The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-10-19

to have brief statement OF instsuc-
lions printed and placed at the neaa OF
across the top Of snon paiio tbe sha yoter
how to manipulate the counters OF
knobs separately after the names OF
the candidates respectively In order TO
Section 3. No election official or
other person shall be allowed to enter
any election booth for the purpose OF
assisting the voter in preparing III, ne
ballot. or for any other purpose While
the booth Is occupied by voter, ex-
cept in case of absolute and total phys
that makes it Impossible for the voter
to mark his ballot or to operate such
machine. Then and in that case the
voter shall first state under GA, oath MI MI
be prepared and the oath admlnlstereu
by an election Judge. After the totaI
physical disability has been stated IN
writing and duly sworn to. two JUDGES
or a Judge and clerk, each OF opposite
political faith, shall then accompany
the voter into the booth and marx ms
ballot or operate such machine as he
1.-THE yoter) shall indicate. notation
shall be made In the poll books oppo-
site the name of each voter thus as
sisted stating that the voter has been
assisted Said oath shall be retained
by the election officials and filed with
their returns at the time the election
returns are made, and said oath shall
be held BY the election officials with
whom so filed for the inspection of any
person during regular office hours.
ANY person who shall falsely make
oath that he is totally physically dis
abled as herein defined, shall be guilty
of perjury and punished accordingly,
and any person who shail ADMINISTER
said oath. knowing the same TO be
false. shall be guilty of subornation of
perjury and punished accordingly.
Section 4. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to refer to the meth
cd or methods of voting at primary cleo
tons which method or methods shall pc
as provided by those provisions OF the
statutes of the state concerning the
method or methods of voting at pri-
mary elections.
Section 5; Any person. firm or cor
sions of this Act shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor. except as otherwise
herein provided, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to flne o0 OF
Dollars. or Imprisonment in the county
jail not less than six months, or both.
Section 6. All acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
said election and DESTROYS Of voting for
or against this measure shall deposit in
the ballot box a ballot wherein shall
be printed or written the words:
For Direct Legislation Leagues
corning the official ballot and
the method of voting at elections
in this state. fixing penalties for
thereof. and to repeal all acts
and parts of acts inconsistent
Herewith" and
Against Direct Legislation Leagues
Measure, entitled: AN Act con-
corning the official ballot and
the method of voting at cleo
lions in this State, fixing PEN
alties for the violation of the
provisions thereof, and to repeal
all acts and parts Of acts incon-
sistent herewith"
and shall indicate his or her approval
or rejection of said measure by placing
cross-mark OK after one of said
sentences.
The votes cast for the adoption or re-
lection of said proposed law shall be
canvassed and the result determined by
the laws of the State of Colorado for
the canvassing of votes for representa-
tives In Congress.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, / have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Colorado, at
| the City of Denver. this First day of
October, A. d. 1912.
JAMES B. PEARCE,
(SEAIl) Secretary of State