The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-10-22
DIRECTIONS TO VOTERS
On Election Day rs Required bv the
New and Amended Statute.
The voter must lie satisfied tina


he is legally qualified voter before
offering to vote. that is to say that he
is bona fide citizen Of the State and
has been for as mucn as year: and OF
the county as much as 60 days, and of
the district at the time of offering TO
vote, and is u years of age. and not a
pauper. or of unsound mind.
1t is a crime liable TO Indictment
for any person to vote who does not in
good faith believe he is entitled TO
vote.
2. The person offering TO vote must
see to it that he is lawfully registered
by the assessor of his district. as re-
quired by law, and a person may upon
application to the assessor of his as
sessment district, be registered at any
time before 80 days next before the
election.
And if not registered as aforesaid,
the person Offering to vote may make
affidavit before the commissioners OF
election that he is qualified and le-
gal voter of the precinct, and set forth
in it his name, age, residence, occupa-
ton, place, or places Of residence during
the II months merit prior 10 the election,
,o;,b ne dote of ann ,.uoraLs ,ritl,in Thai
time; and the names Of tm0 persons scho
hare personal knoulsdge Of his residence
,r;tL;,, ,be co,,,t,, fo. sirf,, ,Iaus aeyt ,,re-
ceding The election.
Forms of such affidavit shall be
prepared and printed under the direc-
ton Of the Board OF Ballot Commits
sionars and distributed to the several
voting places. Sec 40. And false
swearing in said affidavit. or in an
swering questions. sc. before the as
SCISSOR ON being Registered is declared a
crime
2 The person ON entering the voting
bootb or room on election day 10 vote.
/ fand mt more than one voter shall en-
ter or be therein at the same time ex-
elusive of the poll clerks and two chal-
1lengersl shall give his name and resi-
dence 10 one of the poll clerks. who
shall thereupon announce the same in
a loud and distinct tone of voice. the
poll clerk shall then deliver to him one,
and only one ticket or ballot Sec. Sc.
On recent of his ballot the voter
shall forthwith. and without leaving
the enclosed snace. retire alone toone
of the booths. and shall then inspect
and prenare his ballot as he wishes ia
vote This ballot must contain the
name and office for which each can
didate is running. in separate columns.
all democrats in one column. and all
republicans in another with a -
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date wide enough TO write another
name. After the ballot is prepared as
the voter wishes to vote he will strike
off or erase all other names On said
ballot but those he wishes To vote for:
and this beino done the voter mnIess
he elects tn vote an omen ballotA shall
fold the same SO that the face
thereof shall not no exnosed. and So
that the names If the noll clerks there
on shall he seen. and TINS folded the
voter shall then vote forthwith. and
before leaving the nolinp Mace. and
give his said ballot with his name Ia
one of the commissioners of election
who shall proclaim in loud and dis.
tinct tone. the name of the person SO
voting and hand the ballot to another
of said commissioners of different
political marty than his own. and If a
majority of said Board of Commission
ers are satisfied that said ballot is
single and that the nerson is entitled
TO vote. the ballot shall be deposited
in the ballot box. and tbereupon the
voter shall retire immediately from
the election room and outside the soft
A. No voter or nerson Offering To
vote shall have or hold any converse
tiop or communication with anv other
nerson than the noll clerks or commits
sioners of elections while in fine cleo
tion room.
s. ANY voter who shall nninfen-
tionallv snoil deface or mutilate the
ballot So delivered To him. may on re-
turning the same to the noll clerks
receive another ballot in Mace thereof
and If he does not vote a ballot deliy-
erred to him shall before leaving the
election room return such ballot, to the
noll clerks.
6 Anv voter who declares or indj-
cafes to the noll clerks that he cannot
read or write or that Inv reason ne
physical disability he is unable ia pre.
mare his ballot. may DECLARE his choice
of candidates to the poll clerks. who
in the presence of the voter. and in
presence of each other. shall prepare
his ballot for voting in the manner
provided nv law. and ON request of tbe
voter. shall read over to him the
names of the candidates ON the ballots
as so prenared. Or s,,,h voter NAV
REQUIRE the noll clerks to saw or indi-
cate to him the relative nosifiops that
ond which tbo ron,hl;con oand;d.tos