Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-01-19

shall be 1rinteu On hhtc1 RePSA
nv The Secretary Of state. II shall be the
an, of ne Secretary Of State 10 obtain,
ana keer on hand, . sufficient supply OF
snch paper for ballots, and 10 furnish the
same in quantities ordered 10 any County
CLERK. Said paper shall be wster-msrked
with a design furnished By The Secretary
Of State, 10 such a tanner that the said
vater-mark shall be plsinly observable on
the outside Of such ballot when prop
erlv folded. Such design shsll be changed
for each general election, and the same de-
sign shall not be used st any general
election within the space OF elgnt
years, but at any special or sep
srste local election paper marked with ,he
design used at any previous election mhS
be used.
SIC. II. On each ballot q perforated
lice shall extend from top to bottom, one
hsif-inch from The right hand eide OF sucn
ballot, and upon the hsli-ineh strip tnns
formed there shall be no writing or print-
i.s, sxcept the number OF the ballot. which
shall Be upon the back oil the strip IN sucn
position tha; is shall spPear on the OUTSIDE
shsn ths ballot il folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the same as that on
a. co~rrespondins stub, aud the ballots
.ai strbs shsll be numbered consecutivesy
Ia each county. Where the names OF
candidates are printed in seperste columns,
the columns shall be separated by heavy
rulss. sod on all ballots the names OF
candidates shsll be separated BY q rule ex
tending 10 the extreme right OF the
coI1mn. All ballots shall contain the
name OF each and every candidate whose
nomination for any Office specified In the
ballo. has been certified TO and filed sc.
cording 10 the provisions OF this Act, z
no other name. The names OF the csndi-
dates for zach Office shall be arranged
under the designation Of the office in al
phabeticaI order, according 10 surname,
except that the name OF candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged in
groups IS presented in the several certit-
cstss Of nomination, snd the names OF tue
candidates for President and Vice President
shall piocede the proper groups OF Presi-
Dental Electors; the political designation
of esch candidate shall be printed opposite
his name. There shall be left at the end
OF the list of candidates for each Office
one blank space to be used when substitut-
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
be a margin at the right hand side OF the
names at least one half inch wide, so that
the voter may clesrly 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 a manner
as TO enable the electors to vote upon the
| question in the manner hereinafter pro-
vidsd. 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 oue," vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. 10. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound in club books OF ffty o
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County CLERKS.
SEC. II. 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 sll
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction OF fifty voters
registered in the precinct.
SEQ. is. Whenever ii shall appear. by
affidavit, that an error or omission has o.
Cured in the publication OF the name or
description Of any OF he candidates
nominated, or in the printing OF the bal.
lots. any mcmber OF the Board OF
County Commissioners, upon application
by any voter, shall i5sue an order requir-
ing the county Clerk to correct such er-
ror.
SEC. IS. Before the opening of the
polls, ct sny election, the County Clerk
shall osuse 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-
ton Of the ballots intended for that pre-
cinct, or for any other cause, the Inspec-
tor or other election officer for the pre-
cinct shall make an afidavis setting forth
the fact and transmit II TO the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such Aida
vii. and upon the application OF any candi-
date for any office 10 be voted for by the
voters OF such precinct, the Governor
shall order a new election In q pre-
cincs.
SEQ. II. At the same time and In the
same manner as Inspectors and judges OF
Election are now appointed in the State.
there shall be appointed two CLERKS OF
Election, who shall nave 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
speosors 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.
SEQ. IS. The Board OF County Com-
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, . sufficient
number OF places. booths or oompart-
ments, In which voters may conveniently
norb khafs kaIfnto 40 that In tha naarLfn0
thereof they may be screened from the obser-
vstion Of others, and q guard rail shall be
so placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
feet of the ballot box, and OF such booths
or compartments. The arrangements
shall be such that neither the ballot box
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view of those just out
aide the guard rail. The number OF
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for each fifty or fraction
Of fifty voters registered In the precinct.
Each OF said booths or compartments
shall be kept provided with proper sup
plies and c~onveniences for marking ballots.
No person, other than voters engaged in
receiving, preparing or depositing their
ballots, shall be permitted inside said
guard rail during 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 announo the same,
and IL the other Clerk shall find the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat the
name and address. One ballot shall then
he givan 10 the vntar and the numbar NJ
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 1t.