The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-05

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ONE hand1ed doll Z. ssNsyerthslsss, We
Assyssyy Bs1o&st Who has nstsuriisa
ton papers to have them with him on ia
day of election at the polls. Bear in mind,
however, What natarsliastion papers do not
require to have either the Seal of the Court
or revenue stamp and if your vote Is chal.
lenged because your papers lack either Of
these, demand TO see the Law. The Law
cannot be produced, because there is no
such law; and then, of course, insist on
your right to vote. N Il Il =
%. Every person wishing to vote at any
election, shall offer tyrone Of the inspectors
q single ballot of white paper. containing
the names Of the persons for whom he de-
sires to vote, and designate the office he
wishes each of them to Gil; which bsilot
shall be so folded or rolled that its con-
tents cannot be seen. The inspector who
receives the ballot shall pl oclaim distinctly
the name Of the person offering it, and hand
it to the other inspector; and if both in
spectors, or when they differ one of them
and the supervisor, are satisfied the ballot
ia single, and that the person offering 1t is
entitled to vote at the said election, one of
the inspectors shall deposite the ballot in
the box, and the clerks shall enter the
name of the voter on the poll book. The
supervisor and inspectors may inspect
every ballot before it is deposited in the
box, to ascertain whether il is single, but
without unfolding or unrClling it SO as to
disclose its contents.
"a. The supervisor and inspectors, at
every election, shall permit sll persons to
vote who are residents of their township
and qualified to vote according to the first
section of the third article Of the oonstitu
ton; but every person present and Offering
to vote shall, in time OF war, instruction,
or public danger, if required by any voter
of the township, take, before the supervisor
or one of the inspectors, an oath that he
will support the constitution of the United
States and the constitution of this State, or
produce to them the certificate of some Of
| hcsr authorized to administer oaths that he
has taken the said oath, under pain of sus
pension of his right of voting. And the
supervisor or either of the inspectors II
hereby authorized to administer the said
oath at the polls; and also to swear any
person to answer questions respecting any
right to vote which Is claimed.
rs. The supervisor and inspectors shall
reject the ballots of all persons not emit
tied to vote; but the name Of every person
whose ballot is rejected, shall, if he re-
ouired it, be entered in separate list on
the poll books under the he ,ding Rejected
votes" and the rejected ballot shall in such
case be sealed up in 40 envelope or cover,
endorse "The ballot OF A B, rejected this
- day of -" and be returned along
with the other ballots. "'
26. Any person entitled to vote In the
township, who is necessarily absent there
from on the day Of any election, in the ser-
vice of the United States or Of this State,
may, at any time within the twenty-five
days next preceding the election, enclose
bis ballot in an envelope or ooyer, and seal
up the same and write his signature In hia
own proper hand on the outside of the said
envelope or cover, adding to his signature
some description or designation of the SER
vice in which be is employed, as for exam.
pie: private, Co. A. l4th W. Va. Infant.
ry," "Col. I'd W. Va. Cavalry" Senator
us "Hsm Ho. Reps. q. 81" "senate W
Va, :" ''Ho.' Del. W. Va" Governor, u
Treasurer" "Judge of I'd Circuit" or 9th.
erwise as the fact may be. If the signature
of q soldier upon such envelope or cover,
| be by mark, iit must be attested by the per
SOD commanding at the time the regiment,
company or detachment in which such SOL
der is employed. The envelope hon cover
shall be addressed to the Supervisor and
inspectors of the township Of which the
voter is resident, or any one OF the said
offices, either by their names or official des-
ignations, and be transmitted by mail or
otherwise. And if such envelope and en-
closure be received by the supervisor and
inspectors or any oHe Of them, on or before
the day of election, it shall be produced at
the polls held in the said township; and il
the inspectors, or when they differ, the
supervisor and one Of the inspectors, be sat-
isfied that the signature on the outside Of
1.-The envelope or cover is genuine, and that
the person whose signature it is, would, il
present, be entitled to vote at tie said polls,
they shall open the envelope or cover, and
! if tho ballot found therein be single shall
deposit the same in the box without I'M.
folding or unrolliug it so as to disclose it's
contents, to have the same effect as if the
person so transmitting his vote were per
sonslly present giving the vote. And il
such ballot be deposited in the box, the
clerks shall enter the name of each voter
On the poll books, adding thereto word lab
sent" The envelopes or covers, in all such
cases, shall be preserved by the supervisor
and inspectors, and be filed by item rs
soon as possible Of tho close of the polls,
with the clerk of the board of supervisors
4 Of the country, for public inspection.
| q. No person in the military, naval OF
marine service of the United States shall
be deemed resident of this State, or OIL
any county or township thereof, by reason
of his being stationed therein; and if any
person be a resident Of any county or town
ship at the time he enters such service, OF
the service of this State, his residence, un-
less he makes known his intention to change
the same, shall be considered az CONTINUING