Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-05-19
COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS.

We publish so much of the law upon
County organization. as relates to the pow
ers aud duties Of the Commissioners Sc.
appointed to hold the election on Thursday
the eth, day of Nay. 1852 for the election
of judges, County officers &c.
3. On or before the first day Of May next,
the Governor or it he be absent from the seat
Of Government the Lieutenant Governor,
shall appoint three commissioners in every
such county, city and corporation, who shall
supenntend the elections authorized by this
act at the Court Houses Of their respec-
tive counties, cities aud corporations aud
said commissioners shall appoint for each sep
arate place of voting therein three counts
sionefs to superintend the election at such
place of voting; and shall also designate the
officers to conduct the elections at the Court
Houses aud precincts; but in the absence of
any such officer, the commissioners for any
precinct shall appoint the officer to conduct
the election at such precinct The commits
sioners so appoiated shall, until their success
sors are appointed. superintend all elections
to fill vacancies happening in any of said Of
fees. The said commissioners aud officers
shall respectively take the oaths. perform
the duties, have the powers, be governed by
the regulations, and liable to the penalties
prescribed by the Code Of Virginia, for com
missioners experimenting aud officers con-
Quoting elections, except so far as the same
are Inconsistent with the constitution or this
act The SAID commissioners shall employ
writer's, and at such rate of compensation as
the court OF each county or corporation may
direct; and they shall respectively take an
oath, to be administered By said commission
ers, to record tie votes faithfully and impair
tally
Ii only one of the commissioners appoint
ed to superintend any of the said elections
attends, be may associate with himself any
free holder Of the district who may be pres
ent; If none of the commissioners attend, or
If none should have been appointed, then any
three free holders in the district where the
election is held, being present and agreeing
to act, shall he commissioners. Any such
commissioner or commissioners appointed OF
agreeing to act in the manner prescribed by
this section, shall take the same oath perform
the same duties. have the same powers, and
be subject to tine same penalties as if he 0,
they bad been originally appointed
The same provisions which govern the
opening and closing the polls in other gener-
al elections in this commonwealth, shall reg
ulate the elections provided for in this act
Ia the case of an election of an officer by
the voters of corporation. the officers con
Quoting the same in the respective wards, or
by the voters of the whole county, the officer
conducting the same at The court house. and
in the case OF an election in district, the
officer or officers conducting the same, shall
within five days from the commencement Of
the election, examine tie poll ascertain the
result and declare the person or persons fol
whom the greatest number of votes were Civ
en- to be elected; or if the greatest humble,
of votes be equal for two or more persons
the officer or officers conducting the election
in each ward. county or district shall decid,
forthwith by lotto whom the certificate shall
be given and he or they shall forthwith set
up at the front door af the court house a no.
tice of the said election.
The officers and other persons holding ant
conducting such elections shall make tru,
duplicate returns of the elections of justices
OF the peace. one Ct which returns shall b,
immediately transmitted by mail by tn,
tifiicer conducting said election, to the Cover
nor, and the other return shall be handed b,
much officer TO the clerk of the county court
so be fled in his Office: and the said cerl
shall forthwith send certified copy of sucl
return to the secretary of the commonwealth
| The said officers and other persons shall
make true returns of the other officers electe,
under this act, which shall be handed to th
clerk Of the county or corporation court t
be filed in his office.
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