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result is that the current may pass from Fig. 1 we have merely shown diagrammati The wire 8, through the contact block 11, cally and conventionally these parts, and the and contact 10 to the conductor 12, have simply indicated conventionally the and throughblock conductor back to the 70 conduits for the electric conductors. At the clerk's station this C, the at the clerk's member's station we place, in the present desk passing through current the branch wires 13 instance, three voting switches or buttons, and 13' to the locking relay N, there being, each of which is adapted to be turned with a of course, three of these relays indicated at key. These switches are designated by the Y?, P and respectively, these three 75 letters Y., P and N, and are to enable a locking relaysN,being for the “yea,” “pres 10 member to vote 'Yea”, “Present” and “Nay” ent' and “nay' voting switches of the mem respectively, and if desired, these words may As in the example given, where the be marked adjacent the respective buttons. ber. member is presumed to vote "nay,' the cur Each member's switch has located adjacent will, as stated, pass through the branch 80 thereto a small signal lamp, these signal rent wires 13 and 13 to the relay magnet N. 5 lamps being indicated by the characters Y, From this magnet N the current passes P' and N, respectively. through the conductor 14 back to the mem It will, of course, be understood that each ber's station this conductor is member's station or seat is equipped with connected withM,thewhere stationary contact block 85 three of these switches, and that the system 15. Normally in contact with this block 15 20 or apparatus may be made to accommodate a second contact block 16 carried iby the any number of members constituting the ispivoted armature 17, the spring 18 li}rassembly or voting body. In order to give holding the contact 16 in engage a clear understanding of the invention, mally ment with the contact 15. The current however, we have in Fig. 2 of the draw flowing from the conductor 14 passes ings shown the complete system of one mem 25 through these contacts 15 and 16 and ber's station,desk as well as theinequipment at through the conductor 19 to the wire 20, a the clerk's operating conjunction of the current flowing through this therewith, and in describing our apparatus portion we will, by way of example, recite the op wire 20 to the “nay' lamp N' at the mem 95 30 eration which takes place when a member ber's desk lighting the latter, the current the lamp through the con votes on a question. In this example we passing 21from and thence to the return R. A. will assume, for instance, that a member de ductor portion of the current also passes through sires to vote “Nay.” The apparatus is pro the 19' to the “nay' lamp N* on vided with the electric power from a suit the conductor indicator board, lighting this lamp N, i. 35 able battery B, having the main feed con and passes from the lamp through the wire ductor F, and the main return conductor R. 22 to the conductor 21 through it At the clerk's desk is a main battery switch flows to the return R. Thus it willwhich be seen S equipped with the “on” button O and the when the person voting operates the “off” button O'. This switch S has a con that 40 tact 1, which when the “on” button O is de switch N by means of a key as just de he will light both his “nay” signal pressed, is adapted to close the main circuit scribed, light N and the “nay' signal lamp N on to the battery through the contact point 2 the indicator board. Of course, the mem so that current will pass from the main ber is not supposed to keep his key in the 70 feed conductor F, through the conductor 3, 45 contact 2, contact 1, and conductor 4, flow voting switch N to maintain the same in circuit closing position, and consequently ing thence along the feed conductor F, when the electric circuit, just described, is which feeds current to all of the members' completed the member turning the switch stations, the return R being common to all by means by the key, the locking relay N* of the stations. When the battery circuit is is energizedof by the current passing there 50 thus closed by moving the switch S to “on” through, and the armature 23 is drawn to position, and current is flowing through the ward the magnet. This armature carries at main feed conductor F, current will pass its free end a contact plate 24 which is through the branch conductor 5, to the con tact brush 6 of the commutator D which is brought into contact with the contact plate 20 55 at the clerk's desk, and thence through the 25 of the conductor 26. With the closing the contact 24 against the contact 25, the segmental contact plate 35 and conductor 7 of to the branch wire 8 of the switch N at the current will pass from the main feed F, the closed switch S, to the main member's station or seat, this switch N be through feed conductor F, thence through the con 25 ing, as explained, for voting “Nay.” Now, 60 should the person at the member's station ductor 27, to the armature 23, through the 24 and 25, to the conductor 26, insert a key in the slot in of the switch N contacts wire 13, through the relay magnet N, and turn the same to the left, he will turn through the conductor 14, contacts 15 and the switch arm 9 toward the left and bring 16, and conductor 19, and thence through 130 the contact block 10 of this arm into con 65 tact with the stationary contact block 11. the conductors 20 and 19, to the lamps N'