Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-07

said ballots shall then be destroyed by said
board. or the chairman thereof, by fire or
otherwise; and for failure to do so, said
commissioner or chairman shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor and fined not less than fifty
nor more than one hundred dollars.
CARDS OF INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS
A. The board of ballot commissioners of
each county shall cause to be printed IN
large. clear type, on cards, instructions for
the guidance Of electors in preparing their
ballots. They shall furnish twelve OF such
cards to the commissioners Of election at
the same time they deliver to him the ballots
for his precinct The commissioners shall
cause TO be posted, one of said cards In each
place or compartment provided Tor the
preparation of ballots, and the others in
and about the polling place, and one or
more Of the cards OUTSIDE Oh the
| sixty foot line provided Tor IN
this chapter upon the day Of election.
Said cards shall contain full instructions
To the voters, as to what shall be done; ~,
10 obtain ballots for voting; (2), TO prepare
the ballots for deposit in the ballot boxes;
(3). TO obtain new ballot in place OF one
accidentally spoiled; also, copy OF sec
tons fifty, sixty-two, seventy-six. seventy
nine, eighty-one and eighty-two OF TINS act
Said ballot commissioners shall also cause
TO be printed on colored paper ten or more
comics of the ballots provided for each
voting place ct each election therein, when
shall be called specimen ballots, and shall
be furnished and posted with the cards OF
instruction for each voting place, ana
marked so as to indicate the manner OF
marking those not voted.
ELECTION ROOMS, SHELVES OR TABLES AND
COMPARTMENTS.
IS. The County Court in each county, be-
| fore each election, shall secure In each vot-
ing precinct in the county, suitable room
or building in which TO hold the election,
and shall cause the same TO be suitably pro-
vided with a sufficient number OF booths or
compartments, each containing table,
counter or shelf, and furnished with proper
supplies for preparing the ballots, at or
in which voters may conveniently prepare
their ballots, so that in the preparation
thereof. they may be secured from the OBJ
| servation OF others, and q guard-rall snail
he so constructed and placed about SAID
building that only such persons as are IN
side said rail can approach within five feet
of the ballot boxes where the votes are being
taken And no person either inside or out
side of said guard rail shall approach
nearer than five feet to any booth or COM
partment. while the election is being held,
| except the voters 10 prepare their ballots,
or the poll clerks when called on by voter
to assist in the preparation Of his ballot.
| The number OF such booths or conlpart-
ments shall not be less than two nor more
| than five and no person other than election
officers and voters engaged In receiving,
preparing, or depositing their ballots, snail
| be permitted 10 be within said rail, except
! by authority OF the commissioners OF cleo
| ton for the purpose OF keeping order and
enforcing the law.
PREVENTION OF DISORDER AT THE POLLS.
10. The judges of election shall preserve
order at, end in the vicinity, OF the polls,
and keep the way TO the polls open ana free
| from obstruction, and may direct disorder
| ly persons TO be removed therefrom, and,
| If necessary and proper, To be taken ard
held in custody until sur rise OF the next
day, or for any shorter time, which may DC
| done by any sheriff or constable or other
person or persons, designated by the COM
| missioners OF election, aud Tor such pur-
pose no warrant nor authority In writing
| shall be necessary; and the Jail OF the
county or other place, designated by the
commissioners OF election, may be used as
the place of custody; but any person so
! arrested, shall have an opportunity 10 vote
| If he be entitled to do so, before he shall be
| committed TO iail IL he so desire, and shall
be prepared so to do promptly.
47. Any person offending against the pro-
visions of the next preceding section SHALL
Notwithstanding his having oeen In custo-
| DIV, as aforesaid, be liable TO any penalty or
punishment for his offense, prescribed by
| law; and any person who, being thereto
commanded by the commissioners OF cleo
| ton, or either OF them, either verbally or
| in writing, shall fail or refuse 10 assist 10
the utmost Of his power, in whatever may
! be necessary or proper to prevent intimlda-
ton, disorder or violence at the polls, shall
forfeit not less than one hundred nor more |
than five hundred dollars.
CHALLENGES.
4s. The county executive committee, or
the chairman thereof, Of each OF the two
political parties which cast the largest
number Of votes in the State at the last
preceding general election, may appoint
challenger, who shall be entitled TO remain
in the election room from the opening OF
the polls until the counting, ascertainment
aud declaration of the result. IL such APP
pontment be not so made, or being made
said challenger be not present at the open
ing of the polls, the voters present. or said
parties respectively, may make such APP
pointment.
a. If any person Offering 10 vote shall be
CHALLENGED by one OF such challengers. or by
any commissioner Of election he shall stand
aside and not be entitled TO vote unless he
makes affidavit In writing before one OF the
commissioners Of election that be Is quail
|
such affidavit sets forth his name, age, res
idence, occupation, place or places OF resi-
dence during the twelve months next prior
TO the election, with the date OF any renoy-
al within that time, and the names OF two
persons who have personal knowledge OF
his residence within the county sixty days
next preceding the election. Forms OF az
fdavits 10 be used In such cases shall be
prepared and printed under the direction OF
| the board Of ballot commissioners and dis
tributed 10 the several places OF voting at
the same time the ballots, poll books, &c,
are semitic said places.
PERSONS ACCUSED OF ILLEGAL VOTING.
80. II at any time during the election any
qualified voter shall make affidavit before
a commissioner Of election that any person
who has voted is an illegal voter in such
precinct, the person accused shall at once
be arrested by any constable or other per-
son designated by the election commits
sioners to make the arrest, and By him de-
! liyered to the civil authorities. Any per-
son 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 election
shall deliver such affidavit TO some justice
Of the peace In the magisterial district.
who shall proceed thereon as II the afflda-
Wit had been made before him.
81 Whoever shall knowingly or will
fully make false affidavit under any OF
the provisions Of this chapter, shall be
deemed guilty Of perjury, and on convic-
| ton thereof shall be confined In the peni-
Tertiary not less than one nor more than
three years.
TINE MUST BE ALLOWED EMPLoYEs TO VOTE.
80 Every person entitled 10 vote at any
general national State or county election