Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-06-08

II 0EAN a1NAN -
thus returned shall be Immediately can
celed, by writing the word canceled across
the face OF the ballot, and, with those not
distributed 10 the voters shall be returned
with The election returns. A voter who
| does no. vote the ballot delivered 20 him
shall, before leaving the space inside the
guard rail, return such ballot 10 the Clerks.
who shall immediately cancel the same
aud return IL 10 the same manner a. .
spoiled ballot. The Clerks OF Election
shall account for the ballots delivered 70
them, by returning = sufficient number OF
unused and spoiled ballots 10 make up.
when added to the number Of o4cial bal
lots cast, the number Of ballots delivered
10 them.
SEC. 20. A voter who declares under
oath, that BY reason Of physical disability,
be lie unable to mark his ballot shall ST
bis request be permitted 30 receive tie
assistance, in such msrking. Of an e~lectors
other than any election ofcer, but no per-
son shall be permitted to so inside she
guard rail ~ an assistant 10 more B q
one voter.
SEC. a. No ballot shall be deposited in
the ballot box unless the vGter-nsrk, 50
h~ereinbe!ore provided. appears thereon,
and unless the slip containing the num-
Der Of the ballot has been removed there
from b. the Inspector.
SEC. IS. The Coanty CLERK shall cause
to be printed, OF plain white paper, with
out wster-nArk or Inducements, excep-
the words sample ballot. " 81 least three
times a. many copies Of the form OF bal
lot provided for use in each precinct as
there shall be registered voters in such
precinct. Such copies shall be furnished
to registered voters at the cfice of said
County Clerk during Office hours for i've
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 pom the written order
OF 3 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 TO
each Board Of Election as there shall be
registered voters in the precinct, and on
election day the Board OF Election shall
furnish each registered voter. On spplica-
ton, one 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 in the county. at
the same time and in the same manner as
the ballots and sample ballots are fur
AN Va oA1At B0s
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 ST 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-nint
and thirty Of this Act.
SEC. &c. In counting the votes any bal
} lot not bearing the wa.er-mark, as pro
| vided in this Act, shall not be counted
but such ballot must be preserved and re
turned with the other ballots. When q
/, voter marks more names than there are
! persons to be elected to an Office, or if fol
! any reason II Is impossible to determine
. the voters choice for any Office, his yot,
: for such Office shall not be counted. An,
ballot upon which appears names, word
, or marks written or printed, except as il
this Ac. provided, shall not be counted.
r SEC. az. Any person who shall falsel,
= make or fraudulently defsce or destroy an.
certificate of nomination or any par
thereof, or file any certificate Of nomina
a ton knowing the same or any part therec
to be false, or suppress any certificate o
nomination which has been duly filed, o
any part thereof, or make use OF, keep o
g furnish to others, except as in this Act pro
/ vided, any paper water-marked in imita
"a VI DeAAO RakOAg VI " ~.
a person not engaged in making, printing o
distribution of ballots or ballot pape
under the direction OF the proper officer
Y the design Of the water-mark TO be place
on the ballot poper, or print or be oer
cerned in printing or have in his possession
any imitation OF an official ballot, or max
any mark or Endorsement on any ballo;
h or stub, by which the ballot. can be dis
tinguished from other ballots or falsel
swear that he is unable to mark his bsllo
j. By reason Of physical disability. shall b
"a deemed guilty of q felony, and upon con
r viction thereof shall be imprisoned in tn
State Prison for q term not less than on
year and not more than five years.
SEC. 28. Any person who shall, durin
Il an election, remove or destroy any OF th
a. supplies or other conveniences placed Il
Il the booths or compartments. or shall, duh
l. ing an election. remove, tear. down, o
h deface the cards OF instruction posted, q
prescribed by this Act, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and on conviction therec
shall be punished by q fine not less tina
fifty dollars, and not exceeding five hun
,e dred dollars, or by imprisonment in tn
n caunty Jail for a term not less than on
n month and not exceeding six months.
SEC. 80. Any public officer, upol
. whom any duty ia imposed by this Act
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to pei
form any such duty. shall be deeme
e guilty of a felony. and upon convictio
thereof shall be Imprisoned In the Stat
- Prison for Q term not less than one yea
y and not exceeding Eve years.
8 SEC. 80. No person excepta member o
the Board Of Election shall receive fror
:, any voter q ballot prepared by such voter
: No person shall examine such ballot o
solicit q voter to show the same. No pei
son shall remove any ballot from any poll
= ing place before the closing OF the polli
- No person shall apply for or receive a baI
lot at any election precinct other than tn
one on which he is entitled TO vote. N
person shall show his ballot to any person
- after marking 1t, so as to reveal any O
!. the names voted for. No person shall as
another within one hundred feet Of til
70 polling place for whom he intends to vote
, No voter shall receive . ballot from an
. other person than one Of the Clerks o
Election. nor shall any other person tina
= a Clerk OF Election deliver such ballot I
- such voter. No voter shall deliver to th
! Board OF Election or to any membe
thereof any ballot other than the one re
!" ceived from q Clerk of Election. No vote
Q shall place any mark upon his ballot b,
which ii may afterwards be identified 6
10 the one voted by him. Any person violat
ing any provision OF this section shall b
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor. an,
70 upon conviction thereof shall be fined ii
a sum not less than fifty dollars and not CT
n ceeding five hundred dollars. or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail for q tern
not lees than one month and mot exceeding