Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-04-27

csive smother in is place. All the ballots
thus returned shall be Immediately can
celed. By writing she word cancelled across
the face Of the ballot. and, with those DOT
distributed 10 the voters shall be returned
With the election returns. A voter Who
does not vote the ballot delivered 20 him
shall, before leaving the space inside the
guard rail. roturn such baliosto The Clerks,
~nc shall Immediately cancel the same
sud return il 10 the same M ss .
spoiled ballot. The Clerks Of Election
shssi account for the ballots delivered 10
shers. 81 returning 9 Sufficient number OF
unused and spoiled ballots 20 make up,
when added 20 the number Of o8ciAl bal
lots cast, the number Of ballots delivered
10 them.
SEC. %. A voter who declares under
oath, that BIZ reason Of physical disability,
be IL unable 20 mark his ballot, shall 81
bis recues. be permitted 10 receive tie
assistance, in such marking. Of an ~elecior,
other than sny election officer, but no per-
son shall be permitted 10 SO inside the
guard rail ~ N assistant 10 more than
one voter.
SIC. "a. No ballot shall be deposited In
the ballot box unless the vstsr-mark, as
~hersinhefore provided. appears thereon,
and unlsss the slip containing the num-
1 E<E u fAE LaAlVt Las ttc1 AcA4NfN4
from By the Inspector.
SIC. Is. The County Clerk shall cause
10 be printed. on plain white paper, with
out ws:eT-mark or Endorsements, excep-
tbs words " sample ballot" at least three
times a. many copies OF the form Of bal
lot provided for use 10 each precinct as
there shall be registered voters In such
precinct. Such copies shall be furnished
to registered voters at the Office OF said
County Clerk during Office hours for five
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 8 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 10
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 applics.
ton, one such sample ballot. Said
County Clerk shall also cause TO be printed,
in plsin 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, al
the same time aud in the same manner ss
the ballots'and sample ballots are fur
nished. The Board OF Election shall post
st 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, twenty Mint
and thirty OF this Act.
SEC. &c. In counting the votes any bel,
lot not bearing the wster-mark, as pro
vided in this Act, shall not be counted,
but such ballot must be preserved aud re.
turned with the other ballots. When q
voter marks more names than there are
persons to be elected to an office, or If foI
any reason it ia impossible to determine
the voters choice for any Office, bis vote
for such Office shall not be counted. Any
ballot upon which appears names, words
or marks written or printed, except IS In
this Act provided, shall not be counted.
SEC. ~. ANY person who shall falsely
make or ~frsudulently defsce or destroy any
Ger tificate Of nomination or any par
thereof, or file any certificate Of nomina-
tion knowing the same or any part thereof
to be false, or suppress any certificate oil
nomination which has been duly filed, or
any part thereof, or make use OF, keep or
furnish to others, except as in this Act pro-
vided, any paper water-marked in imita-
tstion Of ballot paper, or disclose to any
person not engaged in making, printing or
distribution OF ballots or ballot paper
under the direction of tho proper officer.
tho design of the water-mark TO be placed
on the ballot poper, or print or be con
cerned in printing or have in his possession
any imitation OF an official ballot, or make
any mark or endorsements 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 8 felony, and upon con
yiction thereof shall be imprisoned in The
State Prison for a term not less than ont
year and not more than five years.
SEQ. %. Any person who shall, during
an election, remove or destroy any OF thu
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, a
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereo
shall be punished by q fine not less thai
fifty dollars, and not exceeding five hun
bred dollars, or by imprisonment in tn
caunty jail for q term not less than on
month and not exceeding six months.
SEC. 80. Any public officer, upoi
whom any duty is imposed by this Act
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to pei
form any such duty. shall be deeme
guilty Of q felony. aud upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned In the Stat
Prison for q term not less than one yea
and not exceeding five years.
SEQ. 80. No person except member o
the Board Of Election shall receive fror
any voter q ballot prepared by such voter
No person shall examine such ballot Q
solicit a voter to show the same. No pei
son shall remove any ballot from any pol
ing place before the closing OF the POLL
No person shall apply for or receive a bs
lot at any election precinct other than tn
|, one on which he 10 en- titled TO vote. N
person shall show his ballot TO any person
after marking II, so as to reveal any
the names voted for. No person shall as
another within one hundred feet OF th
polling place for whom he intends to vote
No voter shall receive q ballot from an
other person than one OF the Clerks Q
Election, nor shall any other person tina
q Clerk OF Election deliver such ballot I
such voter. No voter shall deliver to tn
Board OF Election or to any membe
thereof any ballot other than the one n
ceived from q CLERK of Election. No vote
shall place any mark upon his ballot b
which it may afterwards be identified q
, the one voted by him. Any person viola!
; ing any provision OF this section shall b
deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor. an
, upon conviction thereof shall be fined Il
a sum not less than fifty dollars and not 81
J eeeding five hundred dollars. or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail for q teri
not less than one month and not exceedin