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

so de uanls, 0e furnished with an
off i,Ial b illot by one % thu judges
of feIectl)l Sel,c,rd fr dhLt duty
by a m i)rity OfthrJllges present.
The sail e,ec,or shall then take the
said tflicial la'lOt and retire 10
said voting b0o h. lie shill then
draw a line with a Zen or pencil
through the names Of The caGdi-
dates he does not Nlsh to vote for,
leaving the name or Names of the
candidates he does Wish 20 vote fir
unscratched. NO name shall be
considered scratched unless the
pen or pencil mark extend through
three lOuIths Of the length OF sad
namt; and no Jall.t save an Official
ballot above pro, lied for shall be
counted for any person. When as
to any offlcr, more than one Dame
remains unScratched the ballot for
that particular Office shall be void,
but The ballot as to any other office
for hlch only one name remains
un>cr ltched shall be valid. He shall
fold saId ballot with the names of
the candidates on the inside and
hand the same to the judge OF
election, who shall nIdce tue same
in the ballot box without any in.
sprcllon further than TO assure
lImseIt that the ballot is a genuine
ballot for which purpose lie may.
without looking at the inside of
snd ballot inspect the official seal
upon the back thereof; provided, it
snail be lawful for ANY voter Ia
erase anN or all names printed
upon said official ballots aud SUD
stltute therein in writing the
IA ue ol any person )r p'rHIls i'r
An, Office for when be NAV DE.
size to yOre.
GUARDING THE BALLOT.
If. II shall ~ unligiul for any
eleaior 20 carr, the Official ballot
furnished him by the judge OF cleo
ton tulther than the voting booth
or make any copy thereof, and
should he, after inspecting said
ballot, conclude not to vote, he
must immediately return said bal
lot to the j ,dges of election. Ex'
c,pt as hereinafter provided, no
person shall adyise. counsel, or a.
Sist any elector, Ivy writing, woEd,
or GESTURE, as to how he shall vote
or mark his ballot after the same
has been delivered to him by the
Judges of election. Any person
violating the provisions OF TINS
section shall be deemed guilty oi
a miSlemeanOr, and upon cOnVlc'
ton thereof sh al be fined not less
than five hunlrrd nor more that
one thousand dollars and confined
m 1lll six months. To carry any
Official ballot or copy thereof be
vond the voting booth or away
from said booth, except to The
| ildges of election, or to vote any
ballot except such aS shall be re
ceived by the eleclor from th'
Judge Of election, shall be a mis-
demeanor punishable by a fine ol
one hundred dollars; aud 1t shal
he the duty of the judges OF elec
ton to cause, by verbal order ol
warrant, the instant arrest OF an,
person making such attempt, an'
he shall be required to vote o
surrender said ballot, and he ma
be confined in j Ill 10y the order o
SAID dge of election until Ii
obeys said requirements, not ex
ceeliug ten days.
10. NJ electOr shall I've allowed
by the judges of election to remall
IN sal voting booth provided Il
this act more than two and one
halt inmates to the obstruction o
other elc'ors desiring to vote. Bal
Judges of election shall cause an
eleclor attempting to occupy sal
voting booth for a longer time I
retire and surrender his ballot, an
he shall not again he allowed I
receive an official ballot unless |
the discretion oflhe judges Of elec
t'ol anolh' opportunity to vot
will lot delay or hinder othe
electors
10. Should any ballot be unin-
tenliDnall, or accidentally deface6
/, or IN any way rendered unfit f
voting by such elector, be sha
deliver such delacod ballot to th
Judges Of election and receiv
ano her upon taking an oath tia
the defa cement of the ballot ht'
aIiyered to hIm was not done 70
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