US1065703A - Voting-machine. - Google Patents

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J. MUTAMMANY.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 11, 189e.

Patented June 24, 1913.V

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 2a, *1913.

Application filed .nay 11, 189e. serial no. 592,863.

To all fic/tom` t may concern Be it known that l, JOHN MGTAMMANY, of Spencer, in the county of Worcester and State of B/lassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Voting-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to voting machines, and has for its objects, first, to provide a simple and efficient machine by means of which all the voters in a precinct or place may cast their votes; second, to provide a machine which can be readily and expeditiously adjusted for voters having a limited suffrage whereby the latter will be allowed to vote for only the candidates or upon only the questions submitted to them; third, to provide the machine with means whereby it can be quickly prepared for any number of political parties; fourth, to equip the niachine with provisions for indicating whether or not the machine is in practical operation without destroying the secrecy of the ballot; fifth, to provide the machine with mechanism for positively' resetting the push-pieces or actuators after a voter has cast his vote and thereby avoiding the use of springs, and the consequent disadvantages due to the use thereof, sixth, to provide an improved machine of the type employing a tally-sheet, and a plurality of punches, in which the tally-sheet is manually controlled, and is insured against being tampered with by the voter.

To these ends, the invention consists of certain features of construction and relative arrangement of parts, being embodied in the machine illustrated upon the drawing and now to be described, and set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

teference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon, forming a part of this specification, the same letters designating the same parts or features, as the case may be, wher-ever they occur.

Of the drawings :-Figure l represents a front elevation of a machine embodying` the invention. Fig. 2 represents a rear elevation, with the back-plate or door opened. Fig. 3 represents a section on line 3-3 of Fig. il. Fig. a represents a similar section, the resetting devices being sho-wn in their operative positions. Fig. represents a similar section with one of the punch-carrying frames removed. Fig. section on the line GG of Fig. 2.

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represents a section on the line 7 7 of Fig.

2, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. S represents a detail plan from the top of Fig. 3. Fig. 9 represents a detail elevation illustrating the obstructing means for locking some of the keys or push-pieces against operation. Fig. l0 represents a similar view with the obstructing means in its operative position. Fig. ll represents still another similar view, showing the obstructing mechanism arranged to lock other push-pieces. Fig. l2 represents a detail perspective view of the obstructing means. Fig. l?) represents a perspective view of one of the punch-carrying frames or sections detached. Figs. lt and l5 represent in detail the means for locking the head or casing in rotary position upon the standard. Fig. 1G is a detail perspective view of the visual indicator.

Referring to the drawings,- have shown one embodiment of my invention in which I employ a tally-sheet and a plurality of perforating punches, but it will be understood that my invention is not limited to that particular' type of machine but may be embodied in other forms.

L indicates the upper' portion of a suitable standard, which is recessed to receive the end of a spindle a which supports the casing of the voting-machine, and between which and said standard suitable anti-friction balls a2 may be placed, there being a bearing cone on the spindle and a cup in the standard. A lug a3 projecting from one side of the upper end of the standard (see Fig. 8) supports a spring-bolt at, the upper end of which is adapted to enter one of two or more keepers in the flange of the spindle, whereby the voting-machine may be turned from one position to another on said standard.

represents the casing, having an open back which may be closed by a suitable door or doors and having its front pro-vided with a series of depressions adapted to receive glass slides b2 between which and the bottoms of the depressions are placed the lists of candidates, which voting lists or captions may be printed upon cards b3. To enable these cards to be removed without removing the glass plates, the top of the fro-nt wall of the casing is provided with a notch Z2* (see Figs. 7 and S), whereby the linger-nail or a pin or other suitable implement may be utilized to pull the card up from its position behind the glass.

