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

Regulating Township EIeeGIous.
Mr.. Ellery r Hall, Clerk Of the State
Senate, furnishes to the Fairmout Ma
tOnal a synopsis of the law governing
township elections i'll the New State,
which, IN view of the election tomorrow
in this county, we reproduce tor 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 ST 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. Aprinled
torn OF oath will accompany each poll
book, which must be taken by every officer
or person employed in holdiug the cleo
ton, and may be administered by the Su-
perSisOr aud Inspectors to each other and
TO the clerks. II any of the persons ap.
pointed to hold the election fail to attend
or 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. Tue
ohN AhSPGSNObo dppOluL
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 ARE the disorderIy and
cOnfine them till the uext 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, n.
M, or as soon after as practicable, ard
continue open until sunset, except that a
recess OF one hour map be taken.
] Ballot boxes are provided by the per
sous ordering the election. The box shall
be kept in view Of voters during the cleo
ton, and alter the polls are closed and un
Ill 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 il lett in the care OF
one, 1T shall first be sealed and the names vi
the absent officers written across the seai.
The ballot shall be a single piece OF
tchite 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 box 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 may be
required by any voter to take before The
Supervisor or au Inspector, or produce II
certificate of Il 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
ha IL.
right to vote. They shall also il required
by the person whose vote is refused keep d
list of rejected votes; and their ballots
shall be put in n sealed envelope aud re-
turned along with the other ballots.
Any voter necessarily absent in the ser.
vice Of the U. 5. or this State may within
Is days before the election. send his halIo'
as in the October election, but stating the
service he is III, as "PrivAte Co. A, lain W
Va. Infantry" '.Senstor U. S" or Glover
nor" as the tact may be.
As soon rs possible after the polls are
closed the Inspectors and Clerks, in the
presence of the Supervisor, shall ascertain
the result us at the October election. The
Inspectors will then fill out and sign the
two certificates accompanying the poll
books. showing the result OF tue election
They shall endorse tue ballots in an euVel-
ope or cover aud write their names across
the seal, aud endorse it ''Ballots of the
election held at -- in the township
of -, and county OF the 9Th
day of January, 1861" The Inspectors
or one OF them, shall within three days
excluding Sundays, after the election, de-
liver the ballots so sealed up, one set u
the poll books, and one of the said ce:ti.
fcates to the clerk of the board of Super
visOrs OF the county, and the other cerli-
6caie and set OF poll books to the Recorder
For failing or refusing without good
cause to attend said election at the proper
time the Supervisor and Inspectors shall
EACH forfeit not less than five nor more
than thirty dollars for failing to dis.
charge his duty when present, not less than
ten uor moro than one hundred, for receiv.
ing bad vote or refusing IL good one, moi
less than fifty nor more than two hundred;
and for making or aiding in making false
return, not less than three hundred uOI
more one thousand. Betting or wagering
in any way on uu election is prohibited un.
der penalty of the value OF the bet or wa.
ger and so dollars in addition. Ifauy can
didate offers to, or gives away any intOxi-
eating drinks OH election day to uuy voter
he shall forfeit his office if elected. II any
other person otter to give any voter any
such drinks on election day lie shall forfeit
not less thEn ten nor more than nifty dol.
lars. 1t any person on election day OF
during the night succeeding offer TO, OF
sell any such drinks within two miles oil
any polls, or keep open any bar or any
place Of like kind or permit any person u
drink there, he shall forfeit not less than nor
more than fifty dollars for each offences.
County Treasurer, Supervisor Of the
township, Clerk of the township, Treasurer
| OF the township, and OVpTseer of the Poor,
Inspector If Elections, two Justices, aud
two COnstables are the officers to be elected
In townships where the number of in :
habitants is less than 1900 only one JUS
tice OF !he Peace and one Constable are to
elected.
II will be borne iu mind that while two
Inspectors of Election Tor each township
are to he elected, each voter can vote but
Tor one only, and the two highest are de.
clared electedi ifauy p=rson votes for more
| than one Inspector, the vote is not to he