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shall be constructed of plank not less than one inch in thick-
ness, and shall be of such width and depth and heighth that
the voter, in marking his ballot therein shall be screened from
the observation of others, and for this purpose a short cnrtain
shall be hung across the front of each compartment at a con-
venient height, and so as to extend a little below the shelf here-
inafter mentioned. Each compartment shall have a shelf
within the same, and shall be provided with proper supplies
and conveniences for marking the ballot, and a guard rail shall
be constructed in said polling place so as to divide the space
occupied by the judges of election and other officials and per-
sons permitted by law to be within the same from the public;
said guard rail shall have an entrance and an exit therein, and
shall also be so constructed and placed that only persons who
are inside said rail can approach within five feet of the ballot
boxes. The arrangement of such polling places shall be such
that neither the ballot boxes nor the voting booths or compart-
ments shall be hidden from view of those just outside of said
guard rail. The number of such compartments shall not be
less than one for every one hundred voters qualified to vote at
such polling place, and not less than five in any polling place
in said city. No person other than voters engaged in preparing
or depositing their ballots, and the election officers shall be
permitted to be within said rail, unless by authority of the
judges of election, for the purpose of keeping order and
enforcing the law. The ballot box shall be within said rail,
and not more than six feet therefrom. The expense of provid-
ing such booths or compartments and guard rail shall be a
public charge, and the same, after the election is over, shall be
preserved by the Supervisors of Elections for subsequent use,
and the Supervisors of Elections for Frederick County may
permit the booths or compartments and guard rails prepared
for election district number two of said county to be used at
the elections herein provided for.
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Voting
booths, how
to be con-
structed.
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270 B B B. As soon as the polls are opened, and immediately
before any ballots are received by the judges, they shall open
every ballot box used or to be used, and having taken there-
from the poll books, ballots and all the blanks and stationery
provided by the Supervisors of Election, they shall permit all
persons rightfully present to examine such ballot boxes and
every part thereof, so that they may be satisfied as to the
structure thereof, and that such ballot box is empty. The bal-
lot box shall then be locked and the key delivered to one of
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Inspection of
ballot boxes.
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