The Nome nugget., 1902-02-26
FOR COTNCTINES.

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 Soc R. Ballot X-BaApls-H hen, anG to 1 Whom Delivered
 Dctore the opening of the polls the cit, ,lek Sh Il cause tn be de4ivt rcd to thc board Of cIec tou proper number of DGl!UtS, to be a~,tr- tdined by the clerk ;ftef the regis ration has q, Scd. and balCt box of sufficient Liir clsionS tO cont .n the ba-iC's IL be Cast Mlth r,icrc. co tu thc r gi,trdtiou of voters. and that Id bal lot box shall at the time of the opcIuns oi the poIiS De plpliQy opened .nu t..rnrd upSi, down 1ud in such a manner aS to show that the same is empt, and ShalI then bC CICScG, anu nUt agoin opened until the polls are c.osai tnd the time Tor CUuHtn z the bGIlUtS begins, Dhu WAt Il the DdlOtS Lave blCn tOunttu the llut 1tX shall be returned 10 the city clerk Ut the tine the ballots are returned to the spi. clerk hero matter pro 'ideu for in t"l, o.oinaAtc.
 Soc l9 Provision Tor Polling PI4tes 1hc inspector of election nhal! P oviue sulti- Cient numoer ot places, uoU hS or compdrt- mCniS, which shall he furnished with such sup plies an0 cUuvenlt nccs us shall enabc the voter conNenently to prepare h.S uullo. for voting; such preparations tu DC mace GIter the Inspector n,.e U>c, .uiucu rom he CiC, clc k the htinutr Of persons who have registered alter the cIoSihs Of the reglstraiion and in which electors in"y mark their ballots Scrceued from observation. Hnd | guard rail so constructed that only per sons within such rail oan approach within nifty feet Ct the Du4IUJ UoNoS or the placeS .OotllS or cOmlurtmculs herein provided TOT. No persons other than electors engagcu in receiving, pre- paring or depositing thtlr ballots. CT pcrson present for the purpose oi ehallcnElhg an c!cetor about to east his p"iIVL shall De permltteu to De within suid Tail
 Sec. 2V. Delivery of Ballots to Electors.
 At any eltctlon l. shah De the duty of the ln- speclor or one of the judges of election to ue- nver the ballots to tne eIectUrs. Ally eIcctor ue sriLg to vole win give his numc to the it. spec,or or one of the Juuges, who shall then, in all uUuipIe tone ot voice, anLUunce the same.
 \ hereupon challenge may be interposed ill manner provided by law
 II no challenge be iutcrpoSed. or if the chal. ehsc be overrued, the inspector or ulle of the I.tgt sh, Il give him D.,lio.. at the same time caiIlhE to the clcrNS or citrtlou the number ot i, such ballot. It shall be the duty of such clerk to write the number of the Duliot against the name Ot Sl, il clecLor aS the same appears upon Inc cet thea copy of the poll books uI glStfu- tiun in their poSseSson. riucb quallncd elector shall pe entitled i've from ,'sin judges ballot. On receipt of his ballot, the elector shall Ior hwith. and without c.'ing the polling pl.c". retire .Une to one Uf the pI.ea. uou tn> >Cmparlncuts proviueu. to prepare hi, u Ilo.. All eleStor may ptelarc lis ta.4ot by Iii' k ng Il purk K after the nnne of every pcrsoh UT , candidate for whom he wishes to vote Before lea wing the booth or compartment the e.eutUr shtII IoIu his uulioU in Surh ln..nner that the nu1nUer oI the ballot Shall appear on tn out siue thereof without displaying the Inarhs Oh the face thereof anu snail Keep iC folded unti! he has voted. Having folded the ballot, the eiector shan deliver 1t folded to the in spector wbo shall, la an audi Jlr tone ol Voice. peat .ne l4int ui lne electur au4 .ne numUr ol tae DIiiut the eiectlon .rks h Wing th certified copy of the poh books or registration m n or fpp@ poll , books in charge. . opposite the e!ec .or's n4nc un the resi,Le. or pulI books to correspond with the nuutDer uI . the bdlloC handed to the inspector, mark op- posite the ntme of such elcctor he word voLeo." and one of the clerks shdIl Call back ill an audible tone the name oI the e!ector and the number Ut hS b1lIoI. The inspector shall sCpuratc the sIip cUntainS the uuilJcr of the ballot from tue balIot and shall deposit .nc ballot in the ballot Dox The numbers removed hliI iItr h. m m r 4 (.S
 See. 2l. Restriction Upon Occupation of Eot-
 ing Booths.
