Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-06

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Senate. furnishes to The Fairmout Ma
tiOnaI a synopsis of the Law governing
township elections il the New State,
which, 10 view of the election tomorrow
in this county, We reproduce for general
information.
The time of the election has been fixed
and the notice given by the Commissioners
who divided the county into townships.
A temporary Supervisor and two Inspect.
ors have been appointed by them for each
township. The duties Of the Sc officers are
similar to the former duties Of Crier aud
Commissioners. all the votes Of each
township are taken at one place, therein,
of which notice has been given. A printed
form of oath will accompany each poll
book, which must be taken bS every officer
or person employed in holdtug the cleo
ton, and may be Administered by the Su.
perVisOr aud Inspectors to each other and
TO the cleTks. II any of the persons ap.
pointed to hold the election fail to attend
tOr act; the others may fill vacancies, or if
all fail or refuse TO act, the voters present
have power to appoint the proper persons
who shall be voters, to take the vote The
Supervisor aud Inspectors shall appoint
the clerks. Duplicate lists of the names
OF voters shall be kept, The Supervisor
has power TO preserve order in the vicinity
OF the polls and may without warrant, or
der any person TO arrest the disorderly and
cOntiue them till the next morning. II the
Inspectors disagree concerning the right
Of a person to vote, the Supervisor decides.
The polls shall be opened at 8 o'clock, a.
M, or as soon after as practicable, and
continue open until sunset, except that a
recess Of one hour mag be taken.
Ballot boxes are provided by the per
sons ordering the election. The box shall
be kept in view of voters during the cleo.
ton, and after the polls are closed and uu.
til the votes are counted, shall be in the
custody of the Supervisor and INSPECTORS,
or any one of them, with the CONSENT of the
others. 1t shall not be opened unless the
three be present, and if lett in the care OF
one, 1T shall first be sealed and the names of
the absent officers written across the seal.
The ballot shall be a single piece of
'Ohite paper, containing the names of the
persons desired to be voted for, designating
the Office each is to fill, and it shall be
folded or rolled up SO its contents cannot
be seen. The ballot if decided to be legal
is placed in the oox by one of the Inspec-
tors, and the name of the voter written on
the poll book. The officers may see that
the ballot is single, but must not uurOll il
SO as to disclose its contents.
Any person Offering to vote NAV be
required by any voter to take before the
Supervisor or an Inspector, or produce
certificate of proper officer that he has
taken an onth to support The Constitution
OF the United States and the Constitution
OF this State, on pain of losing his VOTE
The officers may swear persons as to their
rlght to vote. They shall also if required
by the person whose vote is refused keep a
list OF rejected votes; aud their ballots
shall be put in a sealed envelope and re-
turned along with the other ballots.
ANY voter necessarily absent in the SER
vice OF the U. s. or this State may within
20 days before the election, send bis ballot
as IN the October election, but stating The
service he is in, as "Private Co. A, IAN w
Va. Infantry" ''Senator U. s." or "Gover-
nor" as the fact may be.
AS soon as possible after the polls ara
closed the Inspectors aud Clerks, in the
presence of the Supervisor, shall ascertain
the result, as ut the October election Tba
inspectors will then fill out and sign The
two certificates accompanying The roll
books. showing the result of the election
IHey snsll endorse the 5slots il s.nysl
the seal, aud endorse it t.Ballots of the |
election held ut $3.50 in the township
VI - huu CUuuly OI - the TIN |
day of January, 1854" The Inspectors
Sundays, after the election, de-
liver the ballots so sealed up, one set of
the poll books, and one of the said certi-
ficates to the clerk of the board of Super
visors OF the county, and the other certi-
6caIe and set OF poll books to the Recorder.
For failing or refusing without good
cause to attend snid election at the DTonsr
time the Supervisor and Inspectors shall
each forfeit not less than five nor more
than thirty dellars for failing to dis.
charge his duty when present, not less than
ten nor more than one hundred, for receiy.
ing bad vote or refusing good one, not
less than fifty nor more than TWO hundred:
and for making or aiding in making a faIse
RETURN not less than three hundred nor
more one thousand. Betting or Wagering
iu any way on au election is prohibited nns
der penalty Of the value of the bet or wa.
ger and so dollars in addition. Ifanv
dtdatc Otfers to, or gives away any intoxi-
eating drinks on election day to 6uy voter
be shall forfeit his Office if elected, If anv
other person otter TO give any voter any
such drinks on election day he shall forfeit
not less than ten nor more than fiFty dol.
lars. II any person on election dav or
during the night succeeding offer TO. or
sen any such drinks within two miles of
any polls, or keep open any bar or any
place of like kind or permit any person to
drink there, he shall forfeit not less than nor
more than fifty dollars for each offences.
A County Treasurer, Supervisor OF the
township, Clerk of the township, Treasurer
OF the township, and OVerseer of the Poor,
Inspector Of Elections, two Justices, and
Two CoustaSles are the officers to be elected
In townships where the number Of in.
ha6i.ants Is less than 1900 only one Jus.
',ce OF the Peace and one Constable are to
elected.
Il will be borne iu mind that while two
inspectors Of Election for each township
are to be elected, each voter can vote but
for one only, aud the two highest are de.
elared eleCtedi if"uy person votes for more