Evening journal., 1913-01-06
clerk of Election

and shall be signed by the Clerks OF
Election on the lines above the words,
CLERKS OF Election The number
OF said envelopes shall be the same
as the number of ballots printed by
him, not including the ballots printed
by him upon the order and direction
of the County Chairman of the vari-
Gus political parties.
The Clerk of the Peace shall cause
the envelopes for each hundred or
election district to be carefully
wrapped and tied in two packages
each containing the same number Of
envelopes which packages shall be
plainly marked and securely sealed
with wax.
The Clerk OF Peace In each coun-
~ shall also provide and enclose in
each OF said packages not less than
one. dozen black or indelible pencils
or crayons and a sufficient number
of rubber bands TO secure the num-
Der of envelopes in each hundred or
election district.
Section lit shall be the duty Of
each Inspector of Election outside Of
the City of Wilmington to appear at
the Office of the Clerk OF the Peace
OF his county on the day preceding
the election before the hour of three
o'clock IN the afternoon. and the
Clerk of the Peace shall deliver to
him the packages of ballots, en-
velopes pencils and rubber bands
for his hundred or election district
and the said Inspector shall safely
keep the said packages and produce
the same at the place of election and
at the time of the opening of the
election. provided. however. tha in
case there shall be a vacancy i'm the
Office of any Inspector on the cay pre-
ceding the election of any Inspector
for any cause, shall not apply to the
proper Clerk OF the Peace for the
packages herein mentioned. for his
hundred or election district by the
hour of three o'clock in the afternoon
of the day preceding the election the
said Clerk OF the Peace shall deliver
said packages TO some trusty person
who shall deliver them on the day OF
/ the election TO the Inspector Of
/ Election. of such hundred or election
district at the place OF election and
Immediately upon the qualification of
the election officers.
In the City of Wilmington IL shall
he the duty OF the President of the
Department of Elections. or in case
he cannot attend some other member
OF the Department of Elections au-
thorized In writing by the President
of the Department of Elections tc
appear at the Office of the Clerk OF
the Peace of New Castle County on
the day preceding each election on ol
before the hour of three O'Clock in the
afternoon and the said Clerk of th,
Peace shall deliver to him the pack
ages provided for each election distric
Of the city of Wilmington and the saiC
Department of Elections shall safel,
keep the same and deliver 10 sal,
board of election officers and az thu
polling place on the day Of the elec
ton al the time provided by law foi
the delivery of the ballot boxes, th'
ballots. envelopes. pencils and rub
ber bands intended for their severa
and respective districts.
Section 12-If by any action o.
casualty the ballots or envelopes de
livered TO any Inspector or other per
son by any Clerk OF the Peace shall
be lost or destroyed it shall be thi
duty of such person having sucl
packages in his custody TO report th'
loss at once to the Clerk OF the Peac'
from whom the same were obtained
and make affidavit Of the circum
stances of the loss whereupon sucl
Clerk of the Peace shall at once re
supply such person. In case sucl