Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-07-28
Plan Of County Primary.

The Democratic Executive Committee of
Jefferson county, at a meeting held on July
4. 1896. makes the call for a Primary Election.
and adopts the following plan for the govern
mcpt aud conduct of the said Democratic
primary election:
First-The Primary election system for the
election of county officers is hereby adopted.
This system shall apply to candidates for the
Sheriffalty, House OF Delegates, Judge OF Cir
chit Court. Clerk of the County Court, Clerk
of the Circuit Court. Prosecuting Attorney,
| state Senator, Assessors, Justices of the Peace,
| County Commissioners County Surveyor,
Members of Board OF Education, Constabies
aud Members of the Executive Committee.
Secoud-The primary election shall be held
| ct each voting precinct In the county, except
at Charles Town, where the three present
voting precincts shall be consolidated into
one. and the election held in the Court house,
Shepherdstown where the two precincts shall
be con solidated into one and the election held
in the old MaTket-House, and IN Harper's
Ferry and Bolivar, which precincts shall be
| consolidated into one, and the election held in
the house ut the corner of Washington and
Union streets, AND VOTERS SHALL BE RE-
oUIRED To voT IN THE PRECINCTS OF WHICH
THEY APE RESIDENTS, EXCEPT AS TO ABOVE
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCTS. The election
shall be under the management OF three l3l
commissioners, two of whom shall be the
| Democratic commissioners appointed by the
| County Court, and they to appoint the third
commissioner; the commissioner to appoint
one or more clerks. In the event said COM
| mission FRS fail to act, the members OF the
Executive Committee from each precinct shall
| appoint competent commissioners to hold said
| election. The commissioner and clerks shall
be sworn to correctly and faithfully conduct
said election and to protect IL against fraud
and unfairness.
Third-At the close of the polls the COM
missioners shall count the ballots and record
the vote in writing which each candidate re
ceiycs for the Office for which he is q candi-
date, an d the result shall be certified by the
commissioner as follows:-....... ....-...
hereby certify --receiv-
at the Primary Election this day held at:.....
........... precinct in .......-.. ....dlsulct
"""..":"..-..:-.. Commissioners
Clerks.
Fourth-The commissioners shall forward
tue polI-books, certificates and ballots under
seal to the county clerk, ia be delivered by
him to the secretary of the Executive Com
mittee; to be held and recounted, in case of
contest, within two days after the closing of
the polls, and the County Executive Com
mittee shall meet at 10 o'clock, n. M, Tues
day, August 4, 1895, at the Court-house, in
Charles Town, and shall open and count the
vote and declare the result. The candidates
receiving the highest number of votes. for
the respective Offices for which they have
been candidates, shall be declared by the
Executive Committee to be the Democratic
nominees for said offices.
Fifth-The duty OF the Commissioner shall
be to receive the votes of all who supported
the Democratic State ard National ticket ut
the last election, and intend supporting said
ticket at the coming elections. OF all Dem.
ocrats who have moved into the county, and
will be legal voters at the next election. OF
all young men known TO be Democrats, who
will be of age at the nett general election, and
none other.
Sixth: Each person desiring to be a candi-
date at sech primary election. shall ten days
prior thereto furnish to John VI. Daniel,
o., Charles Town, Jefferson county, w. Val
in writing his full name and the Office for
which he desires TO be a candidate, which
shall be accompanied by the sums named be-