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type arranged to form the names of the mem bers and disposed in aye and may columns, electromechanically-actuated mechanism for moving Selected type to printing position, means for recording the types moved to print ing position, and means for automatically counting and printing the number of votes in each column after the types have been moved to printing position. TO 5. In a vote-recording apparatus, printing type arranged to form the names of the mem bers and disposed in aye and may columns, means for moving the type to printing posi tion, an automatic mechanism for counting the number of votes in each column, and a printing mechanism for recording the types moved to printing position and the number of votes in each column after the types have been moved to printing position. 6. In a device of the class specified, name holders carrying printing-type and normally held in inoperative position, meansfor moving the name-holders to printing position, pins or lugs on said name-holders and movable 25 therewith, a movable carriage, an inking roller and a platen carried thereby, a count ing - wheel supported by the carriage and adapted to engage the pins or lugs of name holders moved to printing position, record ing-disks operatively connected to the count ing-Wheel and adapted for contact with the inking-roller and with a record-sheet to form a printed record of the number of name holders moved to printing position. 35 7. In a vote-recording apparatus, name holders carrying printing-type and normally held in inoperative position, means for moving the name-holders to printing position, pins or lugs on said name-holders and movable there with, a movable carriage, an inking roller and a platen carried by the side mem bers of the carriage, registering-disks bear ing numerals and operable by the pins or lugs as the carriage is traveled, cams for mov 45 ing the inking-roller into engagement with said registering-disks, and means for stopping the forward movement of the registering disk to permit the recording - disk to come
into contact with the paper or record-slip on the platen. 8. In a Vote - recording apparatus, name holders carrying printing-type and arranged in aye and nay columns, pins or lugs carried by the name-holders and movable there with, means for moving said name-holdiers to print 55 ing position, a movable carriage, a platen mounted on said carriage, an inking-roller adapted to a slotted guideway at each side of the carriage and provided with roller-tracks for governing the vertical position in said slotted guideway, two sets of recording-disks bearing numerals for recording the number of votes in each column, star - wheels con nected to said recording-disks and adapted to engage the pins or lugs of name-holders 65 adjusted to printing position, and means for stopping the movement of the recording-disks in advance of the movement of the platen. 9. In a vote - recording apparatus, name holders carrying printing-type and arranged in aye and Inay columns, pins or lugs carried by the name-holders and movable there with, means for moving said name-holdel's to print ing position, a movable carriage, a platen mounted on said carriage, an inking -roller adapted to guiding-slots at each side of the carriage, tracks for governing the vertical po sition of the roller, a pair of alining shafts adapted to horizontally-disposed slots in the carriage, recording - disks on each of said shafts, star-wheels secured to each shaft and adapted to engage the pins or lugs, terminal cams for the roller-tracks, said cams being adapted to move the inking-roller into con tact with the recording-disks, and fixed stops for engaging the recording - disk shafts and holding the same during further movement of the carriage and platen. In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own. We have hereto affixed our signatures 9o in the presence of two witnesses. CIIAS. EDWIN TURNER. WILLIAMIT. ANDERSON.
Witnesses:
D. CLOUD, Jr., EDWIN SCOTT.