The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-21
ssseesossssseesesssssssse
lContinued From Yesterday

each city election, it shall be the
duty of the Election Commission
ers at least sixty days prior to
the holding of any city election,
to appoint three intelligent, dis
Greet and fair-minded persons to
be the inspectors of election and
clerk of election for each cleo
ton district Of said city, all of
whom shall be qualified electors
of the election district for which
they are appointed. In making
such appointments, representation
shall be given to the supporters of
each bill and bona fide ticket
in nomination, so far as the same
may be done within the limits of
the number of said inspectors and
clerk, and if the chairman Of the
committee representing any tick
ct so put in nomination by any
political organization shall. more
than six days before such election,
nominate in writing to the COM
missioners for inspection an cleo
tor of each ward, supporters of
the, ticket he represents, the COM
missioners shall appoint such cleo
tors as inspectors, and any poll
tical organization as aforesaid
shall be entitled to have one
watcher within the polling place
to observe the election, not ir-
Guiding the counting of the votes,
but they shall not interfere with
the voters or inspectors, except in
the counting of ballots, they may
have the privilege of inspecting
the same after it has been read
by the inspector. In the absence
or refusal to act of any of the in
speetors or clerks of election, the
inspector or inspectors present at
the polling place, at the time APP
pointed for opening the polls.
shall chose from the qualified
electors present. such number as
together with the inspector or in-
spectors present is necessary to
constitute a board of three inspec-
tors and a clerk. Said inspec-
tors and clerk shall take and pre-
scribe an oath or affirmation,
which shall be written or printed,
that they will well and truly per-
from the duties of inspector Cor
clerk as the case may be) of cleo
ton, and will endeavor to prevent
all fraud, deceit or abuse in con-
Quoting said election. Such oath
may be taken before any officer
authorized to administer an oath
or before any one of the inspec-
tors, and the same shall be return
ed with the poll list and the re-
turns to the Election Commission
ers. Said board of inspectors
shall choose a chairman and all
questions shall be decided by a
majority.
Section II. There shall be in
each and every ward polling
place presided over and managed
by the board of inspectors and
clerk of election of said ward,
which shall be the polling place
officers of said city and for said
for the election of the elective
ward; such polling place shall not
be at the office or residence of
any candidate appearing on the
ballot; at each of such polling
places space or enclosure, such
as the Board of Election Commits
sioners shall deem fit and suffi-|
Gent, shall be rallied off, boarded
up, or otherwise constructed. with
an opening at one end or side for
the entrance of the voter and an
opening at the other end for his
exit, as a polling place in which
to hold the election. But one
voter shall be allowed to enter
any polling place at a time, for
each election booth, and no one
except the inspector or inspectors
of election shall be allowed to
speak to the voter while in the
polling place casting his vote, and
no Inspector shall speak to or in
terfere with any voter concerning
the manner of his voting or any
ballot he may vote. otherwise than
To perform his duties ms such in
spector herein specified: provided
that the ballot box shall at all
times be kept in full view Of the
public during the election and
until the ballots have been can.
vassed.
Section ~. The polls shall be
opened at such voting places at
& o'clock on the day of election,
and shall he kept open until SIM
down of the same day. the time
to be observed for such opening
and closing ~ the polls To be reg
ulated by the customary time in
use in said city. The inspectors
may. however. adjourn between
the hours at L. ard o'clock for
half an hour. The inspectors
shall make public proclamation 81
the opening and closing nf the
polls. and the midday adjourn
mens. During the adjournment
the ballot box shAa be kept In thr