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PLAN OF COUNTY PRIMARY.

the election OF county oncers Is htrepS
adopted. This system shall apply to candi-
dates for the Sheriffalty, House of Delegates,
Clerk Of the County Court, Clerk of the Cir.
cult Court. State Senator, Assessors, Justices
Of the Peace, County Commissioners, County
Surveyor. Members OF Board Of Education,
Constables and Members Of the Executive
Committee Judge of the Circuit Court and
Prosecuting Attorney.
Second-The primary election shall be
held at each voting precinct in the county,
except at Charles Town, where the three
present voting precincts shall be consolida-
ted into one, and the election held in the
Courthouse; Shepherdstown, where the
two precincts shall be consolidated into one
and the election held in the old Market
House, and in Harper's Ferry and Bolivar,
which precincts shall be consolidated into
one, and the election held in the house at
the corner of Washington and Union
streets, AND VOTERS SHALL Re REQUIRED TO
VOTE IL THE PRECINCTS or WHICH THEY ARE
RESIDENTS, EXCEPT As TO ABOVE coSsoLIpA-
TED PRECINcrs. The election shall be under
the management OF three lSl commissioners,
two of whom shall be the Democratic COM
misSioners appointed by the County Court,
and they TO appoint the third commissioner;
the commissioners to appoint one or more
clerks In the event said commissioners fail
TO act, the members Of the Executive Com
mittec from each precinct shall appoint
competent commissioners to hold said cleo
ton. The commissioners and clerks shall
be sworn to correctly and faithfully conduct
said election and to protect it against fraud
and unfairness
Thrd-At the close Of the polls the com
missioners shall count the ballots and re-
cord the vote in writing which each candi-
date receives for the office for which he is n
candidate, and the result shall be certified
by the commissioners as follows: ................
hereby certify .recciv-
ed....-....yOtes
at the Primary Election this day held at.....
precinct n....~..".......district.
....... Commissioners
,........,.....,.,.,...,,...,,.
''''''''"''''''''''''''''''''''' Clerks.
Fonrth-The commissioners shall forward
the poll-books, certificates and ballots under
seal to the county clerk to 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, u. IN, Tues
day, August 1, 1896, at the 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 offices for which they have
been candidates, shall be declared by the
Executive Committee TO be the Democratic
nominees for said offices.
Fiih-Thedutyofth Commissioners shall
be to receive the votes Of all who supported
the Democratic State and National ticket st
the last election and intend supporting said
ticket at the coming elections. Ofall Demo-
Gratis who have moved into the county, and
will be legal voters at the next election. OF
all young men known 10 be Democrats, who
will be Of age at the next general election,
and none other
Sixth: Each person desiring to be a candi-
date at such primary election, shall ten days
prior thereto furnish to John NJ. Daniel,
Chairman County Executive Committee, (P.
o. Charles Town, jefferson county, w. VAL
in writing his full name and the Office for
which he desires to be q candidate, which
shall be accompanied by the sums named
below TO pay the expenses Of the primary
election.
9@yVy
Clerk Of County COurt....................... 20oD
circuit ........s...'''....'.s. lOO
Prosecuting Attorney ey....................... 100
lDV
Judge of the Circuit COurt.........'...... l9.O
state l2O
Assessors 80
County Commissioners. l!D
seyenth-should there be q tic vote be-
tween two or more candidates the choice
shall be made by drawing lots by the tied
candidates or it may be decided by the Exc.
cutye Committee IN any manner that the
candidates may agree upon.
Eighth-The names Of oil candidates will
be placed on one ticket, under the respective
heading Of the positions for which they are
candidates and the voter will erase tho
names Of all except the person or persons lac
desires 20 vote for If more than one name
for each Office should be allowed TO remain
By the voter the ballot for that Office will
not be counted
Ninth-The printing Of the ticket shall be
under the supervision ofthe Chairman Of the
County Executive Committee. 4sD 50 NAME
WILL De PLACED Oy THE TICKET USLEss THE
cAsDiDATE COMPLIES Win RULEIx (6). The
time for holding the primary election shall
be SATURDAY, AUGUsr let, lso5, TEoA 7. ~,
I'LL SUNSET. Ar HARFER's FIBRY THE TOLLS
70 Be EEFT oFry uyTrL 0 T. 4. The comnis-
sioners Of election will SEQ that tie returns
Of this primary election arc delivered 70 tbs
clerk Of the County Court by 10 O'Clock a. M,
August 4th, 1886.
Tenih-The names Of candidates for Judge
ofthe Circuit Court, State Senate, and Dis
trict Delegates shall be printed on the tick.
ots instead Of placing the names ofdelegates
10 conventions to nominate such candidates,
and the voter shall cast his vote direct for
the candidate for these respective Offices, and
the candidate receiving the highest number
Of votes at the primary election, shall be en-.
titled TO the delegates 70 such convention.
and shall select his own delegates.
The basis Of representation for the judi
cial, Senatorial and District Delegate eonycn-
tions shall be one delegate for every one
hundred votes and q majority fraction there
Of, on the basis Of the last Presidential vote.
Eleyenth-The Secretly Of the Executive
Committee shall make out poll-books, and
have tickets printed.
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