South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-10-09

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ty cents for each day they shall servo as
such. Such allowance, as well as all other
expenses attending the elections held 10 the
county, shall be audited by the county court
and paid out OF the county treasury.
Tue conductor shall preserve order at and
In the vicinity OF the polls, aud may direct
auy disordeily person 10 be removed by any
constable OF the district, or other person or
persons designated by the conductor, aad
no warrant or authority in writing shall be
necessary; and the Jail Of the county may
% used as the place Of custody; but such
disorderly person shell not be detained in
custody exceeding twen,y-tour hours, aud
any person who, being thereto commanded
by the conductor, either verbally or in
writing, shall fail or refuse 10 assist, 10 the
utmost OF his power, in whatever may be
necessary or proper to prevent intimidation,
disorder or violence at the polls, shall for.
felt bot less than Eve nor more than fif,y
dollars.
ln all elections by the people the mode
OF voting shall be by ballot, but the voter
shall be left free to vote by either opened,
sealed or secret ballot as be may elect.
Every person Offering to vote at any elec.
ton shell present TO one of the commits
sioners single ballot, written or printed,
upon white paper. Such ballot shall con-
tain the names of the persons for whom he
wishes 10 vote, and designate the office he
desires each of them to fill, but no error or
mistake Ia the designation of the office or
person shall vitiate any ballot or cause il
to be rejected from the count, If il be man
Hest what was intended by the voter. The
commissioners who receives the ballot shall
proclaim distinctly the name Of the person
Offering It, and hand it to the other com.
missioner, and if both of the commission.
ers, or, whom they differ, one Of them
and the conductor, arc satisfied tho
ballot Is single, and that the person offering
1t IS entitled to vote at the said election one
OF tue commissioners shall deposit the ball
lot In the box, and the clerks shall enter
the name of the voter on their respective
poll books, numbering them in the order in
which they vote. Tno conductor and com.
missioners may inspect every ballot before
1t Is deposited in the box, to ascertain whc-
Their 1t Is single, but without unfolding or
unroling it so as to disclose its contents.
The ballot.box shall have an aperture in
the lid or top to receive tho ballots of the
voters. While the polls ara open it
shall be kept where It may be seen by
the voters, and shall not be removed from
the table until the polls are closed, and af
ter the polls are closed until the votes are
counted aud the certificates of tho result
are signed, shall remain in the immediate
custody OF the conductor and commission.
pr two IS
OF commissioner and OF least one Of the
clerks, with the consent of the Others, bn.
the seal shall not be opened unless three of
said election officers are present, aud iflelt
at any time IN the custody Of two of them
1t shall be carefully sealed so that i. cannot
be opened or auy ballot taken therelror or
entered therein without breaking the seal,
aud the others shall write their names a.
cross the place or places where it is sealed.
Every poll book shall have on the first
page thereof the following headings
Names Of all persons voting at - in
tho district Of -- and county Of -.
this - day of - The two poll
books or lists Of the names Of the voters
shsll be kept at every place OF voting.
No person in the employ Of any incorpo-
rated company shalt bo deemed a resident
OF any county or county distrio, by reason
of his being employed therein, and if auy
person be a resident Of any county or couu-
~ district at tbs time he entered such ser
vice or tho service Of this State, his resi-.
dcncc, unless he makes known bis intention
to change the same, shall be considered as
continuing in the said county or county dis
tric' during said service, although he DO
stationed or employed elsewhere.
As soon as possible after the poll, are
closed the names entered on tho poll books
shall be counted By the commissioners and
clerks 10 the presence Of the conduc tor.a1d
the number thereof, ia worls. be Sc, dovo
at length a: tho foot OF the lists which sbsll
then be signed by the commissioners and
clerks. The ball1t-box shall then be omen.
ed, and one Of tho commissioners taxing
therefrom one ballot atat time, in the rrcserce
OF all the other officers shall read tberef-oro
the designations u tbs Offices 10 be filed
aud name Of she persons voted for. for
each Office, aui hand tb, ballot 10 the 9th
er commissioner, who, it satisfied that IL
was correctly read, shall string Il on
thread. The contents Of tho ballots as thev
are read shall be entered by the clerks un /.
der the supervision Of tho conductor and
comm i''iouers, on tally papers for the par
pose, by suitable marks made opposite 20
OF under The name u each person voted for.
so as to show tho number Of votes received
by every person for any Office 70 be flied.
The ballots shall be counted as they are
strung upon tho thread and whonever the
number shall DO equal to The number Of vo-
ters entered upon tho poIl-books, The ex d.
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