Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-16

bv The Secretary Of State. IL shall be the
ant, az The Secretary OF State 10 obtain,
ana keep on hand, 9 sufficient supply OF
such paper for ballots, and 10 furnish tne
ssme in quantities ordered TO any County
Clerk. Said paper shall be wsier-marked
with q design furnished By the Secretary
OF State, in such q manner that The SAID
water. mark shall be plainly discernaoie on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
eriy folded. Such design shall be changed
for each general election, and the same DC.
sign shall not be used ct any genera
election within the space Of eight
vsars. hut at ans special or sep
arate local election paper marked with the
design used at any previous election may
DO used.
SEC. IL. On each ballot 9 perforated
line shall extend from top TO bottom, one
half-inch from the right hand side Of suon
ballot, and upon the hslf-inch strip thus
formed there shall be DO writing or print
ing, except the number Of the ballot. which
shall be upon the back OF the strip 10 sueh
position that ii shall appear on the outside
when the ballot is folded. The numeer
on each ballot shall be the same ~ that on
the corresponding stub, and the ballots
! and stubs shail be numbered c~0nseeuiivelJ
in each coanty. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in sepersis columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rules, aud on all ballots the names OF
| candidates shall be separated by a rule ex
tending 10 the extreme right OF iEs
column. All ballots shall contain the
name Of each and every candidate whese
| nominal alton for any Office specified IN We
ballo. has been certified to and hled &C
cording to the provisions OF this Act ana
= I'll - "a ehA f4r1t-
dates for each office shall be arranged
| under the designation Of the Office in a.
phabeticsl order, according 10 surname.
except that the name OF candidates for
| Presidential Electors shsIl b arranged IN
groups a. presented in the several certin-
| CATS Of nomination. and the names OF the
/ candidates for Presidentand Vice President
shall prscede the proper groups OF Presi-
dental Electors; the political designation
OF each candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left st the enc
/ OF the lis. Of candidates for each Office
one blank space to be used when subslitut-
ing names to fill vacancies. There shsll
be a IN argin at tbs right hand side Of the
names at least one-half 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
printed upon the ballot in such . name
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 ss
" vote for one" "vote for TIRES" snd 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 esch fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
$50. Is. Whenever il shall appear. by
affidavit, that an error or omission has 90.
Cured in the publication OF the name OF
description Of any Of the candidates
nominated, or 10 the printing OF the bal
lots. any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by voter, shall issue an order reqair-
ing the county Clerk to correct such or
ror.
SEQ. IS. 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 used in the election precinct.
In case OF prevention Of an election in any
precinct by reason of the loss or destruc'
/ zion ~ tho haIlnto fntandad for that nra
oinct, or for any other cause, the Inspeo
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an affidavit setting forit
the fact and transmit it to the Governor
of the State. Upon receipt OF such aida
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 and in the
same manner ss Inspectors and Judges Of
Election are now appointed in the State
there shall be appointed two Clerks Of
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 bs
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest and the next largest
votes in the precinct at the last preceding
general election.
SEQ. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, . sufacien
number OF places, booths or compart
ments, in which voters may conveniently
| m ark THAR hal1ata M that in tha uarkfnf
thereof they may be screened from the obser
vation OF others, and q guard rail shall b
so placed that only such persons as are in
eide said rail can approach within sil
feet Of the ballot box, and OF such boothl
or compartments. The arrangement
shall be such that neither the ballot DO,
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 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 theil
ballots, shall be permitted inside sale
guard rail during the time the polls arr
open. except by authority OF the Board
OF Election. and in that case only for tn,
purpose of keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vot,
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 the
name aud address. One ballot shall ther
be given TO the voter, aud the number Of
the said ballot shall be written by one oil
the Clerks OF Election upon the registry
list opposite the name OF the voter receiv.
ing il.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone TO ont
OF the places, booths or compartments
He shall prepare his ballot by marking Z