Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-11

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or some of them whose names are slgneu
to tho certificates of nominations, ana II
such nominations are made by priu.ary
election the certificates thereof shall pe
made by the Chairman and Secretary OF
the Executive Committee OF the pirsy
making the same, and they may De ceri,
fed and published ia newspaper, anu
copies of said paper may be filed as mere
inbefore provided for. Certificates OF nom
inatiou of candidates for Representatives
in Congress for Judges OF Circuit or otaer
courts OF record, and for State Senator'S
shall be certified and filed by the Chair
man and Secretary of the District Execu-
tive Committee of the party making them,
whether they be made by convention or
primary election, and the provisions herein
contained in regard to the printing OF nomi-
nations shall apply to ell such nominations.
Certificates of nomination OF candidates LOT
the House Of Delegates and for all county
offices shall be made and filed by the coun-
ty executive committee OF the party max
ing them Certificates of the nomination
of candidates for offices to be filled by tue
voters of magisterial district, shall DE
made and filed by the said magisterial dis
trict committee, or by the chairman ana
secretary of the county executive commit
tee And certificates of nomination for
municipal officers shall be made ana hled
by a committee of the party making the
! nominations appointed for the purpose; or
by the president and secretary OF the con-
yention making such nominations. Every
such certificate shall be filed with the SAID
clerk, at least twenty days before the day
! fixed by law for the election of the persons
nominated.
26. State. Congressional, Judicial, Sena-
torial district and County Executive COM
mittees shall be appointed by each polltl-
cal party making nominations OF candt-
dates for Office, and it shall be the duty OF
the committees so appointed. to do and per-
! form the duties re luired Of them by this
chapter
% In case it shall appear to the clerk
of the circuit court of any county, by salts
! factory evidence that nominations have
been made in conformity with the provls-
! ions of this chapter, and, no certificate
thereof has been received by him, he shall
include such nominations among the names
of candidates to be printed upon the ballots
as hereinafter provided.
2S The certificates of nominations so
filed in the Office of the clerk OF the circuit
court, shall be preserved therein By him,
until ten days after the next succeeding
election, when ne may destroy the same.
VACANCIES IN NoMINATIoNs-uow FILLED.
90 In case Of a vacancy in nomination by
filled and certified in the same manner as
originally made and certified; but if such
vacancy be not so filled within twenty days
next preceding the election, If it be an Of
flee to be filled by the voters OF the entire
State, or within ten days next preceding an
election for any other office, ii said COM
mittee fail or refuse to meet, 1t shall be
lawful for the chairman of the committee
of the party, of which said candidate was
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trict or other political division in which
such vacancy occurs, to al such vacancy
by nomination, make certificate thereof,
and file the same with the same officer with
whom the original certificate OF nomina-
ton was. should, or might have been legal
" filed; and it shall be the duty OF the OIL
Ger with whom such certificate is filed TO
receive and proceed with the same in all
respects as an original nomination.
If such nomination to fill such vacancy be
not so made and certified to the clerk Of
circuit court before tho printing Of the
ballots herein provided for, it shall be law
full for the Chairman of said State. Circuit,
County, District. or other political division
committee to provide the commissioners Of
election of each precinct. in which such
candidate is to be voted for, with mum
Der of pastors containing only the name OF
such candidate at least equal to the num-
Der Of ballots provided for each precinct.
but no pastors shall be given TO or received
By any person except such commissioners
OF election; and ii shall be the duty of The
commissioners of election to deliver such
pastors to the polling clerks, who shall, ia
the presence of said commissioners, put
H manner and in chs II Il 9p e2r95a and
ballot, before said polling clerks shall sign
their names thereon.
PUBLICATION OF NOMINATIONS.
80. At least ten days before an election
to fill any public Office, at which the voters
OF any county are entitled to vote, the
clerk of the Circuit Court Of such county,
shall cause TO be published In two news
papers, if such there De published within
the county representing the political
parties which at the last preceding general
election cast the largest number of votes in
the State. or if there be only one news
paper published therein, then, IN such news-
paper, the nominations to Office, certified
to him and filed in his Office, excepting
nominations for Office to be filed by the
voters of any subdivision less than
county.
He shall make no less than two publica-
tionS in each Of such newspapers before
the election, one of which in each newspa-
per. shall be upon the last day upon which
SllcQ newspaper ID lSSUtu pCiOAC S.AO SAOC-
ton. If there be no newspaper published
in the county, the Clerk of the Circuit
Court shall at least ten days before the cleo
ton. cause to be posted in his Office, and at
some public place in each voting precinct
in the county, printed notice OF the nomln-
alton to office, certified to ana filed by him
as aforesaid Whenever it shall a pear by
affidavit, that an error or omission has oc-
Cured in the publication Of the names, or
description of candidates nominated for
pubiic office, or in the printing OF the bal
lots. the board of ballot commissioners
shall correct such error.
Provided, That nothing in this chapter
contained shall be taken or construed to
prohibit or prevent, any person from run
IS an Independent candidate for any
1 Office 70 bestlled and TO have all legalvotes
cast at any election for such independent
| candidate counted aloud and certified with
| ike effect as other votes.
81. Tn, list of nominations published
and pasted by the Clerks of the Circuit
| Courts OF the respective counties, shall be
arranged in the order and form in which
! thep will be printed upon the ballots.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
80. In each county in the. State. the
| Clerk Of the Circuit Court and two persons
by him appointed, one from each of the
two political parties which cast the largest
number Of votes in the State at the last
proceeding general election, shall consti-
tute n board of ballot commissioners, OF
which board the said clerk shall be chair
man. 1t shall be the duty of such chair
man to notify the chairmen OF
the respective county executive COM
mlttees Of said two parties, at least five
DAYS before making said appointments, of
the time and place of making the same,
and if at any time after said noticeis given
and before or on the day so fixed for max
ing said appointments, the chairman of
! either said committees shall designate in