The ribs of the front wall of the casing between the lists are provided with holes for the plurality of push pieces, keys or actuators, substantially as in my Patent No. 550,055, dated November 19, 1895. These push-pieces, keys or actuators c are provided with the heads c', as in said patent, rotary movement thereof being prevented by means of the flange c2 extending along one side of the row of heads (see Fig. 3), these push-pieces being adapted to operate punches which will be presently described.

ln some States, women are permitted to vote for school oilicers; and in order that all of the keys or actuators may be locked against operation. or obstructed excepting those which belong to such school oliicers, onr the several tickets, I provide a sliding frame consisting of the horizontal bars cl, adapted to slide in suitable guides Z and connected by as many vertical locking bars d2 as there are rows of punches. The stops or that portion of each bar Z2 which is opposite the particular key or actuator which the woman voter may operate, is provided with a notch 213. To one of the bars Z2 is connected one end of a link d, the other end of which is connected to a lever Z5 pivoted to the frame. The elections officer, by opening the back of the casing, may operate said lever so as to shiftl the locking bars from the position shown in Fig. 9, to a position (see Fig. 10) which will slightly overlap the edges ofV all the heads c excepting those which are opposite said notches, thus preventing votes being registered for oiiicers for whom women may not be permitted to vote.

It will be observed that the notched bars Z2 are connected to the sliding bars al by suitable screws. By this moans, l am enabled to interchange bars Z2 that are differently notched, (see Fig. 11). rlhat is, if a certain. class of voters may vote for a certain plurality of oflices, new bars b2 will be secured to the bars (Z, said substituted bars being notched so as to prevent the operation of puslrpieces for any but the offices for which said class of voters may vote.

Each machine is equipped with a plurality of interchangeable bars Z2 which are so notched that any one or more of the actuators may be easily put. in condition for the election in any state, town, or city in which there are voters having a limited suffrage, b y putting upon the sliding bars tl, the proper obstructing bars (Z2.

Secured to the top and bottom walls of the casing are blocks e provided with ways c to receive between them the upper and lower ends of the frames which carry the punches and other parts hereinafter described. To determine the forward position of these frames, suitable stop-plates c2 are employed as indicated in Fig. 3; and to hold them in proper position, screws e3 are let in from the top and bottoni walls of the casing, one of said screws being shown in Fig. 7 at the upper end and one at the lower end being indicated in dotted lines. By removing the screws e3 any one or more of the punch sections may be bodily removed, (see F ig. 13). rlfherefore, when a machine has been constructed with a suiiicient number of such frames or sections for a con siderable number of party tickets, then when fewer party tickets are in the field, the eXtra sect-ions may be removed, thus render'- ing it absolutely impossible for the voter to manipulate useless keys or push-pieces and improperly perforate the tally-sheet.

The construction of one of the frames for the voting, or vote tabulating mechanism will now be described, it being understood that said frames are duplicates of each other.

A casting f is formed with a front web f and a rear web f2, the front web being drilled to receive the enlarged portion or collars g of the punches g. To limit the forward movement of the punches, a plate f3 is secured to the front of the web f, said plate fx being drilled or otherise provided with openings through whioh the front spindles of the punches project to be operated upon by the heads c of the casing. A rear plate ft which forms the punch-plate, being provided with suitable holes, is secured to the casting f at a slight distance therefrom, to permit the passage of the tally-sheet la.

ln the space between the front and rear webs j" f2 is a plate f, which may be termed a resetter, setting plate, or member, inasmuch as it is perforated to fit over the punches and to abut against the collars g to restore them to the position shown in Fig. 5, after some or all have been operated. This setting-plate or member is loosely supported on the punches, so that it may be forced backward by any one or more of the punches which have been operated. To operate this resetting-plate, l employ a roekshaft f mounted in suitable lugs carried by the casting and provided with arms f7 which engage the rear of the setting plate,

the lower end of which rock-shaft is provided with an arm fs at its lower end. Fitted to slide in a plane intersect-ing the median lines of the push pieces or actuators is a slide z' provided with pins z, one for each arm fs and adapted to engage said arm, as indicated in 5. Une end of said slide t' is provided with two pins, or is otherwise loosely connected with the end of an arm j of a lever j, which is pivoted at jg on the spindle of the winding-on roll hereinafter described. rlhis lever is provided with a handle jg and with a spring y'4 adapted to hold it in o-r restore it to the position indicated in Fig. il, so as to normally hold the slide z', in the position shown in said figure.

ris will be readily understood, if one or more of the push-pieces, actuators or keys has been operated, it will push a setting plate f5 backward and oscillate the rockshaftI to the position indicated in the nextto the right-hand frame in Fig. 3. 1f, now, the lever be operated, the slide z' will be moved to the left and cause the proper pin a" to operate the rock-shaft to restore or set the key or keys.

