Evening journal., 1913-01-06

same az any time and at any place be-
fore voting the same, and to carry the
ballot which he has marked to the
designated polling place in the hun
dred or election district of which he
is a registered and qualified voter and
there to vote the said ballot in the
manner heretofore prescribed
Section 18.-Not more than one per-.
son shall be permitted to occupy any
booth at one time. and no person shall
remain In, or occupy a booth longer
than may be necessary to prepare his
ballot and TO deposit the same in his
envelope. and in no event longer than
three minutes. No more than one per-
son for each booth in the room. other
than the election officers and chal-
lengers shall be permitted to enter or
be in the election room at any one
time except as hereinafter provided
and no voter or person Offering to
vote shall hold any conversation or
communicate with any other person
than an election officer while in the
election room except as hereinafter
provided
Section 19.-Any person who shall
by accident or mistake spoil or de-
face or mutilate his ballot or envelope
on returning the spoiled ballot or
envelope to the Clerks of the Election
and satisfying them that such spoil
ing, defacing or mutilation was not
intentional, shall receive another bal
lot or envelope or both in place there
of. and such Clerk shall make a
minute of the fact on the poll lists
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and envelope shall then be destroyed
by the elector in the presence Of the
election officers.
Section 20.-Any person who shall
be physically unable TO prepare or
fold his ballot or deposit his ballot
in his envelope by reason of defec-
tive eye sight or the loss of the use
Of one or both hands, or inability to
walk with safety without assistance
as manifestly renders him unable to
prepare or fold his ballot, or to de-,
post his ballot in his envelope, or
to reach the polling place alone with
safety shall be permitted to bring
with him into the election room and
booth any elector or two electors if
/ the nature of the disability manifestly
requires more than one, such total
disability to walk to the polling dis
trict. for the purpose of rendering
him the necessary assistance. and no
voter shall receive any other assist
ance' in voting than that herein pro-
yided for and the Office of the So
called voters assistant is hereby ex-
pressly abolished.
In case any elector shall feign any
OF such physical defects. he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and unon
conviction thereof by indictment shall
be fined one hundred dollars and
shall be imprisoned for not more than
two years.
Section 21-No inspector of cleo
ton or Judge acting for the Inspec-
tor shall deposit any envelope upon
which the names of the Clerks of the
election as hereinbefore provided for,
does not appear or any envelope on
which appears any distinguishing
mark, DETACHMENT or mutilat'on pro-
yided however. that no mark shall be
considered distinguishing. and no en-
velope shall be considered defaced OF
mutilated unless it plainly appears
that il was the intention of the voter
to so mark. deface or mutilate his
envelope
before entering upon the duties Of
their Office shall each take an cath
that he will not in any manner at
tempt to influence, intimidate. per-
suade, bribe or coerce any voter in the
marking Of his ballot or in the maxi
ing of the choice OF the person or
persons for whom he votes. and that
he will not disclose the manner in
81. nd an
election officer who shall violate his
oath in any. of these particulars shall
be guilty of wilful and deliberate per-
jury. and upon conviction thereof by
indictment he shall in addition to the
penalties and disabilities annexed 10
such crime be fined not more than
five hundred dollars. and may at the
discretion of the Court be imprisoned
not exceeding two years.
Section Whenever under any
provision Of the laws of this State any
voter or eiector at any election here
matter to be held in this state is re-
quired to Indicate on the official bal
lot. the ca. didau for hpn' he de-
sires to vote at such election by
marking his ballot in such manner
as to indicate for whom he casts his
vote. such voter or elector at any
election aforesaid. shall indicate his
choice of candidates aforesaid by
marking his ballot with black or in
dclilc lead pencile CT black crayon
in the following manner:-
When any elector desires TO vote p
straight ticket. that is to vote for all
CT the candidates Of party appear
Ing in the party column on the ballot
no chol Dloco CROSS mark Or "\f
within the square at the head of the
party column containing the names
of such candidates In the event
that any elcctor does not desire &c
vote for all of the candidates whose
names appear ia any one party col
umn he shall place a cross mark OF
"X" in the square az the left OF Tho
name OF the candidate for whom he
desires to vote. and he may alsC
, scratch out the name of the candi
/ date for whom he does not desire tC
vote. And he NAV also write in thu
, name Of the candidate for whom h'
wishes to vote, or he may do eithel
or all.
All ballots cast at any election
shall be counted for the persons FOL
whom they were intended so far al
such intention can be ascertainel
= therefrom and in determining the in
tention the following rules shall b.
e Observed
First-If the elector shall place OF
d his ballot a cross mark or "X' with
a in the square containing a party de
4 signation at the head Of the column
d he shall be deemed to have voted TO
d all the candidates whose names ap
. ! near Ia tho tC1un.r ,,pfor c,,oh ~, g., u,