 Not more than. one person shall ba permitted to occupy any one booth tt any one time.
 sec. =. Voter May Receive Ballot in Leu of One Spoiled.
 Any voter who shall by acciient or mistake spoil his ballot may on returning said spoiled Daiio,. receive onoLner in pl.,e thereof. See. 2}. Disabled or Aliterdte Eo,ers-How and Dg Whom Assisted.
 Any voter who declares to the judges of cleo tion, or when it shl!l appear to the juGges of eIec6iOp, he c,Inot read or by blindlIeas other pht Si"al Dility ne shall unable to marx his bdi4ot or Is unacq .in,cu with the system voting. ShiIl upon request, rcccise the assist unce ci one ur two or Lie clecton officers in tho marking thereof, anu 1t shall De SuiI eIet,ion officers duty tu Inform the saLt clct,or now to prepare his ballot, as pro,iued for py this ur1i.l- tECC.
 sec. 9. Ballots Void Whan.
 In the clnvtsS or the votes uny ballots or parts of oilo -, in which it iS i-npJssiJln to dct"rm c the eIecLoi $ cholce sndII De Ved anu >hali be counted. In Case Il toVer votes Tor more cy, .- di,LlteS thln are to be elected for ny office or 0 Ii 'oS wi .hiu the 1 Of Nome rll the electors l sa q b lot Sh Ill uc void. For inst .ncC. there ar u Do elected seven members or the common % nil and it ia shown upon the I4-G .nc l DllloO thi. he hsS Vote, iUf eigne UO4uoil ne. Sid DitlUt shall not pc co -nV d inu shuII De de clareu to be void.
 Sec. 25. Eloc,ionoering Prohibited | No officer of election shllt do an; electonear- ing on elcction day. No person shaIi do an electtUneerug on eiectun day in any polling place or any budding in which tu el le:tion is ue. ing held. within fifty feet fhnrpOi oh the entrance thereto, or prevent free ingress to or egreSs from said building. No person shall remove any ballot from 1he polling place before the closing Of the polls. No elevtor sn.lI receive any ballot from any other person thun the in- spector having charge of the ballots nor sh tll any person other than the inspector or judges of election deliver ballot to such eleetOr. iJo eleetor shall vote or offer to vote any b"llot ex- ccpt such as he has received from the judges oi election having charge of the ballots
 No ecctor shall place any mark upon his bal lot by which 1t may afterward be identified as the one voted by him.
 Any ciector W ho does not vote any ballot de- ivered to him by the .dge, shall, before eav- ing the polling place, return such ballot to such juoge.
 Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of . mis- court ot otcompetent jurisdiction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars dol lars and adiudged to pay the costs of pros". nitted to the city jail until such line and costs are paid
 Sec 2j Time of Opening and Closing Polls. | At all elections held under the provisions of | this ordinance the polls shall be open Ut nine o'clock a. m. and close at i've o'clock p. m. | Sec 2. Proclamation.
 | The board of election, before they commence receiving ballots, shall e. use it to be proclaim ,d | aloud at tho place of voting that the polls are now open.
 | Sec. B. It shall be the duty of the city clerk | to furnish the inspector of election with two | poll books at least five days before the holding | of the election.
 | See. 29. Votlng-Manner of-BallotS | The voting shall be by ballot. No ballot shall bear any impression, device, color or thing designated to distinguish such ballot from other legal bsllots. or whereby the same may be known or designated.
 Ballots shall ue eight inches in width and of such length may be necessary to print the names of all tLe can ilates whose names sh.li De certified to the clerk as provided by this or dinance.