Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26

the peace, VINO snail sell ~ W iho
chairmen Of the county committees of
the political parties applying for the
same; or to the chairnIen of the. CITY
committee OF. the political parties III
tho city Of Wilmington, for the pqr-
pose OF printing ballots thereon. no
Shall sell it at an advance OF 10 pcr
cent on its cost price. No chairman
of any marty shall be allowed to pur-
1chase more puper than is necessary to
print four ballots for every registered
voter in the county. One half OF said
advance shall belong to the clerks OF
tho peace, and the other half to the
secretary OF State, but the cost pricc
shall DO paid to the State treasurer. |
ANY person who shall maliciously de-
stroy tho paper while it is in the hands
OF the secretary of State, or clerks OF |
the peace, OF any other person who
shall have procured it for the purpose
mentioned in this act, or who shall use
Ii for any other purpose than herein
described, or secrete any OF the ballots
SO as to impede tho free exercise OF the
right of suffrage shall be liable to a
flne OF not less than $50 nor more than
5000, or imprisonment of not less than
50 DAYS nor more than one year, or
both, at the discretion Of the court.
The clerks of the peace must certify
to tho party devices and the names
of the candidates nominated to the
election inspectors ut least five days be-
! fore the election, and they must deliver
the envelopes provided for tho election
districts in sealed packages to the in
spectors, or to the Department. of .Elec-
tions, one package for each district
Immediately upon entering the
| election room, each voter shall be
| furnished by the Judge of election with
one official envelope. After receiving
the envelope, the voter shall proceed
alone TO the booth, where he must en-
close his ballot in.the envelope. While
he is in the booth, its door must be
closed. After he has enclosed the
ballot. with the envelope unsealed and
| the flap turned down, he shall I'M
mediately deliver the envelope to the
inspector, who shall Immediately de-
posit it in the ballot bog, in the
presence Of the voter. No ballot shall
be counted unless it is enclosed in
said envelope. A person who shall
maliciously destroy, remove or attempt
to remove from the election room, or
have in his spossession outside the
election room any such official envelope
during the election shall be liable to u
fine of not less than 5000 nor more than
$500, or Imprisonment not exceeding
two years nor less than one year.
The clerks of the peace shall furnish
the envelopes, which shall be OF the
! same quality of blue paper, inches IL
/ length by 21s inches in width, with
the flap thereon ungummed. On tht
, face Of each envelope, shall be printee
, the words .'ofiicial envelope for -.
The word ssfor'' is to be followed b,
the designation of the election distric
for which the envelope is prepared
This is to be followed by the date 0
the election and fac-simile OF thu
a signature of the clerk of the peace b,
g whom such envelopes shall be printed
All printing on such envelopes shall b.
with black ink, in type OF the sam
. style. There shall be provided for eacl
I election district SO many envelopes u
will be equal to- double the number o
@ all the votes cast in such election dis
: trict at the last preceding eiectio
y therein for members OF tho Genera
II Assembly. In counting tho votes, tn
II envelopes shall be opened, and tn
y ballots removed, and the names on tn
J. ballots counted and recorded as no'
1t required by law. The ballot shall thor
" before another envelope is opened, b
returned to the envelope whcrefrom
e was taken, and the envelope and ballo
'e shall then be numbered as one tickt
and deposited in, tho ballot box prt
vitlod for the reception of counted ba
j. lots. III any envelope shall contal
" moro than one ballot, none of I'll
IS ballots therein shall be counted, an
all such ballots shall be returned
or the envelope wherein they were fouut
ia and ON the face of such envelope shu
m be written the words rejected ballot,
pr and such envelope and ballots shall
or deposited with the ballots that a
al counted. Should any voter spoil |
,y envelope, no may obtain auother
10 returning the spoiled envelope, but n
Is more than two official envelopes, o.
IN at % time, shall be furnished any vote
nj At tho close of the election, all unus
of or spoiled and returned envelopes shit
". be tied in one package. by, the !
iii spector, and deposited in the ball
m. box with the other ballots, and q
IN livered with the ballot box to t
'or proper custodian. When an electi
all district shall be divided. or. 7
mo boundary changed, the clerk Of t
set peace shall ascertain, rs nearly as pr
no sibe, the number OF voters in the n
til district or districts, and provide the
Of for official envelopes on the basis
ms scribed above.
for The clerks of The peace shall not
be required to publish the list of nor
M nations MS is provided by section
ore chapter 81, Vol. XIX, Laws of De
In ware, except upon the request of
ne chairman Of some political party, O
20 unless the cost of such publication
the paid to him in advance by the pers
he requesting such publication. II p,
the LEGATION is made MS aforesaid, it sh
Ia include all the nominations certified
by the clork Of the peace by all
cal political parties.
the Upon challenge, any voter can
,nl, sworn or affirmed as to whether he
the been bribed.
,al. Wesley Webb and other represen
the tives Of the Delaware Horticultu
the Society were before the committees
ties. agriculture yesterday in behalf Of
er's proposed bill creating State Boarc
,ter Agriculture. The legislative attorn
his will draft the bill, which will prov
ling for board of three commission
an one Of whom shall DO of the oppo'
ball political complexion to the govern
pom The board is to look out for infectl
300 diseases among cattle, such as tul
two culosis and anthrax. The annual
propriation is not to exceed So, COO.
i or Members Of the House have
mon auested Attorney Churchman to
moi pare q bill relating to tho collection
phes taxes in New Castle county. L
han want the tax collections to be the 81
mon as under the Five Commissioners
AZ the county treasurer and recei
MED without assistance, to collect
tba county. road and uoor taxes, and