'lhe supply-roll it for the tally-sheet or vote receiver has its upper spindle fitted to a suitable socket h2, while its lower spindle is iitted to a socket h3 having an elongated arm on one side, as indicated in Fig. 3, while a movable block it* (see Fig. 2) is adapted to close the opening in the socket 7b3 and rest against the said elongated arm. The windingbn roll h5 which is provided with a suitable hook 7L to engage the end of the tally-sheet, has its lower spindle provided with a ratchet adapted to be engaged by a pawl its pivoted to the lever and held in engagem-ent with the ratchet by means of a spring in). A detent-pawl is indicated at IL10. This construction permits the winding-on roll being operated by means of the lever after a voter has operated the keys and the arm y" of the lever simultaneously operates the slide z', so as to insure the setting of all the keys whenever the elections oliicer operates the lever y' to move the tallysheet.

The movement of the tally-sheet is in a horizontal plane while each row of punches across the machine for the party oilices voted for is slightly inclined from the ho-rizontal see Fig. 2) thus rendering it impossible that one punch shall pass through a hole made by a preceding punch, regardless of the distance that the said tally-sheet is moved. For further illustration and description of this feature, reference may be had to my Patent. No. 580,1410, granted April e, i897.

A spindle Z, represented in Figs. l and 1G, is connected with the spindle of the winding-on roll and is provided with arms Z provided with strips Z2 of fab-ric or with other suitable m-eans to attract the eye to indicate whenever the winding-on roll is operated.

T he operation of the push-pieces or actuators is similar to that described in my above-mentioned patent, the differences that exist in the operation having been above pointed out in the description of the details of construction of the present invention. It may be mentioned herein, however, that in the use of this machine, whenever the voter has indicated his wishes by the operation of certain keys and has operated th-e punches to perforate the tally-sheet, the elections officer then opens the back of the machine and operates the lever j, as above described, to move the tally-sheetand return or set the keys.

The punches are arranged in inclined rows as shown in my former pat-ent abovementioned, their arrangement being such that each punch perforates the sheet only in a horizontal section of the sheet intended for that punch alone, so that the perforation made by any punch cannot interfere with the perforation made by any other punch.

rihe arrangement of the casing upon the standard in such way that it may be rotated thereon and then locked in any desirable position is peculiarly advantageous in many respects. Ordinarily, the standards are rigidly secured to the floor, and consequently, when the easing is not rotatable, the push-buttons and the ballots are soon in shadow, as the light changes from morning until night, whereas by rotatably mounting the casing, the latter may be swung into position to receive the daylight from the windows during the day, and the light at night from the artificial lighting means.

@ne of the most important features of the present invention is the mechanism by means of which the push-pieces are positively reset after they have been manipulated by a voter. Heretofore, it has been the practice to reset or return to normal posit-ion the push-pieces by means of springs, and consequently much trouble has been experienced by reason of the breakage or snapping of said springs, and the delay incident to substituting new ones. This trouble has been augmented by the fact that th-e replacing of the springs has in many cases caused the opening of the machine in such way as to destroy the secrecy of the ballot..

lt is desirable that the push-pieces should move easily under pressure in order that voters of all degrees of strength and intelligence may move them sufficiently to cause the tabulating of the vote, and hence a heavy or strong resetting spring cannot be used, and where light springs are employed the push-pieces constantly stick and are not returned to normal independent position. Thus it will be seen that by the employmentof means for positively (in co-ntradistinction to yieldingly, as through the medium of a spring) resetting the push pieces, 1 have obviated the use of the springs, have simplied the construction of the machine, and have provided against the machine getting out of order during the election. Moreover, by employing the positive resetting means, the push-pieces meet with no resistance, eX-

cept that caused by the vote tabulating means and the push pieces are always mov-ed their full extent to cause the tabulating of the vote.

l do not herein claim broadly mechanism for obstruct-ing any of the actuators or voting mechanisms, this being set torth and claimed in my co-pending application, Serial No. 692,068, tiled Feb. 2S, 1898.

