Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-07-21
Plan OF County Primary.

The Democratic Executive Committee of
jefferson county, at meeting held on July
q, 1896, makes the call for Primary Election.
and adopts the following plan for the govern
ment and conduct of the said Democratic
primary ele ction:
First-The Primary election sy stem for the
election of comfy officers is hereby adopted.
This system shall apply to candidates for the
Sheriff atty. House OF Delegates. Judge of Cir
cult 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, Constables
and Members of the Executive Committee.
Second-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 Garket-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, AID VOTERS SHALL BE RE-
QUIRED TO VOTE IN THE PRECINCTS OF WHICH
THEY ARE RESIDENTS, EXCEPT AS TO ABOVE
CONSOLIDATED PRECINCTS. The election
shall be under the management of three CD
commissioners, two of whom shall be the
Democratic commissioners appointed by the
County Court, aud they to appoint the third
commissioner; the commissioners to appoint
one or more clerks. In the event said COM
mission .rg fail TO act, the members of the
Executive Committee from each precinct shall
appoint competent commissioners to hold said
election. The commissioners and clerks shall
be sworn TO correctly and faithfully conduct
said election and TO protect 1t against fraud
and unfairness.
Third-At tho close of the polls the COM
missioners shall count the ballots and record
the vote n writing which each candidate re-
ceiycs for the office for which he is candi-
date, aud the result shall be certified bJ the
commissioners as follows:...-.. ...-:..
hereby certify that. .receiy-
ed 49,. votes for.
at the Primary Election this day held at: -.
....-.....- precinct in district
..................-....---.. co,,n,..,o,.,.
.................... COMMISSIONER
-.-.-.--)
.......'..'.,'..-... Clerks.
Fourth-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
mittce; to be held and recounted. in case Of
contest, within two days after the closing of
the polls, aud the County Executive Com
mittec shall meet at 10 o'clock, u M, Tues
day August A. 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.
Fifth-The duty of the Commissioners shall
be to receive the votes of all who supported
the Democratic State and National ticket at
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, aud
none other.
Sixth: Each person desiring to be u candi-
date at sech primary election. shall ten days
prior thereto furnish to John NJ. Daniel,
Chairman County Executive Committee, (P.
O., Charles Town. Jefferson county. w. Va
in writing his full name and the Office for
which he desires to be q candidate, which
shall be accompanied by the sums named be-
low to pay the expenses of tho primary cleo