Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

shall be furnished by the county clerk OF
city clerk, as the case may be. with box
conveniently made for the purpose. Of re-
turning ballots. Such boxes shall be
known as the precinct boxes. and each box
shall have the name of it's precinct print
ed upon 1t In large. permanent letters.
Each precinct box shall also bear the
proper address to which it should be re-
turned containing ballots. Such precinct
boxes shall be Of appropriate size ac-
cording to the number OF votes to be sent
and returned from the precincts. and
shall be so arranged as to permit of con-
veniently sealing them, SO that they
cannot be opened without breaking the
seal string or the wax seal, after being
sealed.
OBJ At the time that ballots are to be
destroyed after each election. each coun-
ty clerk or city clerk may preserve the
official ballot folders and the remainder
envelopes, Of such ballots to be destroyed.
which envelopes and folders may be used
again If desirable.
Section II. Sections 44a-32, 44a-33.
44a-34 and 44a-36 Of the statutes are
amended to read: Section 44a-32.
(a) 1t shall be the duty OF each county
or city clerk to procure and furnish to
each precinct metal precinct stamp for
sealing purposes. Such precinct stamp
shall bear the name of the precinct, and
whether city or general election, as the
case may be. After using the precinct
general election precinct stamp to seal
the precinct box such precinct stamp shall
be returned to the town or city or village
clerk for safe-keeping. Such general cleo
ton stamp shall bear a tag showing to
what officer it should be returned. After
using a city election stamp for sealing a
precinct box such city precinct stamp
shall be returned to the city treasurer for
safe-keping. Each city election precinct
stamp shall also bear tag showing to
what city officer 1t should be returned.
CO. 1t shall be the duty of any person
who has charge Of an election precinct
stamp or stamps to keep them in such a
manner that no person can obtain a
false wax impression from them. After
the expiration of the time for keeping
ballots or after the ballots are destroyed
SUCH election precinct stamps shall be re-
turned to the city and county clerks re-
spectively to be again sent out to pre-
cincts with other supplies.
Section 44a-33. In case a recount of
the ballots is ordered, the remainders of
the ballots may be used for that purpose,
giving each one the value of the absent
portion In case the result so
obtained by giving a remainder of a bal
lot the value of it's absent portion does
not agree with the record of such ballot
folder shall be opened. In the event that
it appears that there are too many or
too few coupons thus presented to con-
stitute a full and complete ballot, the
fact that the remainder envelope has been
sealed ever since the voter saw it sealed
shall be considered in arriving at the dis
position of such ballot by the court or
the courts committee as the case may be.
Section 44a-34. The tally
sheets used in all precincts using the cou-
pom ballot shall be so arranged as to pre-
sent an opportunity for quickly recording
ballot in such manner that the num-
Der of the ballot shall appear opposite the
record of the ballot Such tally sheets
shall be kept in duplicate by two differ
ent persons and shall be balanced and
made to agree at the bottom of each sheet
of each set. Such tally sheets shall be
signed by each member Of the election
board, except the ballot clerks, in such
manner as to indicate what part of the
work was done by each man. After both
sets Of tally sheets are completed and
made to be an exact duplicate of each
other, and so signed, then one of such
tally sheets shall be placed in the "pre-
cinct box and sealed in with the ballots,
and the other shall be sent with the re-
turns to the proper officer.
Section 44a-36. In the counties or
cities that adopt the provisions Of this
act in accordance with section 44a-2
:, the elections shall be conducted
in all respects the same as now provided
by law except where present provisions
are inconsistent with the provisions of
this act in which case the provisions of
this act shall control.
Section IL. Section 44a-35 of the stat
utes is repealed.
Section 13. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
Approved July Is, 1913. Copy Law.