Having thus explained the nature of the invention, and described a way of constructing and using the same, though without having attempted to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all oit' the modes ot its use, l declare that what l claim is l. The combination of a tubular standard a having a ball-cup, a voting machine casing having a reduced spindle o provided with a bearing-cone and projecting into the upper end ot the said standard, anti-friction balls inserted between said cup and said cone, and a spring bolt o* carried by the said standard and adapted to enter one of a plurality of recesses or keepers in a portion ot said spindle.

2. A voting machine comprising in its construction, a tally-sheet and a roll therefor, and a spindle connected with said roll and extending outside the casing and provided with arms carrying tlexible material at their ends, for indicating to the eye that the roll is operated, said arms being located. at a suliicient distance from the casing ot the machine to permit of the waving ot' said flexible material.

A voting machine comprising a casing having provisions for receiving and supporting a plurality of vertical voting lists or captions, a plurality of vertical rows ot actuators alternating with the voting lists or captions, vote -tabulating mechanism operated by the actuators, a separate independently supported positive resetting device ior each row of actuators, and means for positively actuating said devices simultaneously.

4. A voting machine comprising a casing having' provisions tor receiving and supporting a plurality ot vertical voting lists or captions, a plurality of vertical rows of actuators, alternating with the voting lists, vote-tabulating mechanism operated by the actuators, a separate positive resetting' device tor jach row or' actuators, and a movable member having provisions tor positively actuating said resetting devices simultancously.

A voting machine comprising a casing having provisions Ytor receiving and supporting a plurality of vertical voting lists arranged in parallelism, a plurality oli vertical rows of actuators alternating with said voting lists, a resetter behind each row ot' actuators for positively resetting all the actuators in the row, a movable member, and

a plurality of operative connections between said member and said resetters, whereby .said actuators are positively reset simultaneously.

G. A voting machine comprising a casing having provisions for receiving and supporting a plurality of vertical voting lists or captions, a plurality ot Vertical rows of actuators alternating with said voting lists, a plurality ot interchangeable removable sections each containing vote-tabulating mechanism, and each section being complemental to a row of actuators, a posit-ive resetter in each section for all the actuators for the vote-tabulating mechanism therein, and means for actuating all of said resetters, said resetters being detachable from said means, whereby the sections and the resetters therein may be placed operatively in or removed from the casing.

7. A voting machine comprising a casing having provisions for receiving and supporting a plurality of elongated vertical voting lists or captions, a plurality ot' actuato-rs arranged in vertical rows alternating with said voting lists, resetting devices tor positively resetting all ot' said actuators, and means independent of said resetting devices and of any voting mechanism for obstructing and thereby rendering inoperative certain actuators whereby the machine is adapted for the vote of a restricted voter.

8. In a voting' machine, the combination with the rolls 7L and /z for the tally-sheet, a series of shouldered punches for perforating the tally-sheet., a setting plate for the punches said plate having apertures for said punches and loosely supported by the stems thereof, the ratchet /LT connected with the roll It, and the lever fj having a pawl /rg engaging said ratchet and having connections 'with the punch-setting plate.

i). A voting machine comprising a vote receiver, a plurality of actuators, means for positively resetting said actuators comprising a plate having the plane ot its face intersecting the paths of movement of said actuators, said plate being movable in the direction of movement of the actuators, and a rock shaft having means tor moving said plate.

l0. A voting machine comprising in its construction a series of punches adapted to perforate a tally-sheet, manually operated actuators or keys independent ot said punches -tor operating them, said actuators or keys being located in the front of the machine and accessible to the voter, and means for resetting said punches and keys or returning them to normal position, said means being inaccessible to the voter, and including a plate loosely mounted upon and supported by the stems of the punches and a device for moving said plate toward operative position.

11. In a voting machine, the combination with the manually operable punches provided with collars g and having operating means arranged inthe front o1E the machine accessible to the voter, otl the plate f5 adapted to slide relatively to the actuators, the rock-shaft f provided with arms f7 adapted to engage said setting-plate, and with the arm f8 and means tor operating said rock-shaft.

12. 1n a voting machine, the combination with actuators, of the plate f5 adapted to move relatively to said actuators to set them, the roch-shaft f6 provided with arms f7 adapted to engage said setting-plate and with the arm fs, the slide z' provided with means for engaging the arm f8, and the lever provided With an arm y", connected with said slide.

i8. A voting machine comprising a casing, and a plurality of interchangeable independent trames adapted to be secured to or removed from said casing Without changing or disturbing each other, said frames being provided With complete voter-controlled devices for tabulating votes and a vote rereiver common to the tabulating devices of all said trames.

