registered voters at the Office OF said
County CLERK during ofice hours for i've
aaw. nrm~exfrn ska Aa- ~ afa~tfrn. rro-
vided, hat not mofs than two OF such
sample ballots shall be furnished TO Any
one voter. sxcep; upon the written order
Of 3 voter. and not more han two OF said
sample ballots shall be delivered on such
order. AT least A. many sample ballots
shall be furnished by the County Clerk 30
each Board OF Election IS there shall be
registered voters in the precinct. and on
election day the Board OF Election shall
furnish each registered voter, on applica-
ton, D 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 il the county. at
the same time and in the same name ss
the ballots and sample ballots are fur
n:shsd. The Board Of Election shall post
a. least one OF such cards in each booth or
compartment provided for the preparation
Of ballots, and not less than three OF such
cards at other places in and about the poll
ing places on the day of election. There
shall be printed on said cards sections
tweDty-seven, ~twenty-eight, nine
and thirty OF this Act.
SEC. &c. In counting the votes any bal
lot not bearing the water-mark, as pro-
vided in this Act, shall no. be counted.
but such ballot must be preserved and re-
turned with the other ballots. When 9
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 % in
this Act provided, shall not be counted.
SEC. n. 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 nomina-
ton knowing the same or any part thereof
to be false, or suppress any certificate o!
nomination which has been duly filed, OF
any part thereof, or make use OF, keep or
furnish to others, except IS in this Act pro.
vided, any paper water-marked in imita-
tation OF ballot paper, or disclose TO any
person not engaged in making, printing OF
distribution Of ballots or ballot paper
under the direction Of the proper officer,
the design OF the water-msrk to be placed
on the ballot poper, or print or be con.
oerned in printing or have in 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.
tinguished from other ballots or falsely
swear that he ia unable to mark his ballot
By reason Of physical disability. shall be
deemed guilty Of a felony, and upon con
viction thereof shall be imprisoned in the
State Prison for a term not less than ont
year and not more than five years.
SEQ. 26. Any person who shall, during
an election. remove or destroy any OF the
supplies or other conveniences placed In
the booths or compartments, or shall, dur.
ing an election, remove, tear, down, or
deface the cards OF instruction posted, al
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty of Q
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by q fine not less than
fifty dollars, and not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment in the
caunty jail for 9 term not less than one
month and not exceeding six months.
SEC. 20. Any public officer, upon
whom any duty is imposed by this Act
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per
form any such duty. shall be deemed
guilty OF q felony. and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned In the STATE
Prison for . term not less than one yesi
and not exceeding FIVE years.
SEQ. 30. No person excepts member oil
the Board Of Election shall receive from
any voter . ballot prepared by such voter
No person shall examine such ballot oil
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 to vote. Nc
person shall show his ballot 10 any person,
after marking IL, so as to reveal any oil
the names voted for. No person shall ask
another within one hundred feet OF the
polling place for whom he intends TO vote.
No voter shall receive . 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 . Clerk Of Election. No voter
shall place any mark upon his ballot by
which ii may afterwards be identified az
the one voted by him. Any person violat-
ing any provision OF this section shall be
deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined In
sum not less than fifty dollars and not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars. or by i'm
%prisonment in the county jail for Q term
not less than one month and not exceeding
six months.