Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-03-13

law. And in the event of the ina
blllty, through sickness or other
jncsplcity of the said judge, to
discharge any of tbr duiles i'm
posed by this act, it shall be lawful
for the said duties TO be performed
10y the judge Ct some other
connty or corporation. A. this
meeting tLe member Of the
board who shall have s
cured from the printer the bl'lO;s
as required by section 8, 81 Ill de.
liver said ballots to said board.
The ballots shall then ba cIretllly
counted by SAID boards, and the
numEer thereof entered by the
seer tarl of the board in a book
provided 10y him AMI kept for such
purpose. The board shalt aflix its
seal to everg ballot printed, as
above provided, Hpon the side r.
verse from that upon which the
names of the candidates appear.
Or the SAID ballots they shall make
as many packages as there are
voting precincts IN S al county or
city, one for each precinct, which
package shall contain twice as
many Official ballots as there are
voters registered at the preclnci
for which it is intended. Each OF
these packages shall be securely
sealed. so that the ballots shall be
invisible, aud 50 that they could
not bs re dily opened without
detection. Upon each OF SAID
packages shall be endorsed The
name OF the precinct for which 1t
is inrcn led, and the number OF
ballots therein con aimed. The
package designed for the various
pyecinc's shall remain in TN" ex
elusive posSesSioa Of the secretary
ofth, bIlrl dlt.l dslvrral by
him to the judges or of the
Judges of tlec Ions of the
several prclncfs, rs hereia
after provided. TIE secretary OF
said electoral b)ard shall keep ia
his sole custody lhe seal or stIup
of sid loird, and in a sealed
pack lge, to be opened only in the
presence OF the electoral board AM
the iadge of the County or
Corporation Coat, when IN the
discharge Of their duties, as pres
c,ibed IN thltSeciion.
Delivery OF Tue BALLOTS.
10. B fore every election the
secretary of the electoral board
shall deliver to the judges or one
OF the judges Of election, the pack
age of official ballots for that
pFeciact, taking a receipt therefor
aud a certificate that the seals ap-
peaied to be uutampered with.
Aud in event Of the inability by
sickness or other inclpicity OF
said secretary to deliver sad Off.
cial ballots as herein provided, The
said electoral board or the said
secretary may cause them to be
delivered hy another member of
said boarl. said selIed package
at the opening OF The poll, shall br
opened in the presence OF the clerks
and jud ges OF elections, and ths
blllots IN sailplckage shall then
be carefully counted. All ballots
remaining unused OF The close OF
the polls shall be carefully destroy
el before the box - opened. Any
person wilfully ami coTruptly tail
ing to perform the duties required
Of him, or Intentionally violating
a,y OF the pro visions of this sec
ton, or opening any scale pack g
of official ballots, except as
specially provided for herein, shal
be deemed guilty OF IA mis- lemfanol
and b. punished with a line oI
5000 AMI imprisonment one monil
in Jail.
If. II Shall b3 the dHty of th'
electoral board of the severa
counties and cities TO provide a
each OF the voting places in thel
respective counties aud cities d
small compartment or booth ldrg
enough to contain and conceal irOu
neral observation voter, aud
desk or other convenience fu
Writing. In said booth there shal
ne plac d pen and ink. Said co n
partment or booth shall be y
erected that a prrso stan ing "a
sad desk in said booth or cOmpart
ment shall b. wholly exclude
from the observation of the clerk
,dges OF elections a .d other per
sons. The said board in its dl'
cretion may have one or more c
said booths at sa d voting places.
MARKING THE NAMES.
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