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Section 2 Every general ballot. or ballot
intended for the use of all voters which shall
be printed in accordance with the provisions
Of this chapter, shall contain the names and
residences, ward residences in city elections,
Of all candidates whose nominations for any
office specified in the ballot have been duly
made and not withdrawn in accordance here
with, and the ONCE for which they have been
seserally nominated. and shall contain no other
names except that in case OF electors of pres
ident and vice president of the United States,
the names of the candidates for president and
vice. president may be added to the party or
political designation. The names Of candi'
dates nomna ted by any party shall be
grouped together upon the ballot. Above each
party by which the candidates comprising such
group were placed in nomination or the po-
litical designation as described in the certih-
cate OF nomination. or nomination papers, un-
didste for any Office in any group there shall
be left blank space in which the voter may
write the name OF any person for whom he
desires to vote as candidate for such ONCE;
at the right Of each name and at the right Of
the blank space above provided for there shall
be left blank square in which the voter
may make cross mark (Hl. If only one
person be nominated by any party. under
any political designation his name with the
Office for which he is q candidate shall be
printed by itself under the name of such
party or political designation. Whenever the
approval of a constitutional amendment or
other question is submitted to the vote Of the
people such question or questions shall be
printed upon a separate ballot The ballots
shall be so printed as TO leave a blank space.
above such amendment or question as to
give each voter clear opportunity to desg-
nate by cross mark, (X) therein. his
swers to the questions submitted and on the
ballot may be printed such words as will aid
the voter to do this as YES no." and
the like. The ballot shall be not less than
four inches in width and not less than
inches in length. Before distribution the bal
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their width and length when folded shall be
uniform. On the back and outside. when
folded. shall be printed Official Ballot for"
followed by the designation Of the polling
place for which the ballot is prepared, the
date of the election and a facsimile of the
signature of the secretary of State city
clerk who has caused the ballot to be printed.
Except as otherwise herein provided, ballots
shall be printed upon clean white paper with
out any Distinguishing mark or figures there
on (Approved April 7, 1910
CHAPTER ae7.
An Act to amend sections forty-nine
nifty. fifty-one. dfty-two. ffty-three.
nfty-four. ffty-siX and tifty-seven of
Chapter siXtyfour of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the protection of
neglected children.
Section l. Section forty-ninc. chap
ter sixty-four, Revised Stautes. is here
by amended to read as follows;
Section 40 Upon application by the
county commissioners of any county to
the governor and council, recommending
any person as an agent for the pro
lection of children" the governor shall
cause the qualifications and experience
of said person to be invest gated by the
State board of charities and corrections.
and a report thereon TO be made to
him; if from such report it shall ap
pear that the person so recommended
possesses the necessary qualficat ions
and experience for the Office. the COVER
nor and council shall issue a badge and
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in said application. appointing such per
son as an agent for the protection of
children" to serve within and for the
county for which she or he shall be ap-
pointed and to perform such duties as
may be required by the following sec
lions of this chapter; provided that
mission which has been issued under
the provisions Of this section as amend
cd in force for any county at one and
the same time. but this proviso shall
Of any agent now holding office. not
exclusive of fees, to reduce the rate of
Compensation Of such agents.
chapter siXtyfour il hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section 90. If any vacancy occurs in
the office of the agent. for the protec-
tion of children in any county. and the
county commissioners fail. for more
than thirty days thereafter. to recon-
mend a suitable person for the office,
governor and council upon the recon-
mcndation of the state board of chart
ties and corrections in the same man
ner as though the recommended ton had
been made in tho first instance by the
county commissioners. and in such case
the compensation which the said agent
shall receive shall he fixed by said
State board but shall not exceed three
dollars per day.
Section :. section ffty-onc of said
chapter siAty-four is hereby amended to
f.Id fol
Section 81. Amy agent for the pre-
lection Of children appointed as afore"
said and all sheriffs. deputy sheriffs.
police officers. constablcs and oversoers
of the poor shall investigate all cases
of cruel or injurious treatment OF chill
dren coming TO their knowledge, and
shall cause offenders againts any law
concerning the protection of children or
prevention of cruelty to the same to be
prosecuted. Said agents shall file with
tho State board of charities and correc-
tons such reports of cases investigated
and children taken into custody by or
through their efforts as the said board
may require and the said board shall
direct them in tho performance of their
duties. For their services in conduct
ing Investigations. making inspections
and performing such other duties as are
required by the last twelve sections of
this chapter. SAID agents shall be paid
by the county their actual expenses. in
GLIDING the cost of maintaining and
caring for children pending continuance
such rate which shall not be less than
two dollars and fifty cents per day. as
the county commissioners OF their re-
spcctive counties shall determine. pro-
vded that all claims of such agents for
expenses and services shall first be
audited by the said State board before
they are approved by the county COM
. missioncrs OF the county liable to pay
for the same. Sherifis and deputy
shcrffs shall he paid by their respec-
tive counties their actual expenses and
com pensation. whore no salary is paid.
at the regular per diem rate fixed by
officers. constabies and overseers of the
POOR shall be paid by their respective
towns their actual expenses and the
usual compensation allowed for the
performance of the duties Of their re-
Spective Offices; and for the service of
any process. civil or criminal. which
they may be authorized to serve by the
terms of this section: said sheriffs, dep
uty sheriffs, police officers and CON
stables shall be allowed the same fees
as are now allowed officers by law for
the service of any similar process. All
fines imposed for the punishment of Of
this chapter shall be paid over to the
county treasurer for the county in
which the offenses may have been com
Section 4. Section nfty-two of said
chnpter siXty-four is hereby amended
to rea: as follows:
Section 50. Any agent appointed as
aforesaid may arrest and bring before
any court or magistrate having juris-
dction any person offending against
any law concerning the protection of
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