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

that first on the ballot shall only be count
ed as 10 the said office. La any election iu
a senatorial dis,ric, where two or moro per-
sous are to be chosen as senator's for such
senatorial district, unless the ballot shall
show the respective residences Of the parties
voted for, 1t shall not be counted for either.
As soon as the results are sscertsined the
commissioners or the conductor aud Que Of
the commissioners shall sign two certificates
thereof to the following effect,
we, the undersigned, who acted as com.
missioners Cor as conductor and commits.
sioner as the case may be- of the election
held a. -, in the district of -, and
county of -, on the - day Of -,
do hereby certify that, having boen first
duly sworn, We have fairly aud impartially
held the said election according to law, aud
the result thereof is as follows: For the
Office of - there designate the Office, as,
for example, delegate for the county of
Barbour or delegate for the frs, district.
or senator for the first senatorial district
Judge for the first circuit representative
in the congress of the United States for the
first congressional district governor of the
State Judge Of the supreme court Of ap-
peals, Justice of said district, and so forth
as tho case may be- A. B receiv-
ed - votes; c. D. received -
votes E. = received - votes,
and so on throughout, stating according
10 the truth, the full name of every per-
son voted for for every Office, and in words
at length, the number of votes he received
for the same and concluding as follows :;
Given under our hands this - day of
- TIC said certificates shall CORES.
pond in ali respects with each other, and
each shall contain complete returns of the
polls taken at tho said place of voting for
every Office to DO filled When the said
certificates are signed, the ballots shall be
inc!osed by the commissioners, or the con-
ductor and one Of the commissioners, in an
envelope, which they shall seal up and in
dorse on the outside Of the said envelope. as
follows Ballots of the election held at
-, in the district Of -, and county
OF -, the - day of - The com.
missioners, or one Of them, shall, within
iopr days, including Sundays, after the day
on which the election was held, deliver the
ballots SO sealed up, one set of polI-books
and one set Of the said certificates to the
clerk of the county court, and tho other
certificate and set of the POLL books to the
clerk of tho circuit court.
II any officer whose duty it is to assis, in
holding an election being present at tho
time aud place for holding the same, refuse
to do so when required by candidate or
voter; OF if any officer neglect to deliver
the ballots, pOll-boOks or certificates as 70 d.
q1iEed by law to make returns 10 the man.
ner or at tho time prescribed by law, he
shall forfeit for every such offense not less
than ten nor more than one hundred dol
lars or if any officer refuse to deliver the
ballots, poIl-books or certificates at tho time
prescribed by law, he shall forfeit for every
such oficnse no: less than fifty nor more
than two hundred dollars, and be confned
In the county Jail not lcsa than thirty nor
more than ninety days.