LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

''against proposition," and said respective questions shall be
placed in a column or group and have lines drawn under the
same, crossing a column, as hereinbefore mentioned, so that the
same shall form a parallelogram or space, where the voter may
clearly indicate, in the way hereinafter pointed out, whether he
shall wish to cast his ballot for or against the proposition or
propositions submitted.

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52. Said ballots shall be printed upon plain white printing
pa per of ordinary book weight, in black ink, and in clear
legible type. On the back and outside shall be printed the
words, "official ballot for," followed by the designation of tha
polling place for which it is prepared, the date of the election,
and a fac-similie of the signature of the president of the Board
of Supervisors of Elections by whom the ballot has been pre-
pared. Said ballot shall be printed on the same leaf, with a
detachable stub or coupon one inch high and three inches wide,
above the upper right-hand corner ot the ballot, and binding
on the upper edge thereof, but separated therefrom by line
running along the entire width of said coupon. Upon said
coupon shall be printed the words "voter's name," with a line
drawn thereunder for writing said name, and under the said
line the words "number of voter," followed by a blank space
for the insertion of number. Before distribution said ballots
shall be so folded in marked creases that no part of the marks
or printing thereon, excepting that upon the back and outside,
and that upon the detachable stub or coupon, shall be visible,
and so that the folded ballots shall be of uniform width and
length and of proper width to be deposited in the ballot-boxes.

White paper
to be used.

All ballots, when printed, shall be folded as above provided,
and fastened together in convenient numbers in packages,
books or blocks, so that each ballot may be detached and re-
moved separately. The said Boards of Supervisors of Election,
respectively, shall, four days at least prior to the day of any
election in their respective counties and in said city, cause to
be conspicuously and securely posted in one or more public
places in each voting precinct of their respective counties, or
of said city, accurate sample copies of the ballots to be used
in such district or precinct at the then approaching election ;
such sample copies shall be printed on light card board or
heavy sized paper, and one of them at least shall be placed
upon the exterior of each building in which the polls will be
held, so that the same can be readily seen and examined by
persons passing on the street or road.

Sample
ballots to be
posted.