The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-31

tho Prohibition party in tho third col.
umn, and that Of the Peoples party In
the fourth column. The list OF candi.
dates OF any other party shall follow in
such order rs tho boards OF election
may decide. II the printer OF the bal
lots shall give, or knowingly permit
any one other than the boards OF elcc.
ton to take any OF the ballots, he then,
according to the Inv, has committed n
felony, mud Is liable TO fine OF not less
than $3.50 and not more than 81 900. and
imprisonment for term not less than
thirty days nor moro than six months.
THE CIIALLENGEns.
The now law puts stop TO needless
and indiscriminato challenging. Two
challcngcrs may be appointed by the
precinct committeeman OF each politi.
cal party having candidates to be voted
Tor ut such election, who shall take an
oath OF office and DO admitted to tho
polling place for the purpose of chal-
Longing electors III such precincts whore
voters are not registered, and they
may keep tally OF the electors voting,
and shall serve without compensation
IRON the county, city, village or town.
ship. Any elcctor OF the precinct may
send writton notification over his own
signature OF challenge to the right OF
any person or persons to vote, setting
forth tho reasons thereof, to the Judges
OF election, and such person or persons
may be challenged. When Il person Is
challenged he must stand aside or make
affidavit that he is n legal voter. Ii he
makes affidavit he is entitled to
vote, unless tho challenger or some
other person makes affidavit that he is
not a legal voter. The voter must then
bring q qualified voter OF the precinct
rs 4 witness, who must swear that OF
his own knowledge the claimant is 4
legal voter.
WHAT TIE VOTER MUST DO.
II you live in 4 city where registration
has heretofore been required, you must
again register this fall. Previous regis
trations will not answer for this coming
election.
On going TO the polls on election day
pass through the door, and ii challenged
swear in your vote or stand aside. The
necessary forms for ailidavits will be
supplied by the judges. Ii not chal-
lcng2d, or after swearing in your vote,
pass on through the railing to the voting
When you enter tho election room an
nouncc your name to the judges having
the ballots, who will furnish you with
proper ballot.
If you do not understand how omark
your ballot ask tho election judges. Ii
you cannot read English. or are physi.
caIly unable to mark your ballot, the
two judges OF opposite politics will mark
it Tor you, and OH request will read over
the names marked.
Go alone into one oi the unoccupied
booths and mark your ballot with Il
black lead pencil or ink. II you wish
to vote straight ticket" mark the
square in front or TO THE LEFT OF the
title OF your party at the head OF the
ticket with cross mark (N). Ii you
wish 70 vote mixed or Scratched"
ticket mark the square TO THE LEFT OF
the name OF each candidate for whom
you wish to vote, and be careful not to
make the cross mark (N) in front OF the
name OF the candidate for whom you
do not wish to vote. Ii you desire to
vote for person whose name is not
printed OH any OF the tickets, write the
name with ink or black lead pencil in
the space under the name oil the Office
to be voted for, and be sure and place
cross mark (N) TO THE LEFT OF the name
written.
is also necessary for YOU to desig-
nate with 4 cross mark (N) in the APP
propriate margin, how you wish to vote
on the amendments.
Ii by accident you tear, mutilatc, de-
face or spoil your ballot take it at once
to the judges from whom you received
it, explain how the accident occurred,
and ask ior another ballot. You are al
lowed but three ballots in all.
You are allowed to occupy booth
but five minutes, in preparing your
vote.
Before leaving the booth fold your
ballot so that all the printing on the
back will show, but so that no part OF
the face OF the ballot can be seen.
When your ballot is marked and
folded, come out Of tho booth and hand
the folded ballot to the judges OF cleo
ton, who will put it in the ballot box
in your presence. Then leave the
room.
When You have voted, and before
You start to the polling place to vote,
remain 100 feet away from the polls.