Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-04-08
The Election Law


An ACT to amend Chapter 8, of the
Code of West Virginia, relating 10
elections by the people. Passed Feb.
Iuary 25. 1871.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of
Vest Nrginia:
Section thirteen Of Chapter three OF the
Act entitled "an &C. establishing code OF
laws Tor this Stale, Is hereby amended
and re-enacted so as 10 read as follows
"l3. Every officer or person employ.
ed in holding an election, or making re-
turns thereof. shall, before entering upon
The discharge Of his duties, take an oath
that he will support The Constitution OF
the Unied States, and The Constitution Of
this State, and that in the election about
TO be held he will faithfully and impair
nsliy discharge his duties according to
law TO the best OF his skill and judgment.
The supervisor or any one Of the inspec.
tors. or OF the persons acting as such 81
any election, or any o.her person author
ICED TO administer oaihs, NAV administer
The said oath 10 tie person required 10
take The saue. Any one Of SAID persons
may also administer any other oalh me-
cesssry to be administered during the
holding oil any election, or at The taking
OF poll 10 ascertain the sense Of the
people upon any question"
Section twenIy-one Of Chapter ,hree OF
said Code is hereby amended and re-en
acted so as 10 read as follows
"2l. No person in The military. naval
or marine service Of the United States,
shall be deemed resident OF this Stale or
OF any county, township or corporation
thereof, by reason Of his being stationed
therein"
Section forly-Ihree Of The said Chapter
Of said acl is hereby amended and re.en
acted so as 10 read as follows:
"43. II shall be the duty OF the super
visors and inspectors Of the elections iii
the several townships, and OF the officers
conducting aud holding the elections IN
each ward of city or in an incorporated
town or village, voting by wards, 10 per.
nit all persons 10 vote therein who are
consututlonally entitled 10 vote al all cleo
lions held within The election districts 10
which lhey respectively reside. and resi-.
dents Of the township or ward in which
they respectively shall offer TO vote al the
time Of such offer, and rejec. The vote Of
all other persons offering to vote. Pro-
vded, that II the right OF any person OIL
lerIng 10 vote shall be challenged by any
such officer or any other person, and II
shall appear that such person Is not MI
nor, or 1t shall not appear thai he Is
psuper or of uHsound mIhd, and shall APP
pear that he has been resident OF HE
Sale for one year and Of the county in
which he offers 10 vote for thirty days
next preceding sucn offer, and Is a resi-
dent OF the township or ward in which lie
offers 10 vote, the night of such pefson 10
vote shall not be further questioned IN
less and un;il written charge OF some
specific &C, OF constitutional Disqualified
lion. verified by the written affidavit Of
qualified voter, shall 0s preferred against
the person offering 10 vote. And The
night of such person to vote shall not be
denied hun unless the charge so preferred
shall be proved by evidence of record, or
clearly established by the oahs OF al
least Two competent and credible witness
IS and he shall not be required in any
form to crin,inste himself. Any person
who shall wlllluIIy swear Falsely in any
such affidavit on any such occasion. or
procure another person TO do so. shall be
guilty Of perjury and be confined in jail
one year and fined not exceeding one
thousand dollars. And ii any such ofli-
Ger aforesaid shall unlswluIIy and know
ingly permit any person 10 voIe al any
election who Is not entitled 10 DO so, or
unlawiuily and knowingly reject the vote
of any person entitled 10 vote al such
election, he shall be gully Of a INSIDE
meanor, and be fined not less that fifty nor
more than Two hundred dollars"
Sections twenty two TO iorlYIwo in
elusive, and forty-four 10 ff'y.eIght in
elusive, Of SAID chapter OF said act, are
hereby repealed.