FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 323

In the upper of said boxes or squares shall be printed the
word "For," and in the lower of said squares or boxes the
word "Against." The ballot shall be so printed as to give
to each voter a clear opportunity to designate by a cross
mark (X) in a sufficient margin at the right of the party
name or emblem, and at the right of the name of each can-
didate and of each submitted amendment or question, his
choice of candidates, and his vote on the submitted amend-
ment or question, and each voter shall be considered as hav-
ing voted for each candidate opposite whose name he shall in
the margin on the right have placed his cross mark (X), and
each voter shall be considered as having on each proposition,
as the box or square in which is placed his cross mark (X)
shall indicate. Any voter may place his cross mark (X) on
the right margin in the line opposite the emblem, or name
of a political party, and no other cross mark (X) opposite to
the name of any candidates, and then such vote shall be
regarded as given for each one of the candidates of the
party named and grouped as aforesaid; but if the voter shall
make his cross mark (X) opposite a party emblem or name
and also opposite one or more of the names of persons in
any other column or group, then the vote so cast shall be
regarded as given for all the candidates under such marked
party emblem or name, except the candidate or candidates
under such party emblem or name, whose name or names is
or are opposite to the name or names so marked, and also
for the candidte or candidates whose name or names is or
are so marked; unless the voter by the erasure of one or
more names in the column or group of which he has marked
the party emblem, or party name shall have indicated for
which of said candidates in the party column so marked, he
does not desire to vote, in this event the vote shall be counted
for all the candidates under the party emblem or party name
so marked, except the name or names so erased, and for the
candidate or candidates in the other party column or group,
opposite to whose names the voter shall have put his cross
mark. The ballots shall be printed with black ink, on clear,
white paper. Before being distributed the ballots shall be
folded in marked creases so that the width and length of
the ballots when folded shall be uniform and of proper width
to be placed without difficulty, in the ballot boxes provided
by law. On the back and outside shall be printed the words
"Official ballot for," followed by the designation of the
polling place for which it is prepared, the date of the elec-
tion and a fac-simile of the signature of the president or
presiding officer of the board of supervisors of elections, by
whom the ballot has been prepared.