The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-31

charge of the ballots on election day,
and shall furnish them to the voters
in the manner hereinafter provided
for. Said Clerks of Election shall
possess the same qualifications and
receive the same compensation as In
spectors of Election. Said Clerks
shall be selected from the political
parties which polled the largest and
the next largest votes in the precinct
at the last preceding general election.
Sec. Is. The Board of County Com.
missoners shall provide at each poll
ing place within the county, sufli-
cient number of places, booths or
compartments, i'll which voters may
conveniently mark their ballots. so
that in the marking thereof they may
be screened from the observation
OF others, and a guard rail shall be so
placed that only such persons as are
inside the rail can approach within six
feet of the ballot box, and of such
booths or compartments. The ar
rangements shall be such that neither
the booths or compartments shall
be hidden from the view of those Just
outside the guard rail. The number of
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for each fifty or trac-
ton of fifty voters registered in the pre-
cinct. Each OF said booths or com
partments shall be kept provided with
proper supplies and conveniences fol
marking ballots. No person, other
Y than voters engaged in receiving, pre-
pairing or depositin5 their ballots, shall
be permitted inside said guard rail dur
ing the time the polls are open, except
by authority of the Board of Election,
and in that case only for the purpose of
keeping order and enforcing the law.
SEC. 10. Any person desiring to vote
shall give his address TO one Of the
Clerks of Election, who shall announce
the same, and if the other Clerk shall
find the name upon the registry list he
shall repeat the name and address.
One ballot shall then be given to the
voter, and the number of the said
ballot shall be written by one of the
Clerks of Election upon the registry list
opposite the name of the voter receiv-
ing it.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall Immediately retire alone to
one of the places, booths or conpart-
ments, He shall prApare his ballot by
marking a cross or after the name of
the person for whom he intends to vote
Tor each office. In cseof constitution
al amendment or o,her questions sub
mitted to the voters, the cross or
shall be placed afttr the answer which
he desires to give. Such marking shall
be none only witha black lead pencil.
Before leaving tn, booth or compart
ment the voter shall fold his ballot in
such a manner thst the water-mark and
the number of the ballot shall appear
on the outside, without exposing the
marks upon the nllot and shall keep it
| so folded until he has voted. Having
folded his ballot .he voter shall deliver
| it to the Inspector, who shall announce
| the name of the voter and the number
| of his ballot. The Clerk having the
registry list in his charge, if he finds
| the number to agree with the number
| of the ballot delivered to the voter,
shall repeat the name and number, and
shall mark opposite the name the word
voted" The Inspector shall then
separate the strip bearing the number
from the ballot, aud shall deposit the
ballot in ballot box. Said strip and
number shall be immediately destroyed
Sec. 81, Bot one person shall occupy
any one booth or compartment at one
time, and no person shall remain in oil
occupy booth or compartment Longer
than may be necessary to prepare hi
ballot, and in no case longer than tivt
minutes.
SEC %. Any voter who shall acct
dentally spoil ballot may return sucl
spoiled ballot to the Clerks of Election
and receive another in its place. Al
the ballots thus returned shall be i'm
mediately Cancelled, by writing th
word cancelled across the face of tn
ballot, and, with those not distribute
to the voters shall be returned with tn
election returns. A voter who does nc
vote the ballot delivered to him shall
before leaving the space inside th
guard rail, return such ballot to tn
Clerks, who shall Immediately cance
the same and return it in the sam
manner as spoiled ballot. The Clerk
of Election shall account for the ballot
delivered to them, by returning suf
Gent number OF unused and spoile
ballots to make up, when added to tn
number of official ballot cast the nun
Der of ballots delivered to them.
SEC. %. A voter who declares undo
oath that by reason of physical dlsabl
ity, he is unable to mark his ballo
shall at his request be permitted to L
ceive the assistance, in such markin
of an eiector, other than an electio
officer, but no person shall be permit
ed to go inside the guard rail as
assistant to more than one voter.
SEC. "a. No ballot shall be depos
ed in the ballot box unless the waite
mark, as hereinbetore provided, a
pears thereon, and unless the slip co
tanning the number of the ballot h
been removed therefrom by the
spector.
SEC. %. The County Clerk sh
cause to be printed, on plain VIII
paper. without water-mark or endor'
ments, except the words sample b
lot" at least three times as ma
copies of the form Of ballot provid
for in use in each precinct as there sh
he registered voters in such precin
such copies shall be furnished to reg
tered voters at the office of said Coul
Clerk during Office hours for five d.
preceding the day of election, provic
that not more than two of such sam
, ballots shall be furnished to any
, voter, except upon the written order
a voter, and not more than two of $
sample ballots shall be delivered
} such order. At least as many sam