Evening journal., 1913-01-06


ages fails or refuses to report and
make proof Of the loss. any qualified
eiector may do SO, and thereupon
such Clelk OF the Peace shall at
cnce send a new supply by some
trusty person as provided in other
cases. In case. for any reason, there
should be found no ballots or other
necessary means O. contrivances for
voting, az the opening OF the cleo
ton Il snail be the DUTY of the cleo
tion officers at such election place TO
secure tho same as speedily as pos
sible, and, " necessary, such election
officers snail have ballots printed or
/ written and envelopes procured:
/ provided. however that such ballots
and envelopes shall conform as
nearly as possible to the official bal
/ lots and envelopes and the printing
and the preparation and the care OF
the same shall be under the same
I provisions and penalties as the print
ing and the care OF the other ballots
and envelopes prescribed in this
Act
! Section 10. At the opening of the
election after the qualification of the
several officers and in the presence Of
the others, the inspector or the chair
man OF the Board Of Inspectors shall
1 open the packages of ballots and en-
velopes He shall then deliver TO the
clerk of the election OF the opposite
political party from his own. twenty
hVe OF the envelopes The clerks OF
tne election shall al once proceed to
write their full names in ink I'm the
] places designated on the envelopes in
their ordinary hand writing and
without any distinguishing mark of
any kind. AS each successive elector
calls for ballot or envelope or both.
the clerk of the election having Gus
tody of the ballots and envelopes shall
deliver to him the first signed of the
twenty-five envelopes, provided the
elector signifies that he is ready ,o
cast his ballot and the inspector shall
Immediately deliver to the said clerk
OF the election, another envelope which
the clerks Of the election shall at
once sign as before, and add to the
envelopes already signed so that il
shall be delivered for voting after all
of those heretofore signed
Section. a. The Clerk of the Peace
OF each county shall cause to be print
ed IN large type on cards. in English
and such other language as he may
deem necessary instructions for the
guidance of electors in preparing their
ballots. He shall furnish twelve of
such cards in each of the languages
determined upon by him to each of the
election inspectors at the same time be
delivers to him the ballots and en-
yelopes for his hundred or election
district Each inspector shall cause to
be posted one of each of said cards iu
each place or compartment provided
for the preparation of ballots. and one
of each kind of such cards at or near
to the outer end of the enclosure lead
ing TO the polling place, and not near
er than thirty feet of the polling place
and not less than three of each of
such cards and three samples of each
of the ballots in and about the poll
ing place at the opening of the polls
on the day of election, which sample
ballots shall be printed on different
colored paper than the genuine ballots
Said cards shall contain full instruc.
tions to the voters as 10 what mus
be done
Frst-To obtain ballots and envel
opes for voting; second-To prepar,
the ballots for voting: third-For de
posting the ballot in the envelope
fourth-To obtain either a new ballo
or an envelope or both in place o.
either or both accidentally defaced
mutiated or spoiled. also copies o
Sections 30. 81, 80 and 33
Section 15 One challenger appoint
ed and designated by each politica
, party as hereinbefore provided, shal
| be entitled TO stand at the side of thu
passage and near the entrance to thu
room No other person shall remain
/ within thirty feet of said entrance. ex
J cept for the purpose of procuring
; ballot or Of marking his ballot or of
fering to vote, except as hereinafte
= provided for. and voters shall approach
and enter the passage in the order II
which they appear for the purpose o
obtaining a ballot or marking a ballo
or offering to vote If any person of
fering to vote shall be challenged b.
one of such challengers or by any on
of the election officers, his right L
/ vote shall be at once determined b.
, the proper officers. a-d If his vote Il
refused he shall Immediately stan'
aside and give place to the persol
/ next in line and retire without della.
/ from within the thirty feet spac
; around the entrance TO the room.
Section l6.-When voter shal
: have been passed by the challengers
he shall he admitted to the election
room, provided however, there shal
p not be in the room at any one tim'
more than one voter for each bootl
therein. On entering the room thu
voter shall If he require a ballot re
quest one OF the clerks of election L
deliver one to him. Il shall be Lawful
, for the voter TO take the ballot 81
/ delivered to him to any place he ma.
, desire and to mark II in accordanc
Z with his wishes. When any voter q
T prepared TO vote he shall announc
1 his name to the Clerks Of Election
I stating that he is prepared to vote
I whereupon the Clerks of Election
shall register IL. The Clerk holdin
! the envelopes shall deliver to him on
@ envelope The voter shall then an
G without leaving the room, go alon
r into any of the booths which may b
r unoccupied and deposit the ballc
Il which he wishes to vote in the enve
Q lope and on leaving the booth or con
y partment he shall deliver the envt
y lope containing the ballot to the In
= spector or the Judge who may ten
= porarily' be authorized to act for IN
! inspector. who shall forthwith In th
y presence Of the voter and Of the othe