14. A voting machine comprising a casing, and a series ot' trames adapted to b e secured to or removed from said casing, each of said trames being provided with a plurality of actuators, and with means for positively resetting said actuators.

15. A voting machine comprising a casing, a series ot interchangeable independent trames detachably supported on said casing, and removable independently of each other, voter cont-rolled devices supported on each trame tor tabulating votes, the devices on one trame being detached from and independent otl those on another trame, and a vote receiver common to the tabulating devices ot all ot said frames.

16. A' voting machine comprising` in its construction a series of guides or blocks, and a series of trames adapted to be secured to or removed from said blocks or guides, each of said frames carrying a plurality of punches, a perforated punch-plate, a space being provided between the punches and the punch-plate for the passage of a tally-sheet, and a positive resetter for the punches.

17. fr voting machine comprising in its construction a series et guides or blocks, and a series ot trames adapted to be secured to or removed from the said blocks or guides, each of said frames carrying a plurality ot actuators, a plate for setting the actuators in normal position, and a rookshatt for operating said plate.

18. A voting machine comprising in its construction, a plurality of blocks o'r guides, a plurality ot detachable frames secured to said guides, a plurality of vote-tabulating devices carried by each trame, a separate resetting device tor the vote-tabulating devices in each trame, and means for operating all of said resetting devices simultaneously.

19. A voting machine comprising a casing having provisions for receiving and supporting a plurality ot' voting lists or captions, a plurality ot rows of actuators alternating with said voting lists and supported by said casing, a plurality of interchangeable detachable trames one for each roW of actuators and each Jframe carrying votetabulating mechanism equal in number to the actuators in the roiv, and-detachable means for positively resetting all of said actuators.

20. A voting machine comprising in its construction a series of rows of' actuators, and a sliding frame including a series of notched bars, one bar for each roW of actuators, the said bars being adapted to obstruct the operation ot some of the actuators in each row, While the notches leave other actuators free to be operated.

21. 1n a voting machine, the combination With the punches, of the actuators c provided With heads c', and the sliding notched locking-bars (Z2 adapted to move to and from a position to obstruct the operation of some ot' the actuators.

22. A voting machine comprising a supporting frame and a series of sections detach ably secured thereto, each section representing a given party or a number of candidates of the same political complexion, each section comprising a frame, a plurality of actuators, a plurality of voting mechanisms mounted therein and a resetter for positively resetting the actuators, the detachability of the sections enabling the number of sections to be varied according to the number of parties or candidates in the field.

23. 1n a voting machine, a series of actuators and a series of interchangeable bars arranged and adapted to obstruct certain of said actuators Without obstructing others in the same series.

24:. 1n a voting machine, a plurality of vertical rows of actuators, and a plurality ot vertical bars arranged to move laterally toward and obstruct certain of said actuators Without engaging the others of said set or series.

1n a voting machine, a supporting trame having a Wall or partition provided with apertures, actuators operating through said apertures, a series et recording devices, means for actuating said recording devices, a receiver for the records made by said devices, and an obstructing device or stop under control of an election officer for preventing the operation of certain ot the actuators While others are lett tree to be operated.

26. In a voting machine, a plurality of CIT sections in which are mounted the actuators and the vote-tabulating mechanism, said sections being removable, in combination with an obstructing device having a plurality of detachable or interchangeable stops, one for the actuators in each section.

2T. A voting machine comprising in its construction a series ot actuators arranged as sections in horizontal rows, and a sliding frame having interchangeable or detachablel means for obstructing any one or more of 'he actuators in any one or more of said rows.

28. A voting machine comprising elongated voting lists, a row of actuators eX- tending alongside each voting list, mechanism for talmlating the votes, and a plurality oit.' positive resetting devices `tor returning the actuators to normal position.

2f). A voting` machine comprising elongated voting lists, row of actuators eX- tending alongside each voting list, mechanism for tabulating the votes, and a plurality of independently mounted devices one tor each row of actuators to positively reset the same.

30. A voting machine comprising a plurality of actuators arranged in rows, vote tabulating mechanism operated by said actuators, a device for resetting each row of actuators, and means for operating all of said devices.

