Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-09

ballots voted At any Of the elections
mentioned IN section ] Of this Act shall
be printed The paper shall be white
and of such kind and quality as he shall
deem best fitted for the purpose, suitl-
GENTLY thick SO that the printing on the
face of the ballot will not show through
on the back. and shall be provided in
sufficient quantities TO supply all the bal
lots for the entire State. 10 shall be paid
for by an order drawn by the Secretary
OF State upon the State Treasurer. The
Secretary of State shall az least thirty
days before any Of said elections, place
the paper In sufficient quantities in the
hands of the clerks Of the peace OF the
several counties of this State TO print all
the ballots provided for in this Act for
each election district in the several
counties of the State. The Secretary of
State and the clerks of the peace shall
hand over to their several and respective
successors all of the said paper, so as
aforesaid provided for election purposes,
which may be in their hands at the eX-
piration Of their several and respective
terms of Office and shall take receipts
from their respective successors for the
same.
and maliciously destroy or render useless
any of the paper, so as aforesaid provided
by the secretary of State while il is in the
hands of the Secretary of state, or Of the
clerks of the peace, or who shall know
ingly or wilfully use the same paper for
any other purposes than those mentioned,
and maliciously mutilate. destroy or
secrete any Of the paper intended for the
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selves. or any of them after they have been
printed upon the said paper so as in any
wise TO interfere with or impede the free
exercise Of the right Of suffrage by any
voter in this State, shall be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor, and shall be find not
less than fifty nor more than three hum
dred dollars, or shall be imprisoned not
less than thirty days, nor more than one
year, OF both at the discretion Of the court
Sec. 4. The clerk of the peace of each
county in this State shall cause TO he
printed, within the State of Delaware
upon said paper so as aforesaid placed
in his hands by the Secretary Of State at
least six ballots of each political party
for every voter in each election district
in his county, and the number OF ballots
shall be ascertained for each election dis
triot by referring to the highest number
Of votes polled therein at any preceding
election, with due allowance for any esti-
mated increase therein. If a new election
district has been established in his county,
the number shall be estimated by said
clerk of the peace according to the best
information he can obtain The clerk of
the peace shall cause the ballots for each
election district to be carefully wrapped
and tied in packages. each containing the
same number Of ballots of each political
party; also, he shall provide and cause TO
be carefully wrapped and tied in packages
at least four times as many plain dark
blue envelopes not less than six inches
in length and not less than three and one
half inches in width, made of paper of
sufficient thickness to completely con-
ceal the contents, with flaps thereon un-
gummed, as there are voters in the election
district for which such packages are in
tended, the number to be ascertained
by the clerk Of the peace in the same
manner in which he ascertains the number
for providing ballots. which said packages
of ballots and envelopes shall be plainly
.marked TO show the contents thereof, and
secured with wax; the said clerks of the
peace shall at any time after the Wednes-
day next preceding any such election,
upon the application Of the chairman Of
any political party which has filed GER
tiiicates of nominations in their respective
offices, deliver packages Of ballots of said
political party for each election district
in said county, containing at least two
ballots for each voter in each election
district in said county; and the clerks Of
the peace shall deliver 20 the inspectors
of election Of each election district Of their
respective counties, packages containing
at least two ballots Of each political party
for every voter and four envelopes for
every voter in the respective districts in
lieu of the ballots and other necessary
similar apparatus for holding election
now provided by law; and the said clerks
of the peace shall securely and safely keep
in their respective Offices all the remaining
ballots, which said remaining ballots shall
not be used except to replace ballots that
have been mutilated, secreted or de-
stroyed after delivery to the inspectors.
Sec. 5. When a voter shall have been
passed by the challengers he shall be adj
mitted to the election room, provided.
however, that there shall not be in the
room at any one time exclusive of the
inspector, two judges and two clerks
more than one voter for each booth there
in. On entering the room the voter shall
announce his name TO the clerks OF
election who shall register il and one Of
said clerks shall deliver to him one ballot
Of each Of the political parties for which
ballots shall have been prepared and the
other clerk shall deliver to him one of the
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