Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-21

rIftb the county officers IN the order
prescribed IN section tEts of the statutes OF
lSi~ amended by chapter 51t ot the Avs
~ 1908, except superintendent OF SCHOOLS
II any oLtenF 60 he elected Is 20 M
VACANCY hat fac5 shall be 50 Speelhe9
upon she ballot. Whenever pfoposru
amendment 10 rho constitution or other
gur~t5on shall be submitted 70 the people.
81 concise statement Of . he nature theFeoL
~naI See printed, n accordance Ntth Tue
act or roso utiou dirtctiES It's sueiAlSsl2h.
upon the ballot after the names OF the
candidates opposite the question >uolh4ttt4
SlaN he two spaces. after one OF Nlt.A
3 shall he printed the WORD yes aHd dIter
one the word no. and the voter mag
mark his ballot IN the space after Whl'1-
ever word ind Gates his vote on the gus
ton unless the act or resolution. pfoNide
ur require "a different form OF nallo', ~
hich case a proper form 81 plip.t SHa
be- furnished. Provided, however, lhlt "a
erection district in which voting macl.he5
are used. no ballot clerk shall ne app0hteu-
Section 9. There shall be printed. III w
/ menuer hcreiubefore provided, ny eacA
/ count Is clerk and each city clerk, seventy
five allotS for every fifty or traction o.
F.. nifty votes cast at any preceding eieC.io %.
in any elect on district IN the county "t
[ cty Each clerk shall ri the tllnc OF u
dcring official ballots to he printed, Cause
/ unofficial sample ballots TO be printed, eaeh
, party sheet of which shall be exactly IKE
/ the official ballots in every parlchA3I' pro-
/ vided however, that All pocket ehFelopss
/ furnished for sample ballots shall be mace
. Of tinted or colored paper 50 as 70 "
/ readily d stincuished from the ofhcial pai-
! lots and each such envelope both Inc
/ pocket envelope and that for the return %
| unused portfonS shall also bear the ward
/ 'muffci3l plainly printed thereon III auu'-
tion To all the directions and instrnctioaS
+ which are printed upon the official bailoL.
aud delivered to the chairman OF any port
/ teal committee in the county or CITY, as
the ease may be upon the request lot sut1
/ ballots by such committee to an amount
/ not exceeding one-tenth Of the official bal
/ lots for each precinct in the county or
| city. Such request must he made before
f.r I'll. ..fFf.. y l.al t,.f
! they shall be paid for In the same manner
that otiica ballots are paid for, Wlth"uk
! additional charge for composition A COM
( mittcc may at its own expense, order
larger supply Of sample ballots than is re-
quired by this section All 'allots 9tGHFto
printed lay county and city clerks ShaIl ne
! printed nj the cost OF their respective
! cities or count eS.
Secfinn 10 Section H. statutes Of 1898.
| is hereby amended by striking out the
| word "marrtng in line II of said section,
omeudcd as follows: An officers upon
whom is limo sed by law Tue duty Of desig
Iuatin.r poIlinc nlaces shall under the penal
t'ps cisrv.h9 re prescribed provide ana
ynntnt,,fn ul soh polling place designated
hy them a Sutictrnt number Of places Or
commandments at least twenty four inches
,.idp nnd drcp with shelves for writing,
which shall be furnished with such sup
niles and couvenicnces as shall enable v0t-
/ rre ia conveniently prppare fhe'r ballots.
ana e,cb commandment shall be furnished
with y door screen or curtain Of cloth So
hung as 10 completely conceal the vOter
md aHvone who may lawfully assist him
! from observation while preparing his bal
lot and said room shall have a guard rail-
SO constructed that only persons within
said rail can approach within five feet Il
tho ballot hnyeS or Such places or COtS
rartmonts The number of such places,
shelves or compartments shall not be less
than ono for every fifty electors who voted
| M tho last preceding general election in
tbe district No person except the officers
Of election other than voters engaged la
\, %{,,.r hill a.
shall he permitted to he within said rail-,
rho oynenSc 81 nroyiding and maintaining
such places shelves compartme. rs, doors,
screens or curtains and guard rails lhaU
hc nrovided for in the same manner as
otbar oIpction pxuensps All the places In
+hoS yauaroI election laws where thc word
nnncii marks made nv a voter in marking
H. balint shall bn hereafter understood to
moan .tnrrnared" EXCEPT where il has
reference 10 voting upon question or
amcndmont
Section H. The ballot clerks shall only
snrve On election dav. 1t shall he their
dutv ia take charge of the official BALLOTS
write their names or initials upon the
hack Of zach ballot under the printed in
Jorsemept thereon and deliver TO each
voter as he enters the booth one ballot duly
indorsed They NAV if requested lay any
Voter instruct him as to the proper man
! r,or ~ ,,rona ring his ballot hut shall give
40 ,d,-icn or sugrnstions nor express auT
nTofarencn nor make any requests rs to
thn nersou or ticket the voter shall vote
f,,1s
soo+fon 10 On receiving his ballot the
! ol,t,,r ~ SbaiI forthrritb and without Ioay-
in., Tho nniiin@ Mace retire alone to one
~ ia ~ Or Promnortments To prcpnre,
~ 'r In" - he ,,ish@S To- vote Tor n nor.
wy, f,r rtsf, oeire whose name * nor
o '' tI,' bi la bc may write sncb name nm
j"r 'Le nri,,ted nan1c Of one Of The can
I'ita. a., thaf ofire An nIec+or may ,JS.
w. - ~, ,,notIicioI samnle ballot which
,,'or i6,avc boon nrepared in adv arc ~
i i.iS' ,,t"rinc tLe nniling Mace Inf he shan
Is ~, 'dT- rri,,yi into any st,cb Mace 1Ug
Gif,I noIlat nfhrr than those when rs
" ibt r,oi,,cS FROM, the ballot rlerks
tftnr m.nnar.Ta his ballot the SlectoI. sba!.
5nyn ih "a,i1e 90 az 10 conccaI fbe con
tents Of both envelopes completely he shall
proceed 10 the presence of the inspectors
and seal the pocket ballot containing HIS
choice and the return envelope containing
unused NOTIONS of the ballot SO that the
, said insIlcctors may see him seal them: he
~haii then vote forthwith and before cay
iug the uoIliue ulacc
Section - II i shall he announced ID
the irspertors of any precinct tbat n voter
is at fhn door who is unable TO enter HE
noIlinp piace without being assisted they
Inoy in tbct. discretion nnnoiut one ~
thcir number tn take an official ballot and
70 to rho entrance of such mace and nra-
c,nt II ia any surb nhvs'r aIl. dis,II.,s