Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-25

provided for the purpose, and shall
prepare his ballot, as provided in
section thirty-four. After prepar-
ing his ballot. the voter shall fold the
same so that the face thereof shall
not be exposed, and SO that the
names of the poll clerks thereon shall
be SEEN. unless he elect to vote OPEN
~. When the voter has prepared
his ballot he shall then vote forth-
with, and before leaving the polling
place. He shall give his name and
present his ballot to one of the COM
lmissioners of election, who shall pro-
claim in loud and distinct tone, the
name of the person offering to vote,
and hand the ballot to another OF said
commissioners of election, of a differ
ent political party than his own, and if
majority of said board arc satisfied a
that the ballot IS single. and that the
person is entitled to vote at the said
election, one of the said commits
sioncrs of election shall deposit the
ballot in the ballot box, and the poll
clerks shall enter the name of the
voter on the poll-books, Numbering
the voters in the order in which they
vote. The commissioners ofIelection
may inspect every ballot before it is
deposited in the ballot box, to ascer-
tain whether it is single, but without
unfolding or unrolling it, so as to
disclose it's contents. When the
voter has voted he shall retire i'm
mediately from the election room
and beyond the sixty feet limit there
of.
Not more than one person shall be
permitted TO occupy any booth at
one time and no person shall remain
in or occupYa booth longer than may
be necessary to prepare his ballot,
and in no event longer than fue MIN
'tes. No voter, or other person Of
fering to vote, shall hold any con-
versation or communication with any
other person than the poll clerks or
commissioners of election, while in
the election room.
Any voter who shall spoil, deface
or mutilate the ballot delivered to
him, may, on returning the same to
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place thereof. Every person who
does not vote any ballot delivered to
him, shall before leaving the election
room, return such ballot to the poll
clerks. When spoiled or defaced
ballot is returned, the poll clerks
shall make minute of the fact on
the poll list, at the time, and such
ballot shall then he destroyed by
them in the presence of the commits
sioners of election.
Any voter who declares or indi-
Gates to the poll clerks that he can
not read or write, or that by reason
of physical disability he isunable to
prepare his ballot, may declare his
choice of candidates to the poll clerks,
who, in the presence of the voter and
in the presence of each other, shall
prepare his ballot for voting in the
manner hereinbefore provided, and
on request shall read over to such
voter the names of the candidates or
the ballot, whereupon the voter
shall retire to one of the booths tc
prepare his ballot in the manner
hereinbefore provided. Any poll
clerk, who shall deceive any voter
in selecting or preparing any ballot,
or prepare the same in any other way
than as requested by said voter,
shall be guilty of felony, punisha-
ble by imprisonment in penitentiary
for not less than two nor more than
five years. ,z5.
Any person who shall remove OF
attempt 20 remove ballot from the
election room, or having in his pos
session. outside the, election room
any ballot, either genuine or coun-
terfeit, during the election, shall be
guilty of felony, and on conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned in the
penitentiary not less than two nor
more than five years.
PERSONS ACCUSED OF ILLEGAL. VOTING.
If at any time during the election
any qualified voter shall make aftida-
Wit, before commissioner of cleo
ton that any person who has voted
is an illegal voter lin such precinct,
the person accused shall at once be
arrested by any constable or other
person designated by the election
commissioners to make the arrest.
and by him delivered to the civil au-
thorities. Any person desiring to
make such affidavit shall be admitted
to the election room for that purpose.
Immediately after the close of the
election, the commissioners of cleo
ton shall deliver such affidavit to
some justice of the peacein the mag
isterial district, who shall proceed
thereonsas if the affidavit had been
made before him.
WhoevershalI knowingly or wilfully
make false affidavit, under any of
the provisions of this chapter, shall
,be deemed guilty of perjury, and on
conviction thereof shall.be confined
in the pcnitentiary not less than one
nor more than three years.
TINE MUST BE ALLOWED EMPLOYEES TO
VOTE.
Every person entitled to vote who
may be employed by another on the
day on which such election shall be
held in this State, shall be given some
period of four hours, or more if nee
essary, between the opening and the
closing of the polls, on said day, for
the purpose of enabling such person
to repair to his place of voting to