Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-07-16
PLAN OF COUNTY PRIMARY.

First-The primary election system for
the election of county officers IS hereby
adopted. This system shall apply to can
didates for the Sherifalty, House of Del
egates, Clerk Of the County Court, Clerk
Of the Circuit Court. State Senator, Prose
cutting Attorney, Judged Circuit Court,
Assessors. Justice of the Peace, County
commissioners, County Surveyor, Men-
beers of Board of Education, Constables
and Members of the Executive Commit
tee.
Second-The primary election shall
he held at each voting precinct in the
county. except at Charles Town, where
the three present voting precincts shall
he .-Slidated into one, and the cleo
ton held in the Courthouse; Shepherds
town, where the two precincts shall be
consolidated into one and the election
held in the old Market-HouSe, and III
Harper's Ferry and Bolivar, which pre-
cincts shall be consolidated into one,
and the election held in the house at the
corner OF Washington and Union streets;
and z0tcyS shall be required to 10te in
the byecinets Of 7Ohieh they are resi-
dents, EXCEPT as TO adore consolidated
5yecf1eis. The election shall be under
the management of three 80 commits
sioners. two Of whom shall be the Dem
ocratic commissioners appointed by the
County Court, and they TO appoint the
third com aissioner; the commissioners
to appoint one or more clerks. In the
event said commissioners fail to act, the
members OF the Executive Committee
from each precinct shall appoint COM
petent commissioners to hold said cleo
ton. The commissioners and clerks
shall be sworn to correctly and faithfully
conduct said election and to protect 1t
against fsassl and unfairness.
Third-At the close of the polls the
commissioners shall count the ballots
and record the vote i'll writing which
each candidate receives for the office Tor
which he is candidate, and the result
shall be certified by the commissioners
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hereby certify that.....................receiv-
ed ........voteS tor...
at the Primary Election this day held at
precinct III. ............distrlCt'
COMMISSIONERS
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Observation-Disclosures
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Fourth-The commissioners shall for
ward the poll-books, certificates and bal
lots under seal torhe county clerk, 70 be
delivered by him to the secretary OF the
Executive Committee; TO be held and re-
counted, in case Of contest, within two
DAYS after the closing of the polls, and
the County Executive Committee shall
meet at 10 O'Clock, a. M, Tuesday, Au-
gust a. 1896, atthe Courthouse 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 Gsnces for which they
have been candidates, shall be declared
| bv the Executive Committee to be the
Democratic nominees for said office.
Fifth-The duty Of the commissioners
! shall be to receive 'SSe votes of all who
supported the Democratic State and Ma
! tional ticket at the last election, and in
| tend supporting said ticket at the COM
| ing elections. OF all Democrats who
! have moved into the county, and will
be legal voters at the next election. OF
all Young men known1o be Democrats,
who will be Of age at the next general
election, and none other.
Sixth-Each person desiring to be a
candidate at such primary election sha II
ten days prior thereto furnish to John NJ
Daniel, Chairman County Executive
! Committee Up. O.. Charles Town, Jetter-
son county, W. Va in writing his full
name aud the Office for which he desires
to be a candidate, which shall be accom-
panied by the sums named below to pay
the expenses of the primary election.
| ct,..;a 600. OC
! Clerk Of County Court. 2o.oc
" " Circuit ................ 1000
Prosecuting Attorney 1000
legislature ........................... I5.oc
| Tudqe of the Circuit Court .......... 1906
| State Senator 1906
| Assessors ............................ SOC
County Commissioners. .............. LOO
Seventh-Should there be a tie vote
between two or more candidates, the
choice will be made by drawing lots by
the tied candidates or it may be decided
by the Executive Committee III any man
ner that the candidates may agree upon
Eighth-The names of all candidates
will be placed on one ticket, under the
respective heading of the positions ioi
which they are candidates, and the voter
will erase the names Of all except the
person or persons he desires to vote for
If more than one name for each othcE
should be allowed TO remain by the
voter, the ballot for that Office vii! no
be counted.
Ninth-The printing of the ticket shall
be under the supervision of the CHAIR
man of the County Executive Committee
aud no name aViH be placed on the heke
unless tie candidate complies 7clEh THl'
si1- (6). The time for holding the pr
mary election shall be Saturday. IN
p4si ISk 1906, from p. nj. TIL sunset
N Haybey'S Ferry the polls TO be KEEP
obcu until o p. ~. The commissioner
of election will see that the returns o
this primary election are delivered t.
the clerk of the County Court by Il
O'Clock a. III, August 4th, 1896.
Tenth-The names of candidates 10
Judge Of the Circuit Court. State Senate
and District Delegates shall be printed
on the tickets instead OF placing TIT
names of delegates to conventions Il
nominate such candidates, and the vote
shall cast his vote direct for the candl
date for these respective Offices and tn
candidate receiving the highest numbe
of votes at the primary election, shall
be entitled TO the delegates to such con
vention, and shall select his own dele
gates.
The basis of representation for tn
Judicial Senatorial and District Delegat
conventions shall be one delegate 70
every one hundred votes and majorit
fraction thereof, on the basis of the las
Presidential vote.
Eleventh-The Secretary Of the EX
ccutive Committee shall make out poll
books, and have tickets printed.
The Democratic papers of the count
are requested to publish the proceeding
Of this meeting.
JNo. NJ. DANIEL, Chairman.
JAS. W. STRIDER, SeC'y.