Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-02-01

such paper for ballots. and 10 furnish The
in quantities ordered 10 any County
Clerk. said paper shall be waser-msrked
with . design furnished BY the Secretary
of State, in such q manner that the said
watsr-mark shsll be plainly discernsbie on
The outside Of such ballot vhea prop
eriy folded. Snch design shAll be changed
for each general election, and the came de-
sign shall not be used At Any general
election within the space Of eight
years, but at any special or sep
arate local election paper marked with the
design used 81 any previous election may
be used.
SIC. IL. On each ballot q perforated
line shall extend from top 10 bottom, ons-
hSlf-inch frou the right hand side Of srch
ballot, and upon the hslf-inch strip thus
formed there shall be no writing or print
ing, except the number Of The ballot. which
shall be upon the back Of the strip in such
position that IL shall appear on the outside
when the ballot Is folded. The number
on each ballot shall be the sans as that on
the corresponding club, AID the ballots
aud stubs shall be numbered consecuiively
in each cornty. Where The nsmes OF
candidates are printed in sepeTete columns,
the columns shall be separated By heavy
rules. a1d on all ballots the names OF
candidates shall be separated BY 8 rule e.
tending TO the extreme right Of The
column. All ballots shall contain the
name of each and every candidate whose
nomination for any Office specified in tbs
ballot has been certified to aud filed &C
cording TO the provisions of this Act, and
no other name. Ths names of the csndi-
dates for each Office shall be arranged
under the designation OF the ofsce in al
phsbeticai order, according to surname,
except that the name Of candidates for
Presidential Electors shall be arranged ia
groups as presented in the several certlh-
cAtss OF nomination, and the names OF the
candidates for President aud Vice President
shall prsce6e the proper groups Of Presi-
dental Electors; the political designation
Of each 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 20 be used when sabsti.Gs-
ing names to fill vacancies. There shall
he q margin at the right land side Of The
names st least one-hslf inch wide, go that
the voter may clearly indicate in the NAY
hereinafter described the candidate or
candidates for whom he wishes TO vote.
Whsnerer any question is to be submitted
to the vote Of the people. it shall be
printed upon the ballot in such = nAnne
as to enable the electors 10 vote upon the
question in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided. There shall be printed on the bal
lots opposite the designation Of each
Office sueh words s. will aid the voter to
Indicate his choice Of candidates such as
=. vote for one" vote for three" and the
like.
SEC. Is. All ballots, when printed,
shall be bound ia stub books OF dtty and
one hundred ballots each. A record OF the
number Of ballots printed for them shall
be kept by the respective County Clerks.
SIC. IA. The Comfy Clerks shall pro-
vide for each election precinct 10 the
county wherein less than tweniy-dve voters
are registered fifty ballots, End in all
other precincts one hundred ballots
for each fifty or fraction Of fifty voters
registered IN the precinct.
SEC. Is. Whenever it shall appear. BIZ
affidavit, that 81 error or omission hss oe-
currsd in the pgblication OF the name OK
description OF any of the candidates
nominsled, or IN tbs printing Of the bal
lots. any member OF the Board OF
County Commissioners. upon application
By any voter, shall Issue En order requir-
ing she county CLERK to correct such er-
ror.
SEC. 16. Before the opening Of the
polls, st any election. the County CLERK
shall czuse 10 be delivered to the Board 81
Election OF each election p~reoinc, in bis
county the proper number of tickets CT
the kind 10 be used in the election precinct.
In case of prevention Of al election IN any
precinct By reason OF the ioss or dssirEs-
ton OF the ballots Intended for that PEE
cinct, or for any other cause. the Inspsc-
sor or other election officer for the PRE-
oinct shall make al Afid&vit setting forih
abe fact and transmit il 10 the Governor
OF the State. Upon receipt OF such afs52-
Wit, aud upon the application OF any candi-
date for any ofios TO be voted for by tbs
voters Of such precinct. the Governor
shall order 8 new election in such pre-
cinct.
SIC. II. At the same time and in the
came manner a. Inspectors and Judges Of
Election are now appointed in the State.
there shsli be appointed two Clerks Of
Election. who shall have charge Of the bal
loss on election day. and shall furnish
them TO the voters in the manner herein
after provided for. Said Clerks Of Elac-
tion shall possess the same qualifications,
and receive the same compensation ss In
speosors OF Election. Said Clerks shall be
selected from the political parties which
polled the largest aad the next largest
votes in tbs precinct At the last presiding
general election.
SEC. IS. The Board OF County Com
missioners shall provide, at each polling
place within the county, q sufficient
number OF places, booths or compsrs-
ments, In which voters may conveniently
mark their ballots, so that In the marking
thereof they may be screened from the obssr-
vaiion Of others, aud 9 guard rail shAll be
30 placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail czn approach within six
feet of the ballot box. and of such booths
or compartments, The ARRANGEMENTS
shall be such that neither tbs ballot bcx
nor the booths or compartments shall be
hidden from the view Of those lust out
side the guard rail. The number of
such booths or compartments shall be
not less than one for esea 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 conysniences for marking ballots.
No person. other than voters engaged in
receiving. preparing or deposising 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 tia
purpose OF keeping order and enforcing
the law.
SIC. 10. Any person desiring TO vote
shall give lis address 10 one OF the Clerks
OF Election, who shall announce the came,
and If the other Clerk shall ind the name
upon the registry list he shall repeat tie
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
lIsi opposite the name o. the voter receiv- |
ing ID.
SEC. 20. On receiving his ballot the
voter shall immediately retire alone TO ons
Of the places, booths or compartments.