Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-10-29
AN ABSTRACT,

critic Lao prsseribjag tie d,'ties ct' Conamis-
sioaers and ConduetOaS Grille Presidential
Election.
Any two or more of the Commissioners ap-
pointed may act.
II only one ofthe Commissioners shall attend
and be wiingto act, lie may associate with him
self as 4 Commissioner any freebooter who may
lie present; and if none Of the Commissioners
attend, then any two frccholderS present and
sgreeng to act shall be Commissioners
The Commissioners, before entering upon the
discharge of their duties, must take an oath
"lahiully to execute the Office of Commission
Gs which oath may DC administered by a
Justice of the peace or the officer conducting
tie election, who shall return certificate there
Gto the clerk Of the county court.
II the conductor for any district appointed by
lac commissioners OF the county, fails to attend
refuses to act, the Commissioner acting ut
tst district will appoint conductor in his
ARE.
Under the superintendent and control of the
commissioners, il is the duty of the officer con-
lifting the election to open the polls, to pro-
clin the votes admitted by the commissioners,
nprescrve order and remove force.
The conductor will appoint two writer's or
derkS, and shall administer to each Of them an
osth that they will record ''the votes faithfully
and impartiallr"
Before the conductor commences taking the
lol, he will take an oath to the following effect:
Il do SOiemnly swear that, in conducting the
election about to be held, l will not attempt to
Influence the vote of any person, or be guilty of
shy Partially for any candidate or person voted
ior, and as far as depends on me, will make a
TUE return of the result of the election accord
inS TO law. So help me God" Which oath
may be administered by Justice of the Peace
W by one of the commissioners, who shall re-
a 70 thn Of bn
county court.
Inc writer's or clerks shall enter the name of
each voter in the column headed Names of Vo-
'sfS, and on line with the voters name, he
saIi enter the initial letters of the name Of such
'oteT, under the names of the electors for whom
he voted
Inc conductor of the election will receive of
elsn voter paper or ticket containing the
Aines of the electors for whom he desires to
lo'e the name of the voter must be written on
%e back of the paper or ticket, and the voter
Shall also, when he presents his ticket, declare,
IVA voce, for whom he votes as electors either
%Tepeating the name of each person voted for,
81 "y any other distinct designation of them
%m4eeavey; the conductor will then proclaim
.ue voters name and vote, and deliver the ticket
" e!e commissioners.
-dner the names of all the voters offering to
VOC before the time ofclosing the election (sun-
~, shall have been thus entered, the conductor
sialt conclude the poll. Immediately on the
.ocLusion each clerk will certify shat the fore
EHns Is correct record of the votes this day
ssg at this election district and faithfully re-
Inc commissioners and conductor will Also
,b ''SF Their respective signatures, certify that
foregoing is a correct record of the votes
s.ea ms 4th day ofNovenber, 1856, for EleOt
W.. Va Tor President and Vice President of the Uni
u. States at the district in Ohio county,
'irSinia.
y The poll book so certified, the conductor of
G G,s election will within five days deliver to the
~, r2;nilnlsSloners at the court house The Com
,,sIIonerS at the districts will also deliver to
s sie commissioners at the court house the tickets
's'eiSed by them in their district.