The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-12-01
Ne System of Voting Nou Effective in Terrell County Elections

fully, shall lose his vote for the cleo
ton in which he offers to vote. If a
ticket be spoiled by voter it shall be
the duty of the managers before de-
livering another ticket or ballot to the
voter, to get from the voter the ticket
or ballot so spoiled. Any voter apply
ing to vote who shall state under oath
in writing to any OF the managers,
which said oath may be administered
| by any of the managers, that by rea-
son of his inability to read the Eng
lish language, or by reason of blind
ness or the loss of the use of his
hands or other physical deformity he
is unable to prepare his ballot, may
have the assistance OF any two mana
gers jointly and not separately in the
preparation of his ballot. No voter
shall at any time take or remove any
ticket or ballot from the booth or
compartment The managers shall pre-
serve these written oaths or affidavits,
and return them with the other cleo
ton papers to the proper officials.
Sec. S. The officers or party author
tiles furnishing to the election mana
gers the ballots provided for in sec
tons 2 and of this act shall provide
at least twenty-five per cent more bal
lots at each polling place than there
are qualified voters registered at said
polling place, and shall also furnish
all other election supplies required by
law such as blanks for lists of voters,
tally sheets, etc, at the expense OF
the county, municipality, or political
party, according as to whether the
same be regular state or county cleo
ton, municipal election or primary
election, and it shall be unlawful for
any election official or party author
lied to deliver any ballot or ticket to
any person other than a duly appoint
! ed manager or clerk OF the election
and it shall be unlawful for any man
ager or clerk or other election Off
cial to deliver any ballot or ticket to
any person other than qualified vo-
ter or elector, and not to him until he
applies for one at the proper voting
place for the purpose OF voting the
same.
PRINTING OF BALLOTS.
Sec. E. No printer, publisher or 9th
er person engaged by the officials
herein designated to provide and fur
nish ballots, in case of a regular cleo
ton, or by the authorities of any po-
litical party, in case of primary cleo
tons to print or prepare election bal
lots. shall deliver or furnish a ballot
or ballots or any likeness of the same
to any person other than said officials
or said party authorities or on their
written order; and no person engaged
by such printer or publisher or other
person to aid or assist in the printing
or preparation of said ballots shall re-
tail or deliver or furnish ballot or
ballots of the likeness or form of the
same to any person other than said
officials or party authorities, or on
their written order. Nor shall any
person, who having in any manner
procured an official ballot or likeness
thereof, furnish, deliver or give the
same to any one other than one OF
said officials, said party authorities or
an election manager.
Sec. T. 1t shall be the duty OF the
Ordinary to cause to be printed in
large type cards OF instructions Tor
the guidance of voters in preparing
their ballots; they shall furnish to the
sheriff three or more if necessary OF
such cards in each booth or compart-
ment for the preparation of ballots,
and not less than three prominent
places elsewhere about the outside OF
the polling place on the day OF the
| election.
A CRIME TO INFLUENCE.
Sec. s. No person without said vot-
ing room, booth or enclosure shall III
any manner, either by words or gest-
ures. attempt to influence or interfere
with any voter who is in said booth,
room or enclosure preparing his bal
| lot, nor shall any person enter or go
! in any booth, room or enclosure while
another person or voter is therein;
nor shall any person commit any act
of disorder or be guilty OF any disor-
DERBY conduct in, near or at any OF
said voting rooms, booths, or enclos-
ures, and any person who violates any
of the provisions OF this section ot-this
act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction, punished as pre-
scribed in section 1905 of the Penal
| Code of 1910
Sec. 9. Any person who votes or at
tempts to vote, knowingly or wilfully
in violation of the provisions of the
preceding sections of this act at any
election, or who shall otherwise VIC
late any of the provisions OF this act
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction, be punished as pre-
scribed in section 1905 OF the Penal
! Code of 1910.
| Sec. 10. Any manager, clerk or 9th
er officer, knowingly and wilfully aid
ing, assisting, permitting, procuring or
being otherwise concurred in any vio-
lation of any part Of the provisions
OF this act shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor and upon conviction punished
as prescribed in section 1865 of the
Penal Code of 1910.
CRIME TO SOLICIT VOTES.
Coo II Anv manager clerk or 9th