3l. A voting machine having a vote receiver, a plurality of actuators, a single movable intervening member between each actuator and said vote receiver, and positive resetting devices direct-ly engaging and actuating said members.

32. A voting machine having a plurality .of actuators arranged in vertical rows, vote tabulating mechanism in operative relation thereto, a movable member arranged vertically in the rear of each row of said actuators, and means for positively moving said members forward, or horizontally, to positively reset the said actuators simultaneously.

38. ln a voting machine, a casing, voting mechanism within the casing, means under the control of an elections-oliicial for permitting' and preventing the operation of a predetermined number et the voting mechanisms while leaving the others free to be actuated by the voter, and means for positively resetting the actuated voting mechamsm.

34. In a voting machine, a casing, a plurality of independent removable frames each having voting mechanism, an obstructing device for controlling` the voting mechanism of all or any one ot said frames, and a resetting device for returning the unobstructed voting mechanisms actuated by a voter, both of said devices being under control of an elections-otlicial. y

In a votingl machine, a casing, voting mechanism in said casing, a sliding trame or device in said casing it'or obstructing certain of the voting mechanisms, and a supplementary trame or device within the casing and supported thereby lior positively resetting the unobstructed mechanisms.

36. ln a voting machine comprising in its construction, actuators, votetabulatiing mechanism, and a plurality ot trames within the casing arranged to obstruct and positively reset the actuators respectively.

37. ln a voting machine, a casing, voting mechanism in said casing, and means under control of an elections-oliicial for obstructing one portion and positively resetting another portion ot the voting mechanism.

38. ln a 'voting machine, a casing, a plurality ot removable frames within the casing, each having` voting mechanism and rey setting` devices for said voting mechanism, a traveling bar-'arranged and adapted to engage and actuate the aforesaid resetting devices, and a spring-tensioned lever for actuating the traveling bar or trame.

39. In a voting machine, a casing, a plurality ot voting lists supported on the front of said casing, a row of actuators alongside cach of said voting lists, voting mechanism within the casing and in operative relation to the actuators, a resetting device for each row of actuators and a horizontally movable baror frame wit-hin the casing arranged and adapted to simultaneously engage and operate the resetting devices.

40. In a voting machine, a casing, a plurality of vertical voting lists supported by one side of the casing, each list representing a political party, a plurality of rows of actuators alongside said lists and an independent resetting device for all of the actuators in each row.

4.1. ln a `voting machine, a casing, a plurality of vertical voting lists von the front of said casing, a row of actuators alongside of said voting lists, voting mechanisms in 0perative relation to the actuators, a resetting device for each row of actuators, a traveling bar or trame for operating all of said resetting devices simultaneously and a springtensioned lever for actuating said bar.

42. ln a voting machine, a casing, a plurality et voting lists, a plurality ot independent detachable frames or sections in said casing each having a voting mechanism with an actuator, an independent resetting device for all the actuators of the voting mechanisms -o't said faunes, and a device arranged and adapted to positively and. simultaneously actuate the resetting devices for all ot' said frames.

43. ln a voting machine, a casing, a plurality of similar frames or sections detachably supported in said casing, and each havvoting mechanism and :a positive resetting device for the voting mechanism, and means for securing each section in position in the Casing, independently of the other sections.

44. A voting machine comprising a plurality of independent sections or frames having a series of actuators, a series ot' voting mechanisms eaeh adapted to be opel'- ated hy an actuatoil and a positive iescttei' 'for the actuators, and a casing having provisions for the reception and removal of a variable numbeiI of said sections or ifi-ames, according to the number of political parties in the held or propositions to be voted on, said casing having a series of roivs of apertures in its front, through which the voting mechanisms may he actuated, each io-iv ooi'- responding to one of said independent sections.

45. In a voting' machine, a easing, a series of independent frames in said casing, Voting' mechanism mounted in eaoh of' said frames and a device common to all the frames for positively resetting the voting mechanism in cach frame, said devise permittiiig the. removal or insertion of the frames.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence Ot tivo subscribing Witnesses, this 6th day ot' July, A. l). 1896.

JOHN MCTAMMANY.

Vtfitnesses C. F. BROWN, A. D. HARRISON.

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