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Only two ballot boxes have been shown in the drawings but it is evident that their number, as well as that of the printing-levers b', may be increased to any desired extent. The types may, if preferred be made of

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the “fountain” or self-inking kind; that is, each one may contain a Supply of ink within its body, to be fed up to its surface by capil lary attraction, or in any manner deemed most desirable. The names of the voters can readily be ar ranged and retained in alphabetical Order, notwithstanding occasional changes in their seats, by making the types removable or by altering the Wires from one lever to another; and to facilitate the latter method the disks and wires might be correspondingly num bered. The printing and balloting mechan isms may be placed in any part of the room deemed most convenient. The ballot-balls may be made of either metal or hard Wood, and covered with leather or some other suitable material to deaden in the sound, as should all the other parts of the apparatus over which the ballot balls pass. What I claim as my invention and desire to Secure by Letters Patent is— 1. Arranging the names of the voters in a series of blocks or types each one of which moves independently of the others and is under the exclusive control of the voting member himself, for the purpose set forth. 2. The combination of the printing mech anism. With the balloting mechanism, when the two are arranged in such manner as to

be operated simultaneously by the same Imechanism, for the purpose set forth. 3. Constructing the ballot-boxes of such capacity as to contain but one ballot-ball at 40 a time, when the same are provided with doors, slides, or valves at top and bottom to prevent the entrance or escape of more than one ballot-ball at each vote. 4. Constructing the ballot-boxes with an 45 entrance door, slide or valve under the con trol of the speaker or other proper officer, and an exit door, slide, or valve, operated by, and under the exclusive control of each 50 voter, for the purpose described. 5. An automatic counting or registering apparatus operated by clock-work, or its equivalent, to indicate optically the number of votes cast. 6. The combination of the balloting mech 55 anism. With the counting or registering mech anism when arranged in such manner that the latter is operated by the passage of the ballot-balls from their boxes into some suit able receptacle, for the purpose described. 60 7. The combination of a printing mechan ism a balloting mechanism, and a counting or registering mechanism, when the same are arranged for joint operation in such manner that each one serves as a check whereby to 65 ascertain the accuracy of the operation of the others.

J. W. WETMORE. Witnesses:

ALLEN A. CRAIG, F. F. MARSHALL.